At this time, the Governor has named the following (new appointments in bold at the end of the list):
Office of the Governor:
- Anne Caprara, Chief of Staff
- Sol Flores, Deputy Governor
- Dan Hynes, Deputy Governor
- Christian Mitchell, Deputy Governor
- Jesse Ruiz, Deputy Governor
- Nikki Budzinski, Senior Adviser
- Ann Spillane, General Counsel
- Emily Bittner, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications
- Jordan Abudayyeh, Press Secretary
- Sean Rapelyea, Deputy Chief of Staff for External Affairs
- Tiffany Newbern-Johnson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative Affairs
State agency directors:
- Jeremy Flynn, Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA)
- Janel L. Forde, Director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS)
- Erin Guthrie, Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
- Alicia Tate-Nadeau, Director of the homeland security and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)
- Theresa Eagleson, Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)
- Heidi Mueller, Director of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ)
- David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR)
- Alexis Sturm, Director of the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB)
- Matt Perez, Illinois Fire Marshal
- John Kim, Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
- Jim Bennett, Director of the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR)
- Michael Kleinick, Director of the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOR)
- Brendan Kelly, Director of the Illinois State Police (ISP)
- Col. Richard Neeley, Adjunct General, Illinois National Guard
- Linda Chapa La Via, Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA)
- Grace Hou, Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
- Colleen Callahan, Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
- Deborah Hagan, Secretary of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
- Mario Treto, Jr., Director of Real Estate at IDFPR
- Francisco Menchaca, Director of Financial Institutions at IDFPR
- Jessica Baer, Director of Professional Regulation at IDFPR
- Omer Osman, Secretary of Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
- Dr. Carmen Ayala, State Superintendent of Education
- Darren Reisburg, Chair of the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
- Christine Benson, Member of ISBE
- Cynthia Latimer, Member of ISBE
- Donna Simpison, Member of ISBE
- David Lett, Member of ISBE
- Susan Morrison, Member of ISBE
- Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Member of ISBE
- Jane Quinlan, Member of ISBE
- Jacqueline Robbins, Member of ISBE
- Will Evans, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
- Jim Connolly, Member of Board of Directors of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
- Stephen Davis, Member of Board of Directors of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
- Alice Gallagher, Member of Board of Directors of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
- Karen McConnaughay, Member of Board of Directors of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
- Scott Paddock, Member of Board of Directors of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
- Gary Perinar, Member of Board of Directors of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
- Cesar Santoy, Member of Board of Directors of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
- Jim Sweeney, Member of Board of Directors of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
- Ron Guerrier, Chief Information Officer of the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT)
- Robert Muriel, Director of the Department of Insurance (IDOI)
- Paula Basta, Director of the Illinois Department of Aging (IDOA)
- Gustavo Giraldo, Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES)
- Marc Smith, Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
- Edgar Curtis, Member of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Ed Hightower, Member of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Subhash Sharma, Member of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
- John Simmons, Member of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Roger Tedrick, Member of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Greg Aguilar, Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Erik Dolieslager, Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Kisha Lang, Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Nick Padgett, Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Polly Radosh, Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Douglas Shaw, Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Jackie Thompson, Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Carrie Zalewski, Commissioner of the Illinois Commerce Commission
- Nancy Zettler, Judge on the Illinois Court of Claims
- Bob Sprague, Judge on the Illinois Court of Claims
- Jay Rowell, Member of the Illinois Employment Security Board of Review
- Michael Goetz, Member of the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority
- Terrence O’Brien, Member of the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority
- Jeffrey Wright, Member of the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority
- Ruben Ramirez, Jr., Member of the Illinois Gaming Board
- John Cronin, Member of the Illinois Labor Relations Board
- Kendra Cunningham, Member of the Illinois Labor Relations Board
- Jose Gudino, Member of the Illinois Labor Relations Board
- William Lowry, Jr., Member of the Illinois Labor Relations Board
- Salvador Diaz, Member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board
- Aurthur Mae Perkins, Member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board
- Joseph Ruggiero, Member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board
- Gisela Attlan, Member of the Illinois State Board of Investments
- Ron Powell, Member of the Illinois State Board of Investments
- Michael Tarnoff, Member of the Illinois State Board of Investments
- Jaye Williams, Member of the Illinois State Board of Investments
- Don Villar, Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
- Sherman Wright, Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
- Richard Figueroa, Member of the State Universities Retirement System Board Of Trustees
- Jamie-Clare Flaherty, Member of the State Universities Retirement System Board Of Trustees
- John Lyons, Member of the State Universities Retirement System Board Of Trustees
- Maria Bocanegra, Commissioner of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC)
- Elizabeth Lopez, Commissioner of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
- James Hibbert, Commissioner of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
- Daniel Brink, Member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board
- Oreal James, Member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board
- Kaye Wilson, Member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board
- Devon Bruce, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System
- Maureen Mena, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System
- David Arenas, Member of the Illinois Capital Development Board
- Martesha Brown, Member of the Illinois Capital Development Board
- Pamela McDonough, Member of the Illinois Capital Development Board
- Glyn Ramage, Member of the Illinois Capital Development Board
- Eileen Rhodes, Member of the Illinois Capital Development Board
- Vivian Robinson, Commissioner of the Illinois Civil Service Commission
- Joseph Dively, Member of the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University
- Audrey Edwards, Member of the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University
- Christopher Hicks, Member of the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University
- Joyce Madigan, Member of the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University
- Phillip Thompson Jr., Member of the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University
- Pamela Davidson, Chair of the Local Records Commission
- Rita Athas, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
- Dennis Barsema, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
- John Butler, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
- Montel Gayles, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
- Veronica Herrero, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
- Robert Pritchard, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
- Eric Wasowicz, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
- Barbara Flynn Currie, Member of the Illinois Pollution Control Board
- Anastasia Palivos, Member of the Illinois Pollution Control Board
- Louis Carr, Member of the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University
- Brian Clay, Member of the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University
- Latanya McDade, Member of the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University
- Miriam Mobley Smith, Member of the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University
- Mark Schneider, Member of the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University
- Andrea Zopp, Member of the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University
- Barbara Fumo, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University
- Marvin Garcia, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University
- Ann Kalayil, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University
- Charles Serrano, Member of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University
- Montele Crawford, Member of the Board Of Directors of the Will Kankakee Regional Development Authority
- Rob Jeffreys, Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC)
- Kathryn Bohn, Member of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
- Robert Dobski, Member of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
- Rocky Donahue, Member of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
- Julie Annette Jones, Member of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
- Mary Louderback, Member of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
- Robert Navarro, Member of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
- Sharon Rossmark, Member of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
- William Cadigan, Member of the Illinois State Board of Elections
- Laura Kent Donahue, Member of the Illinois State Board of Elections
- Bill Haine, Member of the Illinois State Board of Elections
- William McGuffage, Member of the Illinois State Board of Elections
- Tom Willis, Member of the Illinois Labor Relations Board
- Sarah Alter, Member of the Illinois Lottery Control Board
- Benjamin Reyes, Member of the Illinois Racing Board
- Marcus Davis, Member of the Illinois Racing Board
- James A. Ferg-Cadima, Chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission
- Steven A. Andersson, Commissioner of the Illinois Human Rights Commission
- Barbara Barreno-Paschall, Commissioner of the Illinois Human Rights Commission
- Manuel Barbosa, Commissioner of the Illinois Human Rights Commission
- Robert A. Cantone, Commissioner of the Illinois Human Rights Commission
- Jeffrey Shuck, Commissioner of the Illinois Human Rights Commission
- LeDeidre Turner, Commissioner of the Illinois Human Rights Commission
- Emma Johns, Student Member of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
- Norma Bellcoff, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System
- Matthew Hunt, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System
- Melody Spann Cooper, Commissioner on the Illinois Liquor Control Commission
- Sandra Martell, Member of Health Facilities and Services Review Board
- Linda Rae Murray, Member of Health Facilities and Services Review Board
- Debra Savage, Member of Health Facilities and Services Review Board
- Bernard Harsy, Member of the State Mining Board
- Michael Huff, Member of the State Mining Board
- Ronnie Huff, Member of the State Mining Board
