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Jeffers resigns as director of Rehabilitation Services

James S. Jeffers resigned as director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services, effective June 1.

In his letter of resignation, Jeffers said that he wished to "pursue career opportunities beyond the scope of those currently or likely to be available in state government."

Gov. James R. Thompson, in a letter to Jeffers said, ". . . we in Illinois are losing a talented Director and a person who has made significant progress in bringing the Department to cabinet-level status — the first of its kind in the nation."

Jeffers became the first director of the new department in June 1979. Previously, he had served as director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, predecessor of the code department.

Thompson named to Federalism Advisory Committee

Gov. James R. Thompson was named to the Presidential Federalism Advisory Committee by President Ronald Reagan effective April 8. The newly formed committee was created by the president to look at federal proposals affecting states and localities; give advice on how to implement federalism proposals; and curb increasing federal control over state and local programs. Thompson is one of six governors chosen to serve on the committee. Thompson also co-chaired the first of a two-day meeting of the U.S. Attorney General's Task Force on Violent Crime April 16.

Other appointments
Mitch Murdock, Springfield, as director of accounting revenue for the Office of the Secretary of State, by Secy. of State Jim Edgar effective May 1. Murdock had been a loan officer at Illinois National Bank, Springfield, and was recently named by Gov. Thompson as chairman of the Illinois Building Authority. The salary in his new job will be $36,000 a year. Murdock replaced Dean McClane who joined U.S. Sen. Alan J. Dixon's Washington staff.

Don Schaefer, Springfield, as assistant to the ombudsman and press officer by Comptroller Roland Burris, effective in April. Schaefer, a former reporter for WMAY radio, assists press secretary Bill Schaub and ombudsman Gene Coffman in the newly created, $18,000-a-year position. Dave Manning, Des Plaines, was appointed by the comptroller as assistant to the deputy comptroller. Formerly, Manning was an analyst for the Senate Democratic staff before accepting the $23,000-a-year position. He replaced Gary LaPelle, who joined Minority Leader Michael Madigan's staff in the House.

Mark Randal, Mount Pulaski, as press secretary for the Illinois Department of Agriculture, by department director Larry A. Werries effective April 16. Randal has worked for WICS-TV for the last 18 months. He replaced John Ochs, who joined U.S. Agriculture Secretary John Block's staff in Washington, D.C.

Al Lerner, Chicago, as executive administrator of the Illinois Medical Society by the society's board of trustees, effective May 1. Lerner, founder and president of the Chicago-based consulting firm Government Affairs, Inc., replaced Roger N. White, who retired. Lerner has previously worked for the society and as assistant director of the Department of Federation Affairs for the American Medical Society.

Boards and Commissions
Rep. Peter P. Peters, (R., Chicago), was elected co-chairman of the Legislative Investigating Commission, effective April 22. Sen. James C. Taylor (D., Chicago) was reelected as the other co-chairman. Peters, assistant majority leader in the House, has served on the commission since 1973. The commission is a bipartisan, bicameral group that examines major issues of concern and draws up legislative and administrative recommendations after receiving resolutions from either chamber.

Gregory K. Busch, Springfield, as executive director of the Select Joint Committee on Regulatory Agency Reform (the so-called "sunset committee") by committee vote, effective April 20. Busch replaced Don Goff, who joined the staff of Rep. John Porter (R., Evanston) in Washington, D.C. Busch joined the committee staff last July as a senior analyst and has served as acting director since March. As permanent director his salary will be $33,000 a year. Busch has worked for a variety of state and federal agencies, and in regional planning.

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Reappointed to the committee April 21 by the governor were: Andrew M. Raucci, Chicago, an attorney; Mary G. Oppenheim, Chicago, an attorney; Catherine Holderman, LaGrange, a consultant; Gary L. Fairchild, Winnetka, an attorney; and Bruce Stratton, Springfield, an attorney. The unsalaried terms end February 1983.

Helen S. Harshbarger, Plainfield, as member of the Judicial Inquiry Board, by the governor effective April 8. Harshbarger, a tax consultant and member of the Will County Board, replaced Don Carlson, Elmhurst, in the unsalaried position. The term ends in April 1985.

Mary Chase Pell, Evanston, was elected chairperson of the Illinois Guardianship and Mental Health Advocacy Commission for 1981, by the commission members, effective in February. Pell was first appointed to the commission in 1979 by the governor and served as the first vice chairperson. Pell was a member of the governor's Commission to Revise the Mental Health Code, and has held posts in both national and state mental health associations.

A. Gerald Erickson, Homewood, was elected vice chairperson and William Walter Johnson Jr., Chicago, was elected secretary. Erickson is executive director of the United Charities of Chicago; Johnson is a member of the governor's Windgate Task Force and past board member of the National Association for Retarded Citizens.

New members named to the commission in January by the governor are Rose M. Poelvoorde, Silvis, and Sen. Arthur L. Berman (D., Chicago). Poelvoorde, a volunteer worker, replaced Nancy Scott, O'Fallon, who became administrator of the Swansea Specialized Living Center. Berman replaced former state Sen. Richard M. Daley, who was elected state's attorney for Cook County.

