Honor Kenesha Traynham-Cooper

Senate Resolution No. 1943 BY: Senator MONTGOMERY HONORING Kenesha Traynham-Cooper upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the President's Appreciation Award by The Brooklyn Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. on April 29, 2017 WHEREAS, From time to time this Legislative Body takes note of certain extraordinary individuals and organizations it wishes to recognize for their valued contributions to the success and progress of society and publicly acknowledge their endeavors which have enhanced the basic humanity among us all; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Kenesha Traynham-Cooper upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the President's Appreciation Award by The Brooklyn Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., to be celebrated at its 50th Annual Founders' Day Observance Luncheon on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Gargiulos Restaurant in Brooklyn, New York; and WHEREAS, The theme for this auspicious occasion is entitled "72 Years of L.E.T.S. - Leaders Exemplary Timeless Service; Marching forward with a purpose"; each year, The Brooklyn Club acknowledges its Founders; "the shoulders on which we stand and the role and responsibility we have to prepare our young people for the future"; and WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Club is a chapter of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC, Inc.), which provides opportunities for women to increase their leadership skills, experience governance and parliamentary procedures, and enhance their educational awareness of issues impacting the black community through volunteerism; and WHEREAS, Kenesha Traynham-Cooper is receiving this prestigious award for her steadfast and unremitting commitment to her community; and WHEREAS, Born and raised in the Bedford Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, New York, Kenesha Traynham-Cooper was raised by her late mother, Sharon Traynham; her father, Kenneth Cooper; and her grandparents, Bessie Traynham and Robert Chambers; these four wise people instilled in her the value of education and the importance of giving back to her community; and WHEREAS, Kenesha Traynham-Cooper proudly earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Medgar Evers College; for many years, she worked with Congressman Edolphus Towns; and WHEREAS, In 2010, Kenesha Traynham-Cooper furthered her education by obtaining her master's degree in Public Administration from Metropolitan College of New York; since 2013, she has been pursuing her master's in Divinity degree at Nyack College in the hopes of integrating business, outreach, and ministry; and WHEREAS, After the death of her mother, Kenesha Traynham-Cooper created a program in her mother and uncle's memory entitled the Sharon & Stephen Traynham Creative Arts Fund (SSTCA) for Sickle Cell Disease; this vital organization sent patients to various art therapies such as yoga, music, massage, and art; and WHEREAS, In 2012, Kenesha Traynham-Cooper became a broker for a few Fortune 500 Companies; in this capacity, she traveled the world showing individuals how to lower their overall monthly expenses, and helped businesses increase their profit margin; and WHEREAS, Truly dedicated to helping others, Kenesha Traynham-Cooper founded 4 Future Generations & Amira's Charisma Book Club in January of

2016; the company teaches children important entrepreneurship skills which hopefully will inspire them to work in the business world; and WHEREAS, Kenesha Traynham-Cooper was accepted in the National Association for Business and Professional Women's Club, which she utilizes as a platform to not only invest her time and expertise, but also learn from some of the most powerful women in the community; and WHEREAS, A faithful and active member of the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church of Jamaica, New York, Kenesha Traynham-Cooper is also involved with many community-based organizations including Volunteers of America, the Bedford Stuyvesant Real Estate Board, I Made a Choice: Making Purity Popular, the 79th Precinct Council, and the Association for Black Educators of New York; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who enhance the quality of life in their community and have shown a long and sustained commitment to the maintenance of high standards in their profession, certainly have earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor Kenesha Traynham-Cooper upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the President's Appreciation Award by The Brooklyn Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Kenesha Traynham-Cooper.