Gov. Pritzker Announces One Appointment to Boards and Commissions

Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointment in his administration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 5, 2024 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ CONTACT: Gov.Press@illinois.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 5, 2024 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ CONTACT: Gov.Press@illinois.gov

Lottery Control Board

Wynona Redmond will serve as a Member of the Lottery Control Board.* Redmond is a pioneering and visionary communications and community engagement strategist, highly regarded for her 30+ years of connecting corporations to communities. She is the Founder and President of Wyn-Win Communications Inc, which received the Professional Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists in 2022. Before founding Wyn-Win, she led public affairs and community engagement efforts in both the public and private sectors, including Northstar Lottery Group, Dominick’s Finer Foods/Safeway, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Redmond also previously served as President of the National Black Public Relations Society and as a Senior Advisor on the Public Relations Society of America’s board. She is a past recipient of the Chicago Defender Vanguard Award. Redmond earned a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University Chicago.

* Appointments pending confirmation by the Illinois Senate.

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