Governor Bruce Rauner. Photo – Andrew Morys/Chronicle Media.

CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: the Illinois Board of Education, Illinois Community College Board, the Chicago Transit Authority, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, the Illinois Court of Claims and the Illinois Civil Service Commission.

Name: Lazaro Lopez

Position: Chairman – Illinois Community College Board

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.

Name: John Sanders

Position: Illinois State Board of Education

John Sanders, 52, of Marion has been appointed 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. 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.

Name: Arabel Alva Rosales

Position: Board of Directors – Chicago Transit Authority

Arabel Alva Rosales has been appointed 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.

Most recently, Rosales 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.

Name: Andre Youngblood

Position: Board of Directors – Chicago Transit Authority

Andre Youngblood, 44, of South Holland was named 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.

Name: Richard Burrow III

Position: Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board

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.

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.

Name: Mary Patricia Burns

Position: Judge – Illinois Court of Claims

Mary Burns was reappointed 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.

Name: Fredrick Bates

Position: Chairman – Illinois Civil Service Commission

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 He began his career as a judicial law clerk for Judge Donald Ross on the 8th Circuit United States Court of Appeals.

Name: Garrett FitzGerald

Position: Commissioner – Illinois Civil Service Commission

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. 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.