RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Agnes Ptasznik is an Assistant Attorney General for Governmental Representation in the General Law Bureau for the State of Illinois where she represents the interests of the state and its people in civil trial litigation with a primary focus on constitutional law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Agnes served as Community Outreach Liaison for European Community Affairs for the Illinois Attorney General's Office for over six years, where she translated all English media to Polish; and,
WHEREAS, Agnes Ptasznik was born in Chicago on June 12, 1981. Growing up, her parents taught her to speak Polish fluently and to preserve an involvement in the Polish-American community. Agnes was a member ofthe Polish Scouting Association, enjoyed taking traditional Polish dancing classes, and attended Polish School on Saturdays. She also relished spending her summers with her grandparents and cousins in Poland; and,
WHEREAS, Agnes is a board member of the American Polish Advisory Council and the Chicago Intercollegiate Council. She is a member of the Polish American Congress, the Chicago Warsaw Sister Cities Committee, the Polish American Chamber of Commerce, the School for Polish Leaders Abroad, and the Polish breast cancer awareness program organization, Amber Coalition; and,
WHEREAS, In May of 2012, Agnes organized a meeting at the Polish Consulate of Chicago with 30 university students and young professionals of Polish descent and the President of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski. This meeting's purpose was to introduce the President this generation of highly educated and successful Americans of Polish descent; and,
WHEREAS, Solid ties with the young Polish-American professionals moved Agnes to found and organize the first edition of the Quo Vadis Leadership Conference in the United States which was held in Chicago. This three day conference, from August 24 through the 26, brought together one hundred and fifty delegates of students, professionals, a...
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