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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Micki R. Chulick on
4the occasion of her retirement as the Executive Director of
5Community Coordinated Child Care after 33 years of service; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Micki Chulick is Community Coordinated Child
7Care's second Executive Director since the agency was founded
8in 1971; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Under Micki Chulick's leadership, Community
10Coordinated Child Care has expanded from a small staff serving
11only DeKalb County to a staff of 42 which serves DeKalb, Ogle,
12Lee, Whiteside, Carroll, and McHenry Counties; she has been
13instrumental in the creation of new programs serving young
14children and their families, including the Child and Adult Care
15Food Program for family child care providers, child care
16subsidies, the Family Enrichment Program, and the Child Care
17Resource and Referral program; she is also a strong advocate
18for child care funding, encourages child care centers to
19advance in the Illinois Department of Human Services' quality
20counts-quality rating system, and engages staff and parents in
21civic involvement; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Prior to her tenure at Community Coordinated Child

 

 

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1Care, Micki Chulick was responsible for the Big Brothers Big
2Sisters Program at the Family Service Agency in DeKalb; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Micki Chulick has served on several gubernatorial
4committees, including the Governor's Task Force on Child Care,
5the Governor's Public/Private Child Care Council, and the State
6Summit Committee on Child Care; she currently serves on the
7Illinois Department of Human Services Child Care and
8Development Advisory Council; she serves as Chair of the
9Department of Children and Family Service Statewide Advisory
10Council and serves on the Board of Directors of Illinois Action
11For Children; she also served as a delegate to President
12Clinton's Summit for America's Future in 1997; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Micki Chulick is a member of numerous civic and
14medical organizations, including the Corporate Compliance
15Committee of Kishwaukee Community Hospital, the DeKalb County
16Community Service's Advisory Committee, and the Community
17Works Committee of the DeKalb County Community Foundation; she
18formerly served as co-chair of the School District #428
19Referendum Committee and was a member of the Kishwaukee
20Community Hospital Board of Directors, the DeKalb County
21Community Foundation Board of Directors, and the United Way
22Advisory Council; and
 
23    WHEREAS, Micki Chulick has been the recipient of numerous

 

 

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1awards and accolades for her service, including the DeKalb
2County Business Woman of the Year award, the Illinois
3Federation of Business Women's Woman of the Year Award, the
4DeKalb United Way Volunteer of the Year Award, the Illinois
5Association for the Education of Young Children's Advocate of
6the Year Award, and the Children's Learning Center Friend of
7the Child Award; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Micki Chulick has served as a model of creativity,
9hard work, integrity, and dedication for early childhood
10education and the people of the State of Illinois; therefore,
11be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we congratulate Micki R. Chulick on the occasion of her
15retirement, thank her for her many years of service to the
16people of the State of Illinois, and wish her many happy and
17healthy retirement years; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to Micki Chulick as a symbol of our esteem and
20respect.