Name | Firm, Business Or Agency | Representing |
Hearing Date and Time: Appropriations-Human Services (H) 3/24/2022 8:00 AM |
Amanda Bernard | Spero Family Services | self |
Amy Fox | Life Span | Life Span |
Amy Fox Michals | self | self |
amy zimmerman | Jewish United Fund aka Jewish Federation of Chicago | Jewish United Fund aka Jewish Federation of Chicago |
Andrea Durbin | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth, speaking on HB4118 |
Anthony Wilson | The Baby Fold | The Baby Fold |
Ashley Deckert | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth |
Beisabel Velasco | self | self |
Beth Berendsen | Chicago Women in Trades | Chicago Women in Trades |
Beth Rockford | IVCIL | Illinois partners for Human Services Fast 4 ward |
Beth Townsend | IVCIL | IVCIL |
Bill Steinhauser | Bethany for Children & Families | Bethany for Children & Families |
Blanca Campos | Community Behavioral Healthcare Association | Community Mental Health and Substance Use Providers |
Brendan O'Sullivan | Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | On behalf of the staff and clients of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago |
Carol Lakota Eastin | United Methodist Church | Spero, United Methodist Ministry |
Cathy L Christensen | Self | self |
Christy Filby | Illinois State Alliance of YMCA | Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs |
Conan Calhoun | LIFE CIL | Persons with Disabilities who reside in Ford, Livingston, McLean, and Dewitt Counties |
Dan Watkins | self | |
Darla Wexstten | Spero Family Services | |
David Born | Aurora University | |
David L Goldberg | Self-Employed | |
Deborah Humphrey | Madison County Mental Health Board | Madison County Mental Health Board |
Diana L Knaebe | Memorial Health System - Memorial Behavioral Health | Memorial Behavioral Health |
Donald J Dew | Habilitative Systems, Inc. | Habilitative Systems, Inc. |
Donna M Johnson | Life Span | |
Donna Plier | Guardian Angel Community Services | |
Doug Hoffman | Spero Family Services | Spero Family Services |
Elizabeth Buske | Self | Self |
Elizabeth Palm | Streator Area United Way | |
Elizabeth Zanocco | Dominican University | |
Emily Gordon | Family Resources | |
Eric Mayo | Children's Home and Aid | Children's Home and Aid |
Erica Jimenez | Self | Self |
Erin Brumfield Grima | none | self |
Fatimeh Hussien | Self | Self |
Fred Dillon | Kmetko and Associates | Kmetko and Associates, Ltd. |
Gail White | Spero Family Services | |
Gary Huelsmann | Caritas Family Solutions | |
Gretchen Knowlton | Self | Self |
Heather ODonnell | Thresholds | Thresholds |
Helen R Corley | Trilogy | Clinical workers currently in the field with large amount of student loan debt |
Ireta Gasner | Start Early | Start Early |
jackie sharp | lakeside community committee | Lakeside |
Jaime Russell | Children's Home & Aid | |
James E Barr | Heritage Behavioral Health Center | Self |
James Runyon | Self | |
Janet Kittlaus | Retired | Myself |
Jason Keeler | Allendale Association | Allendale Association |
Jennifer Williams | self | self |
Jessica Rose Wallace | Metropolitan Family Services | Metropolitan Family Services |
Jill Edelblute | YMCA of Metro Chicago | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago |
Juan Carlos Linares | Association House of Chicago | |
Julee Opel | Disability Resource Center | SB 3925 |
Julia Strehlow | Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | Chicago Children's Advocacy Center |
Justin Cooper | Agency | Illinois Partners for Human Services |
Kira Meskin | Progress Center for Independent Living | Self |
Kyle Malcolm | Self | |
La Tasha Pollard | self | self |
Laura Cornille-Cannady | Self | Self |
Laura L Moyle | IVCIL | |
Laura Trezek | Pathlights | |
Laura Zumdahl | New Moms | New Moms |
Lauren Wright | Illinois Partners for Human Service - Chicago, IL | Illinois Partners for Human Service |
Linda Virgil | SELF | Self |
Lisa Thompson | Project Oz | Project Oz |
Liz German | YWCA McLean County | |
