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 Name: John Gilbert
Position: Board of Trustees
Southern Illinois University
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected John Gilbert, 65, of Carbondale
to the Board of Trustees at Southern Illinois University. Gilbert is
a life-long public servant and is currently a United States District
Court Judge (senior status).
Gilbert was appointed to the federal bench in 1992, and currently
presides over criminal and civil cases. Prior to that, he was a
First Judicial Circuit Court Judge for nearly five years.
Gilbert has also served the people of Illinois as a member of the
State Board of Elections, where he set policy matters for the board
and presided over election challenges.
Gilbert holds a law degree from Loyola University Chicago. He earned
his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois.
Name: Joel Sambursky
Position: Board of Trustees
Southern Illinois University
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Joel Sambursky, 32, of Carbondale
to serve on the Board of Trustees at Southern Illinois University.
Sambursky is a graduate of SIU and is the president of Liberty
Wealth Management, LLC.
 Sambursky has worked at Liberty Wealth Management since 2012.
Currently, he manages the day-to-day affairs of the firm including
financial and investment planning, marketing and client recruitment.
He also advises clients on retirement and college savings plans.
Prior to his work at Liberty Wealth Management, Sambursky worked for
Forbes Financial Group in Carbondale as a financial adviser. He
advised clients and helped determine if they had adequate retirement
assets and insurance policies. Sambursky also worked for the
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce.
Sambursky graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2005 with a
degree in science finance and earned an MBA in 2007. He was also
recognized for his athletic accomplishments during his four years on
the SIU football team.
Name: Amy Sholar
Position: Board of Trustees
Southern Illinois University
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Amy Sholar, 43, of Alton to serve
on the Board of Trustees at Southern Illinois University. Sholar is
a graduate of SIU - Edwardsville and currently owns her own law
firm.
Sholar has owned the Law Office of Amy Sholar, P.C. since 2004.
Prior to owning her own law firm, Sholar worked for the City of
Alton as a planning coordinator. She was responsible for community
redevelopment, real estate acquisitions and zoning matters.
Sholar was also a recipient of the 2012 Women of Distinction award.
Sholar graduated from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville in
1998 with a degree in business administration and holds a law degree
from St. Louis University.
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Name: Timothy Burke
Position: Board of Trustees
Eastern Illinois University
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Timothy Burke, 65, of Evanston to
become a member of the Eastern Illinois University’s Board of
Trustees. Burke is a graduate of EIU and is currently a member of
the EIU Foundation Board of Trustees.
Burke is currently a project risk manager at William Blair &
Company. In this role, he works on financial risk management and
internal control matters. For ten years until 2012, he was the
company’s CFO.
Prior to his work at William Blair & Company, Burke worked at Arthur
Andersen & Company for more than 20 years. He became partner in 1987
in the audit practice of the financial services group. He also
managed a World Bank project in Indonesia focused on reforming
securities industry regulations. Burke received his bachelor’s
degree in math and master’s degree in counseling from EIU. While
earning his MS, he also served the EIU community as a residence hall
counselor.
Name: Rev. Dr. Marshall Hatch
Position: Board of Trustees
Chicago State University
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Rev. Dr. Marshall Hatch to join
the Chicago State University Board of Trustees. Hatch has spent
years in the community and in public service to help others.
Since 1993, Hatch has been the pastor of the New Mt. Pilgrim
Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago’s west side. Prior to that, he
served as the pastor of Commonwealth Baptist Church.
Throughout his work in the ministry, Hatch has created and developed
a number of outreach programs. He is responsible for an interfaith
affordable housing development project, which built more than 200
homes for Chicago families. He also established an annual mission
trip for inner-city youth.
 Hatch earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Western
Illinois University. He holds a master’s degree in government from
Georgetown University. Hatch also earned a doctorate and masters
degree in ministry and theological studies from McCormick
Theological Seminary. He was also one of four Merrill Fellows at the
Harvard Divinity School in 1998.
[Catherin Kelly, Office of the
Governor Bruce Rauner] |
