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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dustin Marshall is concluding his tenure on the |
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board of the Dallas Independent School District in 2023, following |
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seven years of exemplary service; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected to represent District 2 in 2016, |
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Mr. Marshall has brought to his role a deep commitment to education |
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reform, a strong focus on research and analysis, and a willingness |
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to listen to all stakeholders; his perspectives have been informed |
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by years of experience volunteering in behalf of education as a |
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tutor, consultant, and fundraiser; he guided his Leadership Dallas |
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class in its decision to build STEM-based "Maker Spaces" in four |
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high schools; moreover, he worked with the Woodrow Wilson High |
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School Community Foundation to open a new reading center, and he |
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served as a member of the foundation's board; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall has also given generously of his time |
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and talents to the boards of such organizations as Reading Partners |
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North Texas, Dallas Afterschool, and Uplift Education; in addition, |
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he has been a member of the Education and Workforce Council of the |
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Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, as well as Texas Lyceum, the |
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Mayor's Task Force on Poverty, Entrepreneurs for North Texas, and |
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many other civic groups; he is a recipient of the Dallas Business |
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Journal's "40 Under 40" award and an alumnus of the Presidential |
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Leadership Scholars Program, where he received training from |
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several former U.S. presidents and their senior advisors; and |
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WHEREAS, The CEO of Hazel's Hot Shot, an expedited freight |
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and logistics company, Mr. Marshall joined the firm in 2011; |
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previously, he was employed by a top global consultancy, Bain & |
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Company; as a manager in its Chicago office, he led global |
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consulting teams in their work with Fortune 500 companies; he holds |
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a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School at the |
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University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in business |
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administration from the Kellogg School of Management at |
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Northwestern University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall is a resident of the Preston Hollow |
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neighborhood; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the support and |
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encouragement of his wife, Denise; they are the proud parents of |
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four children, Lilianna, Jackson, Hailey, and Madelyn; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication to the betterment of public |
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education, Dustin Marshall has greatly benefited Dallas ISD and the |
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community it serves, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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outstanding contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby honor Dustin Marshall for his service as a trustee of the |
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Dallas Independent School District and extend to him 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 Mr. Marshall as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |