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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5
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WHEREAS, Shelly Smith has been selected to join Leadership |
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Longview as a member of the Class of 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Presented by Conterra Networks, Leadership |
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Longview is a nine-month program that provides participants with |
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the opportunity to meet with local leaders to better understand |
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their community; the issues covered in the program include |
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education, community and economic development, health and |
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emergency services, quality of life, criminal justice, and |
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leadership development; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than two and a half decades, Mrs. Smith |
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has distinguished herself as an advocate for children and |
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families in East Texas; she currently serves as the director of |
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administration and operations at Buckner Children and Family |
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Services in Longview and Lufkin; previously, she was the |
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executive director of East Texas Child Advocates and worked in |
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multiple supervisory roles at the Gregg County Juvenile |
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Probation Department; active in her community, she is the |
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president of the White Oak Education Foundation and a member of |
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Zonta Club of Longview; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith holds a bachelor's degree from the |
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University of North Texas and a master's degree from The |
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University of Texas at Tyler; in all she does, she benefits from |
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the love and support of her family, which includes her husband |
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and their three sons; and |
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WHEREAS, Shelly Smith will gain invaluable experience |
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during her time with Leadership Longview, and the dedication and |
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commitment to her community she has already demonstrated will |
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serve her well in this program and in all her future endeavors; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Shelly Smith on her selection |
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to join Leadership Longview as a member of the Class of 2023 and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; 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 Mrs. Smith as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 10, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |