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 In addition, Governor Rauner has also extended the contract of
state CFO, Donna Arduin. She will continue working with the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget on enacting a balanced
budget. Her compensation has been reduced by half from her previous
contract and will terminate when the final budget is signed or on
August 28, whichever comes first.
Name: Joseph Wright
Position: Director, Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program
Governor Bruce Rauner has named Joesph Wright the Director of the
Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. He is currently Assistant
General Counsel in the Office of the Governor.
In the Office of the Governor, Wright has worked extensively with
the state agencies involved in the medical cannabis pilot program.
He is the liaison with the legal teams within the Illinois
Department of Agriculture, the Illinois Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation and the Illinois Racing Board. In addition,
Wright assisted the Office of the Governor with Freedom of
Information Act requests.
 Wright has experience at the federal level, working as a Legislative
Assistant in the Office of Congressman Jim Matheson. He also was a
law clerk for Holland & Knight, the Illinois Attorney General and
the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Wright is a graduate of the University of Illinois, and earned his
law degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He lives in
Chicago.
Name: Timothy Rand
Position: Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Timothy Rand to the Illinois
Sports Facilities Authority. Rand's experience in the food and
beverage industry and in event promotion makes him an excellent
addition to the board.
Rand is the founder and owner of Midway Airport Concessionaires that
owns a number of food outlets at Midway International Airport. He
oversees the sales, management and marketing duties of the
operation. In addition, Rand has served as Director of Urban
Partnership Bank and is the co-founder of the annual Chicago
Football Classic.
Rand is extremely active in the community working with the Chicago
Urban League, Make-a-Wish Foundation, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition,
the DuSable Museum and the Council on Chicago Public School
Partnerships. Rand also served five years in the U.S. Army National
Guard. He graduated from Southern Illinois University and lives in
Chicago. Name: Ezequiel Flores
Position: Illinois State Board of Investment
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Ezequiel Flores to the Illinois
State Board of Investment. Flores is a global business leader with
extensive experience as an entrepreneur and senior-level executive.
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Flores is currently the CEO of Flores Retail Corporation, which is a
real estate company that specializes in public-private partnerships,
development and financing, and retail brokerage. In addition, he
also co-founded Flying Food Concessions, which is responsible for
one of the largest specialty retail portfolios at O'Hare
International Airport. He is also the CEO of Flying Retail.
Prior to these ventures, Flores was the Strategy and Corporate
Development Manager at the Sara Lee Corporation. He also worked as
an Assurance and Business Advisory Associate at Arthur Anderson LLP.
Flores graduated from DePaul University with an accounting degree.
He is currently earning his master's degree at the Catholic
Theological Union. He lives in Chicago. Name: Steve Kim
Position: Illinois Human Rights Commission
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Steve Kim to the Illinois Human
Rights Commission. Kim is a proven advocate for Asian Americans in
Illinois and was the first Asian American to run for a statewide
office when he was the Republican candidate for Attorney General in
2010.
Kim is currently a managing partner at RKJ Legal, which is an
international law firm with offices in seven countries, and Kim
serves as General Counsel to several other international companies.
Prior to this, Kim was General Counsel for Coils, Inc., directing
all legal, regulatory and governmental affairs activities. He has
also worked for Time Warner Cable and AT&T.
Kim began his professional career with the State of Illinois,
serving in the 1995-1996 Dunn Fellow class, assisting the Governor's
Economic and Business Development Adviser. He was also a Special
Assistant to Governor Edgar, where he advised the governor on a
number of issues, including international trade. In addition, he was
the primary contact in the Office of the Governor for the
Asian-American community.
Kim earned his bachelor's degree and law degree from Loyola
University Chicago. He lives in Northbrook.
[Catherine Kelly, Office of Illinois
Governor Bruce Rauner] |
