Honor Lorraine Lopez-Janove

2017 Sullivan County Democrat honoring Professional Women and Women in Business WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and cannot be sufficiently extolled; and WHEREAS, Lorraine Lopez-Janove has given not only of her time and energies but also of her competence, intelligence and leadership and consequently has been designated for special honor; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Lorraine Lopez-Janove upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the 2017 Sullivan County Democrat honoring Professional Women and Women in Business; and WHEREAS, Lorraine Lopez-Janove earned both her bachelor's degree and Master in Public Administration from Marist College; in addition, she holds a Business and Marketing Teaching Certificate; and WHEREAS, For over 20 years, Lorraine Lopez-Janove has been an educator; recently, she began working as the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), a shared leadership position between SUNY Orange, SUNY Sullivan, and SUNY Ulster; and WHEREAS, In this capacity, Lorraine Lopez-Janove serves as an institutional change agent providing both leadership and vision to the college presidents in the delivery of a comprehensive range of services, policies and procedures related to equity in diversity and inclusive excellence; and WHEREAS, Lorraine Lopez-Janove truly loves her job; she enjoys meeting with dedicated educators who work hard to meet the educational needs of all of their students; and WHEREAS, When she is not working, Lorraine Lopez-Janove loves to spend time with her family on vacation, and likes to read; and WHEREAS, With her throughout have been her husband, Stephen Janove, and their five children, Jocelyn, Christine, Daniel, Marisa, and Adam Justiniano, all of whom have shown her love and support and rejoice in her many achievements; and WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individual for the benefit of others which Lorraine Lopez-Janove has displayed throughout her life; 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 commend Lorraine Lopez-Janove upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the 2017 Sullivan County Democrat honoring Professional Women and Women in Business; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Lorraine Lopez-Janove.