She has been Vice President for External Affairs and Development at Loretto Hospital, Vice President of BethAnneLife Centre at Bethel New Life and Executive Director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce.[2]
On July 13, 2010 Lilly was appointed a member of the Illinois Early Learning Council for a term ending July 13, 2013.[4] The Council is tasked with coordinating existing programs and services for children from birth to 5 years of age in order to better meet the early learning needs of children and their families.[5] Lilly is also a member of the Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Task Force.[4] The Task Force was established to monitor how the State approaches and manages a new form of health care delivery system based on managed care models, particularly for people with disabilities and the elderly.[5]
In 2018, Democrat J. B. Pritzker appointed Lilly a member of the gubernatorial transition's Healthy Children and Families Committee.[6]
As of July 3, 2022, Representative Lilly is a member of the following Illinois House committees:[7]
(Chairwoman of) Appropriations - Human Services Committee (HAPH)
Appropriations - Public Safety Committee (HAPP)
Fair Lending and Community Reinvestment Committee (HFIN-FAIR)
^ abO’Grady, Patrick D., ed. (November 15, 2010). "Biographies of New House Members"(PDF). First Reading. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. pp. 2–6. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
^ abWolff, Jonathan P., ed. (October 31, 2018). "Illinois Early Learning Council"(PDF). Expiration and Vacancy Report for the Governor of Illinois. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. p. 82. Retrieved December 26, 2018.