Ryan Makes Appointments To Boards And Commissions

SPRINGFIELD - Governor George H. Ryan today announced the following appointments to Illinois boards and commissions:

To the Advanced Practice Nursing Board:

* George H. Paige, 68, of Crete, an appointment for a term ending August 31, 2003. Paige is retired from the U.S. Postal Service.

Members of the Advanced Practice Nursing Board are paid expenses only. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

To the Advisory Board to the Department of Natural Resources:

* Dr. John J. Swalec, 65, of Batavia, an appointment for a term ending January 16, 2006. Swalec is President of Waubonsee Community College.

Members of the Advisory Board to the Department of Natural Resources are paid expenses only. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

To the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities:

* Venus D. Ellerson Austin, 49, of Chicago, an appointment for a term ending June 30, 2001. Austin is a School Social Worker.

* Jan Cleveland, 53, of Carmi, an appointment for a term ending June 30, 2002. Cleveland is a Special Education Teacher.

Members of the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities are paid expenses only. The appointments do not require Senate confirmation.

To the Affordable Housing Advisory Commission:

* Rance D. Carpenter, 45, of Springfield, a reappointment for a term ending October 1, 2000. Carpenter is Bureau Chief for Planning and Program Management with the Illinois Department on Aging.

* Peter Dwars, 50, of Chicago, designated as Chairman with an unspecified term length. Dwars is Executive Director for the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

* Daniel L. Goodwin, 57, of Oak Brook, an appointment for a term ending October 1, 2001. Goodwin is Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Inland Group, Inc.

* Henry C. Mendoza, 55, of Chicago, a reappointment for a term ending October 1, 2000. Mendoza is Vice Chair and CEO of Nina International, L.L.C.

* Willie B. Nelson, Sr., 67, of East St. Louis, a reappointment for a term ending October 1, 2001. Nelson is a retired banker.

* Sheila Romano, 37, of Naperville, an appointment for a term ending October 1, 2000. Romano is Executive Director of the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Members of the Affordable Housing Advisory Commission are paid expenses only. The appointments require Senate confirmation.

To the Capital Development Board:

* Michael Skoubis, 39, of Des Plaines, an appointment for a term ending January 19, 2004. Skoubis is a partner/attorney at Skoubis & Skoubis, LTD.

Members of the Capital Development Board are paid expenses only. The appointment requires Senate confirmation.

To the Illinois Clean Energy Community Trust:

* Pete Peters, 64, of Chicago, designated as Chairman for a term ending December 13, 2004. Peters is a retired Illinois State Representative.

Peters will receive an annual salary of $25,000. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

To the Illinois Council on Aging:

* Joyce Flynn-Childress, 66, of Aurora, an appointment for a term ending January 1, 2003. Flynn-Childress is a Registered Nurse and Staff Educator at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Members of the Council on Aging are paid expenses only. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

To the Board of Credit Union Advisors:

* Charles Rutan, 47, of Champaign, a reappointment for a term ending January 20, 2003. Rutan is President of the University of Illinois Employees' Credit Union. * Cheryl Ann Taylor, 52, of Springfield, a reappointment for a term ending January 20, 2003. Taylor is Executive Vice President of the Sangamon School Credit Union.

Members of the Board of Credit Union Advisors are paid expenses only. The appointments do not require Senate confirmation.

To the Education Commission of the States:

* Anne D. Davis, 58, of Harvey, an appointment for a term ending January 31, 2001. Davis is President of the Illinois Education Association.

Members of the Education Commission of the States receive no salary. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

To the Great Lakes Commission:

* F. Ned Dikmen, 62, of Chicago, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Dikmen is Publisher and Editor in Chief of Great Lakes Boating Magazine.

Members of the Great Lakes Commission are paid expenses only. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

To the Havana Regional Port District Board:

* Murray Johnson, 50, of Havana, an appointment ending July 1, 2001. Johnson is President of Central Valley Irrigation, Inc.

* Merle Tarvin, 60, of Havana, an appointment for a term ending July 1, 2002. Tarvin works for Tarvin Construction.

Members of the Havana Regional Port District Board are paid expenses only. The appointments require Senate confirmation.

To the Health Care Credentials Council:

* Craig Backs, 44, of Springfield, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2002. Backs is a Medical Director of DSJ Networks.

* Peter A. Brusca, 59, of St. Charles, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2002. Brusca is President of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Ltd.

* Elena Butkus, 35, of LaGrange, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2004. Butkus is the Associate Executive Director of the Illinois Association of HMO's.

* Renee Aird Dengler, 53, of Riverside, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2004. Dengler is Director of Credentialing at Advocate Health Care.

* John W. Galbreath, 50, of Alton, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2002. Galbreath is a Chiropractic Physician.

