LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Nancy Hoffman upon the occasion of
receiving the Third Age Achievement Award in the category of Government
from the Senior Services of Albany Foundation on November 17, 2009

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend the senior
citizens of the Empire State who, as they reach the fullness of years,
continue to be active and vital participants in the life of their commu-
nity; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Nancy Hoffman upon the occasion of receiving the Third Age Achievement
Award in the category of Government from the Senior Services of Albany
Foundation on November 17, 2009; and
WHEREAS, A resident of Albany, New York, Nancy Hoffman is an attorney
whose career and personal involvements continue to demonstrate a commit-
ment she made years ago to civil rights, equality and fair labor prac-
tices; and
WHEREAS, Since 1989, Nancy Hoffman has been the General Counsel and
Director of Legal Services for the Civil Service Employees Association,
Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, representing over 295,000 public and
private sector workers; in addition, she has served on the Council of
the ABA Labor and Employment Law Section for over 15 years and on the
ABA Commissions on Women and Racial and Ethnic Diversity; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Hoffman has also served on the Advisory Board of the
Lawyers Coordinating Committee of the AFL-CIO, and the Board of the
Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, The Legal Project,
Inc., the ILR Statewide Labor Advisory Council and the American Arbi-
tration Association's Upstate Regional Advisory Council; and
WHEREAS, During her career, Nancy Hoffman has worked in private prac-
tice for the New York City Law Department, the New York State Attorney
General, the New York State Department of Social Services, the United
States Attorney's Office and the New York State United Teachers Union;
and
WHEREAS, In 2003, Nancy Hoffman was appointed as a member of the Board
of Directors of Girls, Incorporated of the Capital Region and is
currently a Trustee on the Girls Incorporated Foundation Trust Board;
she is also serving her second term as a member of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Capital Region Community Foundation and has been on the
Steering Committee of the Capital Region Women's Fund since its incep-
tion; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when seniors of
such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention, they
should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of the great
State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Nancy Hoffman upon the occasion of receiving the Third Age
Achievement Award in the category of Government from the Senior Services
of Albany Foundation on November 17, 2009, and to wish her continued
success in all of her future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Nancy Hoffman.