Bill Text: IL HR0454 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Karen Beyer on the occasion of her retirement as the CEO of the Ecker Center for Mental Health.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0454 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0454-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Karen Beyer on the
occasion of her retirement as the CEO of the Ecker Center for
Mental Health; and
WHEREAS, Karen Beyer began her career as a child welfare
caseworker in 1966; she joined Lutheran Social Services of
Illinois as a therapist in 1967; she earned a master's degree
in social work from Loyola University in 1969 and quickly moved
into a leadership role as the Clinical Director for the Family
Service Association of the Greater Elgin Area; she was
appointed Director of Health and Human Services for the Village
of Hoffman Estates in 1983; she earned her second master's
degree in public administration from Roosevelt University in
1992; she was hired as the Executive Director of The Larkin
Center in 1993, where she increased fundraising and developed
new programs; and
WHEREAS, In her private counseling practice, Karen Beyer
specialized in marital counseling and became one of the first
individuals in the State trained in divorce mediation; she
practiced divorce mediation with an attorney partner for
several years; and

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WHEREAS, Karen Beyer successfully defended her client's
right to privacy in the historic U.S. Supreme Court Case Jaffee
v. Redmond and the Village of Hoffman Estates; as a result of
her work with the traumatized police officer, she became an
advocate for the inclusion in employee assistance programs of
counseling services for police officers who experience tragic
events in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, Karen Beyer joined the Ecker Center as the
Executive Director in 2000 and earned her third master's degree
in business administration; her years of leadership will be
especially remembered for her resourceful and successful
navigation of difficult financial crises while minimizing the
impact to client care and employees; and
WHEREAS, Karen Beyer is a member of Rotary International,
the Cosmopolitan Club, the League of Women Voters, the Network
for Social Work Managers, the National Association of Social
Workers, and the City of Elgin Planning and Development
Committee; her current interests are public policy, advocacy,
and government relations; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Karen Beyer on the occasion of her retirement
as the CEO of the Ecker Center for Mental Health, commend her

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53 years of dedicated work in the human services field, and
wish her the best in her future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Karen Beyer as an expression of our esteem and
respect.