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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 637
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WHEREAS, Kelly de Schaun is concluding her tenure as CEO of |
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the Galveston Park Board in 2023, after 12 years of dedicated |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, An expert in coastal tourism and hospitality, |
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Ms. de Schaun has overseen the Galveston Park Board's tourism |
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marketing, coastal zone management, and park administration; |
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under her leadership, the agency has tripled its budget, achieved |
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more than $100 million in coastal restoration projects, and |
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received numerous awards for special projects and operations; |
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she has also chaired the Texas Travel Alliance; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving with the Peace Corps in the |
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Dominican Republic, Ms. de Schaun went on to enjoy a |
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two-decade-long career in the Caribbean; she worked as the |
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director of community and environmental affairs for Grupo |
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Puntacana and as executive director of the La Romana-Bayahibe |
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Hotel Association, and she helped found and lead the Puntacana |
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Ecological Foundation and developed the Caribbean Alliance for |
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Sustainable Tourism; during that time, she oversaw the creation |
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of a rural clinic, two primary schools, and a biodiversity |
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center; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. de Schaun's accolades include being |
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recognized as both the Citizen of the Year and the Woman of the |
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Year by the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce and as the |
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Advocate of the Year by the Texas Travel Alliance; she holds a |
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bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management from the |
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University of Houston and a master's degree in community and |
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regional planning from The University of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Kelly de Schaun has made significant |
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contributions to advancing the mission of the Galveston Park |
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Board, and she may take well-deserved pride in her exceptional |
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record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Kelly de Schaun for her service as |
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CEO of the Galveston Park Board and extend to her sincere best |
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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. de Schaun as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Middleton |
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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 May 25, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |