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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In a ceremony held in May 2022, Karla Yvette Sierra |
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of El Paso received the John F. Kennedy Service Award from the Peace |
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Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, This prestigious honor is given every five years to |
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a select number of Peace Corps volunteers and staff members who have |
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made contributions beyond their duties that have benefited the |
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agency and the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Sierra joined the Peace Corps after graduating |
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from Colorado Christian University; she served in Panama from 2010 |
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to 2012 as a community economic development volunteer and then |
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worked for an additional year in the country as a consultant through |
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the Peace Corps Response program; during her tenure, she created |
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partnerships with the Republic of Panama Ministry of Education and |
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the United Nations Development Programme to reduce poverty, |
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increase awareness of HIV and AIDS, and implement assistance |
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projects; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Ms. Sierra is an engagement director at |
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LIBRE, an advocacy organization in El Paso, where she works with |
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members of the Hispanic community to advance financial literacy and |
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to encourage involvement in civic issues and volunteer initiatives; |
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she holds a master of business administration degree from The |
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University of Texas at El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Karla Sierra's dedicated efforts in the Peace Corps |
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made a positive difference in many lives and laid a foundation for |
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her ongoing service work, and she may reflect with pride on her many |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Karla Yvette Sierra on receiving a |
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2021 John F. Kennedy Service Award from the Peace Corps and extend |
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to her sincere best 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. Sierra as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |