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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING JENNIE JOHNSON ON BEING NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF

WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

AND THANKING HER FOR SIXTEEN YEARS OF DEDICATION AND DILIGENCE AS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CITY YEAR PROVIDENCE

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Morales, Perez, Batista, Hull,
Alzate, Edwards, Kennedy, and Tanzi

     Date Introduced: January 31, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Since 2006, Jennie Johnson has consistently devoted her considerable

talents, time and energies to advancing the mission of City Year. To the very good fortune of the

Community College of Rhode Island, on March 3, 2023, she will be leaving City Year to take on

the challenges of her new position as Vice President of Workforce Partnerships at the College;

and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Johnson graduated from Warwick Vets High School and attended

CCRI, later earning her Bachelor’s degree in marketing and psychology from Rhode Island

College. In 2018, prior to joining City Year, she worked as a Commissioner at the Rhode Island

Board of Elections and as a community director for the March of Dimes Rhode Island chapter;

and

     WHEREAS, Finding her perfect niche, Ms. Johnson joined City Year as Executive

Director and set out to take on the challenges of helping the community. Achieving multiple

successes and advancements during her tenure, she is credited with enhancing the organization’s

reach through fundraising, shareholder engagement and strategic development, and with

expanding the footprint of AmeriCorps which is now able to support thousands of students, to

name but a few of her many accomplishments; and

     WHEREAS, Widely-respected in the community and by her peers for her tremendous

work ethic, Ms. Johnson was honored with the “Women of Excellence” award from the Women’s

Center of Rhode Island, was named as one of GoLocalProv’s “12 people who made a difference

in 2012”, and received the Providence Business News “People Under 40 Award”; and

     WHEREAS, In her new position as Vice President of Workforce Development at her

alma mater, Ms. Johnson will be responsible for aligning “workforce training programs with

academic, industry and public sector needs, developing partnerships with businesses and

overseeing marketing strategies and outreach for increased enrollment”; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Johnson’s successes haven’t simply been the result of good fortune, but

have moreover been due to her immense talents, intellectual aptitude, and focus. She is a

paradigm of the very best leadership qualities and she is eminently worthy of our praise and

acknowledgement; now, therefore be it

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

thanks Jennie Johnson for her tireless work as Executive Director of City Year Providence and

moreover congratulates her on being named Vice President of Workforce Partnerships at the

Community College of Rhode Island. We wish her continued success, fulfillment, and good

health; 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 Ms. Jennie Johnson.

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