Gov-Elect Rauner Names More to his Transition Team

 Below are members of the Transition Team to help Gov-Elect Rauner's team, as they move toward a new administration.   The list included notable Democrats, like Bill Daley, Glenn Poshard, and Rev James Meeks, in addition to notable Republicans, as fmr Gov Jim Edgar. 

  Governor Jim Edgar

  Bill Daley – Managing Partner and head of U.S. operations, Argentiere Capital LP, former White House Chief of   Staff

  Glenn Poshard – Former President, Southern Illinois University; former U.S. Congressman

  Rev. James Meeks – Founder and Senior Pastor, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago; former Illinois State    Senator

  Manny Sanchez – Founder and Managing Partner, Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP; Co-Chair, Latinos for      Obama

 Doug Oberhelman – CEO and Chairman, Caterpillar Inc.

 State Representative Jill Tracy – 94^th District, Illinois House of Representatives

 Ron Huberman – Operating Executive, Prairie Capital; former Superintendent and CEO, Chicago Public  Schools

 Phyllis Wise – Chancellor, University of Illinois

 Jim Alexander – President, Illinois State Police Command Officer’s Association (ISPCOA)

 Congressman Aaron Schock – Representative, 18^th Congressional District of Illinois

 Arabel Alva Rosales – President, AAR & Assocs., LTD

.Ron Gidwitz – Partner, GCG Partners

 John Gates – Chairman and CEO, PortaeCo, LLC.

 Pastor Corey Brooks – Founder, New Beginnings Church of Chicago

 Rob Funderburg – Chairman and owner, Alpine Bank

 Mark Cozzi- Managing Partner, Lincoln Park Capital Group

 Tony Anderson – Retired Vice Chairman and Midwest Managing, Partner Ernst & Young

  Sarah Frey-Talley – President, CEO Frey Farms

  Gloria Cardenas Cudia – President and Founder, Salsa Business Network

Jim Schultz – Founder of Open Prairie and Managing Director of Open Prairie Ventures I and II

Dr. Willie Wilson – Chairman, Chicago Baptist Institute International (CBII)

 Eleni Bousis – Board Chair for the Greek American Rehabilitation and Care Centre, Entrepreneur of Frontida  (CARE) Institution supporting and assisting women and families in need and Board Member for Leadership 100  and the Little City Foundation.

 Ryan Ruskin- President and COO, Ruskin Group

 Beth Christie – Founder and CEO, Avent America

 Ed McMillan – Principal and CEO, McMillan L.L.C

 Andrea Brown – Member of the Illinois State Board of Education, former Regional Superintendent, teacher and  administrator