| Name | Firm, Business Or Agency | Representing |
| Hearing Date and Time: Higher Education (S) 4/13/2021 5:30 PM |
| Aaron Krehl | VIP Stone & Tile | Self |
| Aaron Mercier | Regional Office of Eduction 8 | Regional Office of Education 8 |
| Adel Johnson | Metropolitan Family Services | self |
| Adeline Stone | self | self |
| Adriana Espinoza | Self | Self |
| Adrienne D Driver | City College of Chicago | Self |
| Adrienne Michele Clayton | TCSD Properties, LLC | Adrienne Clayton |
| Ahyshia Faines | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Aigerim Bijelic | Individual | self |
| Aimee Tazic | self | self |
| Al Ronan | Alfred G. Ronan, Ltd | William Rainey Harper College |
| Alaina Johnson | Regional Office Of Education | Self |
| Alex Paterakos-Figueroa | SEIU Healthcare | SEIU Healthcare |
| Alexis Greathouse | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Alexis Kowalik | myself | myself |
| Alfred V DeGrand Sr | Retire | Retirement of Illinois |
| Alicja Haptas | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Alison Mastny | Self | Self |
| Allison Delgado | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Allison Hall | LIttle Lambs LLC | Daycare Centers |
| Allison Lowe-Fotos | Individual | Individual |
| Allison Mortland | None | Self |
| Alyce Barry | retired | Self |
| Alyssa N Gugliemetti | Highland Community College | Self |
| Amanda Benitez | self | Self |
| Amanda L Hogan | Kankakee Workforce Services | My children and their center staff |
| Amanda Sheridan | Cobden Elementary School | Teacher |
| Amanda Thompson | Berwyn South D100 | Berwyn South D100 |
| Ambareen Nasir | Advance Equity Consulting | Self |
| Amy Brewer | self | self |
| Amy L Bradford | Little Hands Home Daycare | Amy L Bradford |
| Amy Rosenquist | Self | Self |
| Amy Wilson | Mendota High School | Self |
| Andrea Lemenager | Central CUSD4 | Myself |
| Andrew Hunt | Scribbles Center for Learning | Scribbles Center for Learning |
| Andrew Kerr | Truman City College | none |
| Andrianna Smyrniotis | Illinois Central College | self |
| Angel Joy | Self | Self |
| Angela Cotromanes | Truman | Education |
| Angela Jackson | Learning Ladder Academy | Learning Ladder Academy |
| Angela L Hill | Harry S Truman | Self |
| Angela Lane | Kiddie Kollege | Kiddie Kollege of Fairfield |
| Angela Winters-Harmon | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Angelica Martinez | Angelica Martinez Home Childcare | Angelica Martinez Home Childcare |
| Anisa Ali Hanlon | The Goddard School | The Goddard School - Saint Charles, IL |
| Anita Andrews-Hutchinson | Child Care Advocates United | Child Care Advocates United |
| Anita Andrews-Hutchinson | It Takes A Village | It Takes A Village Family of Schools |
| Anita Andrews-Hutchinson | It Takes A Village Family of Schools | Employer Council of the Chicago Early Childhood Workforce Partnership |
| Anita Ramirez | self | self |
| Anjali Bidani | NA | myself |
| Ann Scholhamer | None | none |
| Anna E Akers-Pecht | Self | Anna Akers-Pecht |
| Anna Rubin | JCUA | Self |
| Anne Close | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Anne Marie Anderson | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Annette Villarreal | Metropolitan Family Services Early Childhood Services | self |
| Annette Yount | Daycare | Daycare |
| Annika Beal | self | self |
| AP Vague | City Colleges of Chicago | AP Vague |
| April Janney | Illinois Action for Children | Illinois Action for Children |
| Aracelis Janelle Scharon | Self | Self |
| Arildia Conroy | Cobden Unit School District | Cobden Unit School District #17 |
| Arisdelsi Cervantes | self | self |
| Ashley Akerman | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Ashley Edwards | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Ashley Harms | Amity Society of Freeport | Early Childhood Consortium |
| Ashley Lamps | Self | Self |
| Ashley Smith | Our Redeemer Daycare | Our Redeemer Daycare |
| Astrid Suarez | Enlace Chicago | Self |
| Aubry Stapleton | Children's Home and Aid | Self |
| Ayana Rhodes-Morton | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Ayelet Miller | Triton College | Self |
| AYMEN ELMAAZAWI | Self Employed | Self |
| Ayndrielle Ward | Miyoshi's Garden | Ayndrielle M. Ward |
| Azra Hodzic | West town daycare | Azra Hodzic |
| Azucena Sanchez | Enlace Chicago | self |
| Barbara Allen | Genesis academy | Barbara Allen |
| Barbara Howard | Citizen | Self |
| Barbara John | Chidren's Home & Aid | Barbara John |
| Bela Mote | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | Bela Mote |
| Benita Hunter | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Benjamin Delgado | None | Self |
| Beth Lindemann | Kid's Kingdom Preschool, Newton | Kid's Kingdom |
| Beth S Harris | Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Bettye Cohns | Reba Early Learning Center | Reba Early Learning Center |
