File #: 20-2850    Version: 1 Name: A RESOLUTION HONORING DR. ANUJA GUPTA
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 6/15/2020 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 6/18/2020 Final action: 6/18/2020
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION HONORING DR. ANUJA GUPTA WHEREAS, the month of May is recognized as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month; and WHEREAS, Cook County celebrates the vast contributions made by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in our communities; and WHEREAS, Dr. Anuja Gupta a physician and real estate developer based in Chicago, IL; and WHEREAS, after practicing as a Cardiologist in Chicago for 10 years she recently switched to pursue a fulltime career in real estate development; and WHEREAS, she currently serves as the Managing Partner of Verandah Retirement Community, a $43 Million senior living facility in Schaumburg township, in the 15th District, designed to uniquely serve both Indian and American lifestyles; and WHEREAS, Dr. Gupta was the recipient of the Cook County Asian Leadership Award 2019 & 2018, and The Daily Herald Influential Women in Business Award 2018; and WHEREAS, she is the cofounder of the Women's Empowerment Campaign Chicago (WE), a ...
Sponsors: KEVIN B. MORRISON, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN
title
PROPOSED RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION HONORING DR. ANUJA GUPTA

WHEREAS, the month of May is recognized as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month; and

WHEREAS, Cook County celebrates the vast contributions made by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in our communities; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Anuja Gupta a physician and real estate developer based in Chicago, IL; and

WHEREAS, after practicing as a Cardiologist in Chicago for 10 years she recently switched to pursue a fulltime career in real estate development; and

WHEREAS, she currently serves as the Managing Partner of Verandah Retirement Community, a $43 Million senior living facility in Schaumburg township, in the 15th District, designed to uniquely serve both Indian and American lifestyles; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Gupta was the recipient of the Cook County Asian Leadership Award 2019 & 2018, and The Daily Herald Influential Women in Business Award 2018; and

WHEREAS, she is the cofounder of the Women's Empowerment Campaign Chicago (WE), a networking and empowerment platform for Indian & Southeast Asian women entrepreneurs in the Chicagoland; and

WHEREAS, she is also the cofounder of the Voice of Indian-American Voters (VIA) a non-partisan platform for civic engagement. Her other notable accomplishment includes being a board member of the ISKCON temple; and

WHEREAS, she attributes her professional accomplishments to grit & tenacity that help her overcome successively bigger obstacles. Her personal motto is to keep challenging herself to be more impactful; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Gupta is married to Dr. Gaurav Kapoor and has one daughter; and

WHEREAS, Cook County's strength is in its diverse leaders helping their communities and that is evident with Dr. Gupta; and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Cook County Board of Commissioners do hereby honor Dr. Anuja Gupta for the outstanding work she does in Cook County; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Anuja Gu...

Click here for full text