Bill Text: NY K00193 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Cindy Kimble upon the occasion of her retirement after more than 15 years of distinguished service as President of the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-15 - adopted [K00193 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00193-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 193

BY: M. of A. Palmesano

        CONGRATULATING  Cindy  Kimble upon the occasion of
        her  retirement  after  more  than   15   years   of
        distinguished  service  as  President  of the Finger
        Lakes Tourism Alliance

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative  Body  to  acknowledge
those  individuals whose professional lives and civic endeavors serve to
enhance the stature of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
congratulate Cindy Kimble upon the occasion of her retirement after more
than 15 years of distinguished service as President of the Finger  Lakes
Tourism  Alliance  to  be  celebrated  at its Spring Networking Event on
Wednesday, March 22,  2023,  at  the  Finger  Lakes  Boating  Museum  in
Hammondsport, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  A  lifelong  resident  of  the  Finger Lakes region, Cindy
Kimble earned her bachelor's degree in business management from St. John
Fisher College, and worked as a Risk Management Supervisor for  Paychex,
financial manager and Blue Cross/Blue Shield administrator; and

  WHEREAS,   Cindy   Kimble   has   been  dedicated  to  the  region's
on-the-ground economic development  efforts  for  most  of  her  career,
spending  time  with the Chemung, Schuyler and Canandaigua area Chambers
of  Commerce  and  currently,  serves  as  President  of  the   nation's
longest-standing  destination  marketing  organization  at  Finger Lakes
Tourism Alliance, the position from which she will retire at the end  of
March 2023; and

  WHEREAS,  Cindy  Kimble has also spearheaded collaborative marketing
efforts among hundreds of regional business partners that  has  resulted
in  very positive return on investment for participating businesses; and
through her tireless efforts, has greatly improved the brand recognition
of the Finger Lakes as a premier  tourism  destination  among  visitors,
state,  national  and  international  travel  entities, organizing major
international initiatives like the Wine, Water and Wonders program which
has representation in foreign markets including the United  Kingdom  and
Germany; and

  WHEREAS,  For  her  steadfast  and  unremitting  commitment  to  her
community, Cindy Kimble was named a  Rotary  International  Paul  Harris
Fellow,  and  was selected to the Empire State Society of Association of
Executives Inc., Leadership Academy; and

  WHEREAS, In her capacity as  President,  Cindy  Kimble  served  with
loyalty, honor and distinction; and

  WHEREAS,  In  her official acts, Cindy Kimble was governed by a keen
sense of duty and always showed a unique grasp of human problems; and

  WHEREAS, During her tenure with the Finger Lakes  Tourism  Alliance,
Cindy  Kimble  earned  the  admiration,  esteem,  and  affection  of her
colleagues; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown  a
long  and  sustained  commitment to excellence certainly have earned the
recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
congratulate Cindy Kimble upon the occasion of her retirement after more
than  15 years of distinguished service as President of the Finger Lakes
Tourism Alliance; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Cindy Kimble.