| Brad Skertich | Collinsville CUSD 10 | Collinsville Unit 10 |
| Brane Bijelic | Home | self |
| Brenda K Crisp | Uni-Pres Kindercottage | Childcare providers |
| Bria Carter | Child Care Advocates United | Child Care Advocates United |
| Brianna Bohm | Little Harvesters | Little Harvesters Brianna Bohm love this proposal. Would help so much |
| Brianna Thomas | Creative Beginnings Preschool | Brianna Thomas |
| Bridget Murphy | Logan Square Neighborhood Association | Logan Square Neighborhood Association |
| britney bailey | gads hill center | gads hill center |
| Brittain Ayres | Illinois Action for Children | Not representing group |
| Brooke May | Rend Lake College Foundation Children's Center | Rend Lake College Children's Center |
| Brooke Rick | Marquette Academy | Self |
| Caprice Ellis | Gads Hill Center North Lawndale | Self |
| Carie Bires | self | not applicable |
| Carlee Caspari | Children's Home & Aid | Childrens Home and Aid |
| Carol Feiss | None | Self |
| Carol Manning | self | self |
| Carol Teske | Childcare Network of Evanston | Childcare Network of Evanston |
| Carol Weisheit | Illinois Central College | self |
| Carolyn Beal | Southwestern Illinois College | ECE Professional |
| Carolyn Davis | La petite academy | Carolyn Davis |
| Carrie Ann Rafalski | GoAEYC- Golden corridor Association for the Education of Young Children | Executive Board of GoAEYC- Golden corridor Association for the Education of Young Children |
| Carrie Mocarski | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Carrie Nepstad | Harold Washington College | self |
| Cassie Burkhart | TCOC Head Start | Self |
| Catherine Gillespie | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Catherine Monroe | Step by Step Child Care Center, Inc. | Step by Step Child Care Center, Inc. |
| Cathy Laramee | Lewis and Clark Community College | Self |
| Catrina Jeffersono | J C Children Home Preschool | J C Children Home Preschool |
| Caylee Villegas | Preschool for All | Person |
| Cesar Nunez | None | Self |
| Charles R Mustari | Local 1600 | Self |
| Charles R Tague | Lewis and Clark Community College | Lewis and Clark Community college |
| Charlotte Warren | Lincoln Land Community College | Lincoln Land Community College |
| CHARMAINE THomas | Early Child Care Services | Charmaine Thomas |
| Chelsea Carter | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Chelsea Grubb | Self | Self |
| Cheryl Axley | Cheryl Axley, LLC | College of Lake County |
| Cheryl Gist-Williams | personal citizen | not applicable |
| Cheryl L Joseph | Oakton Community College | Oakton Community College |
| Chris Dvorak | ROE 35 | Chris Dvorak |
| Chris Naranjo | Self | Self |
| Christie Easley | self | higher education community |
| Christine J Sobek | Waubonesee Community College | Waubonsee Community College |
| Christopher Leonard | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| CHRISTY HUNT | Lighthouse learning center | Lighthouse Learning Center Staff |
| Chuck Lane | Centralia High School | Centralia High School & Equity FIrst Superintendents |
| Cindy Garcia | Chicago Commons | Not applicable |
| Citlalli Bueno | Enlace Chicago | Self |
| CM Winters | Local 1600 | Self |
| Connie McGinnis | Shawnee Community College | ECE students at community colleges |
| Corey Winchester | Self | Corey Winchester |
| Corrie Lipka | Dakota Learn and Play | Dakota Learn and Play |
| Crystal Donoho | Self | Self |
| Crystal Jackson | Cuddle Care Scholars | Early childhood educators |
| Curt Oldfield | Spoon River College | Spoon River College |
| Cyara Coleman | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Cynthia Cardenas | Lectura Montessori School | Schools |
| Cynthia Rice | College of DuPage | Self |
| Dale C Busler | Student | Lewis and Clark Community college |
| Dan W Cox | Rochester CUSD 3a | Rochester CUSD 3a |
| Daniel Stein | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Danielle Buettner | School | Self |
| Danielle Killian | The Goddard School | The Goddard School |
| Danyle Watkins | Self | Self |
| Dara T Munson | Family Focus | Dara Munson |
| Darby L Pool | Metropolitan Family Services DuPage | Self |
| David A Sanders | Malcolm X. College | Malcolm X. College |
| David Brewer | self | self |
| David Lett | Litchfield CUSD 12 | Litchfield CUSD 12 |
| David Michael | Self | Supporter of ECE Workforce |
| David Scheier | Harold Washington College | City Colleges of Chicago |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self |
| DAVID ST JOHN | na | Self |
| Dawn Bates | Woodland Elementary School | I am a teacher in Illinois. |
| Dawn Delgado | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Dawn Munson | Elgin Community College | Elgin Community College |
