Governor JB Pritzker has appointed Darren Tillis to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University.
Appears InTillis is the owner of Darren Tillis Insurance Agency, an independent contract agency with State Farm Insurance Companies providing insurance and financial services throughout Illinois, located in Chicago’s North Lawndale community.
Tillis has more than 29 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry, and has served in various leadership roles within the company and community including as the chair of Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) North Lawndale Advisory Board, co-chair of Lawndale Community Action Council (CAC), co-chair of Hughes Elementary Local School Council, and a member of the Chicago Youth Centers (CYC) North Lawndale Advisory Board.
Tillis is currently a member of the Strategic Human Services Board of Directors and a member of the UCAN Governing Board. He is a recipient of the Chicago Westside Branch NAACP Nola Bright Community Service Award and the New Covenant Community Development Corporation Game Changer Award.
Tillis earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Illinois State University. His appointment is pending confirmation by the Illinois Senate.
