The EEC is a nine-member commission. Five commissioners are appointed by the Governor, and one commissioner each is appointed from the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer. No more than five commissioners may be of the same political party. The Commission meets at least once each month to perform its statutory duties. These duties include:
- conducting administrative hearings on alleged violations of the Ethics Act
- preparing public information to facilitate compliance with ethic laws
- providing guidance to Ethics Officers
- receiving reports of activity from Executive Inspectors General
- receiving reports of ex parte communications from Ethics Officers
- overseeing the annual ethics training for all employees of the executive branch of State Government.
Commission
 | Walter P. Turner, III
Treasurer's appointee from Flossmoor. |
 | Shawn W. Denney
Attorney General's appointee from Springfield. Father Shawn Denney is Archdeacon of the Springfield, Illinois Diocese of the Episcopal Church and former Senior Counsel to the Illinois Attorney General. |
| Amalia Rioja
Comptroller's apointee from River Forest. Attorney with Baker McKenzie, where she practices in the areas of public-private partnerships, government relations and procurement. She previously served as a Deputy Chief of Staff in the Governor’s Office, Acting Public Access Counselor in the Attorney General’s Office and Deputy General Counsel in the Comptroller’s Office.
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 | Maria Kuzas
Secretary of State appointee from Chicago. Maria is a master's prepared nurse with clinical and leadership experience in home health, hospice care, community outreach and business development. Maria is part of the care management team at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. |
 | James Schink
Governor's appointee from Chicago. Mr. Schink was a Partner and General Counsel of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, where he now serves as Of Counsel. |
 | Chasity Boyce - Chair
Governor's appointee from Chicago. Chasity Boyce is the Vice-President, Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Heitman LLC. She has served as associate general counsel in the Governor’s office in the past. |
 | Teresa Bartels
Governor's appointee from Mundelein. Teresa is President of Gateway for Cancer Research, following a career in both the non-profit (United Way International, United Way of America and United Way of Lake County, IL) and business sectors (former Manpower franchises in northern IL and Northern MN.) Teresa has been active in numerous organizations concerned with secondary and higher education, early childhood intervention, sexual abuse prevention and treatment, and patient-centered cancer care. |
| Patricia Yadgir - Vice Chair
Bio & new photo coming soon!
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 | Andy Volpert
Governor’s appointee from Springfield. Andy is an American History and Government teacher at Springfield Southeast High School. He previously served on the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency’s Board of Trustees. |
Staff
Chad Fornoff, Executive Director - Chad Fornoff is a former Illinois Assistant Attorney General and was most recently Chief Legal Counsel to the Illinois Court of Claims. Chad.Fornoff@illinois.gov
Stephen Rotello, General Counsel - Stephen Rotello has had a long career in State government, including time as Deputy Director of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and most recently as a State Purchasing Officer for Public Institutions of Higher Education. Stephen.Rotello@Illinois.gov
Amy Adams, Chief Financial Officer - Amy is a graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (B.S.in Accountancy, 2007). Ms. Adams most recently served as a Senior State Purchasing Officer for the Chief Procurement Office - General Services. Amy.Adams@illinois.gov
Christine Lazarides, Human Resources Director - Christie is a graduate of Milikin University in Decatur, IL. Ms. Lazarides most recently served as Executive Assistant for the Chief Procurement Office - Capital Development Board and as Human Resource Specialist for the EEC. Prior to the EEC, Ms. Lazarides worked as a teacher and youth director in Springfield. Christine.Lazarides@illinois.gov