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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives  wish to congratulate Donna Zarcone on her 
4retirement as president and CEO of the Economic Club of 
5Chicago; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Born in Westchester, Donna Zarcone earned a Master 
7of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth 
8School of Business following a bachelor's degree in accounting 
9from Illinois State University; she worked for a public 
10accounting firm and became president of Harley-Davidson 
11Financial Services before launching her own firm, D.F. Zarcone &
12 Associates LLC; Donna joined   the Economic Club of Chicago in 
131999; she became president in 2012; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, The purpose of the Economic Club of Chicago is to 
15foster meaningful connections among Chicago leaders to 
16encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues and 
17to cultivate the next generation of leadership; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Donna Zarcone is credited with diversifying the 
19Club's membership, improving programming, and spurring revenue 
20during her  eight years as president and CEO; under her 
21leadership, the share of female members  grew from 22 percent to 
2230 percent and non-white membership grew from  10 percent to 17 
 
 
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1percent; the Club's 47-member board is now one-third female and 
2one-third racially diverse; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Donna Zarcone currently serves on the corporate 
4boards of the Cigna Corporation, CDW, and The Duchossois Group; 
5she  previously served on the board of The Jones Group and of 
6Wrightwood Capital; she also serves on the board of the Polsky 
7Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth 
8School of Business; she  is a member of the Commercial Club of 
9Chicago, the Committee of 200, the  Chicago Network, and the 
10Young Presidents' Organization; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Donna Zarcone is known as a  great motivator with a 
12calm demeanor and a knack for pulling events together on short 
13notice; with four weeks warning and amid heavy security for the 
142012 NATO conference in Chicago, she and her staff booked a 
15venue and hosted 350 attendees for an appearance by Gen. Martin 
16Dempsey, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; therefore, 
17be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
19HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
20we congratulate Donna Zarcone for her retirement as president 
21and CEO of the Economic Club of Chicago and on her many 
22accomplishments; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

2presented to Donna Zarcone as an expression of our esteem and

3respect.