Lizabeth J Hernandez | Self | |
Maggie Backes | Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living | |
Marie Argubright | Illinois Valley Center for Independent | |
MARK MCCOMBS | SAFER FOUNDATION | SAFER FOUNDATION |
Marty Castro | Casa Central | Casa Central |
Mary Anne Michelet | Self | |
Mathias Obert | Chaddock Attachment and Trauma Services | |
Meri Helbig | Self | Self |
Michael G Matejka | citizen | individual |
Nazizi Ilana | Self | Self |
Patricia Esquivel | Self | |
Patricia Fox | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions |
Patsy Jensen | Shawnee Health Service | |
Rajnish Mandrelle | Association for Individual Development | Association for Individual Development |
Renee Lehocky | Lawrence Hall | Lawrence Hall |
Renita White | Of Color Inc | |
Rick Velasquez | Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission | |
Robert J Cocker | Self | Self |
Ronald Melka | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission |
Rudi Hancock | Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Shriver Center on Poverty Law |
Ruth Peterson | Self | |
Sam Tuttle | Danu Center For Strategic Advocacy | Legal Action Chicago |
Sandra Knight | YWCA Kankakee | Young Women's Christian Association of Kankakee |
Sarah Beuning | Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault |
SHARON Sims | Spero Family Services | |
Susan Bursztynsky | Safe Journeys | Agency |
Susanne Loellbach | Self | Self |
Tessa Mahoney | Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living | Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living |
Victor Long | Spero Family Services | |
Wesley Epplin | Health & Medicine Policy Research Group | Health & Medicine Policy Research Group |
Willie Gunther | Illinois Assistive Technology Program | Illinois Assistive Technology Program |
Hearing Date and Time: Appropriations-Human Services (H) 3/17/2022 8:00 AM |
Amanda Bernard | Spero Family Services | self |
Amanda Whitlock | Children's Home & Aid | Amanda Whitlock, LCSW (self) |
amy zimmerman | Jewish United Fund aka Jewish Federation of Chicago | Jewish United Fund aka Jewish Federation of Chicago |
Andrea Durbin | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth, speaking on HB4118 |
Anthony Wilson | The Baby Fold | The Baby Fold |
Ashley Deckert | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth |
Barbara J Richardson | Spero Family Services | self |
Bill Steinhauser | Bethany for Children & Families | |
Blanca Campos | Community Behavioral Healthcare Association | Community Mental Health and Substance Use Providers |
Brendan O'Sullivan | Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago |
Carlee Svec | Apna Ghar | Apna Ghar |
Cheryl Habeeb | self | self |
Dave Lowitzki | Lowitzki Consulting, LLC | IL Partners for Human Services |
Ellen Ross | Children's Home & Aid | ICOY |
Emily Miller | IARF | Community Mental Health Providers |
Eric Mayo | Children's Home and Aid | Children's Home and Aid |
Erin Brumfield Grima | none | self |
Fred Dillon | Kmetko and Associates, Ltd. | Kmetko and Associates, Ltd. |
Hunter Nelson | Arden Shore | ICOY PAC |
Jackie Sharp | Lakeside Community Committee | Lakeside Community Committee |
Jenelle Birchlove | Conscience Community Network | Conscience Community Network |
Julee Opel | Disability Resource Center | SB 3925 |
Julia Strehlow | Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | Chicago Children's Advocacy Center |
Kathy Grzelak | Kaleidoscope | |
Kim Tate | Spero Family Services | |
Laura Zumdahl | New Moms | New Moms |
Laurie Kaufman | Kmetko & Associates, Ltd. | |
Lisa Guardiola | NAMI South Suburbs of Chicago | NAMI South Suburbs of Chicago |
Mark J Heyrman | Mental Health America of Illinois | Mental Health America of Illinois and the Mental Health Summit |
MARK MCCOMBS | SAFER FOUNDATION | SAFER FOUNDATION |
Mary Gruneich | Self | Self |
Maryrose Peters | President NAMI Barrington Area | NAMI Barrington Area |
Missy Martin | Disability Resource Center | |
Monica Akes | Spero Family Services | |
