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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

HONORING AND THANKING SALLY STRACHAN FOR HER SERVICE AND

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Tanzi,
Shallcross Smith, Solomon, Cortvriend, Spears, and Boylan

     Date Introduced: May 25, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Sally Strachan is a woman of immense and varied talents. She was born and

spent her youth in the South, attending Emory University and the University of South Carolina.

Her educational and certification background also includes an Executive Leadership Program,

Cornell University, a Registered Representative through the National Association of Securities

Dealers and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and a General Registered Representative

with the Securities Association, United Kingdom; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Strachan began what would become a lifetime of amazing

accomplishments and altruistic endeavors as an Information Specialist with the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, followed by serving as a Senior Technical Staff

member at Princeton University. In 1985, she joined Bankers Trust Company as a Vice President,

and in 1993, was Senior Vice President at Guy Carpenter/Marsh & McLennan in New York City

and London; and

     WHEREAS, To the good fortune of our State, Ms. Strachan moved to Rhode Island in

2008, after more than twenty years in New York, when she was appointed as Administrator &

Registrar for the RI Division of Motor Vehicles; and

     WHEREAS, Since 2011, Ms. Strachan has been a part of Strategic Leadership and

Organizational Development for the "Power of Possible" a management and organizational

consulting company where she developed "the Rubber Band Theory" which teaches people and

organizations to perform more efficiently with "game-changing approaches beyond what was

thought possible"; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Strachan has also extended her expertise to numerous important State

endeavors including serving as Chair of the R.I. State House Restoration Society, performing

research and work on a wide range of issue-oriented and political campaigns, serving as a board

member of the Newport Music Festival and First Works, and as a member of the Community

Advisory Board for the Junior League of Rhode Island, Board of Directors; and

     WHEREAS, Providing invaluable assistance and leaving an indelible mark, Ms. Strachan

spear-headed efforts to restore the Providence Public Library (PPL) and served in a variety of

capacities including Corporator and Trustee and as a member of PPL's Capital Campaign and

Facilities Committees; and

     WHEREAS, "A born and bred Southerner at heart", Ms. Strachan will sadly be leaving

her beautiful historic home in Providence and returning to her roots, but she will undoubtedly

continue to enhance, vitalize and become an invaluable part of her new community in Greenville,

South Carolina; now, therefore be it

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

honors and thanks Sally Strachan for all she has accomplished in bettering Rhode Island and

moreover extends sincerest wishes for her continued success and all the very best that life has to

offer; 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 Sally Strachan.

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