79R4107 MDM-D
By: Berman H.R. No. 286
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Richard J. DeSanto has rendered exceptional service
to Mental Health Corporations of America, Inc., in his capacity as
chairman of the MHCA Board of Directors from 2002 to 2004; and
WHEREAS, A national alliance of select behavioral health
organizations, MHCA is designed to help its members achieve better
and more efficient health care delivery; and
WHEREAS, Mr. DeSanto joined the MHCA board in 1995 and
quickly proved himself a significant asset to that body through his
financial expertise; he served two terms as treasurer and one as
vice chairman before assuming the chairmanship, and he continues as
a member of the executive committee through 2005; and
WHEREAS, During Mr. DeSanto's tenure as board chairman, MHCA
adopted a new mission statement, formally recognized best practices
for ensuring customer satisfaction, and worked to help member
organizations derive the maximum benefit from advances in
information system technology; moreover, under his guidance, MHCA
created the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership,
a forum whose membership today includes England, New Zealand,
Australia, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and the United States; and
WHEREAS, MHCA has benefited tremendously from the wise and
skilled leadership that Dick DeSanto has brought to its board of
directors, and it is a pleasure to join in acknowledging his
outstanding work in behalf of community behavioral health
providers; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Richard J. "Dick" DeSanto for his
outstanding service as chairman of the Mental Health Corporations
of America, Inc., Board of Directors and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. DeSanto as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.