- Erika Allen, Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Allyn Buhrow, Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Doug Hanson, Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Kim Haywood Jr., Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Jody Heavner, Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Kaizad Irani, Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Amy Leman, Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Gary Ochs, Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Aimee Poskin, Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Suzanne Schafer, Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education
- Kevin Brookins, Member of the Board of Trustees of Governors State University
- John Brudnak, Member of the Board of Trustees of Governors State University
- Lisa Harrell, Member of the Board of Trustees of Governors State University
- Angela Hickey, Member of the Board of Trustees of Governors State University
- James Kvedaras, Member of the Board of Trustees of Governors State University
- Anibal Taboas, Member of the Board of Trustees of Governors State University
- Charles Schmadeke, Chair of the Illinois Gaming Board
- Anthony Garcia, Member of the Illinois Gaming Board
- Andrew Berlin, Member of the Illinois State Police Merit Board
- Nancy Maldonado, Member of the Illinois State Police Merit Board
- Pedro Cevallos, Member of the Board of Trustees of Governors State University
- John Atkinson, Member of and Chair of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Jennifer A. Delaney, Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Derek Douglas, Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Andrea Evans, Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Jennifer Garrison, Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Veronica Gloria, Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Veronica Herrero, Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Pranav Kothari, Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Kenneth Shaw, Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Teresa Bartels, Member of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission
- Patricia Yadgir, Member of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission
- Beverly Potts, Member of the Capital Development Board
- Cynthia Ervin, Member of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission
- Cara Hendrickson, Member of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission
- Dan Beiser, Member of the Illinois Racing Board
- Tarrah Cooper Wright, Member of the Lottery Control Board
- Thomas Brewer, Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Tazewell County
- Maureen Amos, Member of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
- Darryl Arrington, Member of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
- Jonathan Bullock, Member of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
- Franciene Sabens, Member of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
- Gloria Chevere, Member of the Chicago Transit Board
- Michael Egbert, Member of the New Harmony Bridge Authority
- Ellen Schanzle-Haskins, Member of the New Harmony Bridge Authority
- Sara Brown, Member of the New Harmony Bridge Authority
- Jay Rowell, Member of the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Board
- John Duty, Member of the State Mining Board
- Robert Eggerman, Member of the State Mining Board
- Stephen Willis, Member of the State Mining Board
- Elizabeth Sanders, Member of the Illinois State Board of Investments
- Ray LaHood, Chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Directors
- Joan Brodsky, Historic Preservation Expert on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Directors
- Kathryn Harris, Library and Museum Expert on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Directors
- Gary Johnson, Member of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Directors
- Eunice Santos, Member of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Directors.
- John Rogner, Member of the Illinois Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council
- Lauren Wobig, Member of the Illinois Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council
- Julieta LaMalfa, Member of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission
- Barry Miller, Member of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission
- Autry Phillips, Member of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission
- Aaron Anderson, Member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board
- Michael Carrigan, Member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board
- Sean Stott, Member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board
- J. Steven Beckett, Abraham Lincoln Historian on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees
- Jessica Harris, Member of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees
- Jason Lesniewicz, Cultural Tourism Expert on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees
- Dan Monroe, Illinois Historian on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees
- Martin Sandoval, CPA, Business Administration expert on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees
- Melinda Spitzer-Johnston, Digitization, Conservation, and Historic Preservation Expert on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees
- Carin Stutz, Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Mark Twomey, Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees
- Richard Sewell, Member of the Health Facilities and Services Review Board
- Mark Denzler, Member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board
- Karen Harris, Member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board
- Mark Prince, Member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board
- Dave Weaver, Member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board
- Shirley R. Madigan, Chair of the Illinois Arts Council Agency
- Cynthia Berg, Member of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission
- Terry Dee, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Authority
- David Bennett, Member of the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board
- William Jennings, Member of the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board
