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Jan.18, 2023: City of Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt to Receive Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence in Public Service Award Presented by the Civic Federation

Event on January 18, 2023

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EVENT LOCATION: 

Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park
200 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago
The Civic Federation is pleased to announce that Chicago Fire Department Commissioner ANNETTE NANCE-HOLT is the recipient of the 31st Annual Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence in Public Service Award, presented and administered by the Civic Federation.

The Excellence in Public Service Award is an annual recognition of a non-elected government official who has had an extraordinary impact on the quality of state or local government services in Illinois. 

HONOREE BIO:

Commissioner Nance-Holt is a 31-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) and is responsible for the day-to-day operational and administrative oversight of the country’s second largest fire department. Commissioner Nance-Holt has steadily progressed through the ranks of Firefighter, Lieutenant, Captain, Battalion Chief, Deputy Chief, and First Deputy Fire Commissioner. Commissioner Nance-Holt is the first woman, and first African American woman, to serve as Fire Commissioner.

Commissioner Nance-Holt is committed to life safety and the protection of property for all residents and visitors of Chicago, in addition to the safety and continuing education for all CFD members. She is acutely aware of the importance of training and preparedness and works with many external groups and organizations to ensure that Chicago is as prepared as any metropolitan city can be. Commissioner Nance-Holt is committed to having a membership that mirrors the communities it serves, and for the Department to be an inclusive work environment for all members.

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HONORARY CO-CHAIRS:

Advisory Committee

Honorary Co-Chairs

    Lori Healey 

    Daniel E. Leary

    Thomas Livingston

    Pam McDonough

    Eileen Mitchell

    Ashli Nelson

    Donovan W. Pepper

    Margaret Houlihan Smith

   Hon. JB Pritzker

   Hon. Lori E. Lightfoot

   Hon. Toni Preckwinkle

   Rosemarie S. Andolino

   Dr. Allison Arwady

   Dorval R. Carter, Jr.

   Rocco Claps

   Arne Duncan

   Hon. Julie Hamos

   Lori Healey

   Grace B. Hou

   Shirley Madigan

   Pam McDonough

   Karin M. Norington-Reaves

   Arnold Randall

   Karen Tamley

 

   

PAST HONOREES:

2021    Grace B. HouSecretary, Illinois Department of Human Services

2020    Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director, Illinois Department of Public Health and Dr. Allison Arwady, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health

2019    Dorval Carter, President, Chicago Transit Authority

2018   Jamie Rhee, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation

2017   Arnold Randall, General Superintendent, Cook County Forest Preserve District

2016   Karin M. Norington-Reaves, CEO, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership

2015   Karen Tamley, Commissioner, Chicago Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

2014   Rocco Claps, Director, Illinois Department of Human Rights

2013   Rosemarie S. Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation

2012   Julie Hamos, Director, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

2011   Margaret C. Daley, Former First Lady, City of Chicago

2010   James R. Reilly, Trustee, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

2009   Judy Erwin, Executive Director, Illinois Board of Higher Education

2008   Arne Duncan, CEO, Chicago Public Schools

2007   Ron Huberman, President, Chicago Transit Authority

2006   Lori Healey, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Planning and Development

2005   Shirley Madigan, Chair, Illinois Arts Council

2004   Terry Peterson, CEO, Chicago Housing Authority

2003   James Joyce, Commissioner, Chicago Fire Department

2002   Pam McDonough, Director, Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs

2001   William Holland, Auditor General, State of Illinois

2000   Mary Dempsey, Commissioner, Chicago Public Library
           Audrey McCrimon, Assistant to Secretary, Illinois Department of Human Services

1999   Lois Weisberg, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

1998   Paul Vallas, CEO, Chicago Public Schools

1997   Jess McDonald, Director, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

1996   Richard Wagner, Director, Illinois Board of Higher Education

1995   Robert Belcaster, Chairman, Chicago Transit Authority

1994   Ruth Rothstein, Director, Cook County Hospital

1993   Mary Decker Laraia, Director, Cook County Capital Planning

1992   Sister Sheila Lyne, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Health