The appointments include the first two women to serve as District Engineers in the Department's history.

Gregg Mounts of Ottawa was appointed District 2 Engineer for 12 counties in northwestern Illinois, with headquarters in Dixon. He replaces Roger Rocke who is retiring at the end of the year. Mounts is a Civil Engineer and was previously the Program Development Engineer for District 3, Ottawa. He has been with IDOT since 1980.

Diane O'Keefe of Joliet was appointed District 3 Engineer for 11 counties in east central Illinois with headquarters in Ottawa. She replaces Jim Jereb who is retiring at the end of the year. O'Keefe is a Civil Engineer and was previously Engineer of Program Development for District 1, Schaumburg. She has been with IDOT for 21 years.

Chris Reed of Springfield was appointed District 6 Engineer for 15 counties in west central Illinois with headquarters in Springfield. She is a Civil Engineer and was previously Bureau Chief of Statewide Program Planning in the Office of Planning and Programming. She replaces Vic Modeer who has been appointed District 8 Engineer. Reed has been with IDOT for 13 years.

Vic Modeer of Glen Carbon was appointed District 8 Engineer for 10 counties in southwestern Illinois with headquarters in Collinsville. He replaces Bruce Dinkheller who is retiring at the end of the year. He is a Civil Engineer and was previously District 6 Engineer. Modeer has been with IDOT for 16 years.

Tom Zerrusen of Teutopolis was appointed District 9 Engineer for 13 counties in southern Illinois with headquarters in Carbondale. He replaces Karl Bartelsmeyer who is retiring at the end of the year. Zerrusen is a Civil Engineer and was previously Engineer of Project Implementation in District 7, Effingham. He has been with IDOT for 32 years.

All of the appointments are effective January 1, 2003.

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