LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Bonnie Impagliazzo upon the occasion of
her retirement as Director of Government and External Affairs at Brook-
lyn College

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body seeks to acknowledge those individuals
whose professional lives and civic endeavors serve to enhance the stat-
ure of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Bonnie Impagliazzo upon the occasion of her retirement as Director of
Government and External Affairs at Brooklyn College, to be celebrated on
February 10, 2011; and
WHEREAS, For the past 11 years, Bonnie Impagliazzo rendered faithful,
conscientious and valuable service to the department of Government and
External Affairs at Brooklyn College; and
WHEREAS, In her capacity as Director, Bonnie Impagliazzo served with
loyalty, honor and distinction; and
WHEREAS, Bonnie Impagliazzo was born in New York City and moved to
California at the age of 10; she earned a bachelor's degree with a major
in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, after which
she returned to Brooklyn to begin a career in public service; her first
endeavor in that field was to establish and direct a program, Something
for Mothers, which provided educational workshops for women and child-
care for their young children; and
WHEREAS, Bonnie Impagliazzo subsequently created and eventually
directed the Park Slope Women's Center, a job-readiness program for
women receiving public assistance; and
WHEREAS, Bonnie Impagliazzo went on to work first as an administrator
and later as youth coordinator in the district office of Community Board
Six in Brooklyn; in 1986, she joined the Office of the Brooklyn Borough
President, where over a 10-year span, she served as community coordina-
tor, census director and finally as education policy specialist; she
oversaw the dispersal of a significant amount in capital grants to
Brooklyn schools, monitored school construction in Brooklyn and
conducted a study that documented the undercount of the borough in the
1990 census; and
WHEREAS, In 1997, Bonnie Impagliazzo joined the municipal labor organ-
ization the Council of Supervisors and Administrators, as its first
public relations director; she implemented an institutional identity
program and expanded the union's relations with major press outlets
including the NEW YORK TIMES; and
WHEREAS, Serving as Brooklyn College's Director of Government and
External Affairs since 2000, Bonnie Impagliazzo has been instrumental in
obtaining a variety of major capital projects that are transforming the
campus; she has played a leading role in linking the College with some
of Brooklyn's preeminent cultural institutions, and has made a semiannu-
al food drive a part of the College's commitment to the Flatbush commu-
nity; and
WHEREAS, In her official acts, Bonnie Impagliazzo was governed by a
keen sense of duty and always showed a unique grasp of human problems;
and
WHEREAS, During her tenure with the department of Government and
External Affairs at Brooklyn College, Bonnie Impagliazzo earned the
admiration, esteem and affection of her colleagues; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Bonnie Impagliazzo upon the occasion of her retirement as Director

of Government and External Affairs at Brooklyn College; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Bonnie Impagliazzo.