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To recognize the leadership and service of Denise M. Robinson, President & CEO of Alvis, Inc. as the recipient of the 2017 Margaret Mead Award, presented by the International Community Corrections Association
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WHEREAS, Denise M. Robinson is the President & CEO of Alvis, Inc., an internationally recognized organization assisting with the reentry and treatment of those incarcerated and assisting the intellectually and developmentally disabled as they seek to live independent lives; and
WHEREAS, under Ms. Robinson’s leadership, Alvis assists over 7,000 men, women, young adults, and children across the state of Ohio each year while its services benefit thousands more; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Robinson works tirelessly with local, state, national, and international leaders in order to educate them about community corrections, promote the expansion of community reentry programs, and advocate for programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities; and
WHEREAS, she has worked extensively for the incarcerated as Chair of the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections for the American Correctional Association, the former President of and on the Board for the International Community Corrections Association, serving on the Executive Committee of the Franklin County Reentry Coalition, Board of Trustees for LifeCare Alliance, and on the Franklin County Criminal Justice and Community Corrections Board; and
WHEREAS, the International Community Corrections Association awarded Ms. Denise M. Robinson with the 2017 Margaret Mead Award for her tireless work for and dedication to the rehabilitation of the incarcerated; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this council does hereby recognize Ms. Denise M. Robinson for her advocacy for community re-entry programs and the developmentally disabled as the President & CEO of Alvis, Inc. and for her stewardship for rehabilitation and integration through leading numerous local, nationa...
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