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 The EO establishes a commission of no more than 51
voting members which will be housed within the new Bicentennial
Office under Executive Director Stuart Layne. No more than 40
members may be appointed by the Governor and one member each may be
appointed by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House,
the Senate Minority Leader, the House Minority Leader, the Attorney
General, the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, the Comptroller,
the Secretary of State, and the Mayors of Chicago and Springfield.
The following individuals have been appointed to the commission:
Ellen S. Alberding, President, The Joyce Foundation
Pam Althoff, State Senator, 32nd District (Appointed by the Senate
Minority Leader)
Liandro Arellano Jr., Mayor, City of Dixon
Ed Burke, 14th Ward Alderman, City of Chicago
Gloria Cardenas Cudia, President, Salsa Business Network
Gloria Castillo, President & CEO, Chicago United
Harry L. Crisp II, CEO, Pepsi MidAmerica
 John Crowley, Regional Senior Vice President, Comcast
Richard M. Daley, Former Mayor, City of Chicago
Karen Darch, President, Village of Barrington
Randy Dunn, President, Southern Illinois University System
Richard Edelman, President & CEO, Edelman
Fabian Elliott, Founder & CEO, Black Tech Mecca Inc.
llene S. Gordon, President & CEO, Ingredion
David Joens, Director, Illinois State Archives (Appointed by the
Secretary of State)
Jim Kinney, Immediate Past President, Illinois Realtors
Jan V. Kostner, Strategic Marking Consultant, JVK
Marilyn Kushak, President, Mid-West Family Broadcasting
James O. Langfelder, Mayor, City of Springfield
Allen James Lynch, Veteran, Medal of Honor Recipient (Appointed by
the Lieutenant Governor)
Shirley Madigan, Chairman, Illinois Arts Council Chairman & Trustee,
After School Matters
Dan Mahoney Sr., Managing Partner, Fort Knox Studios & 2112 Chicago
Melissa Mahoney, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney
General (Appointed by the Attorney General)
Richard Mark, Chairman & President, Ameren Illinois
Fidel Marquez, Senior Vice President of Government and External
Affairs, ComEd
Susana Meza, Vice President of Marketing, Wintrust Financial
Corporation
Oscar Munoz, CEO, United Airlines
Stephanie Pace Marshall, Ph.D, Chancellor, The Lincoln Academy of
Illinois
Donovan Pepper, National Director of Local Government Relations,
Walgreens
Rikeesha Phelon, President & CEO, Phelon Public Strategies
(Appointed by the Senate President)
John Powers, Owner, Union Street Tin Company
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Jerry Reinsdorf, Chairman, Chicago Bulls & Chicago White Sox
Tom Ricketts, Chairman, Chicago Cubs
Todd Schwebel, President, The Schwebel Company
David Scott, Board Member, Illinois State Historical Society
Ruth Slottag, Partner, Slottag Communications (Appointed by the Mayor of
Springfield)
Melody Spann-Cooper, Chairman, Midway Broadcasting Corporation
Larry Spivack, President. Illinois Labor History Society (Appointed by the
Treasurer)
Joyce St. Clair, Chief Capital Management Officer, Northern Trust
Aaron Tennant, CEO, Simplex Leasing
Rocky Wirtz, Chairman, Chicago Blackhawks
Dick Wolf, Creator & Producer, Wolf Entertainment/NBCUniversal Television
Bernanda Wong, President & CEO, Chinese American Service League (CASL)
The following individuals will serve as non-voting members of the Illinois
Bicentennial Commission:
James Cornelius, Collection Curator, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum
Brad Cole, Executive Director, Illinois Municipal League
Grant Hammer, Chief of Staff, Illinois Department of Agriculture
Lori Healey, CEO, Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
Cory Jobe, Director, Illinois Office of Tourism
Brent Krebs, Chief of Staff, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Brittany Ladd, Assistant Director, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic
Opportunity
Alan C. Lowe, Executive Director, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum
Heidi Brown-McCreery, Director, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Kelly Nicholl, Chief Marketing Officer, Intersect Illinois
Beth Purvis, Illinois Secretary of Education
Samuel Wheeler Ph.D., State Historian, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
More information on commission members can be found on the Illinois Bicentennial
Celebration website.
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