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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF CYNTHIA MORENO
WHEREAS, Ms. Cynthia Moreno will retire from her position as Director of the Conservation & Experiential Programming Department after seven years of service to the Forest Preserves of Cook County on December 26, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Moreno has spent 43 years working as a public servant advocating for the rights and well-being of underprivileged communities in Cook County, the City of Chicago, and the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Moreno started her career at the Illinois Department of Corrections as case manager, then she worked for Chicago's Department of Human Services as a case worker, working with her sister Diana Fuentes and progressing to be the Assistant Director of Emergency Services from 1979 to 1990. Ms. Moreno later worked at Association House of Chicago as the Child Welfare Division Director, overseeing the management of group homes and shelters for women and children, adults with disabilities and adolescents with disabilities from 1990 to 1998; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Moreno also served the Chicago Park District as the Central Region Manager, overseeing 127 parks, playgrounds and greenspaces including Garfield Park and Humboldt Park from 1998 to 2003. She later became the Deputy Director of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services leading a newly created Child Support Division and serving the entire state of Illinois for more than seven years; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, Ms. Moreno joined the Forest Preserves and was appointed Assistant to the General Superintendent to support new initiatives welcoming new audiences, partners, and communities. It was later determined that a new department should be formed within the Forest Preserves to coalesce the efforts of the education and recreation teams and that Ms. Moreno had the vision, experience, and drive to lead that department; and
WHEREAS, the Conservation and Experiential Programming (CEP) Department was formed in...
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