Bill Text: IL HR0876 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Donna Zarcone on her retirement as CEO from the Economic Club of Chicago.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0876 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0876-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Donna Zarcone on her
retirement as president and CEO of the Economic Club of
Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Born in Westchester, Donna Zarcone earned a Master
of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth
School of Business following a bachelor's degree in accounting
from Illinois State University; she worked for a public
accounting firm and became president of Harley-Davidson
Financial Services before launching her own firm, D.F. Zarcone &
Associates LLC; Donna joined the Economic Club of Chicago in
1999; she became president in 2012; and
WHEREAS, The purpose of the Economic Club of Chicago is to
foster meaningful connections among Chicago leaders to
encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues and
to cultivate the next generation of leadership; and
WHEREAS, Donna Zarcone is credited with diversifying the
Club's membership, improving programming, and spurring revenue
during her eight years as president and CEO; under her
leadership, the share of female members grew from 22 percent to
30 percent and non-white membership grew from 10 percent to 17

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percent; the Club's 47-member board is now one-third female and
one-third racially diverse; and
WHEREAS, Donna Zarcone currently serves on the corporate
boards of the Cigna Corporation, CDW, and The Duchossois Group;
she previously served on the board of The Jones Group and of
Wrightwood Capital; she also serves on the board of the Polsky
Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth
School of Business; she is a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, the Committee of 200, the Chicago Network, and the
Young Presidents' Organization; and
WHEREAS, Donna Zarcone is known as a great motivator with a
calm demeanor and a knack for pulling events together on short
notice; with four weeks warning and amid heavy security for the
2012 NATO conference in Chicago, she and her staff booked a
venue and hosted 350 attendees for an appearance by Gen. Martin
Dempsey, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Donna Zarcone for her retirement as president
and CEO of the Economic Club of Chicago and on her many
accomplishments; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Donna Zarcone as an expression of our esteem and
respect.