LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Cleinman Performance Partners, Inc. upon
the occasion of receiving the Otsego County Chamber/Excellus BCBS 6th
Annual Breakthrough Award

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize the
achievements of those individuals and businesses which substantially
contribute to the economic vitality of their communities and the entire
Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Cleinman Performance Partners, Inc. upon the occasion of receiving the
Otsego County Chamber/Excellus BCBS 6th Annual Breakthrough Award on
Thursday, October 13, 2011, in Cooperstown, New York; and
WHEREAS, Based in Oneonta and serving clients across the country,
Cleinman Performance Partners, Inc. was founded in 1989 to provide busi-
ness solutions to independent optometry practices and select vendors who
serve them; their mission is to help their clients recognize and realize
all their potential; and
WHEREAS, The consultancy was based on the personal interests and
unique experiences of Al Cleinman, the firm's president and CEO; he has
40 years in the eye care industry, beginning his career as a telephone
salesman at Brinell Optical in Oneonta while still a high school student
in Gilbertsville; eventually, he founded and nurtured several firms and
created numerous products and services; and
WHEREAS, Many highlights include the founding of Co-Optics of America
in 1979, the country's first industry buying group; in 1986, Al Cleinman
began publishing the first eye care consumer magazine, SIGHT, and has
since been a columnist for OPTOMETRIC MANAGEMENT AND EYECARE BUSINESS
MAGAZINE; and
WHEREAS, After establishing Cleinman Performance Partners, Inc., Al
Cleinman helped establish Innotech, a high-tech lens company that went
public in 1996 and was ultimately acquired by Johnson and Johnson, Inc.;
today, Cleinman Performance Partners employs 22 individuals at its home
office in Oneonta, and another 12 consultants across North America,
delivering a host of business support services to its chosen markets;
and
WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that this Legislative Body acknowl-
edges this exceptional business and its contributions to the local and
state economies, fully confident that it will continue to enjoy the
sparkling successes it has experienced thus far; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Cleinman Performance Partners, Inc., upon the occasion of receiv-
ing the Otsego County Chamber/Excellus BCBS 6th Annual Breakthrough
Award; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Al Cleinman, president and CEO, Cleinman Performance Part-
ners, Inc.