* Ronald B. McMullen, 49, of Godfrey, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2004. McMullen is President of the Alton Memorial Hospital.

* Andrew H. Melczer, 45, of Evanston, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2004. Melczer is Vice President for Health Policy Research with the Illinois State Medical Society.

* Stewart I. Odell, 61, of Winfield, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2002. Odell is Secretary-Treasurer of DuKane Obstetrics and Gynecology Ltd.

* William Rollow, 48, of Evanston, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2002. Rollow is Vice President for Medical Management at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.

* Alan Rosenberg, 47, of Oak Park, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2004. Rosenberg is Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Medical Affairs at Unicare.

* Norman S. Ryan, 53, of Chicago, an appointment for a tem ending April 6, 2004. Ryan is Vice President for Health Services with United Health Care of Illinois.

* Jody Lynn Wittenberg, 47, of Highland Park, an appointment for a term ending April 6, 2002. Wittenberg is Assistant General Counsel at Alexian Brothers Health Systems, Inc.

Members of the Health Care Credentials Council are paid expenses only. The appointments do not require Senate confirmation.

To the Illinois Health Facilities Authority:

* Thomas Shields, 59, of Riverside, an appointment for a term ending June 30, 2006. Shields works for Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC.

Members of the Illinois Health Facilities Authority are paid expenses only. The appointment requires Senate confirmation.

To the Human Resource Investment Council/Workforce Investment Board:

* Christopher Glynn, 47, of Morton, an appointment for a term ending July 1, 2001. Glynn is Director of Corporate Human Relations at Caterpillar, Inc.

Members of the Human Resource Investment Council/Workforce Investment Board are paid expenses only. The appointment requires Senate confirmation.

To the Illinois Arts Council:

* Irene Antoniou, 69, of Oak Brook, a reappointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Antoniou is past President of Lyric Opera Center for American Artists.

* Virginia Gallagher Bobins, 57, of Chicago, a reappointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Bobins is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Erikson Institute for Higher Learning/Child Development.

* Henry Chapman, 62, of Dunlap, a reappointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Chapman is Senior Vice President of Everen Securities.

* Debra Detmers Fansler, 41, of Petersburg, an appointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Fansler is District Director for Congressman Shimkus.

* Barbara G. Gold, 65, of Chicago, an appointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Gold is Director of Major Gifts for the Jewish Federation, Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago.

* Martin Janis, 74, of Chicago, a reappointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Janis is Chairman of the Board and President of Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.

* Margaret Kenny, 46, of Glenview, a reappointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Kenny is a freelance singer.

* Giacomo Leone, 57, of LaSalle, a reappointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Leone is Chair of the Humanities and Fine Arts Division at Illinois Valley Community College.

* Jeanne Randall Malkin, 65, of Chicago, an appointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Malkin is Principal of Malkin Art Associates.

* Constance L. Mortell, 52, of Chicago, an appointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Mortell is President of Mortell Development, Inc.

* Elaine Muchin, 62, of Chicago, a reappointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Muchin is President of Elaine C. Muchin Consulting, Inc.

* Terry Scrogum, 47, of Astoria, an appointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Scrogum is Director of Institutional Advancement for The Hope School.

* Melanie H. Tomaszkiewicz, 51, of Indian Head Park, an appointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Tomaszkiewicz is Executive Director for the American Women Composers Midwest, Inc.

* Andy Van Meter, 42, of Springfield, a reappointment for a term ending June 30, 2003. Van Meter is President of Design Ideas, Ltd.

Members of the Illinois Arts Council are paid expenses only. The appointments do not require Senate confirmation.

To the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Review Commission:

* C. Brooke Beal, 36, of Chicago, an appointment for a term ending January 21, 2001. Beal is Executive Director of Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County.

* Robert Bisha, 44, of Mapleton, an appointment for a term ending January 21, 2001. Bisha is an Environmental Engineer for Central Illinois Light Company.

* Arthur A. Daniels, 57, of Northbrook, an appointment for a term ending January 21, 2001. Daniels is CEO and President of John Sexton Sand & Gravel Corp.

* Cynthia L. Doloughty, 42, of Palatine, an appointment for a term ending January 21, 2001. Doloughty is President/Owner of Ho-Mar Oil, Inc.

* Bill S. Forcade, 54, of Skokie, an appointment for a term ending January 21, 2001. Forcade is a partner with Jenner & Block.

* Jennifer M. Martin, 32, of Highland, an appointment for a term ending January 21, 2001. Martin is Senior Associate with Thompson Coburn, LLP.

* William R. Schubert, 43, of Naperville, an appointment for a term ending January 21, 2001. Schubert is an Area Environmental Engineering Manager for Waste Management, Inc.

