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 Name: Jovita Carranza
Position: Board Member
Illinois Enterprise Zone Board
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Jovita Carranza to become the
Illinois Enterprise Zone. Carranza has extensive experience
developing businesses in both public and private sectors.
Carranza was a Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business
Administration from 2006 to 2009. She was responsible for the
agency’s turnaround, built an executive development program now used
by 200 small businesses in 10 states and oversaw 80 national field
offices. President George W. Bush appointed her to the position, and
she was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Currently, Carranza is the President and Founder of The JCR Group,
which provides business development services to companies and
non-governmental organizations. Previously, she was the Vice
President of Airline Operations and was the highest ranking Latina
in the company.
Carranza earned her M.B.A. from the University of Miami. She lives
in Skokie.
Name: Lawrence W. Falbe
Position: Board Member
Illinois Enterprise Zone Board
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Larry Falbe to the Illinois
Enterprise Zone. His 20 years of experience in site selection and
environmental law make him uniquely qualified for the position.
Falbe's extensive planning experience and public service include
eight years on the Lake County Regional Plan Commission, and he
currently serves as a member of the METRA Citizens Advisory Board,
among numerous other boards and community leadership positions.
Currently, Falbe is a Chicago-based environmental and energy
attorney at the national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP. His
practice focuses on environmental transactional support, Brownfields
issues, environmental regulations and litigation, energy development
and facility siting. Falbe has worked extensively with Illinois
state agencies like the Illinois Department of Natural Resources,
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois
Pollution Control Board.
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Falbe is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Augustana College, Illinois,
and earned his law degree from DePaul University College of Law. He
is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Wisconsin, and is
admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous
Federal District Courts. Falbe is also a former adjunct professor of
environmental law at Northwestern University. He currently lives in
Mettawa, in Lake County Illinois, where he previously served as a
Village Trustee.
Name: Larry Ivory
Position: Board Member
Illinois Enterprise Zone Board
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Larry Ivory to the Illinois
Enterprise Zone. Ivory’s experience as a member of the Business
Enterprise Program Council and his business background make him
qualified for the position.
Currently, Ivory is the President and CEO of the Illinois State
Black Chamber of Commerce, which promotes job creation and growth of
African-American businesses. Ivory oversees the daily operations of
the organization while promoting its mission across the state. He
was the Chamber’s Chairman from 1997-2002. Ivory is also a board
member of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, and the Regional
Vice President for Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Ivory previously worked for Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc. as
the Vice President of Investment Services from 1998 to 2004. He also
was a Senior Financial Consultant at Merrill Lynch from 1991 to
1998.
Ivory is a veteran of the U.S. Marines. He graduated from Saddleback
College and currently lives in Peoria.
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