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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cheryl Mayo Williams stepped down from her post as |
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executive director of West Dallas Community Centers, Inc., on |
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February 27, 2013, to assume her new duties as senior director of |
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community and government relations with the Children's Health and |
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Wellness Alliance at Children's Medical Center in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Williams took the helm of WDCC in 2009 and |
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managed fund-raising and program implementation for the youth |
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development organization; she also oversaw an annual budget of $1.4 |
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million, as well as $2 million in assets, and guided a full-time |
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staff of 15 in serving some 1,500 families and more than 600 youth; |
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in recognition of her work, she received commendation for |
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Outstanding Leadership from the City of Dallas and the 2012 Gail |
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Reese Ward Excellence in Mentoring Award from Southern Methodist |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Before her appointment to lead WDCC, Ms. Williams |
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served as president and CEO of Mayo Consulting Associates, |
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providing on-site administrative, clinical, and human resources |
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assistance for AIDS service organizations in the southern United |
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States; she holds a bachelor's degree in business management from |
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Fisk University and a master's degree in public health and health |
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care administration from Meharry Medical College; earlier in her |
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career, she interned for a year under Dr. Louis Sullivan when he |
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served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and then |
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joined the staff of Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, |
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where she served first as an administrative resident and later as |
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administrative director of strategic planning and administration |
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and as director of human resource relations; in addition, she |
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worked for several years as vice president of human resources for |
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Columbia/HCA-Arlington; and |
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WHEREAS, A cofounder and former president of the Dallas/Fort |
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Worth Chapter of the National Association of Health Services |
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Executives, Ms. Williams now serves as co-chair of the Dallas |
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County District 3 Public Health Advisory Council; in addition, she |
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is a member of the Health Advisory Council for Congresswoman Eddie |
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Bernice Johnson; and |
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WHEREAS, Supportive of numerous community organizations, Ms. |
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Williams is actively involved in St. Luke "Community" United |
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Methodist Church, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, the Dallas Women's |
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Foundation, and KWANZAAFEST, as well as the Dallas Chapter of The |
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Links, Inc., and the public service sorority Delta Sigma Theta; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and |
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support of her husband, Reginald B. Williams; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her exemplary leadership, Cheryl Mayo |
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Williams has greatly benefited West Dallas Community Centers, |
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furthering its efforts to help local youth succeed, and it is a |
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privilege to recognize the critical skills and dedication that she |
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continues to bring to the field of social services; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Cheryl Mayo Williams on her notable tenure |
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as executive director of West Dallas Community Centers and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all her |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Williams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Johnson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1437 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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