| Debbie Witsken | Lewis and Clark Community College | Self |
| Deborah Kuhn | not applicable | Self |
| Deborah McCoy | Self | Self |
| Deborah Rogers-Jaye | City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College | None |
| Debra Bragg | Bragg & Associates, Inc. | Illinois Action for Children |
| DeCarla L Burton | Jump Smart Early Learning Academy | Jump Smart Learning Academy Inc. |
| DeeAnne Dudley | DePue School | self |
| Dena Giacometti | None | Dena Giacometti |
| Denise Monnier | Assoc of Illinois Montessori Schools | Association of Illinois Montessori Schools |
| Denise Romero | Preschool Teacher | Self |
| Derek Davis | Seeds of Joy Daycare & Fitness Center INC. | Derek Davis |
| Derek Kilmartin | LaSalle Elementary Schools | Self |
| Deshada McCaster | Lil Paw's Home Daycare | Lil Paw's Home Daycare |
| Diana Brenneman | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Diana Smith | Self | Self |
| Diana Velandia | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Dionne M Johnson | Cuddle Cate Scholars | Early Childhood Educators |
| Dominique Nicole Anderson | Cuddle Care Scholars | Early Childhood Educator |
| Don Radtke | Cook County College Teachers Union | Self |
| Donna Kassar | self | self |
| Edgar Ramirez | Chicago Commons | Chicago Commons |
| Edna Vidaurre | Self | Self |
| Edwin Shoemate | Cobden CUSD 17 | Cobden School District |
| Elena Rakochy | na | self |
| Elisabeth Burns | Citizen | self |
| Elizabeth Heitkamp | Aquin Catholic Schools | Aquin Catholic Schools |
| Elizabeth L Bullock | Self | Self |
| Elizabeth Noreen | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Elizabeth Wilson | None | None |
| Ellen Ross | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Elliereen M Gonzalez | Chicago Commons | Not Applicable |
| Emily Blumenshine | St. Michael the Archangel School | Self |
| Emily kraiem | Self | None |
| Erendira Morales | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Eric Mayo | Children's Home and Aid | Children's Home and Aid |
| Erica Chu | I work at City Colleges of Chicago but don't represent the insitution | myself |
| Erica McCormack | Self | self |
| Erick Fuoco | self | self |
| Erika Mendez | Latino Policy Forum | Latino Policy Forum |
| Erin Cetera | College of DuPage | Self |
| Erin Classen | Glencoe Park District | Self |
| Erin Madarieta | Mongerson Gallery | Not applicable |
| Erin Molburg | KinderCare | Self |
| EsperanzaRodriguez | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Eva L Espana | Gads Hill Center | Eva |
| Eva Melissa McAloon | Dakota Learn and Play | Dakota Learn and Play |
| faith arnold | Childcare | Childcare |
| Farah Essa | Lake Shore Schools | Self |
| Felicia Ellington | Little Saints Educational Childcare | DNA |
| Flavia Robinson | Self | Self |
| Fouzia Khan | Tot Learning Center-Skokie Park District | tot Learning Center-Skokie Park District |
| Francine ZODDA | A child's place early learning center | A child's place early learning centers |
| Francisco G Diaz de Leon | Harry S. Truman College | City Colleges of Chicago |
| Frank Valadez | American Bar Association | Frank Valadez |
| G Tito Quinones | Chicago Public Schools | Chicago Public Schools |
| Gabriela Servin | Concordia Place | self |
| Gail Mitchell | Self | Self |
| Gayle Hahn | Retired educator | Retired educator |
| Gene Prairie | Lewis and Clark Community College | Lewis and Clark Community college |
| Geri Oliver | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Education |
| Ginta Pulles | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Grace Amann | self | self |
| Grace Minnick | Illinois School Teacher | Self |
| Grant Fessler | Lewis and Clark Community College | Lewis and Clark Community college |
| Gregory Nault | CCCTU | Self |
| Haley Damron | Self | Self |
| Halle Morrison | self | self |
| Hanah Batchelor | Citizen | Self |
| Hanna Krajewska | Wright College | Wright College |
| Heather Benjamin | Goddard School | Early childhood educators |
| Heather Doble | UIC, Roosevelt University | Self |
| Heather Grupe | Treehouse Day Care And Preschool Inc | Treehouse Day Care and Preschool |
| Heather Mayheu | Discovery | Illinois Child Care Staffing and Financial Crisis |
| Heather Waldron | Mendota CCSD 289 | Self |
| helen toledo | Harry S Truman | self |
| Holly Jin | Early Childhood Alliance | Early Childhood Alliance (Niles Township) |
| Imelda Escalera | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Iris Barrios | Village of Skokie | NA |
| Irma L Ortega | City Colleges of Chicago Truman College | Irma L Ortega |
| Isabeau Dahso | City Colleges | Myself |
| Isabella Rodriguez | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Ivaylo Valchev | Not applicable | Self |
| Jacey Woodard | self | self |
| Jackie Covarrubias | Self | Self |
| Jackie Curington | Illinois Institute for Children | Illinois Institute For Children |
| Jackie Curington | The Baby Academy | The Baby Academy |
| Jackis CURINGTON | Academy For Children | Academy for Children |
| Jacqueline Herrera | Enlace Chicago | self |
| jacquelyn brennan | Pilates and Coffee | Jacquelyn Brennan |
| Jaime Russell | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| James Beal | Self | self |
| Jan Stepto Millett | Children's Home& Aid of Illinois | Children's Home&Aid |
| Jane Coughlin | School District 100 South Berwyn | School District 100 South Berwyn |
| JaNeane Minor | Advance Illinois | Advance Illinois |
| Janet Dorrance | Berwyn South District 100 | Janet Dorrance |
| Janet Knapp-Caporale | City College of Chicago | Self |
| Janice Martin | Under Carrey's Care | CCAU |
| Janice Moenster | Childrens Home and Aid | Childrens Home and Aid |
| Janice Wuest | Southwestern Illinois College | self |
| janis price | Kiddie kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Janise Demmin | Cobden Elementary School | Elementary School |
| Jasmin Nava | Enlace Chicago | Enlace Chicago |
| Jason Pullukat | The Goddard School | Jason Pullukat |
| Jean Zaar | Early Childhood Faculty | self |
| Jeanine Porter | Chicago Commons | Chicago Commons |
| Jeanine Porter | Chicago Commons | not applicable |
| Jeannie HIgdon | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Jeff Craig | West Aurora School District 129 | West Aurora School District |
| Jeff Julian | Harper College | William Rainey Harper College |
| Jeffrey Farley | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Jen Newendyke | Regional Office of Education | IARSS |
| Jennifer Alexander | self | self |
| Jennifer Garrison | Vandalia C.U.S.D. 203 | Vandalia C.U.S.D. 203 |
| Jennifer Perfors | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Jennifer Searle | City Colleges of Chicago | none |
| Jennifer Stygar | Smart Start Learning Center | Smart Start Learning Center, Inc. |
| Jeremy Basso | City Colleges of Chicago | self |
| Jerry Corcoran | Illinois Valley Community College | Illinois Valley Community College |
| Jessica Cruz | City Colleges of Chicago- Malcolm X College | myself |
| Jessica Glover | Ottawa Opportunity School | Ottawa Opportunity School |
| Jessica L Canas | Self | Self |
| Jessica Noble | Lewis and Clark Community College | person |
| Jessica Paulsen | Step by Step Child Care Center, Inc | Jessica Paulsen |
| Jessica Ramos | - | Self |
| Jessica Rose Wallace | Metropolitan Family Services | Metropolitan Family Services |
| Jessica Rowark | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Education |
| Jill Andrews | Southern Illinois Early Childhood Action Team, Inc. | Early Childhood Centers in southern Illinois |
| Jill Edelblute | YMCA of Metro Chicago | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago |
| Jill Gottfred Sohoni | Circle Root Collaborative | Self |
| Jill Lane | Lewis & Clark Community College | Lewis & Clark Community College |
| Jillian Gonzalez | El Valor Corporation | El Valor Corp. |
| Jim Combs | Laughandlearn | Jim combs |
| Jim Ebner | Self | Self |
| Joanna Burke | Chicago Commons Association | Not applicable |
| Joanna Varda | SCC Early Childhood Centers | Early Childhood Center Teachers, Administrators, and Support Staff (30 employees) |
| Jodi Powers | Palos Park Episcopal Day Care and Learning Center | Palos Park Episcopal Day Care and Learning Center |
| Jodi Scott | ROE 33 | ROE #33 |
| Joe Landers | Self | Self |
| John Gordon | None | Self |
| John M Majer | Harry S. Truman College | self |
| Joianne Smith | Oakton Community College | Oakton Community College |
| Jonathan de Rothewelle | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Jonathan Doster | Start Early | Start Early (formerly Ounce of Prevention Fund) |
| JOSE M FERNANDEZ | CCC | SELF |
| Jovita Y Bahena Torres | City Colleges Of Chicago | Students, Jovita Y Bahena Torres |
| Joyce Macarus | Hometown Child Care | Hometown Child Care |
| Juan Salgado | City Colleges of Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago |
| Juanita Ames | Cuddle Care 1 | City colleges |
| Judy Deering | Harry S Truman - City of Chicago Community college | Self |
| Juliann Wixom | Mendota 289 | SELF |
| Julie Brancaleon | JJC Early Childhood Center | self |
| Julie Curry | Curry & Associates, LLC | Joliet Junior College |
| Julie Lear | xx | ECE Teachers, students |
| Julie Ranger-Fleshman | Let Them Be Little Daycare | Let Them Be Little Daycare |
| Julio L Paz | NA | NA |
| Justin Holt | Self | self |
| Jyl Waller | My Friends Discovery Center | Self |
| Karen Engelmann | Cobden High School | Cobden High School |
| Karen Ross | Christopher House | SELF |
| Karen Roth | Oakton Community College | Oakton Community College |
| Kasey Camren | Children's Home and Aid | Children's home and aid |
| Kate Brunk | none | self |
| Kate Connor | Harry S Truman- City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Kate Kessler | Community Member | Self |
| Kate Klimson | Rock Island County Regional Office of Education | Kate Klimson, Rock Island Regional Office of Education |
| Kathleen Cleary | Self | Self |
| Kathleen Garrity | Children's Home and Aid | Children's Home and Aid |
| Kathleen Paciga | Self | Self |
| Kathy Claywell | Lewis and Clark Community College | self |
| Kathy Hutchcraft | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Katie Rumfelt | Elementary school | Katie Rumfelt |
| Kelly McGee | Malone's Early Learning Center | Malone's Early Learning Center |
| Kelly O'Malley | Truman College | Self |
| Kelsey Alcala | Step by Step Child Care Center | Self |
| Kelsey Busler | Lewis and Clark Community College | Lewis and Clark Community college |
| Kijuana Boulrece | DuPage NAACP Education Committee | Kijuana Boulrece |
| Kiki Collias | Concordia Place | Self |
| Kim Richards | Kim's Day Care | Kim's Day Care |
| Kim Steffen | City Colleges of Chicago | Harry S. Truman College |
| Kim Swords | Ottawa Township High School | Self |
| Kim Wilson | None | Self |
| Kimberly | School | Self |
| Kimberly Mendoza | Educator | Kimberly Mendoza |
| Kimberly Sexton | The Goddard School | Kimberly Sexton |
| Kimberly Tillmon | KinderCare Education | NA |
| Kirstin Chernawsky | Erie Neighborhood House | Erie Neighborhood House |
| koretta l gibson | Gads hill childcare center | gads hill center |
| Krissy Darm | Self | Self |
| Kristen Youngman | SELF | SELF |
| Kristin Humphries | East Moline School District 37 | East Moline School District |
| Kristin Kaufman | Prevent Child Abuse Illinois | Prevent Child Abuse Illinois |
| Kristina Blake | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Kristina Williams | Creative Beginnings Preschool | Kristina Williams |
| Krystle Watson | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| KYATONIA REAVES | KENNEDY-KING COMMUNITY COLLEGE | City Colleges of Chicago |
| Kyle Hillman | National Association of Social Workers Illinois Chapter | National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter |
| Kylie Carroll | Illinois School Counselor | Advocating for place-bound, ECE-incumbent & other students in Illinois whose circumstances require a locally-accessible, equitable, affordable, high-quality baccalaureate & teacher-licensing program. |
| La'Therese Clay | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Lani Montreal | FC4 | FC4 |
| LaParish Trimuel | Learn Together Grow Together | Self |
| Larry D Lovel | TRICO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOO | - |
| LaSandra Skinner | City Colleges of Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago |
| Latasha D Morris | L & H Daycare | L & H Daycare |
| Latoya Hall | Cuddle care scholars | Early childhood educators |
| Laura Duel | Duel Counseling & Consulting | self |
| Laura Hool | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | self |
| Laura Inlow | Lewis and Clark Community College | Self |
| Lauren Hays | Our redeemer daycare | Our Redeemer Day care |
| Lauren Widmer | Zearing Child Enrichment Center | Lauren Widmer |
| Laurie Borowicz | Kishwaukee College | Kishwaukee College |
| Laurie Sedio | self | representing self |
| Lee Ann Mowers | Illinois AEYC & Unity Point Health Child Care Center | children of Illinois |
| Lee eklund | Malones Early learning Center Inc. | Malones Early learning Center Inc. |
| leslie layman | self | self |
| Letha Bell-Jackson | GADS Hills | Supporter |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Lewis and Clark Community College | Community College |
| Lilian Matsuda | self | self |
| LInda Wywialowski | Children's Home & Aid | Linda Wywialowski |
| Lindsey Sabotta | NA | Self |
| Lisa Majer | SAIC | self |
| LISA OPPENHEIM | self | Self |
| Lisa Rautbort | Advocate Condell Early Learing and Child Care | AEYC |
| Liz Brown-Reeves | LRB Consulting | Illinois Community College Presidents Council |
| Lizbeth Mondragon | Enlace Chicago | Self |
| Lorelei Calta | The Goddard School | The Goddard School Round Lake |
| Lorenzo Grego | SELF | SELF |
| Lori Johnson | LaSalle Peru Twp High School | NA |
| Lori Suddick | College of Lake County | College of Lake County |
| Louise I Harris-Macker | Weezie Beezies Daycare | Myself |
| Louise Jett | Lewis and Clark Community College | Self |
| Luke DeGrand | DeGrand & Wolfe, P.C. | Myself |
| Madeline Troche-Rodriguez | City Colleges of Chicago -Harry S Truman College | self |
| Mandeep Chawla | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Marc Battista | Oakton Community College | na |
| Marci Glover | The Busy Bee Early Learning Center | The Busy Bee Early Learning Center |
| Marcia Stoll | self | self |
