Name | Firm, Business Or Agency | Representing |
Hearing Date and Time: Human Services (H) 5/12/2021 8:30 AM |
Anita Wyatt | The Arc of Iroquois County | |
Ann Sickon | Center For Independent Futures | Center for Independent Futures |
Anna Orrico | Self | Self |
Ashling Smidt | Household | |
Barbara Tobias | advocate | family member |
Bob Peterson | Individual | |
Brittany Gilbert | The ARC of Iroquois County | The ARC |
Cheryl R Jansen | Equip for Equality | Equip for Equality |
Cheryl Sorensen | Arc of Iroquois County | |
Christina Harris | The Arc of Iroquois County | |
Christine McTaggart | The Arc of Iroquois County | The Arc of Iroquois County |
Christine Myers | Livingston County Mental Health Board | LCMHB |
Colleen Balijs | INC Board, NFP | |
Dana Rosenzweig | St. Clair County Mental Health Board | St. Clair County Mental Health Board |
Debra Vines | The Answer Inc. Autism Aw | |
Denise Von Moore | self | |
Diane Drake | home | |
Diane M Hettasch | self | |
Elaine McGraw | Self | Self |
Ellen Garber Bronfeld | Anixter Center | Illinois Citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those who care about them. |
Ellen Garber Bronfeld | Anixter Center | Illinois Citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those who care about them. |
Ernest Gonzalez | LARC | Persons with disabilities |
Grace A Bowie | Arc of Illinois | Arc of Illinois |
Gwen Gotsch | ARC of Illinois | ARC of Illinois |
Jada Thompson | Jada Thompson | |
James Haptonstahl | UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago | UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago |
Jamie Hammond | None | |
Janelle Pitzo | Parent of Special Needs Adult | Parent of Special Needs Child |
Jeanne E Cameron | AFSCME Council 31 | AFSCME Council 31 |
Joanna Roman | Family member | |
Judith Myers | Individual | Individual |
Julie Prudden | Parent | Child |
Karen Grane | none | |
Kelly Arens Whicker | Equip for Equality | |
Kelly Baldrate | none | self |
Kim Perry | Rush University Medical Center | |
kim cappelletti | St Coletta's of Illinois | |
Kimberly Bowdry | Champaign County Mental Health Board | Person |
Kimberly Harwood | Options CIL | |
Kimberly Mercer-Schleider | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities |
Krescene Beck | Self | Self |
Leanne Mull | na | na |
Lee Nordstrom | Lee Nordstrom | Advocate for Tony Nordstrom |
Linda Hall | Parent and Advocate | My son with a developmental disability and others like him. |
Linda Heller | UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago | UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago |
Lindsay A Robertson | NDSS | Mother of individual with Down syndrome |
Lisa Fuhr | Parent | |
Lore Baker | Association for Individual Development | Association for Individual Development (AID) |
Lori Hendren | AARP IL | AARP IL |
Lori D Opiela | UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago | self |
Lori Kane | Little City Foundation | Little City |
Lynn Canfield | CCMHB | Champaign County Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Boards |
Malgorzata Jantczak | SEDOL | |
Martha A Lundin | None | Self and disabled adult son |
Maureen Linehan Howard | National Multiple Sclerosis society | National Multiple Sclerosis society |
Megan Mutti | Advocate | |
Michal Palatnik | Self | Self |
Micki Coppel | self | Self |
Molly Maes | Clearbrook | |
Nafia K Lee | Going Home Coalition | People with developmental disabilities, families and community service providers |
Nafia Lee | Going Home Coalition | The Going Home Coalition |
Nicki Martinez | Garden Center Services | Garden Center Services |
Nora Handler | None | Family member of men with disabilities |
Norma Cluver | The Arc of Iroquois County | |
Pat Thies | Blue Cap | |
Patrice Medina | Aspire Chicago | |
Patricia Joslun | Aspire Lake NorthPointe Resources | Aspire Chicago |
Phil Milsk | Law Offices of Phil Milsk | Illinois Assistive Technology Program |
Ron Coppel | self | Myself |
Ronald Melka | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission |
Ryan Sattler | The Arc of Iroquois County | The Arc of Iroquois County |
Scott Morris Fisher | None - parent | SELF |
Shandra Summerville | Champaign County Mental Health Board | ACMHAI |
Sherry Joy Cruz | Not applicable | Self, parent of 2 boys with Autism |
Shirley A Perez | Family Support Network | Families |
Stephen Brugge | Retired | UCP Seguin |
Susan Hudkins | Individual | |
Susan Kaufman | Orchard Village | Orchard Village |
Susie Watts | DRS | |
Suzanne Light | ABRA | people with developmental disabilities |
Suzanne S Aaron | Self | |
suzanne shogren | Geneva 708 Mental Health Board | Geneva 708 Mental Health Board |
Tamekia Lewis | Self | Self Advocate |
Teri Steinberg | Plan a better future | Teri Steinberg |
Hearing Date and Time: Health (S) 4/13/2021 3:30 PM |
Aage Christensen | Self | People with Disabilities |
