Full Text of HR0799 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Marvin Lindsey, MSW, | 4 | | CADC, on the occasion of his retirement as chief executive | 5 | | officer of the Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of | 6 | | Illinois (CBHA), one of the largest behavioral health | 7 | | associations in the state, after 16 years of dedicated | 8 | | service; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey has provided leadership, guidance, | 10 | | and advocacy for member agencies in the design and building of | 11 | | an effective community behavioral health system throughout | 12 | | Illinois; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey was also the executive for a | 14 | | limited liability company of behavioral health providers that | 15 | | served as a vehicle for providers to develop integrated care | 16 | | models and enter into value-based contracting arrangements; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey has dedicated his professional | 19 | | life to the field of mental health and substance use; during | 20 | | his tenure at CBHA, he served on numerous state task forces and | 21 | | advisory committees; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey has worked tirelessly to ensure | 2 | | individuals living with behavioral health conditions have | 3 | | access to the resources they need to live productive and | 4 | | healthy lives; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey has been deeply committed to and | 6 | | involved in ensuring that the field of behavioral healthcare | 7 | | is as diverse as the individuals, families, and communities it | 8 | | serves; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey is an advisory board member of the | 10 | | DePaul University School of New Learning's Adult Men of Color | 11 | | Initiative, which supports the recruitment and retention of | 12 | | adult men of color in the School of New Learning and other | 13 | | DePaul degree programs; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey also serves on the Community | 15 | | Advisory Committee of the University of Illinois at Chicago's | 16 | | Urban Health Program, which is charged with recruiting, | 17 | | retaining, and graduating underrepresented racial/ethnic | 18 | | minority students, specifically African Americans, Latinos, | 19 | | and Native Americans, in health professions, while | 20 | | additionally expanding educational opportunities for these | 21 | | populations at the pre-college (K-12), undergraduate, | 22 | | graduate, and professional levels; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey is also the co-chair of the UIC | 2 | | Jane Addams College of Social Work's Dean Advisory Committee, | 3 | | which provides guidance on strategic directions in support of | 4 | | the college's mission of advancing social, racial, and | 5 | | economic justice; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey is an alumnus of the Diversity | 7 | | Executive Leadership Program (DELP), which provides | 8 | | individuals from underrepresented segments of the association | 9 | | community an opportunity to advance into the ranks of | 10 | | leadership in the association profession by offering access to | 11 | | the American Society of Association Executives' (ASAE) | 12 | | educational programs, career guidance, mentoring, volunteer | 13 | | service, and networking opportunities; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey has been an integral part of the | 15 | | success of CBHA, which is one of the largest mental health, | 16 | | substance abuse, and youth services trade associations in | 17 | | Illinois; he was dedicated to representing the interests of | 18 | | its members in order to ensure access and availability to a | 19 | | comprehensive system of accountable, quality behavioral | 20 | | healthcare services for the people of Illinois; he led CBHA | 21 | | through challenging times and remained open and flexible in | 22 | | meeting the needs of CBHA members and clients; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey has performed his duties with |
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| 1 | | integrity, dignity, respect for others, and professionalism; | 2 | | he has earned the admiration and respect of members of the | 3 | | Illinois General Assembly, legislative staff, association | 4 | | members and staff, and the general public; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Lindsey's contributions to the field of | 6 | | behavioral health will benefit many individuals for years to | 7 | | come; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, Marvin Lindsey looks forward to | 9 | | spending time with his family and continuing to lend his | 10 | | support and counsel to students seeking educational | 11 | | opportunities in behavioral healthcare; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Marvin Lindsey on his retirement as chief | 15 | | executive director of the Community Behavioral Healthcare | 16 | | Association of Illinois, thank him for his many years of | 17 | | service to CBHA and the people of Illinois, and wish him many | 18 | | happy and healthy retirement years; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Marvin Lindsey as an expression of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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