Bill Text: IL HR0348 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Dorri McWhorter on being named CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Further wishes her the best in her new position.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR0348 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0348-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Dorri McWhorter on being
named the first woman and first Black CEO of the YMCA of
Metropolitan Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Dorri McWhorter received her bachelor's degree in
Business Administration from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison; she earned her Master of Business
Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School
of Management; she received an honorary Doctor of Humane
Letters from Lake Forest College; and
WHEREAS, Dorri McWhorter became the CEO of YWCA
Metropolitan Chicago, the oldest women-focused social service
organization in Chicago, in March 2013; during her tenure, she
led the agency into the digital age with the launch of the
e-commerce platform YShop.org, the health insurance and
information site womenshealthexchange.org, and the community
engagement mobile app MPWR; she spearheaded the process of the
YWCA developing an exchange traded fund (ETF) for women's
empowerment (NYSE: WOMN) in partnership with Impact Shares,
which is the first non-profit investment advisor to develop an
ETF product; and

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WHEREAS, Dorri McWhorter was unanimously nominated for the
position of CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago by an
eight-person committee after a national search was conducted
when the previous CEO stepped down in November 2020; she plans
to stay aligned to YMCA's mission of youth development,
healthy living, and social responsibility while expanding to
meet the needs of a population recovering from the devastating
COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, Dorri McWhorter serves or has served on the board
of directors for several organizations, including the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the
Illinois CPA Society, the Chicago Center for Arts and
Technology, 1871 (Technology Business Accelerator), the Civic
Consulting Alliance, the Civic Federation, Lifeway Foods,
William Blair Funds, and the Skyway Concession Company
(Chicago Skyway); she is a member of the Women in
Entrepreneurship Institute at DePaul University, the Women's
Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University, and the Illinois
Charitable Trust Board; and
WHEREAS, Dorri McWhorter has earned a number of accolades
during her career; she was named on the inaugural list of The
Blue Network, which was comprised of the top 100 innovators in
Chicago by the Chicago Tribune's Blue Sky Innovation; she
earned the Innovative Leader Award by Good City Chicago; she

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was also inducted into the Chicago Innovation Hall of Fame in
2019; and
WHEREAS, Dorri McWhorter is widely revered in Chicago as a
champion for women; she is an advocate for both women and
marginalized people; she prides herself on being a
socially-conscious business leader and is committed to
creating an inclusive marketplace by leveraging a multi-sector
approach across business, civic, and community organizations;
and
WHEREAS, Dorri McWhorter will step into her new role on
August 2, 2021; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Dorri McWhorter on being named CEO of the YMCA
of Metropolitan Chicago and wish her the best in her new
position; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Dorri McWhorter as an expression of our esteem
and respect.