Randy Wells | Illinois Association for Behavioral Health | Illinois Association for Behavioral Health |
Ranee Kujawa | Self | |
Raymond Connor | Mental Health America of Illinois | MHAI |
Rebecca Gielow | Youth Services Network | |
Renee Lehocky | Lawrence Hall - Chicago, IL | Lawrence Hall - Chicago, IL |
Ronica Patel | Camelot Care Centers | Camelot Care Centers |
Sarah Beuning | Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault |
Semah Shammas | Kmetko and Associates, Ltd. | |
Tabitha Reaney | Spero Family Services | Self |
Tammy Sweet | Spero Family Services | |
Terri King | NAMI Will-Grundy | Board Member |
Tricia Fox | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions |
Valerie Bundy | Spero Family Services | self |
W Barry McCue | Self | |
Xesenia Schrepfer | Children's Home and Aid | |
Hearing Date and Time: Higher Education (S) 2/8/2022 5:30 PM |
Julie A Holland | CTF-Illinois | CTF-Illinois |
Adela Carlin | Self | self |
Allison Boyle | self | self |
Amanda Bernard | Spero Family Services | myself |
Amber Olson | Memorial Behavioral Health | Memorial Behavioral Health |
Amy Bern | Stepping Stones of Rockford | individuals seeking mental health treatment |
Amy Fox Michals | self | self |
amy zimmerman | Jewish United Fund aka Jewish Federation of Chicago | Jewish United Fund aka Jewish Federation of Chicago |
Andrea Durbin | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth |
Anne Barrett | Mutual Ground | Mutual Ground |
Ashley Deckert | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth |
Ashley Munson | Greater Chicago Food Depository | Greater Chicago Food Depository |
Beisabel Velasco | self | self |
Ben Zimmerman | Alternatives Youth | Alternatives Youth |
Beth McClory | Senior Services Associates, Inc. | Senior Services Associates, Inc. |
Blanca Campos | Community Behavioral Healthcare Association | Community Mental Health and Substance Use Providers |
Brad McMillan | Bradley University | Bradley University |
Brendan O'Sullivan | Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | On behalf of the clients and staff of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago |
Bridget Palmatier | Memorial Behavioral Health | Memorial Behavioral Health |
Bruce Johnson | Nicasa, NFP | Nicasa, NFP |
Candace King | Self | Self |
Carlos Argueta | A Safe Place | Self |
Carrie A Estrada | Northwest CASA | Northwest CASA |
Cassandra Delaney | Memorial Behavioral health | Memorial Behavioral Health |
Cassandra Eilers | Memorial Behavioral Health | self |
Cheris Larson | Project Oz | Project Oz |
Christine Suddreth | Pathlights | Christine Suddreth, Pathlights |
Christopher Boyster | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth |
Christy Filby | Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs | Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs |
Craig Lynch | Y.O.U. | Youth and Opportunity United |
Crystal Ann Shulda | Egyptian Public and Mental Health Department | ICOY and Illinois Partner for Human Service's |
Dale Allan Morrissey | Crosspoint Human Services | Crosspoint Human Services |
Danae Kovac | HANA Center | HANA Center |
Danuta Del Rio | Union County Counseling Service, Inc. | Union County Counseling Service, Inc. |
Dara Munson | self | self |
Dave Lowitzki | Lowitzki Consulting, LLC | IL Partners for Human Services |
David Esposito | Supportive Housing Providers Association | Supportive Housing Providers Association |
David Gardner | Self | Self |
Debra Condotti | Easterseals Joliet Region, Inc. | Easterseals staff |
Denise Hixson | Self | Self |
Diana Morris | self | na |
Dianne Schultz | The Baby Fold | The Baby Fold |
Don Arneberg | Pathlights Human Services | Pathlights Human Services |
dora maya | Arden Shore Child and Family Services | Arden Shore Child and Family Services |
Doug Schenkelberg | Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | NA |
Dr Charles A Montorio Archer | One Hope United | One Hope United & Child Welfare System of Care |
Edna Gordon | CTFILLINOIS | CTFIllinois |
Elaine Grande | Pathlights Human Services | Pathlights Human Services |
Elizabeth Rivera | Mutual Ground Inc | Mutual Ground Inc |
Eric Mayo | Children's Home and Aid | Children's Home and Aid |
Erica Jimenez | Self | Self |
Erin Brumfield Grima | none | self |
Evan Finamore | Illinois Partners for Human Service | Illinois Partners for Human Service |
FC Rodriguez- Garcia | Self | self |
Gerard Stephen Beagles | Garden Center Services | All direct support professionals |
Grant Bradley Wilson | Pathway Services Unlimited | self |
Hannah Johnson | McLean County Museum of History | Self |
Heather ODonnell | Thresholds | Thresholds |
james dixon | self | self |
James Kellermann | Call for Help, Inc | Call for Help, Inc |
Jasmine Pease | Kane County Juvenile Detention Center & Mutual Ground | Self |
Jasmine Steele | Self | Self |
Jason Keeler | The Allendale Association | Allendale Association |
Jayne Drew | Esperanza Community Services | Esperanza Community Services |
Jenelle Birchlove | Conscience Community Network | Conscience Community Network |
Jenna Nacht | Mutual Ground | Mutual Ground |
Jennifer Grieco | Life Span Center for Legal Services & Advocacy | self |
Jennifer Lee | The Center for Youth and Family Soluitions | self |
Jessica Rose Wallace | Metropolitan Family Services | Metropolitan Family Services |
Jill Edelblute | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago |
Joanne Otte | Chicago Community Trust | self |
JoEllen Erdman | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | self |
John Pingo | Goldie B. Floberg Center | Goldie B. Floberg Center |
Jonathan Burns | Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties Inc | Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties Inc |
Jorge Velazquez | NA | NA |
Josh Evans | Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities | Community-based providers serving children and adults with intellectual-developmental disabilities and serious mental illnesses. |
JTAIA MILLER | Shelter Inc | Self |
Juan Carlos Linares | Association House of Chicago | Myself |
Julia Strehlow | Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | Chicago Children's Advocacy Center |
Julio Paz | Chicago Commons | Chicago Commons |
Justin Cooper | Agency | Self |
Kara Teeple | Lawrence Hall | Lawrence Hall |
Karel Homrig | Prevention First, Inc. | Self |
Karen Cochran | Mutual Ground Inc | self |
Karina Ayala-Bermejo | INSTITUTO del Progreso Latino | Instituto del Progreso Latino |
Kathleen Ann Doherty | LeMaiyan Hospital | self |
Kathryn Fakhoury | Illinois Partners for Human Service | Self |
Kathy a Grossen | Stepping Stones of Rockford | Stepping Stones of Rockford |
kathy carmody | Institute Public Policy People with Disabilities | Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities |
Kathy Weiman | Alternatives for the Older Adult, Inc. | Quad City Open Network, Human Services |
Kenneth Grunke | Pathlights | NA |
Keri McGuire | Life Span Center for Legal Services | self |
Kevin Curran | none | Self |
Kevin Huckfeldt | Disability Resource Center | Disability Resource Center |
Kim Cornwell | EPIC | self |
Kim Zoeller | Ray Graham Association | Ray Graham Association |
Kira Meskin | Progress Center for Independent Living | Self |
latasha pollard | self | self |
Laura Beard | United Way of Metro Chicago | United Way of Metro Chicago |
Laura Zumdahl | New Moms | New Moms |
Lauren Wright | Illinois Partners for Human Service - Chicago, IL | Illinois Partners for Human Service |
Leah Hungerford | Resilience | self |
Leah Jaron | Self | Self |
Liane D Lopez | self | self |
Linda Xochitl Tortolero | Mujeres Latinas En Accion | Mujeres Latinas En Accion |
Lisa Bly-Jones | Chicago Jobs Council | Chicago Jobs Council |
Lisa Thompson | Human Service | Human Service |
Lore Baker | Association for Individual Development | Association for Individual Development (AID) |
Louise Nolta | Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, USA-JPIC | self |
