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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

WELCOMING MARÍA LÓPEZ DE LEÓN TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Williams, Almeida, DeSimone, and Abney

     Date Introduced: May 01, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, María López De León, Executive Director and Board Member of the

National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), has spent the past two decades

diligently working with communities across the United States in a grass roots effort to promote,

develop, and inspire multiple arts and culture programs and initiatives; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. De León has served as the Executive Director of NALAC for the past

ten years and has worked with the organization for the past fourteen years.  During her tenure as

Executive Director, she has added greatly to the vibrancy of NALAC's programs and strategic

initiatives including the development of three grant programs, directed the continued

development of twelve editions of the renowned annual Leadership Institute, directed the

convening of five national arts and cultural conferences and dozens of regional arts training

workshops, oversaw the completion of production on Visiones, a six part documentary series on

Latino art and culture, and is leading the efforts to renovate a historic site in San Antonio that will

serve as NALAC’s national offices and the home to a national arts leadership training institute;

and     

     WHEREAS, In addition, Ms. De León has served on a plethora of arts and culture policy

panels, is a fellow of the Rockwood Leadership Institute and the Wallace Foundation

Leadership in Excellence and Arts Participation program, serves on the board of the

First People’s Fund, and is an advisory council member of San Anto Cultural Arts; and

      WHEREAS, Earning the highest respect of her colleagues, Ms. De León was appointed

to serve on the Council of the Arts by President Barack Obama in January of 2013; and

     WHEREAS, María López De León is eminently deserving of the leadership and trust she

has been afforded and she has fully distinguished herself as a person worthy of our recognition

and utmost admiration; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby warmly welcomes María López De León, Executive Director and

Board Member of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, to the State of Rhode

Island.  We honor and thank her for her myriad contributions to the betterment of our country and

wish her continued success, achievement, and much happiness; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to María López De León.

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