Full Text of HR0278 103rd General Assembly
HR0278 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Beatrice Mensah Tayui for | 4 | | her work in organizing the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus's | 5 | | West African trip to Ghana in January 2023; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, From January 14, 2023 to January 23, 2023, the | 7 | | eight member delegation visited Accra, Ghana, a prominent | 8 | | African city that is rich in tradition, the homeland of many | 9 | | Illinois residents, the capital of Ghana, and the first | 10 | | African nation to gain independence from colonial rule; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Highlights of the trip included meeting with | 12 | | Elizabeth Sackey, the first woman to serve as Mayor of Accra, | 13 | | visiting the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, and meeting with John | 14 | | Kufuor, the former President of Ghana;
and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui served as a co-organizer for the | 16 | | Illinois Legislative Black Caucus delegation's trip to Ghana; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui, originally from Ghana, earned | 19 | | Bachelors of Science in Economics and Business Administration | 20 | | from Roosevelt University in Chicago; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Prior to establishing her own global businesses, | 2 | | Beatrice Tayui held executive leadership positions at several | 3 | | Fortune 500 companies, including Pfizer, Hoffman La Roche, and | 4 | | Johnson & Johnson; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui is a seasoned chief executive | 6 | | officer (CEO) who has founded and operated several businesses | 7 | | on the international landscape with a focus on oil and gas in | 8 | | Sub-Saharan Africa; she is the founder and CEO of Cybele | 9 | | Energy Global and Cybele Energy Limited, a Ghana-based oil and | 10 | | gas company focused on the exploration and production of oil | 11 | | blocks within West Africa; she is also the founder of the | 12 | | Illinois-based White Oak Technologies, Inc., which has been | 13 | | established to train, certify, place, and mentor young and | 14 | | dynamic African Americans into the corporate technology space; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui provides mentoring and sponsorship | 17 | | programs for less fortunate children in the Chicagoland | 18 | | community; her passion for education has also led her to | 19 | | actively donate to a polytechnic institution in her native | 20 | | country of Ghana; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui's business knowledge and | 22 | | distinctive leadership skills have earned her several awards | 23 | | from organizations globally; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui resides in Flossmoor and is the | 2 | | mother of three children; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we recognize Beatrice Mensah Tayui for co-organizing the | 6 | | Illinois Legislative Black Caucus delegation's trip to Ghana | 7 | | in West Africa in January 2023; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Beatrice Tayui as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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