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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Ellen Shepard on the 
4occasion of her retirement as Executive Director of the 
5Andersonville Chamber of Commerce after 16 years of service; 
6and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Ellen Shepard has been Executive Director of the 
8Andersonville Chamber of Commerce and the Andersonville 
9Development
Corporation in Chicago's Andersonville 
10neighborhood since 1999; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, When Ellen Shepard joined the Andersonville 
12Chamber of Commerce it was a one-person operation; under her 
13leadership, the Andersonville neighborhood has become one of 
14the foremost communities in the United States using 
15localization and environmental sustainability as economic 
16development strategies; she spearheaded the growth of Chamber 
17programs and the creation of the Andersonville Development 
18Corporation; Andersonville now hosts over a dozen special 
19events each year; and
  
 
  
20    WHEREAS, Prior to joining the Andersonville Chamber of 
21Commerce, Ellen Shepard was a public relations and marketing 
22consultant for organizations, including the Chicago
Department 
 
 
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1of Housing and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation; her 
2experience with small businesses began at
the League of Chicago 
3Theatres, where she provided technical assistance to arts 
4organizations; she spent a decade
before that as a stage 
5manager and technician on assorted Chicago stages; she has a 
6Master of Arts in Urban Studies from
Loyola University; she 
7enjoys singing in a variety of folk and jazz groups and playing 
8the banjo; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Ellen Shepard will officially be leaving the 
10Andersonville Chamber of Commerce in March of 2016; therefore, 
11be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
13NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
14congratulate Ellen Shepard on her retirement as Executive 
15Director of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce after 16 
16years of service; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to Ellen Shepard as an expression of our esteem and 
19respect.