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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dionne Mack has been appointed deputy city manager |
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of public safety and support services for the City of El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning her bachelor's degree from The College |
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at Brockport, State University of New York, Ms. Mack went on to |
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receive master's degrees in Africana studies and in library science |
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from SUNY Albany; in 1996, she began working as a librarian at the |
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Crown Heights branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, and she rose |
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through the ranks to become the system's executive director; in |
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that role, she oversaw the completion of the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck |
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Cultural Center and the opening of the African-American Heritage |
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Center, which was subsequently named in her honor; furthermore, she |
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helped initiate a partnership with UPS to modernize the transport |
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of library materials among the BPL's 60 locations, and in 2008, |
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Crain's New York Business named her one of its 40 Under 40; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mack began her career with the City of El Paso as |
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its public library director in 2011; during her exceptional tenure |
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in that position, she was instrumental in establishing childhood |
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literacy initiatives and in expanding hours of operation at branch |
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locations as well as increasing public access to library resources |
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and programs, and the library was recognized in 2012 as one of the |
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top 10 libraries for children in the U.S. by Livability.com; |
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Ms. Mack also played a vital role in a campaign to bring books to |
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marginalized areas of El Paso County through the Little Free |
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Library project; she later served the city as interim managing |
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director of quality of life and as managing director of public |
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libraries and parks and recreation, and she was named interim |
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deputy city manager of public safety and support services in April |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her leadership, vision, and commitment to |
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excellence, Dionne Mack has greatly contributed to the El Paso |
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community, and the experience that she has gained is certain to be |
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of great benefit as she continues to serve her fellow residents; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dionne Mack on |
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her appointment as deputy city manager of public safety and support |
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services for the City of El Paso and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Mack as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Moody |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 369 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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