Bob J. Nash Appointed to Illinois Medical District Commission.CHICAGO -- The Illinois Medical District The Illinois Medical District (IMD) is a special-use zoning district on the Near West Side of Chicago. It was designated as such by an act of the Illinois General Assembly in 1941. (IMD IMD - intermodulation distortion ) today announced that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Milorad Blagojevich, commonly known as Rod R. Blagojevich (pronounced IPA: [blə.ˈgɔɪ.ə.ˌvɪtʃ] listen has appointed Bob J. Nash to the Illinois Medical District Commission. Mr. Nash replaces William Cadigan on the seven-member public Commission. Mr. Nash is vice chairman of ShoreBank Corporation, the country's first and largest community development bank. ShoreBank operates a range of banks, non-profit organizations and for-profit development corporations in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to simply as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan, and more casually as the land "above the Bridge". and the Pacific Northwest. His responsibilities at ShoreBank include corporate strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , capital raising for the banks and non-profit subsidiaries and recruitment of investment partners and new business borrowers and depositors. Prior to his current position, Mr. Nash was appointed by President Bill Clinton as assistant to the president and director of presidential personnel on February 19, 1995. His responsibilities included directing the Presidential appointment process for the Clinton Administration, including boards, commissions, cabinet and sub-cabinet members, senior executive service employees, ambassadors, U.S. attorneys and U.S. Marshals. Mr. Nash was also nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the under secretary of agriculture for small community and rural development. In this position he was responsible for an $8 billion budget, and 12,000 federal employees. He authorized loans, grants and equity investments in rural America for business development, housing, water, sewer, telephone and electric board facilities, as well as health care and other community facilities. He also chaired the Rural Telephone Bank Board and was a member of the Commodity Credit Corporation. "Bob Nash brings an enormous amount of experience and expertise in community development to the Illinois Medical District Commission," said Kenneth D. Schmidt M.D., president of the IMDC IMDC Illinois Medical District (Chicago, IL) IMDC Integrated Mission Design Center (NASA) IMDC Isolated, Missing, Detained, or Captured (personnel recovery) . "As the Illinois Medical District continues to evolve, it's critical that we serve not only the needs of the District itself, but the surrounding communities and the State of Illinois. Bob will provide valuable insight that can help guide our current and future efforts." Mr. Nash received his B.S. in sociology from University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used , Pine Bluff {formerly AM&N College}, and his M.A. in Urban Studies from Howard University in 1972. About the Illinois Medical District Commission The IMDC is a public body charged with governing coordinated growth and enhancement of the specially designated 560 acre "district" on the near west side of Chicago. The District was created in 1941 by the Illinois General Assembly The Illinois General Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States, created by the first constitution adopted in 1818. It works beside the executive branch led by the state governor and the judicial branch led by the supreme and is among the largest of its kind in the world. In addition to urban planning functions, the IMD directly operates the Chicago Technology Park and is redeveloping a 100-acre District Development area. For more information, visit www.imdc.org. |
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