Anne Scheetz | Self | Self |
Ashley Kahn | None | Sibling of person with disabilities |
Aubrey Paape | None | Son |
Barbara Bressner | disABILITY Resource Expo | disABILITY Resource Expo |
Barbara M Pritchard | Going Home Coalition | self |
Bonnie Dohogne | NA | my son and others with disabilities who need community supports and services |
Cathy Contarino | IMPACT CIL | individuals with disabilities |
Cathy L Christensen | Self | People with Disabilities |
Christea Parent | Self | Self |
Curtis Harris | Access Living | IRRC |
Dawn Richardson | Self | Self |
Denise Von Moore | self and my daughter | self and my daughter |
Elizabeth Minogue | parent of an adult with a developmental disability | self |
Jason Nosbaum | Self | People with Disabilities |
Jeanne E Cameron | AFSCME Council 31 | AFSCME Council 31 |
JJ Hanley | Personal | People with Disabilities |
John R Fallon | self | self |
Katherine D Hamann | The Arc of Illinois | The Arc of Illinois |
Kathleen Powers | Self | Kathleen Powers |
Kelly Baldrate | individual | Self |
Kelly Boss | ARC | Self |
Kimberly Mercer-Schleider | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities |
Linda Hall | Connect to Community, Inc. | My son with a developmental disability and others like him who would benefit from this legislation. |
Linda Heller | IPADD Unite | IPADD Unite |
Linda L Tortorelli | parent | myslef |
Lynn Canfield | CCMHB | Champaign County Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Boards |
Martha A Lundin | None | Self and disabled son |
Martha A Lundin | None | Son |
Mary Felts Nordstrom | Self | Advocate for Tony Nordstrom |
Matthew Borus | self | self |
Michele Hilgart | household | NA |
Michelle Schwartz | Clearbrook | Clearbrook |
Micki Coppel | Parent of 2 adults with Intellectual Disabilities | Self |
Nafia Lee | Going Home Coalition | The Going Home Coalition |
Pam Heavens | individual | people with disabilities |
pam heavens | United Cerebral Palsy Center for Disability Services | people with disabilities |
Phil Milsk | Law Offices of Phil Milsk | Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) |
Rocio | none | self |
Ron Coppel | self | Myself |
Ronald Melka | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission |
STEPHANIE BROWN | Autism Society of Southern Illinois | Persons living with autism |
Susan Kaufman | Orchard Village | Orchard VIllage |
Tamara Besser | JCFS-Chicago | self |
Vickie Kean | self | Self |
Hearing Date and Time: Subcommittee on Medicaid (S) 4/7/2021 11:00 AM |
Aage Christensen | Self | Self |
Alson Lee | Self | Self |
Althea Grudem | Parent Advocate | Self |
Amy Arnold | KCCDD | Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in the state of Illinois |
Amy Davis | Individual Advocacy Group | Persons with disabilities |
Amy Frankel | Self | Self |
Angela Isit | Envision Unlimited | Self |
Ann Dronen | Our Place | Many people with disabilities |
Bonnie Dohogne | myself and son | all IL citizens with disabilities |
Cathy Christensen | Self | Self |
Cheryl Jansen | Equip for Equality | Equip for Equality |
Christine Myers | Livingston County Mental Health Board | LCMHB |
Colleen Kelty | Self | Self |
Cynthia Montgomery | TeachAbility | 3 |
Dan Strick | New Star | New Star |
David Henning | self | self |
David Schwartz | Self | Self |
Deb Fornoff | Individual | Individual |
Deb Hamilton | Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities | Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities |
Deborah Henning | self | self |
Diane Compton | Self | Self |
Don Kraska | Envision Unlimited | person |
Donald V McNair | Don McNair | Don, Nancy and Jeff McNair |
Elizabeth Minogue | parent of an adult with a developmental disability | self |
Ellen Garber Bronfeld | Board of Directors Anixter Center | Illinois Citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those who care about them. |
Erica Litzsey | self | people with disabilities |
Gregory Schroeder | Supporter | self |
Hilda schultz | Parent | Parent |
Holly Rooney | none | Sean and Ian Rooney |
James Gould | parent of adult with disabilities | parent of adult with disabilities |
Jason Nosbaum | Self | Self |
jay walsh | citizen | self |
Jean Calenoff | Harry Zucker, employer | Special needs adults in transition |
Jill Goldstein | CCHI | Collaborative community housing initiative |
Joanne L Bailey | Elisabeth Ludeman Center | Parents and Friends of Ludeman Center |
Julie Lynn Peters | Parent of 21 year old special needs son | Parent of 21 year old special needs son |
Juliet Shavitz | Self | Self |
Katherine D Hamann | The Arc of Illinois | Self and Individuals in Illinois with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities |
Kim M Taylor | FAYCO Enterprises, Inc. | Adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities |
Kim Taylor | FAYCO Enterprises, Inc. | FAYCO ENterprises, Inc. |
Kimberly Bowdry | Champaign County Mental Health Board | Person |
Kimberly Mercer-Schleider | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities |
Kimberly Woolridge | Parent | Parent of Adult with Disability and POA ofparent with Dementia |
Kish Pisani | Partners in Policymaking-Class 2 | Parent of an adult with IDD |
Krescene Beck | Self | Self |
Laurie Jerue | IPADDUnite | IPADDUnite represents over 5,000 IL families supporting adults with developmental disabilities to live in the community |
Laurie Williams | CCHI | CCHI |
Linda Hall | Connect to Community, Inc. | My son with a disability and all others who would benefit from this legislation. |
Lori D Opiela | UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago | self |
Margaret Storey | self | self and child |
Mark Ingrum | Riverside Foundation | Riverside Foundation |
Marlene Brandwein | Self | Self |
Martha Lundin | None | Self |
Mary Ann Ogilvie | None | Self |
Mary Felts-Nordstrom | Advocate for Tony Nordstrom | Tony Nordstrom |
melinda dabrowski | arc | developmentally disabled |
Micki Coppel | Self | Self |
Mohammad Esmail | Select your Organization | Mohammad Esmail |
Nafia Lee | Going Home Coalition | The Going Home Coalition |
Pam Heavens | individual | people with disabilities |
Pamela Devries | Parent | Parent |
Patricia Baeckelandt | SELF | SELF |
Paula Humke | Mosaic | Developmental Disabilities |
Peter Gautchier | parent | The Arc of Illinois |
Phil Milsk | Law Offices of Phil Milsk | The Arc of Illinois |
Rebeca Rosario | Self | Self |
Rebecca Obuchowski | Community Choices | Myself |
Robert Peterson | NA | Self and Individuals in Illinois with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities |
Rocio Perez | none | self |
Ron Coppel | self | Myself |
Ryan Sattler | The Arc of Iroquois County | The Arc of Iroquois County |
Sandy Adkins | . | . |
Scott Fisher | None | SELF |
Shannon Benaitis | Albatross Training Solutions | self |
Sherry Ladislas | None | People with intellectual and developmental disabilities |
Shirley A Perez | Parent | Parent |
Stephanie Brown | Autism Society of Southern Illinois | Indivdiuals living with autism |
Stephanie Matthias | The Arc of Illinois | parent |
Stephen Brugge | Retired | self |
Stephen Kray | Avenues to Independence | Avenues to Independence |
Susan Hudkins | Individual | Self |
Susan K Gould | Family | Parent of an adult child with disabilities |
Suzanne Light | ABRA | people with developmental disabilities |
Tamekia Lewis | Self-Advocate | Self |
TERRIE O'DAY | Self | Self |
Tina Nall | Self | Family member |
Tracy Hellner | NA | Child |
Hearing Date and Time: Health (S) 3/23/2021 3:00 PM |
Ana -Kish- Pisani | Self | Parent |
Candice Goldstein | None | Self |
Cathy L Christensen | Self | self |
Donna Swanson | Family | Family |
Elizabeth Minogue | parent of an adult with a developmental disability | self |
GLORIA KERN | PARENT | PARENT |
Hannah Sheets | Community Choices | none |
Hilda Contreras Schultz | parent | not applicable |
Hunter Gill | self | disabled adult |
Julie Evans | self | self |
Julie Prudden | Self | Self |
Katherine Hamann | The Arc of Illinois | People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
kathy carmody | Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities | Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities |
Kelly Espy | UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children | Not representing an organization |
Kimberly Mercer-Schleider | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities |
Kira Meskin | Progress Center for Independent Living | Progress Center for Independent Living |
Leanne Mull | na | na |
Linda Schuster | Self | Self |
Lisa Fuhr | parent | disabled adult |
Lore Baker | Association for Individual Development | Association for Individual Development (AID) |
Lori D Opiela | UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago | self |
Martha A Lundin | None | Self |
Meg E Cooch | The Arc of Illinois | The Arc of Illinois |
Megan Mutti | Self | Self |
melinda dabrowski | community choices | community choices |
Michelle Schwartz | Clearbrook | Clearbrook |
Micki Coppel | ARC of IL Public Policy Committee | Self |
Nora Handler | none | self |
pam heavens | United Cerebral Palsy Center for Disability Services | people with disabilities |
Robert Peterson | NA | Self and Individuals in Illinois with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities |
Rocio Perez | none | parent |
Ron Coppel | The Arc of Illinois | The Arc of Illinois |
Ronald Melka | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission |
Sandra Heidt | Retired | Parent |
Shannon Benaitis | Albatross Training Solutions | self |
Stephanie Coonce | Encore Developmental Services | Encore Developmental Services |
Suzanne S Aaron | Self | Self |
Therese Devine | family of adult with Down syndrome | self |
Tyler Dierks | Linc, Inc. | none |