A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner:
Governor Announces Appointments
CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner announced he has made the following appointments to the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
Name: Jim Bruner
Position: Chair – Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Jim Bruner to the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. He brings nearly five decades of business experience to the board.
Bruner is the President of United Contractors Midwest, an asphalt paving company founded in 2001. Prior to that company’s founding, Bruner was President of Illinois Valley Paving Company in Winchester, where he worked for over 30 years.
On top of his business, Bruner is an active member of the community. He serves as Trustee and Secretary of the Central Laborers Pension and Annuity Board and Chairman of Investments. He is a Life Director of Associated General Contractors of America and a past two-term President of the Associated General Contractors of Illinois.
Bruner earned his bachelor’s degree in business from Illinois College. He lives in Jacksonville, Illinois.
Name: Gail Shiel
Position: Trustee – Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Gail Shiel to the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. She brings over three decades of experience in art, design and civic engagement.
Shiel is a self-employed interior designer and has been designing commercial spaces for over 30 years. She is also an adjunct professor at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI). She teaches architectural and interior technology. She previously held full-time faculty positions at IUPUI and Butler University.
Shiel is also a fellow of the International Interior Design Association, a member of the board of directors for the Institute of Business Designers and a member of the Illinois Humanities Council.
Shiel received a bachelor’s degree in environmental design & interior design from Purdue University. She is currently working on her master’s degree in arts administration and policy at the Art Institute of Chicago. She lives in Chicago.
Name: Andy Volpert
Position: Trustee – Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Andy Volpert to theBoard of Trustees for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. He brings 15 years of experience as a history and social studies teacher.
Since 2003, Volpert has taught AP American Government, U.S. History and other classes at Springfield Southeast High School. He previously spent three years teaching at Morrisonville High School.
Volpert volunteers as a youth baseball and basketball coach in the community. He is also a dedicated member of the Laurel United Methodist Church and the Southern Illinois University Alumni Association.
Volpert received a bachelor’s degree in history education and a master’s degree in history from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. While earning his master’s, Volpert won the Stanley A. Zucker Essay Prize for his outstanding research in the SIU History Department. He lives in Springfield.
Name: Jane A. Hay
Position: Trustee – Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Governor Bruce Rauner has appointed Jane Ann Hay to the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. She has an extensive background in state government and real estate.
Hay is a real estate broker with The Real Estate Group, Inc., a company that provides residential and commercial real estate sales and leasing in Springfield and Sangamon County. Prior to obtaining her real estate license in 2009, Hay served as Project Manager for REAL ID in the Illinois Secretary of State’s office. She was also Manager of Scheduling for the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer for eight years.
Hay is a member of the Capital Area Association of Realtors (CAAR) Board of Trustees, and was awarded the CAAR “Rising Star” Award in 2011.She is President of the Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of the Chatham Area Public Library Foundation Board, and a member of the Ball-Chatham Education Foundation Board.
Hay is a graduate of Taylorville High School and has a certificate from Patricia Stevens Business College. She lives in Chatham.