A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner:

Governor Announces Appointments

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner announced today he has made appointments to the Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Illinois Finance Authority, the Illinois Workforce Investment Board and the Illinois Civil Service Commission.

Name: Christina Hemenway

Position: Arbitrator – Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission

Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Christina Hemenway to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission as an arbitrator. She has been an attorney specializing in workers’ compensation claims for more than 20 years.

Currently, Hemenway works for COUNTRY Financial as a workers’ compensation claims attorney where she manages catastrophic claims and employer liability and coverage lawsuits. In addition, she is a subject matter expert for the company Previously, she was the supervisor for the department.

Hemenway is a member of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce’s Workers’ Compensation Committee, the Property Casualty Insurers’ Workers’ Compensation and Medicare Committees, and is a member of the Illinois Advisory Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute.

Hemenway is a graduate of Missouri State University and earned her law degree from the University of Missouri. She lives in Lincoln.

Name: Arlene A. Juracek

Position: Member – Illinois Finance Authority

Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Arlene Juracek to the Illinois Finance Authority. Juracek is currently the Mayor of Mt. Prospect and brings more than 40 years of experience in the private and public sectors to the position.