- Jessica Yard, Member of the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board
- Joseph Redshaw, Member of the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board
- Greg Barry, Public Administrator and Public Guardian of McHenry County
- Michelle Coady-Carter, Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Christian County
- Chad Long, Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Knox and Warren Counties
- Kevin McDermott, Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Sangamon County
- Brian Dunn, Chair of the Quality Care Board
- Angela Hearts-Glass, Member of the Quality Care Board
- Megan Norlin, Member of the Quality Care Board
- Shirley Perez, Member of the Quality Care Board
- Linda Cantrell, Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Christoper Harris, Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Nina Grondin, Member of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
- Timothy Hudspeth, Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Clinton and Marion Counties
- James Montana, Member of the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Board
- Patricia Sullivan, Member of the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board
- Rick Terven, Member of the Illinois Employment Security Advisory Board
- Jae Jin Pak, Member of the Quality Care Board
- Jesse Ruiz, Chair of the School Construction Task Force
- Daniel Booth, Member of the School Construction Task Force
- Jeff Dosier, Member of the School Construction Task Force
- Joe Neri, Member of the School Construction Task Force
- Michael Riordan, Member of the School Construction Task Force
- Genevra Walters, Member of the School Construction Task Force
- Jill Kastner, Member of the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board
- Representative Jonathan Carroll, Member of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
- Mary Kennelly, Member of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
- Peter Neumer, Inspector General of the Illinois Department of Human Services
- Shawn Donnelley, Member of the Board of Trustees for the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
- J’Tia Hart, Member of the Board of Trustees for the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
- Howard Learner, Member of the Board of Trustees for the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
- Jessica Malkin, Member of the Board of Trustees for the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
- Maria del Socorro Pesqueira, Member of the Board of Trustees for the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
- Smita Shah, Member of the Board of Trustees for the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
- Margaret Berglind, Member of the Children and Family Services Advisory Council (continuing)
- Jennifer Hansen, Member of the Children and Family Services Advisory Council (continuing)
- Thomas Morsch, Member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Housing Development Authority
- Melissa Hernandez, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
- David Sam, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
- Susan Van Weelden, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
- Joseph Amarilio, Arbitrator on the Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Deborah Baker, Arbitrator on the Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Adam Hinrichs, Arbitrator on the Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Elaine Llerena, Arbitrator on the Workers’ Compensation Commission
- William McLaughlin, Arbitrator on the Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Dennis O’Brien, Arbitrator on the Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Lanetta Haynes Turner, Member of the Children and Family Services Advisory Council
- Anita Weinberg, Member of the Children and Family Services Advisory Council (continuing)
- Manuel Sanchez, Chair of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
- Leslie Darling, Member of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
- Michael Forde, Member of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
- Christine Radogno, Member of the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform
- Debra Savage, Chair of the Health Facilities and Services Review Board
- Thomas Brewer, Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Mason County
- Pete Olson, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
- John Spiros, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
- Estelle Walgreen, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
- Pete Olson, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
- John Spiros, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
- Estelle Walgreen, Member of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
- Clarence Wyatt, Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Lazaro Lopez, Chair of the Illinois Community College Board (continuing)
- Kahalah Clay, Member of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
- Vickie Smith, Member of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
- David Fletcher, Member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board
- Patricia Canessa, Member of the Illinois State Board of Health
- Rashmi Chugh, Member of the Illinois State Board of Health
- Janice Phillips, Member of the Illinois State Board of Health
- Julie Pryde, Member of the Illinois State Board of Health
- Esther Sciamerella, Member of the Illinois State Board of Health
- Susan Swider, Member of the Illinois State Board of Health
- Sameer Vohra, Member of the Illinois State Board of Health
- Damon Arnold, Member of the Illinois State Board of Health
- Teresa Garate, Member of the Illinois Community College Board (continuing)
- Aarti Kotak, Member of the Illinois Housing Development Authority
- John Herrmann, Member of the Illinois State Board of Health (continuing)
- Charles Knell, Member of the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board
- Tanya Triche Dawood, Member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board