* Neal H. Weinfield, 38, of Highland Park, an appointment for a term ending January 21, 2001. Weinfield is an Environmental Lawyer with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC.

Appointments to the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Review Commission are paid expenses only. The appointments do not require Senate confirmation.

To the Illinois Main Street Council:

* Mary F. Blankenbaker, 50, of Galena, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Blankenbaker is Vice President of Benjamin's Ltd. of Galena. * H. James Baum, 62, of Morris, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Baum is President of Baum's Inc.

* Greg Edwards, 45, of Peoria, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Edwards is President and CEO of the Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

* John C. Guyon, 68, of Carbondale, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Guyon is Executive Director of the Southern Illinois Tourism Development Office.

* Susan L. Klinkhamer, 46, of St. Charles, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Klinkhamer is the Mayor of St. Charles.

* James E. Mann, 57, of Chicago, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Mann is Midwest Director and Associate General Counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

* Susan Mogerman, 55, of Springfield, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Mogerman is Director of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

* Carolyn Oxtoby, 69, of Springfield, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Oxtoby is the Owner of Oxtoby Properties.

* Brenda Yager, 51, of Chicago, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Yager is the Deputy Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.

Appointments to the Illinois Main Street Council are paid expenses only. The appointments do not require Senate confirmation.

To the Judicial Inquiry Board:

* Christine I. Takada, 36, of Evanston, an appointment for a term ending April 3, 2004. Takada is Executive Director of the Asian American Alliance/Asian American Small Business Development Center.

Appointments to the Judicial Inquiry Board are paid a per diem plus expenses. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

To the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District Board:

* George A. Clark, 65, of Mt. Sterling, a reappointment for a term ending June 1, 2005. Clark is retired.

Appointments to the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District Board are paid expenses only. The appointment requires Senate confirmation.

To the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Council:

* Ronald R. Brown, 53, of Bloomington, a reappointment for a term ending January 20, 2003. Brown is Vice President of Operations at State Farm Insurance. * Michael Burnside, 47, of South Holland, a reappointment for a term ending January 20, 2003. Burnside is an External Communications Consultant with Allstate Insurance Company.

* Linda L. Laurich, 55, of Elmhurst, a reappointment for a term ending January 20, 2003. Laurich is the Government Affairs Counsel for American Family Insurance Company.

* Beau William Parrillo, 29, of Chicago, an appointment for a term ending January 19, 2004. Parrillo is Vice President of Claims for the United Automobile Insurance Company.

* Donald L. Sauzek, 52, of Normal, a reappointment for a term ending January 19, 2004. Sauzek is Manager of Material Damages and Property Claims for Country Companies Insurance.

Appointments to the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Council are paid expenses only. The appointments do not require Senate confirmation.

To the Nature Preserves Commission:

* Dianne Burton, 46, of Alton, a reappointment for a term ending June 30, 2001. Burton is Owner of Burton Art Services.

Appointments to the Nature Preserves Commission are paid expenses only. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

To the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees:

* Robert Boey, 60, of DeKalb, a reappointment for a term ending January 15, 2007. Boey is President of American Bare Conductor.

Appointments to the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees are paid expenses only.

The appointment requires Senate confirmation.

To the Plumbing Code Advisory Council:

* Lincoln Cochran, 54, of Springfield, a reappointment for a term ending January 1, 2002. Cochran is a Partner of Cochran & Wilken, Inc.

* Thomas E. Gent, 47, of Edwardsville, a reappointment for a term ending January 1, 2002. Gent is Senior Project Manager for G.R.P. Mechanical Company, Inc.

* Harold D. Maples, 56, of Springfield, an appointment for a term ending January 1, 2002. Maples is Business Manager for Plumbers and Steamfitters Local #137.

Appointments to the Plumbing Code Advisory Council are paid expenses only. The appointments do not require Senate confirmation.

To the Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees:

* John Glennon, 48, of Lake Forest, an appointment for a term ending July 15, 2004. Glennon is President of North American Capital Opportunities, Inc.

Appointments to the Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees are paid expenses only. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

To the Universal Certification Advisory Board:

* Rafael Hernandez, 35, of Chicago, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Hernandez is Executive Director of the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association.

* Julie Martines McKevitt, 34, of Chicago, an appointment with an unspecified term length. McKevitt is President/Owner of Will Rent, Inc.

* Ralph G. Moore, 51, of Chicago, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Moore is President of Ralph G. Moore and Associates, Inc.

* Hedy Ratner, 58, of Chicago, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Ratner is Co-President of the Women's Business Development Center.

* Jesus Valle, 46, of Cicero, an appointment with an unspecified term length. Valle is Associate Director of the Chicago Minority Business Development Council.

Appointments to the Universal Certification Advisory Board are paid expenses only. The appointments do not require Senate confirmation.