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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The retirement of Joy Anderson from her position as |
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chief of staff for the Texas Youth Commission in August 2006 brought |
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to a close an exceptional career in public service that has spanned |
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decades and has included work for such notable Texas leaders as John |
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Connally, Lloyd Bentsen, and Ann Richards; and |
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WHEREAS, Joy Anderson began her tenure with the TYC in 1999; |
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in her pivotal position, she deftly handled such wide-ranging |
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responsibilities as strategic planning, governmental affairs, and |
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legislative, public, and media relations; as a member of the TYC's |
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Executive Council, she participated in policy decisions that made a |
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profound difference in the lives of countless Texas youth; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Anderson's success with the TYC capped off a |
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career characterized by excellence in both the public and private |
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sectors; a summa cum laude graduate of Hunter College in New York |
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City, she had worked as a researcher for a public affairs television |
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show and as manager of constituent issues for Senator Daniel |
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Patrick Moynihan while in school; she returned to her native Texas |
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following her graduation and assisted former Governor John Connally |
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and former Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes with their real estate |
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business; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1987, Mrs. Anderson accepted a position as a |
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legislative liaison with then State Treasurer Ann Richards; after |
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serving as the Texas scheduler for vice presidential candidate |
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Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Mrs. Anderson returned to work as the deputy |
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manager of the Richards gubernatorial campaign and became deputy |
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chief of staff for Governor Richards on her election; and |
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WHEREAS, In this role, Mrs. Anderson coordinated the |
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governor's travel, facilitated town hall meetings across the state, |
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and served as the liaison with the National Governors Association, |
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recruiting key appointees and meeting with constituent groups and |
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legislators; following the governor's return to private life, Mrs. |
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Anderson continued her governmental service as the executive |
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assistant to Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts John Sharp before |
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joining the TYC; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan is a graduate of the Management |
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Development Program at the Center for Creative Leadership and |
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Leadership Texas, and she was a member of the board and program |
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director for Executive Women in Texas Government; and |
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WHEREAS, Joy Anderson has served the State of Texas with |
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integrity and dedication, and she may take justifiable pride in her |
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achievements, knowing she has positively affected the lives of her |
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fellow citizens in myriad ways; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Joy Anderson on her retirement as |
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chief of staff for the Texas Youth Commission and commend her for |
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her many years of exceptional public service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Anderson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |