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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of MoDena | ||||||
| 4 | Stinnette of Winthrop Harbor, who passed away on April 26, | ||||||
| 5 | 2024; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, MoDena Stinnette was born to Clyde Stinnette and | ||||||
| 7 | Charlotte Johnson on October 09, 1969; she received her | ||||||
| 8 | Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Science from National | ||||||
| 9 | Louis University (Wheeling) in 2007, her Master of Business | ||||||
| 10 | Administration in Organizational Development from National | ||||||
| 11 | Louis University (Wheeling) in 2009, and her Ph.D. in | ||||||
| 12 | Community Psychology from National Louis University (Chicago) | ||||||
| 13 | in 2022; she also earned numerous certifications, including | ||||||
| 14 | Peer Recovery Specialist, HIV Early Intervention, Reciprocal | ||||||
| 15 | Alcohol & Drug Counselor, and Mental Illness and Substance | ||||||
| 16 | Abuse; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, MoDena Stinnette worked as a research assistant | ||||||
| 18 | for the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority from | ||||||
| 19 | 2007-2010, an evaluation assistant for the University of | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois Urbana Education Justice Project from 2020-2021, and | ||||||
| 21 | a graduate assistant for National Louis University from | ||||||
| 22 | 2020-2022; she served as adjunct faculty for the College of | ||||||
| 23 | Lake County from 2010-2012, National Louis University | ||||||
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| 1 | (Chicago) from 2022-2024, and Dominican University from | ||||||
| 2 | 2022-2024; she was a professional adjunct lecturer for | ||||||
| 3 | National Louis University (Chicago) from 2023-2024; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, MoDena Stinnette's professional service included | ||||||
| 5 | clinical supervisor for the Gateway Foundation from 2005-2013, | ||||||
| 6 | outreach director for the Legacy Reentry Foundation from | ||||||
| 7 | 2020-2021, program coordinator for NJRCO for 2021-2023, and | ||||||
| 8 | social worker/recovery coach for the University of Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | from 2020-2024; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, MoDena Stinnette presented at numerous | ||||||
| 11 | conferences in her field and authored a number of articles and | ||||||
| 12 | books including Inside Out in 2010; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, MoDena Stinnette was a member of the National | ||||||
| 14 | Louis University Black Student Union in 2019, doctoral | ||||||
| 15 | chairperson for the National Louis University Student Assembly | ||||||
| 16 | in 2020, and president of the National Louis University | ||||||
| 17 | Student Assembly in 2021; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, MoDena Stinnette's professional memberships | ||||||
| 19 | included the Education Justice Project Reentry Guide | ||||||
| 20 | Initiative, the Society for Community Research and Action, | ||||||
| 21 | Live4lali (board member), the Northern Illinois Recovery | ||||||
| 22 | Community Organization (committee member), the Illinois | ||||||
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| 1 | Alliance for Reentry and Justice, the Midwestern Psychological | ||||||
| 2 | Association, the Illinois Harm Reduction Coalition, the Lake | ||||||
| 3 | County Juvenile Justice Council, the Thurman Perry Foundation | ||||||
| 4 | (executive board), and the Mantle Center for Health Capacity | ||||||
| 5 | (executive board); and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, MoDena Stinnette received numerous awards and | ||||||
| 7 | recognitions during her career, including the Influential | ||||||
| 8 | Woman Award in 2009, the Black Lives Matter Community | ||||||
| 9 | Appreciation in 2022, the Community Service Pillar Award in | ||||||
| 10 | 2022, and the Women of Destiny Harriet Tubman Award in 2022; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we mourn the passing of MoDena Stinnette and extend our | ||||||
| 15 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 16 | and loved her; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of MoDena Stinnette as an expression | ||||||
| 19 | of our deepest sympathy. | ||||||