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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 Longview |
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is a nine-month program that provides participants with the |
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opportunity to meet with local leaders to better understand their |
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community; the issues covered in the program include education, |
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community and economic development, health and emergency services, |
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quality of life, criminal justice, and leadership development; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than two and a half decades, Mrs. Smith has |
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distinguished herself as an advocate for children and families in |
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East Texas; she currently serves as the director of administration |
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and operations at Buckner Children and Family Services in Longview |
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and Lufkin; previously, she was the executive director of East |
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Texas Child Advocates and worked in multiple supervisory roles at |
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the Gregg County Juvenile Probation Department; active in her |
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community, she is the president of the White Oak Education |
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Foundation and a member of 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 University |
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of Texas at Tyler; in all she does, she benefits from the love and |
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support of her family, which includes her husband and their three |
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sons; and |
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WHEREAS, Shelly Smith will gain invaluable experience during |
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her time with Leadership Longview, and the dedication and |
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commitment to her community she has already demonstrated will serve |
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her well in this program and in all her future endeavors; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Shelly Smith on her selection to join |
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Leadership Longview as a member of the Class of 2023 and extend to |
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her sincere best 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 Mrs. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |