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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate
Caroline Portlock on | ||||||
| 4 | becoming the new Workforce Development Director at Joliet | ||||||
| 5 | Junior
College; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Prior to undertaking her new role at Joliet Junior | ||||||
| 7 | College, Caroline Portlock served
her community as Executive | ||||||
| 8 | Director of the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce - a
position | ||||||
| 9 | she has held since August of 2003; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, In addition to being the Executive Director of the | ||||||
| 11 | Grundy County Chamber of
Commerce, Caroline Portlock has an | ||||||
| 12 | extensive and diverse background working in the private
sector; | ||||||
| 13 | she has an experiential background that spans over 20 years | ||||||
| 14 | working in the areas of
marketing, public relations - working | ||||||
| 15 | both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations -
and human | ||||||
| 16 | resources; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, During her time spent working with the Chamber of | ||||||
| 18 | Commerce to
produce a better business climate and culture for | ||||||
| 19 | the hard-working families and
businesses residing in Grundy | ||||||
| 20 | County, Caroline Portlock developed and implemented training, | ||||||
| 21 | marketing,
and management programs for businesses throughout | ||||||
| 22 | the region that, in turn, helped
foster a more prosperous, | ||||||
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| 1 | vibrant sense of community for businesses and residents alike; | ||||||
| 2 | and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Caroline Portlock's vast experience in human | ||||||
| 4 | resources and public relations, which
allowed her to construct | ||||||
| 5 | and actuate a wide-range of strategies and programs, provided
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| 6 | her with valuable tools that not only helped her be a | ||||||
| 7 | successful leader in the Grundy
County Chamber of Commerce, but | ||||||
| 8 | will now allow her to impart her talents to the Joliet
Junior | ||||||
| 9 | College community; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Caroline Portlock earned her Bachelors of Science | ||||||
| 11 | from the University Of St.
Francis (USF) in 2002; she has since | ||||||
| 12 | received a PHR Certification from the Society of
Human Resource | ||||||
| 13 | Management in May of 2002, completed an MBA at USF in May of
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| 14 | 2004, and has earned an IOM Certification through the U.S. | ||||||
| 15 | Chamber of Commerce in
June of 2008; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Caroline Portlock is not only an ardent exponent | ||||||
| 17 | and fighter for her community in the
sometimes highly | ||||||
| 18 | contentious and grueling board rooms of the corporate world, | ||||||
| 19 | she is
also quite the worthy opponent in her leisure time; Ms. | ||||||
| 20 | Portlock is a Red Belt in
Tae Kwon Do and Combat Hapkido; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Caroline Portlock currently lives with her loving | ||||||
| 22 | husband, Vince, and their 2
lovely Australian Cattle Dogs, Roo | ||||||
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| 1 | and Rooby; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Caroline Portlock is a proven, driven individual | ||||||
| 3 | who day-in and day-out tries to
serve her community well and at | ||||||
| 4 | all times hopes to provide a better way of life for her
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| 5 | friends, family, and neighbors; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 7 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 8 | commend the remarkable work
done by Caroline Portlock for the | ||||||
| 9 | residents of Grundy County and wish her a successful
time in | ||||||
| 10 | her new role as Workforce Development Director at Joliet Junior | ||||||
| 11 | College; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to Caroline Portlock as a
symbol of our sincere | ||||||
| 14 | congratulations.
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