CHICAGO — Gov. Bruce Rauner announced today he has made appointments and reappointments to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Racing, and Pollution Control Boards.
Appointments
Name: Jason Barclay
Position: Racing Board
The governor has appointed Jason Barclay to the Illinois Racing Board. “His extensive legal experience as well as his work on Indiana’s Horse Racing Commission will be invaluable to the Racing Board,” Rauner said.
Barclay is the general counsel and chief compliance officer for outpatient rehabilitation company Athletico Physical Therapy. He previously served as general counsel for the Office of the Governor as well as a member of the Illinois Board of Education, the Indiana Athletic Commission and Indiana Horse Racing Commission.
A Hinsdale resident, Barclay received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Duke University and a law degree from the University of Virginia.
Name: Robert Patterson
Position: Chicago Transit Authority Board
The Rev. Robert Patterson has been named to the Chicago Transit Authority Board. Patterson has continuously worked with city leaders and elected officials to aid and support neighboring communities. He collaborated with the City of Chicago to build affordable housing in North Lawndale for first-time homeowners and is an advocate for seniors, veterans and those experiencing homelessness, the governor said.
Patterson received his bachelor’s degree in theology as well as an honorary doctorate from Chicago Baptist Institute. The Chicago resident also has a doctorate in counseling from the Midwest Theological Institute.
Reappointments
Name: U-Jung Choe
Position: Pollution Control Board
The governor has reappointed U-Jung Choe to the Illinois Pollution Control Board (PCB). Choe’s policy development experience along with her familiarity with environmental policy issues has been an asset to the PCB.
Prior to this role, Choe, of River Forest, served as the policy director for Rauner overseeing environmental policy issues. This included working with the Pollution Control Board and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a comprehensive review of existing environmental regulations.
Choe received a bachelor’s degree in political science and Asian studies from Indiana University and earned her law degree at Syracuse University College of Law.
Name: Cynthia Santos
Position: Pollution Control Board
Cynthia Santos has been reappointed as an Illinois Pollution Control Board member. “Santos is an organizational leader whose commitment and contributions have greatly served PCB and the people of Illinois,” the governor said.
Prior to joining the PCB, the Chicago resident was a commissioner for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, fundraising director and pastoral adviser for St. Viator Parish and a senior manager and trainer for the Illinois Secretary of State.
Santos graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern Illinois University, where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science.
Name: Greg Sronce
Position: Racing Board
The governor has reappointed Greg Sronce as a member of the Illinois Racing Board.
Sronce resides in Springfield, where he is an attorney with Stratton, Moran, Reichert, Sronce and Appleton and previously worked as a Sangamon County public defender.
Sronce received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his law degree from Southern Illinois University.
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