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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Ramona Aytes Thomas of Midland is retiring as chief |
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executive officer of PermiaCare on June 3, 2019, drawing to a close |
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a notable career with that organization that has spanned nearly |
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three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Ramona Thomas began her employment with PermiaCare, |
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formerly Permian Basin Community Centers, on September 24, 1990, as |
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a staff accountant; she was subsequently promoted to director of |
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finance and then chief financial officer; in April 2003, she was |
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named deputy executive director, and she took on her role as CEO on |
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November 1, 2014; among her many achievements, she moved millions |
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of dollars of the Center's fee-for-service Medicaid billing revenue |
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from traditional Medicaid into an alternative managed care |
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environment, and she was instrumental in expanding funding to |
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provide critical services to persons with mental illness and |
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substance use disorder; in addition, she has been actively involved |
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with the Midland Behavioral Health Initiative; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure, Ms. Thomas has served the Texas |
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Community Center system and the Texas Council of Community Centers |
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in a number of capacities, including as chair of the Texas Council |
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of Community Centers Chief Financial Officer Association and as CEO |
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liaison to the CFO Consortium; moreover, she has been a member of |
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the Retirement Advisory Committee for ISC Group, the Revenue |
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Maximization Committee, the Contract and Fiscal Imperatives |
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Committee, and the MH and IDD Performance Contracts Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her community, Ms. Thomas has |
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given freely of her time and talents to such organizations as the |
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Rotary Club, Leadership Midland, and the Midland Behavioral Health |
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Leadership Team; she has also been involved with United Way of |
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Midland for many years, serving as a board member, chair of the |
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community impact division, assistant treasurer, and treasurer; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, Ramona Thomas has greatly benefited |
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PermiaCare and her fellow Texans, and she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on a career well spent as she embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Ramona Aytes Thomas on her retirement as CEO of |
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PermiaCare and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Thomas as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |