Press Release - Friday, February 22, 2019
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Gov. Pritzker Appoints 29-Year IDOT Veteran to Lead Department
Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following personnel appointment:
Omer Osman will serve as Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).* Osman has over 29 years of experience in the civil engineering and management field at IDOT. In his most recent role as Deputy Secretary for the Office of Project Implementation, he is responsible for guiding day-to-day program delivery and developing both short- and long-term technical policies and procedures. Prior to his current position, Osman served as the Director of Highways, Deputy Director of Region 5 and District Four Project Implementation and Operations Engineer. He has been an integral member of the statewide Diversity and Recruitment Team that had managed to increase and integrate a diverse population of IDOT's technical staff. Osman received his Master of Science in civil engineering from Bradley University and his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Southern University.
* Appointment pending confirmation by the Illinois Senate.
Previous appointments to the Pritzker administration include:
State agency directors:
Omer Osman will serve as Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).* Osman has over 29 years of experience in the civil engineering and management field at IDOT. In his most recent role as Deputy Secretary for the Office of Project Implementation, he is responsible for guiding day-to-day program delivery and developing both short- and long-term technical policies and procedures. Prior to his current position, Osman served as the Director of Highways, Deputy Director of Region 5 and District Four Project Implementation and Operations Engineer. He has been an integral member of the statewide Diversity and Recruitment Team that had managed to increase and integrate a diverse population of IDOT's technical staff. Osman received his Master of Science in civil engineering from Bradley University and his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Southern University.
* Appointment pending confirmation by the Illinois Senate.
Previous appointments to the Pritzker administration include:
State agency directors:
• John Sullivan, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA)
• Janel L. Forde, director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS)
• Erin Guthrie, director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
• Alicia Tate-Nadeau, director of the homeland security and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)
• John Kim, director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
• Deborah Hagan, secretary of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Francisco Menchaca, director of financial institutions at IDFPR
• Jessica Baer, director of professional regulation at IDFPR
• Mario Treto, Jr., director of real estate at IDFPR
• Theresa Eagleson, director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)
• Jim Bennett, director of the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR)
• Grace Hou, secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
• Heidi Mueller, director of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ)
• Michael Kleinik, director of the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL)
• Brig. Gen. Richard R. Neely, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard and director of the Illinois Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
• Colleen Callahan, director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
• Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
• David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR)
• Brendan Kelly, director of the Illinois State Police (ISP)
• Matt Perez, Illinois Fire Marshal
• Linda Chapa La Via, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA)
• Alexis Sturm, director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (GOMB)
Office of the Governor:
• Anne Caprara, chief of staff
• Sol Flores, deputy governor
• Dan Hynes, deputy governor
• Christian Mitchell, deputy governor
• Jesse Ruiz, deputy governor
• Nikki Budzinski, senior adviser
• Ann Spillane, general counsel
• Emily Bittner, deputy chief of staff for communications
• Jordan Abudayyeh, press secretary
• Sean Rapelyea, deputy chief of staff for external affairs
• Pat Collier, deputy chief of staff for federal affairs
• Tiffany Newbern-Johnson, deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs
• Ramon Gardenhire, deputy chief of staff for policy
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