| Marcy Mendenhall | SAL Family and Community Services | Marcy Mendenhall |
| Margaret I Jahnke | Metropolitan Family Services | self |
| Margaret Riehl | Start Early | Illinois resident, ECE advocate, parent |
| Maria del Carmen Macias | Semillitas Child Care Home | Semillitas Child Care Home |
| Maria Estlund | Illinois Action for Children | Illinois Action for Children |
| Maria Luisa Horton-Meza | Princeville Migrant Head Start | Princeville Migrant Head Start |
| Maria Marmolejo | Chicago Commons | Not applicable |
| MariaAMontalvo | Oakton Community College | Oakton Community College |
| Mariana Osoria | Family Focus | Family Focus |
| Mariana Osoria | Self | Self |
| Marilyn Murry | Murry's Child Dev. Center | Child Care Centers |
| Mario F Garcia | Onward Neighborhood House | Onward Neighborhood House |
| Marlena Constant | Memorial Child Care and Lincoln Land Community College | Provider |
| Martha M Armenta-Robles | Enlace Chicago | self |
| Martina Lewis | IL Child Care Martina Lewis | Martina Lewis |
| Mary Busler | Lewis and Clark Community College | Lewis and Clark Community college |
| Mary Claire Schmit | SEIU HCII | SEIU HCII |
| Mary E Nolan | Decatur Public Schools | none |
| Mary Lou Watson | Lewis and Clark Community College | Self |
| Mary Pat Baima | Allen-Otter Creek District 65 | superintendent |
| Mary Penn | Chicago Commons Association | Not applicable |
| Matt Batchelor | Citizen | Self |
| Matt Winchester | ROE35 | Self |
| Matthew Ciavarella | City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College | Self |
| Matthew Crowther | self | not applicable |
| Matthew Gehm | Mendota Township High School | myself |
| Matthew R Seaton | Streator Twp. High School District 40 | Streator Twp. High School District 40 |
| Matthew Silva | Enlace Chicago | self |
| Meaghan McIntyre | Alumni | Lewis and Clark Community college |
| Meghan Chandler | City Colleges of Chicago | Self |
| Meghan Jensen | Self | Self |
| Melanie Conley | Ottawa Elementary School Dist | NA |
| Melanie Conley | Ottawa Elementary School Dist | NA- Self |
| Melanie Sutter | Swift Child Care | Swift Child Care |
| Melany Harris | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Melissa Batchelor | EC professional | Self |
| Melissa Breeden | YWCA McLean County | Melissa Breeden |
| Melissa Johnson | Highland Community College | Self |
| Melissa Szymczak | EC Professional | EC Professional |
| Melissa Zaragoza | Guadalupano Family Center | Not applicable |
| Mellody Bentley | Mellody Bentley | Mellody Bentley |
| Mendy Smith | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Michael Boyd | Kankakee Community College | Kankakee Community College |
| Michael Grez | City Colleges of Chicago | FC. STEM |
| Michael Guarrine | Chicago Commons | Not applicable |
| Michael McNally | Shawnee Community College | ECE students at community colleges |
| Michael Petersen | Myself | Self |
| Michael Petrucelli | Goddard School Darien | Michael Petrucelli, Goddard School Darien |
| Michelle Bush | Business | Self |
| Michelle Ellis | Children's Home and Aid | Manager of Parent and Family Services |
| Michelle Polivka | Self | Self |
| MICHELLE ROBINSON | CUDDLE CARE SCHOLARS | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS |
| Michelle Saulnier | Erikson Institute | Self |
| Mindi S Schryer | Oakton Community College | Mindi Schryer |
| Miranda Franco | Metropolitan Family Services | Metropolitan Family Services |
| Misbahudeen Ahmed-Rufai | Lamp of Faith Institute | Self |
| Mitchell Landgraf MS NCC NCSC | Board Certified School Counselor, Past Illinois School Counselor Advocate of The Year | Advocating for place-bound, ECE-incumbent & other students in Illinois whose circumstances require a locally-accessible, equitable, affordable, high-quality baccalaureate & teacher-licensing program. |
| MOHAMED EL-MAAZAWI | Harry S Truman College | Self |
| Mollie Hente | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| MOLLY M TURNER | Harold Washington College | SELF |
| Molly Wilson | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Monique Hudson | Oakton Community College | Monique Hudson |
| Nadia Gronkowski | Start Early | Self |
| Nakia King | Born To Explore Developmental Center | Born To Explore Developmental Center Daycare and Staff |
| Nancy Eisenhauer | self | self |
| Nancy Hernandez | metropolitan family service early head start | Self |
| Nancy Tammo | Tot Learning Center-Skokie Park District | I'm representing Tot Learning Center-Skokie Park District |
| Natalie Doyle | Rock Island County Regional Office of Education | Natalie Doyle |
| Natalie Reyes | Metropolitan Family Services | self |
| Nazek Abouelfetouh | Self Employed | Self |
| Neil R Lichtman | Retired | Self |
| Nick Gehlfuss | self | self |
