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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gina M. Spagnola has been elected to the Texas |
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Chamber of Commerce Executives Board of Directors for the 2023 |
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fiscal year; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1906, the Texas Chamber of Commerce |
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Executives provides professional education, resources, and |
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networking opportunities to 230 local and regional chambers of |
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commerce across the state; and |
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WHEREAS, For two decades, Gina Spagnola has served as |
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president and chief executive officer of the Galveston Regional |
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Chamber of Commerce, where she played an instrumental role in |
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establishing the Galveston Women's Conference; she additionally |
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created the chamber's education committee, which introduced the |
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nationally recognized youth entrepreneurship program Lemonade Day |
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to Galveston County; under her leadership, the chamber received a |
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2013 Grand Award for Communication Excellence and a 2013 Award of |
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Excellence for Advertising and Marketing Campaign from the American |
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Chamber of Commerce Executives; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Spagnola serves on a |
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number of boards and committees, and she is a member of the United |
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States Chamber of Commerce National Business Recovery Corps; she is |
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also a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for |
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Organization Management; her accolades include the Paul Harris |
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Fellow distinguished award from Rotary International, the National |
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City Director of the Year Award from the National Lemonade Day |
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Conference, and the Christie Mitchell Beachcomber Award, which |
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honors individuals for outstanding efforts in promoting Galveston |
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Island; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her vision, leadership, and commitment to |
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excellence, Gina Spagnola has earned the lasting respect and |
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admiration of her colleagues and fellow citizens, and her |
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experience and expertise are sure to serve her well as she takes on |
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this new role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gina M. Spagnola on her election to |
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the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Board and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for a successful and productive tenure; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Spagnola as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |