Bill Text: TX SR637 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Kelly de Schaun for her service as CEO of the Galveston Park Board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-25 - Reported enrolled [SR637 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR637-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Kelly de Schaun is concluding her tenure as CEO of | ||
| the Galveston Park Board in 2023, after 12 years of dedicated | ||
| service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An expert in coastal tourism and hospitality, | ||
| Ms. de Schaun has overseen the Galveston Park Board's tourism | ||
| marketing, coastal zone management, and park administration; | ||
| under her leadership, the agency has tripled its budget, achieved | ||
| more than $100 million in coastal restoration projects, and | ||
| received numerous awards for special projects and operations; | ||
| she has also chaired the Texas Travel Alliance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After serving with the Peace Corps in the | ||
| Dominican Republic, Ms. de Schaun went on to enjoy a | ||
| two-decade-long career in the Caribbean; she worked as the | ||
| director of community and environmental affairs for Grupo | ||
| Puntacana and as executive director of the La Romana-Bayahibe | ||
| Hotel Association, and she helped found and lead the Puntacana | ||
| Ecological Foundation and developed the Caribbean Alliance for | ||
| Sustainable Tourism; during that time, she oversaw the creation | ||
| of a rural clinic, two primary schools, and a biodiversity | ||
| center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. de Schaun's accolades include being | ||
| recognized as both the Citizen of the Year and the Woman of the | ||
| Year by the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce and as the | ||
| Advocate of the Year by the Texas Travel Alliance; she holds a | ||
| bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management from the | ||
| University of Houston and a master's degree in community and | ||
| regional planning from The University of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kelly de Schaun has made significant | ||
| contributions to advancing the mission of the Galveston Park | ||
| Board, and she may take well-deserved pride in her exceptional | ||
| record of achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Kelly de Schaun for her service as | ||
| CEO of the Galveston Park Board and extend to her sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. de Schaun as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Middleton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 25, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
