Full Text of HR1146 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Jonathan Lavin on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as the President and CEO of | 5 | | AgeOptions after 40 years of service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jonathan Lavin graduated from Niles Township West | 7 | | High School and then attended Bowling Green State University | 8 | | for two years; he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Government | 9 | | from American University in 1970; he then earned his Master of | 10 | | Public Administration from American University in 1972; he has | 11 | | served as the Chief Executive Officer of AgeOptions, formerly | 12 | | the Suburban Area Agency on Aging, a non-profit corporation | 13 | | that promotes services for older people, protects their rights, | 14 | | and offers them opportunities, since 1978; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, As President and CEO, Jonathan Lavin is | 16 | | responsible for an internal budget of $3.7 million, $14.5 | 17 | | million in grants, contracts with 45 community-based service | 18 | | agencies, and a staff of 45; he advocates for greater support | 19 | | for senior programs at the local, State and federal level; he | 20 | | prepares advocacy alerts, develops and maintains legislative | 21 | | contacts in the federal and state legislatures, and networks | 22 | | with a number of organizations on legislative matters; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jonathan Lavin provides leadership to senior | 2 | | service programs throughout suburban Cook County, including | 3 | | public information activities and the presentation of oral and | 4 | | written testimony to public officials; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jonathan Lavin has served with many associations, | 6 | | including as president of the Illinois Association of Area | 7 | | Agencies on Aging, past region five elected director to the | 8 | | National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, past member of | 9 | | the board of directors of the American Society on Aging, past | 10 | | member of the board of directors for the National Council on | 11 | | Aging, former president of the Illinois Coalition on Aging, and | 12 | | as a congressional appointed delegate at the White House | 13 | | Conference on Aging in 1995 and 2005; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jonathan Lavin is married with two children; he | 15 | | has worked in the field of aging for 45 years; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | congratulate Jonathan Lavin on the occasion of his retirement | 19 | | as the President and CEO of AgeOptions, and we commend his | 20 | | dedication to the field of aging and the State of Illinois; and | 21 | | be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Jonathan Lavin as an expression of our esteem and | 2 | | respect.
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