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HR 597: Barton, Irene; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

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House Resolution 597

By: Representatives Campbell of the 35th, Cummings of the 39th, Evans of the 57th, Jones of the 60th, Williams of the 37th, and others

A RESOLUTION

Congratulating and commending Irene Barton for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and during her 17 years of service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus; and

WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and

WHEREAS, Irene Barton, a dedicated Cobb County resident and inspiring leader, was named the Executive Director of the Cobb Collaborative in September 2018 after serving as the organization's Resource Manager since July 2017. Under Irene's leadership, the Collaborative leads the local coalition for Resilient Georgia and serves as the backbone agency for The Basics Cobb County, an evidence-based early learning framework; and

WHEREAS, Irene is a member of the East Cobb Civitans and is the immediate Past President. She currently serves on the boards of the McCleskey YMCA and the South Cobb Business Association. In 2022, she was named a Woman of Achievement by LiveSafe Resources. Irene was selected as a member of the 2021 Regional Leadership Institute Class and was an Education Policy Fellow for the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education in 2017; and

WHEREAS, Irene was named the Jack A. Vaughan Jr. Human Services Award Winner in the Volunteer Category by the Cobb Collaborative in November 2015. Most recently, she was named the East Cobb Citizen of the Year by the Cobb Chamber. She is an alumna of the Cobb Chamber's Honorary Commanders and Leadership Cobb programs; and

WHEREAS, prior to joining the Collaborative, Irene held numerous volunteer leadership positions with Georgia PTA at the local, district, and state levels and served on several nonprofit boards in a variety of positions, including as Board Chair; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this servant leader be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend Irene Barton for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award and extend best wishes for her continued success.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to Irene Barton, the public, and the press.