Marc Fagan | Thresholds | Myself |
Marcia Kennedy | CTF Illinois | CTF Illinois |
Margaret Ross-Jones | Memorial Behavioral Health - Lincoln Center for Developmental Rehabilitation | NA |
Mariana Osoria | Family Focus | Family Focus |
Mark Ishaug | Threhsolds | Thresholds |
Mark Schmitz | Transitions of Western Illinois | Transitions of Western Illinois |
Marlene Deck | Mutual Ground | Self |
Marsha Johnson | CCSI-Case Coordination, LLC | self |
mary ambrosino | CTF ILLINIOIS | CTF ILLINIOIS |
Mary Anne Michelet | Self | Self |
Maureen Kelly | Disability Resource Center, Center for Independent Living | self |
Melissa DeFrancisco | Pathlights, formerly PLOWS Council on Aging | Self |
Melissa Howe | Solutions for Care | self |
Melissa Jenkins | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago |
Mercedes Mondragon | Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities | Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities |
Michael Pietrowski | Shawnee Mass Transit District | Shawnee Mass Transit District |
Michael Takada | Japanese American Service Committee | Japanese American Service Committee |
Michelle Meyer | Mutual Ground, Inc. | Social Services Employees |
Michelle Morrison | Youth Guidancd | Youth Guidance |
Michelle Pruim | self | self |
Missy Martin | Disability Resource Center | Disability Resource Center |
Misty Ernest | Options and Advocacy for McHenry County | Self |
Nancy Swain | Goldie B Floberg Center | Goldie B. Floberg Center for Children |
Nikki Lay | Mutual Ground | self |
Niya Kelly | Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago Coalition for the Homeless |
Olivia Baez | Self | Self |
Olivia Farrell | The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence | The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence |
Olivia Valdez Massena | Memorial Behavioral Health | Self |
Pamela Samuel | CTF Illinois | CTF Illinois |
Patricia Ege | Cunningham Children's Home | Patricia Ege |
Patricia Fox | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions |
Patsy R Jensen | Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation | Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation |
Raymond Connor | MHAI | Mental Health America of Illinois |
Rebecca Plascencia | Northwest CASA | self |
Renita White | Of Color Inc | Of Color Inc |
Rev Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger | Chicago Jobs Council | Chicago Jobs Council |
Ricardo Cifuentes | Esperanza Health Centers | Esperanza Health Centers |
Richard Juarez | Solutions for Care | Solutions for Care |
Roberto Valdez Jr | Latino Policy forum | Latino Policy Forum |
Ronald Melka | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission | Lyons Township Mental Health Commission |
Rudi Hancock | Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Shriver Center on Poverty Law |
Sadie Stoiber | Trilogy, Inc. | Trilogy, Inc. |
Sarah Beuning | Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault |
Sarah Labadie | Women Employed | Women Employed |
Shana Holmes | SEIAoA | 6 |
Shawn Way | Milestone, Inc. | Milestone, Inc. |
Stephanie Adkins | Memorial Behavioral Health | Self |
Stephanie Held | Self | Self |
Steven Schultz | Mutual Ground Inc | Mutual Ground Inc |
Susan Kaufman | Orchard Village | Orchard Village |
Susan Schroeder | Stepping Stones of Rockford, Inc. | Individuals in need of mental health treatment |
Susan Spear | self | NA |
Susan Suhling | Warren Township Senior Center | self |
Tami Foley | Self | Not Applicable |
Teresa Cortas | Youth Opportunity United | self |
Thomas Choi | Chinese American Service League | Chinese American Service League |
Tiffany Kragenbrink | Goldie Floberg Center | Goldie Floberg Center |
Tiffany Walsh | Shelter, Inc. | Shelter, Inc. |
Timothy Jackson | AIDS Foundation Chicago | AIDS Foundation Chicago |
Vickie M Smith | ILLINOIS COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
Wendy Witt | First UMC of West Dundee | NONE |
yolanda fields | Breakthrough Urban Ministries | self |