| Nick Kallieris | College of Lake County | College of Lake County |
| Nicole Busler | Lewis and Clark Community College | Lewis and Clark Community college |
| Nicole Cameron | Metropolitan Family Services DuPage | Self |
| Nina Duenas | El Valor | Person |
| NITIN JONEJA | THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF BUFFALO GROVE | THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF BUFFALO GROVE |
| Nora Taylor | Chicago Commons | Not Applicable |
| Noreen Atherley-Reyes | Cuddle Care Scholars | Early Childhood Educator |
| Nury Jimenez | Chicago Commons | Not Applicable |
| Ofelia Gutierrez | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Olga Dinos | Kiddie Academy | Early childhood educators |
| Olivia Goldstein | Erie Elementary Charter School | I am an Illinois teacher |
| Patricia Donovan | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Patricia Miceli | self | self |
| Patrick Hall | City of Chicago | City of Chicago |
| Paul Luu | Chinese American Service League | Chinese American Service League |
| Paul Ramey | Drexwood Partners LLC | Early Care and Education Consortium |
| Paula Luszcz | Oakton Community College | Oakton Community College |
| Peter Hussey | Lewis & Clark Community College | Self |
| Peter Rowell | Harry S Truman College | self |
| Pollette Winfield | Winfield Academy & Childcare | Winfield Academy & Childcare |
| Rachel Azzarello | none | self |
| Rachel Sabin | Self | Self |
| Rachel Tarr | Self | Self |
| Raymund Torralba | City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College | Self |
| Rebecca Keene | BMP Tri-County Special Ed | Rebecca Keene |
| Rebecca Stone | Children's Home and Aid | Children's Home and Aid |
| Renita Hines | Cuddle Care scholars | Early Chidhood Education |
| Renita Miller | International Poetry Foundation | Self |
| Rhonda Freeman | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Richard Craven | Peru EDS 124 | This bill be be beneficial to all school districts and students alike. We must stop giving lip service to the teacher shortage and create affordable pathways for students to become teachers. |
| Rita Mary Moore | Triton College | Triton College |
| Rita Self | Illinois School Counselor | Self |
| Robert Sondgeroth | Regional Office of Education 47 | ROE 47 |
| Roberta Christie | Shawnee Community College | Shawnee CC |
| Roberto Chavez | self | self |
| Robin Beers-Slojkowski | Private citizen | Private citizen |
| Robin Byster | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Rocio Mendez | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| RODRIGUEZ ZULEYMA | City Colleges of Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago |
| Rogelio Steven Quispe | Self | Self |
| Rolanda Orelien | Academy For Children Ii | Academy for Children II |
| Rosia Watson | Rosia's K T C Family Chil | Rosia's K T C Family Childcare |
| Ruth Smith | Shawnee Community College | ECE students at community colleges. |
| Rutilia Tovar | City Colleges of Chicago | Richard Daley College |
| Ryan Linnig | Dimmick CCSD 175 | DImmick CCSD 175 |
| Sabrena York | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Education |
| Sabrena York | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Sam Rivera | Concordia Place | Self |
| Samina Hadi Hadi-Tabassum | The Erikson Institute | On behalf of myself as an early childhood professor |
| Sandra Biegel | College of DuPage | Self |
| Sandra Ochoa | City Colleges of Chicago | Sandra Ochoa |
| SARAH DITTERLINE | home | self |
| Sarah Funk | Metropolitan Family Services | self |
| Sarah Gehant | Self | Self |
| Sarah Gowler | Self | Self |
| Sarah Kuhlemeier | Regional Office of Education 8 | I am writing on behalf of Northwest Illinois Schools needing Early Childhood qualified teachers. Our NW region need this opportunity. |
| Sarah Labadie | Women Employed | Women Employed |
| Sarah Liston | Harold Washington College | Self |
| Sarah Peck | Nesting Lactation Nursing Corp | Self |
| SARAH SPRAKER | CONCORDIA PLACE | Self |
| Scott Burgh | self | self |
| Seamus Reilly | Carl Sandburg College | Carl Sandburg College |
| Sean C Hill | Lewis & Clark Community College | Lewis & Clark Community College |
| Sean Noble | ReadyNation Illinois | ReadyNation Illinois |
| Sean Noonan | Cook County College Teachers Union | Cook County College Teachers Union |
| Shane Gordon | Bluford USD 318 | Bluford Unit Schools |
| Shannon Guardian | Cobden Elementary School | Cobden Elementary School |
| Shari Beahringer | Pawnee Learning Center | Illinois Childcare in Crisis |
| Sharyl Robin | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Shawn Jackson | City Colleges of Chicago | Harry S Truman College |
| Shea Felde | Mission Readiness, Illinois | Mission Readiness, Illinois |
| Sheena Shukla | NA | Sheena Shukla |
| Sheila Quirk-Bailey | Illinois Central College | Illinois Central College |
