Director’s Office
Director (Acting)
Sylvia Garcia
Assistant Director
Vacant
Chief of Staff
Cara Bader
Chief Operating Officer
Kimberly Hill
General Counsel
Michelle Masoncup
Real Estate and Tax Incentive Admin.
Mike Pomerantz
Policy Development, Planning and Research
Jason Horwitz
Media Relations Director
Lauren Huffman
Head of Special Projects
Katie Craig
Program Offices
Illinois Office of Broadband
Matt Schmit
Illinois Office of Business Development
Justin Heather
Illinois Office of Community Assistance
David Wortman
Illinois Office of Community Development
Wendy Bell
Illinois Office of Employment & Training
Julio Rodriguez
Illinois Office of Entrepreneurship Innovation & Technology
Kristi Dula
Illinois Film Office
Peter Hawley
Illinois Office of Minority Economic Empowerment
Vanessa Uribe
Illinois Office of Regional Economic Development
Jonathan McGee
Illinois Office of Tourism
Karla Flannery
Illinois Office of Trade & Investment
Margo Markopoulos
Illinois Works
Norman Ruano
Administrative Offices
Chief Accountability Officer
Jared Walkowitz
Chief Financial Officer
Phil Keshen
Chief Information Officer
Julio C. Rodriguez
EO Compliance
Vacant
External Relations
Karina Rosado
Grants Management
David Parr
Management Operations
Brian Collins
Human Resources
Melina Tomaras-Collins
Internal Audit
Nicholas Barnard
Legislative Affairs
Vacant
Procurement
Candyce Thompson
Department of Commerce Organizational Chart