HR0863 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Reverend Janette C. Wilson-Howard of Chicago on the occasion of her installation as Assistant Pastor of Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church in Chicago on January 31, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson-Howard earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry from MacMurray College in Jacksonville in 1971 and her master's degree in environmental science/planning from Governor's State University in Chicago in 1975; she earned her Juris Doctor degree from John Marshall Law School in 1980; she then earned her Doctor of Ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio in 1998; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson-Howard has had a long and distinguished career in the ministry; she served as executive producer/host of the International Sunday School Telecast in Chicago from 1985 to the present; she served as director of the Rainbow/PUSH Minister's Division from 1990 to 1999; she was an associate minister at the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago from 1995 to 1998; she was the director of the Chicago Public Schools Interfaith Community Partnerships from 1996 to 2006; she was an associate pastor at the Cosmopolitan Community Church in Chicago from 1999 to 2001; she served as Associate Pastor for Family Care at the First Baptist Congregational UCC in Chicago from 2001 to 2006; from 2005 to 2006, she served as Dean of Doctoral Studies at the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio; she has also served as a Pastor for Leadership Development and Strategic Planning at the Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago since 2006; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson-Howard is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, the Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court, and the General Bar of the U.S. District Court; she has also been admitted to the U.S. Tax Court; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson-Howard worked in private practice at Wilson, Howard, P.C. from 1980 to 1996; from 1982 to 1986, she served as legal counsel for Operation PUSH, Inc.; in 1989, she served as Special Counsel to the Mayor of the City of Chicago; she served as Interim General Counsel at Chicago State University from 1994 to 1995; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson-Howard has served in numerous management positions; she was a business manager at Sidney Hillman Health Centre at Chicago from 1975 to 1980; she was the National Executive Director of the PUSH International Trade Bureau in Chicago from 1986 to 1988; she was the National Executive Director Operation PUSH in Chicago from 1991 to 1994; she was the Director of Attendance Improvement, Truancy Intervention, and Human Relations for the Chicago Public School system from 1999 to 2006; she has also served as Project Manager for School Climate for the Chicago Public Schools system since 2007; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson-Howard's extensive experience and impeccable reputation will ensure the continued growth and prosperity of the Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Reverend Janette C. Wilson-Howard on the occasion of her new position and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Reverend Janette Wilson-Howard as a symbol of our esteem and respect.