| Sheila Yates | Our Redeemer Day Care | Our Redeemer Day Care |
| Shelby Finney | Head Start | Self |
| Shelby Smeenge | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Shenina Fletcher | Bisiness | Person |
| Sherice Atkinson | Cuddle Care Inc | Early Childhood Education |
| Sherrie Malone | Shawnee CC | ECE students at community colleges. |
| Shirley Jackson | ITAV | Shirley Jackson |
| Simone Alexander | Self | Self |
| Sinthu Ramalingam | Teach Plus | ILAEYC |
| Sinthu Ramalingam | Teach Plus | Teach Plus |
| Sonia Andrade | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Sonia Orozco | self | self |
| Stefanie Kuzmack | self | self |
| Stephanie Clark | Swift Child Care | ECA |
| Stephanie emery | Childrens garden learning center | Childrens garden learning center |
| Stephanie Graefnitz | Little Explorers Learning Center | None |
| Stephanie Mejia | NA | NA |
| Stephen Butera | Oakton Community College | Oakton Community College |
| Stephen Matthew Vick | Infant Welfare Society of Evanston | Infant Welfare Society of Evanston |
| Stephen Nacco | Danville Area Community College | Danville Area Community College |
| Steven K Rothschild | Self | SELF |
| Susan Czerwinski Aljets | Lewis & Clark Community College | Self |
| Susan Fahey | Children Care and Development Center | Children Care & Development Center |
| Susan Grace | NA | self |
| Susan Mishel | city colleges of chicago | City Colleges of Chicago |
| Susan Salidor | Self | Self |
| Susanna A Ellexson | YWCA Child Care Center Kankakee | Susanna Ellexson |
| Sydney Markham | Princeton High School | none |
| Sydney Wilhelm | SELF | SELF |
| Sylvia Jenkins | Moraine Valley Community College | Moraine Valley Community College |
| Tammy Landgraf | Illinois Valley Community College | Early Childhood Education |
| Tammy Muerhoff | Rock Island County Regional Office of Education | Self |
| Ted J Bobak | DePaul University | Self |
| Teneisha Rogers | Truman Child Development Lab School | Self |
| Teresa K Herbert | Childcare Careers | Teresa K Herbert |
| Teresa Ramos | Illinois Action for Children | Illinois Action for Children |
| Terry Kamnikar | Self | Self |
| Thamara M Estrada | Chicago Commons- Taylor | Chicago Commons |
| Thomas G Hunter | Chicago House & Social Service Agency | Self |
| Thomas Ramage | Parkland College | Parkland College |
| Tiffanny Powell | Children's Home & Aid | Children's Home & Aid |
| Tim Carpenter | Fight Crime Invest in Kids | Fight Crime Invest in Kids Illinois |
| Tim Frizzell | Frizzell Enterprises | Shawnee College Early Childhood program |
| Tim Wynes | Black Hawk College | Black Hawk College |
| Timothy Bell | Self | Self |
| Timothy R Harmon | Workforce Enterprise Services | Illinois Action for Children |
| Timothy W Kirby | Chicago Early Learning Workforce Scholarship | Timothy Kirby |
| Tineka Scalzo | Self | Self |
| Todd Dugan | Bunker Hill CUSD 8 | Bunker Hill CUSD 8 |
| Tom Jeppson | Rutland CCSD 230 | Self |
| Toni Williams | TOTS HOUSE Day Care Home | TOTS HOUSE Day Care Home |
| Tonya Hart | self | Self |
| Torrey DeVitto | Bella giorno Inc. | Self |
| Tosha Rushton | Serving All Families Everywhere 2 | Serving All Families Everywhere 2 |
| Tracie Sampson | LLCC | LLCC |
| Tracy Mitchell | Wilbur Wright College - CCC | Self |
| Tracy Wointynek | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Trudi M Douglas | Alton High School | Lewis and Clark Community College |
| TRUDIE PUGH | Lots of luv childcare | Lots of luv childcare |
| Tunik Lewis | Home day care | Tunik Lewis |
| Valencia Reasnover | Kids R Us Daycare | Self |
| Veronica | Self | Self |
| Veronica Cortez | Erikson Institute | Erikson Institute |
| Victoria R Prairie | Lewis and Clark Community College | Lewis and Clark Community college |
| Vincent Wiggins | Self | self |
| viney kaushal | Goddard School Lake in the Hills IL | Impacted School |
| Virgina Williams | Berhesda Center for Boys and Girls | Bethesda Center for Boys and Girls |
| Vivian | Canaan Land Daycare | Canaan Land Daycare |
| Vondie king | Children of Virtue Daycare | Children of Virtue Daycare |
| Wendy Cordoba Rivas | Metropolitan Family Services | Self. |
| Wes Olson | Bond CUSD Number 2 | Bond CUSD #2 |
| Wilishah Acklin | Chicago Commons Nia | Myself |
| William Brockman | Chicago City College | William Brockman |
| William Marsh | Self | Self |
| Yessica Chanza-Ocampo | Metropolitan Family Services | self |
| Yevgeniya Lapik | City Colleges of Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago faculty |
| Yolanda Reyes | Gads Hill Center | Supporter |
| Yolanda Williams and Susana Salgado | COFI | Co-chairs of COFI Early Learning Campaign |
| Yvonne Alldredge | Kiddie Kollege | Early Childhood Education |
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