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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois wish to congratulate Aurea (Audrey) Reed on
4 her work and numerous achievements during her tenure as
5 Executive Director of Centro de Informacion; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mrs. Reed was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico; she
7 received her bachelor's degree in History and Christian
8 Religion in 1968 from Judson College and her master's degree in
9 Religion from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1970; and
 
10     WHEREAS, She is married to Dan Reed and has three adult
11 sons; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Mrs. Reed was employed as a home school bilingual
13 liaison for District U46 from 1991 to 1993; from 1993 to 1994,
14 she worked as a community/social worker at Children's Home and
15 Aid Society; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Mrs. Reed's employment with Centro de Informacion
17 (Centro) began in 1994; she became Executive Director of Centro
18 in 1995; and
 
19     WHEREAS, During Mrs. Reed's tenure as Executive Director at
20 Centro, the agency has gone from a deficit budget and
21 indebtedness to fiscal solvency and a budget exceeding half a
22 million dollars; she also aided in the reestablishment of
23 organization and professionalism in the agency's expanding
24 staff and the relocation of agency offices; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Under Mrs. Reed's leadership, new programs,
26 including workshops, informational clinics, job fairs, and toy
27 giveaways, were started within the agency; the agency also
28 opened its Carpentersville satellite office; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Mrs. Reed has worked to create new partnerships
2 for Centro in a quest to better serve the community, including
3 partnerships with Sherman Hospital, Junior Service Board
4 (Clothing Center), Community Crisis Center, Ecker Center, Renz
5 Addiction Center, Girl Scouts, and EFS Bank; she has obtained
6 funding for the agency from both the St. Charles and Northwest
7 Suburban United Ways and established other funding sources;
8 therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11 we congratulate Aurea (Audrey) Reed on her hard work and many
12 accomplishments while serving as Executive Director of Centro
13 de Informacion; and be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Aurea Reed as a token of our respect and esteem
16 with best wishes on all future endeavors.