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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Erica Marin began a new role as director of the El |
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Paso Museum of History on August 6, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, The first El Paso native and Latina to be appointed |
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director of EPMH, Ms. Marin is well prepared to guide the museum as |
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it expands its outreach and launches new exhibits; she was employed |
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as a curator before taking the helm of EPMH, and she contributed to |
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the success of a number of community-driven exhibitions, including |
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"Neighborhoods & Shared Memories: Sunset Heights" and "Low & Slow: |
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Lowrider Culture on the Border"; she has also served as a curator |
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for Las Cruces Museums and Purple Gallery, and she has further |
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distinguished herself through her work as an artist; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Marin holds a bachelor's degree in fine arts and |
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museum conservation from New Mexico State University and a master's |
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degree in public history from The University of Texas at El Paso; in |
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addition, she is a Fellow of the National Association of Latino Arts |
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and Cultures Leadership Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her vision, expertise, and deep |
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commitment to her community, Erica Marin is poised to lead the El |
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Paso Museum of History into an exciting new era; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Erica Marin on |
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her appointment as director of the El Paso Museum of History and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Marin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |