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 Name: Lazaro Lopez
Position: Chairman
Illinois Community College Board
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Lazaro Lopez, 47, of Hoffman
Estates to become the next chairman of the Illinois Community
College Board. Lopez is a well-respected leader in the education
field and was named Illinois Principal of the Year in 2013. Lopez
is currently the Associate Superintendent for Teaching and Learning
of Township High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, which is
the state’s second-largest school district with more than 12,000
students. In this position he is responsible for the development and
delivery of effective educational programs within the district’s
schools.
Prior to his work at the district level, Lopez was the principal of
Wheeling High School. He oversaw the school’s transition to a
STEM-focused curriculum, which better prepares students for today’s
21st century economy and world. Lopez held this position from 2007
to 2013.
Lopez is an army veteran, having served our country for three and a
half years. He earned his associate’s degree from the College of
DuPage and a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University. He
holds a master’s degree from Roosevelt University and a doctorate in
education from Aurora University.
Name: John Sanders
Position: Illinois State Board of Education
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected John Sanders, 52, of Marion to
the Illinois State Board of Education. Sanders has served on the
John A. Logan Community College Board of Trustees since 1997.
Sanders is a partner at Sanders & Sanders, which is a general
practice law firm serving all of southern Illinois. The firm has
also earned a premier reputation for its work in school law and has
represented more than 40 different school districts throughout the
region.
In addition to his legal work, Sanders has also served on the
Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, the
Association for Community College Trustees and the Illinois
Community College Trustee Association.
Sanders earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the
University of Illinois and a law degree from Southern Illinois
University.
Name: Arabel Alva Rosales
Position: Board of Directors
Chicago Transit Authority
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Arabel Alva Rosales to the
Chicago Transit Authority Board of Directors. She is an
entrepreneur, a leader in the Hispanic community and has 15 years of
state government experience.
Currently, Rosales is the president and CEO of A. Alva Rosales &
Associates, which is a technology firm specializing in project
management, technology-based marketing and developing technology
infrastructure.
Rosales served the State of Illinois in a number of different
positions from 1990 to 2005. Most recently, she was a Commissioner
on the Illinois Human Rights Commission. She was also the Director
of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Under former Governor Jim
Edgar, she served as a Senior Policy Adviser on Urban Issues and as
an Assistant to the Governor on Women’s Issues and Hispanic Affairs.
 Rosales earned her bachelor’s degree from Mundelein College at
Loyola University and a law degree from DePaul University. She also
holds an executive certificate from the Tuck School of Business at
Dartmouth College.
Name: Andre Youngblood
Position: Board of Directors
Chicago Transit Authority
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Andre Youngblood, 44, of South
Holland to the Chicago Transit Authority Board of Directors. He
brings 20 years of experience to the position.
Youngblood is currently the Commercial Insurance Director at Allianz
Insurance Co. He manages a $30 million portfolio throughout the
Midwest and is responsible for building relationships with key
agency partners and profitability growth.
Prior to his work at Allianz, Youngblood worked for the Chubb Group
of Insurance as a Commercial Marine Underwriter for three years. He
also worked for State Farm Insurance as a Senior Claim
Representative for two and a half years.
Youngblood earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of
California in African-American studies. He earned a master’s degree
in finance from DeVry University.
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Name: Richard Burrow III
Position: Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Richard Burrow III, 59, of
O’Fallon to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review
Board. Burrow has a background in medical and business fields and is
a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Burrow is currently the Executive Vice President and COO of the Shaw
Management Corporation. He is responsible for transforming the
organization from a family-owned small business into a thriving
corporation. Prior to that, Burrow was the COO of Family Physicians
of O’Fallon.
Burrow is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired in 1999 as the
flight commander for the 375th Medical Operations Squadron. In that
position he oversaw health care, preventative medicine and health
promotion for more than 18,000 beneficiaries.
Burrow earned his bachelor’s degree in nursing from Southern
Illinois University, and he holds a master’s degree in business
management from Colorado Technical University. Burrow also attended
Air Command and Staff College and Nursing Service Management within
the Air Force.
Name: Mary Patricia Burns
Position: Judge
Illinois Court of Claims
Governor Bruce Rauner has reappointed Mary Burns as Judge of the
Illinois Court of Claims. Burns has served in this capacity since
July 2009.
Burns is president of Burke Burns & Pinelli law firm. She is a
managing partner and practicing attorney. Previously, she was an
associate at Burke & Smith Chartered. Burns also served as a law
clerk for Judge James Murray, researching and writing opinions.
Currently, Burns serves as a board member for many service
organizations including Mercy Hospital Foundation, Service Club of
Chicago and Ronald McDonald Children’s Charity of Chicago.
Burns earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre
Dame, and earned her law degree from Loyola University School of
Law.
Name: Fredrick Bates
Position: Chairman
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Fredrick Bates to be Chairman of
the Illinois Civil Service Commission. Bates has served as an
administrative law judge for the Chicago Department of
Administrative Hearings since August 2013.
Before becoming a judge, Bates was President of Bates Legal Group,
which specializes in management labor and employment law. He was
recognized by The Legal Network as one of the top lawyers in 2013.
His other work experience includes being an equity partner at
Wildman Harold, et al., President of Albert, Bates, Whitehead, et
al., equity partner at Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, and an associate at
Seyfarth Shaw. He began his career as a judicial law clerk for Judge
Donald Ross on the 8th Circuit United States Court of Appeals.
Bates received a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University. He
received his law degree from Creighton University School of Law in
1983.
Name: Garrett FitzGerald
Position: Commissioner
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Governor Bruce Rauner has reappointed Garrett FitzGerald as
Commissioner of the Illinois Civil Service Commission. FitzGerald
has served the people of Illinois as chairman of the ICSC since May
2011. For almost nine years, FitzGerald has worked as the
executive director for Northcenter Chamber of Commerce. His daily
work has helped promote economic development and business growth in
the Northcenter neighborhood. The growing chamber has more than 400
current members.
Prior to his work with the Chamber, FitzGerald worked as a policy
analyst for the Chicago City Council under Alderman Eugene Schulter
and as legislative staff to the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
FitzGerald earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from
DePaul University.
[Catherine Kelly, Office of the
Governor Bruce Rauner]
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