Alfred C. Whitley, Chicago, Randall C. Raynolds, Springfield, Marion N. Baruch, Chicago, and Howard R. Veal Sr., Springfield, were reappointed as members of the Human Rights Commission, by the governor effective January 19. The appointments, which require Senate confirmation are for terms ending in January 1985. Whitley is secretary-treasurer of the Service Employees International Union; Raynolds is a realtor with Raynolds Realty; Baruch is a partner in the law firm of Koutsky, Baruch, Lamonica & Mason; and Veal is executive director of the Springfield Urban League.

Allison S. Davis, Chicago, was reappointed to the Illinois Health Finance Authority by the governor effective January 1981. Davis is a lawyer for Davis, Miner, md Barnhill. The reappointment to a term ending in January 1984 requires Senate confirmation.

Fred E. Inbau. Chicago, was reappointed to the State Police Merit Board by the governor effective December 1980. Inbau, formerly a professor of law at Northwestern University, will serve a term ending in March 1986. The unsalaried position requires Senate confirmation.

Irene Mills, Decatur, was reappointed to the Health Facilities Authority, by the governor effective December 9, 1980. A volunteer worker for the Hospital Advisory Board, League of Women Voters and Illinois Hospital Association, Mills' new term will end in June 1987. The unsalaried position requires Senate confirmation.

Fred Lutz, Lebanon, Floyd T. Bauman, Champaign, A.D. VanMeter Jr., Springfield, and Dr. Rudolph S. Shoultz, Springfield, were reappointed to the Illinois Housing Development Authority, by the governor effective February 20. The reappointments, which require Senate confirmation, are for terms ending in January 1985. Lutz is president of Century Brass Works in Belleville; Bauman is secretary-manager of the Credit Bureau of Champaign County; VanMeter is president of the Illinois National Bank; and Shoultz is a minister at the Union Baptist Church.

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Bruce W. Barnes, Oak Lawn, and David W. Tomei, Indian Head Park, were reappointed to the Department of Labor's Board of Review by the governor effective March 23. The board is the final administrative reviewing agency with respect to all appeals of claims filed under the Unemployment Insurance Act, except for claims rising out of unemployment due to labor disputes. Barnes, a public member, is an account executive with Continental Distributing in Rosemont. Tomei, an employer member, is vice president of affiliated Insurance Consultants, Inc., in Western Springs. The salary of each is $15,000 a year. The appointments require Senate confirmation; the terms end in January 1983.

James G. Watt, secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior, as chairman of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, by President Ronald Reagan effective in April. Watt replaced New York mayor Abraham D. Beame, who resigned. The commission, established in 1959, is a national commission made up of private citizens, cabinet officials, congressional members and state officials to monitor intergovernmental relations and make recommendations for change. Richard E. Carver, mayor of Peoria, and Mary Eleanor Wall, Chicago, are also members of the commission.

Committee on foreign trade and investment
Thirteen representatives of private and public sector organizations and agencies in Illinois make up the year-old Illinois Coordinating Committee on Trade and Investment Missions. The purpose of the committee is to arrange and host foreign trade and investment delegations interested in making contacts with Illinois companies. Members of the group are: Robert Bean, acting executive director of the International Business Council; Nancy A. Blane, manager, international trade, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce; Laverne Brabant, executive director, MIATCO; Bruce A. Campbell, division manager for economic development, Illinois Bell Telephone Co.; Doug Hlad, Office of Direct International Investments, Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA); Gerry Marks, director, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Melinda Parker, manager, international business division, DCCA; Thomas G. Paulick, manager, World Trade Division, Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry; Jack Roadman, secretary, Illinois Manufacturers' Association; Jim Sevcik, administrative assistant, Illinois Department of Agriculture; Charles C. Sklavanitis, executive director, Chicago Economic Development Commission; Linda Weary, International Visitors Center; and Ronald C. Rudolph, executive assistant to U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy.

Honors
Sandy Guettler, managing director of the Illinois Office of Tourism, Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, was named state travel director of the year by the National Council of State Travel Directors in Washington, D.C., March 25. Guettler joined the office of Tourism in 1975 and has helped initiate many programs to promote tourism in the state. Guettler, along with the Advisory Committee on Tourism, achieved an increase in the state's tourism budget from $600,000 in 1975 to $3.9 million in 1980 through creation of a Tourism Promotion Fund which dedicates 10 percent of the Illinois hotel/motel tax for tourism.

Albert E. Shelton, Champaign, was named Illinois Small Business Person of the Year at the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce 1981 Legislative Conference April 22. Shelton owns Shelton Laundry, Inc., in Champaign. The award is given annually by the U.S. Small Business Administration and is based on contributions to the community, ability to combat adversity and ability to realize growth and an adequate margin of profit.

Janet Otwell, president of the League of Women Voters of Illinois, received the Child Care Association's Friend of Children award during the association's annual convention April 22. Otwell has served as chairwoman of the steering committee

for the league's Illinois Juvenile Court Watching Project; participant in the White House Conference on Children; member of the Illinois Commission on Children's Rights of Minors Committee; the state advisory board of the Department of Children and Family Services; and the Illinois Futures Task Force, among others.

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