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To Honor and Celebrate Ellen Moss on her Retirement from the Godman Guild Association and her Service to the City of Columbus
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WHEREAS, Godman Guild is Columbus’ longest running settlement house, providing invaluable programming to increase the social and economic mobility of families in Central Ohio for nearly 125 years; and
WHEREAS, Ellen Moss is a proud Columbus native who has led Godman Guild for 25 years, expanding the organization from a neighborhood agency servicing only the Weinland Park area to a county-wide organization servicing the entire Central Ohio community; and
WHEREAS, under Ellen’s leadership, in 2018, Godman Guild received the OANO Standards of Excellence designation, which recognizes non-profit organizations who demonstrate the utmost integrity, accountability, and overall responsibility to the community; and
WHEREAS, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ellen maintained staffing and service while seamlessly transitioning programming to virtual offerings; and
WHEREAS, Ellen guided Godman Guild through the sale of its Weinland Park property for a record amount, securing funding for the purchase of a location for a best-in-class workforce development center in Downtown Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Ellen recently announced her retirement from Godman Guild, marking the end of a remarkable tenure during which she transformed the organization, leaving it well-positioned to continue serving the City of Columbus and its residents under new leadership; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council honors and celebrates Ellen Moss on her retirement from the Godman Guild Association and her service to the City of Columbus and wishes her the best of luck in her future endeavors.