Marco conceptual

Deputy Health Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor

Heather O’Donnell Thresholds

Melissa Picciola Equip for Equality

Lorrie Rickman Jones, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)

Director, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health

Phyllis Russell

Executive Director, Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois

Bruce Seitzer LCPC

Chief Clinical Officer, Community Counseling Centers of Chicago Timothy Sheehan

Executive Director, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

Terry Sullivan (Co-Chair) Alliance for Living

Thomas Troe

Department of Mental Health Karen Ward, J.D.

Equip for Equality Patti Werner, J.D.

Managing Attorney, Access Living

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Mike Bach

Supportive Housing Providers Association

Lore Baker

Executive Director, Supportive Housing Providers Association Karen Beyer, M.S.W., M.P.A., M.B.A.

Executive Director, Ecker Center for Mental Health

Dan Burke

Statewide Housing Coordinator for Long Term Care Reform, Office of the Governor

Katherine Burson, M.S., OTR/L, C.P.R.P.

Chief, Rehabilitation Services, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Melody Corbin

Sacred Creations Linda Denson

Chicago Department of Public Health John Fallon

Senior Program Manager, Corporation for Supportive Housing

Virginia Goldrich, PhD Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Brady Harden

Housing Coordinator, Region 1, Office of the Governor

Melvin Hinton, Ph.D.

Acting Chief of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Illinois Department of Corrections John Holton, Ph.D.

Director, Illinois Department on Aging Doug Kilberg, LCPC

Director, Locust Street Resource Center

Nanette Larson

Director, Recovery Support Services, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Jackie Manker, LCSW

Associate Director Community Services, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health

Lora McCurdy

Pathways to Community Living/MFP Project Director, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Laura Oberdorf

State of Illinois, Office of the Governor Sheila O’Neil, L.C.S.W.

Director of Clinical Practices, Thresholds

Ron Otto Thresholds Sally Petrone

State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Illinois Department on Aging Ken Polky, M.A., M.B.A.

Executive Director, Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties Lee Ann Reinert , LCSW (Co-Chair)

Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health Clinical Policy Specialist

Shane Reister, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Illinois Department of Corrections Lora Thomas (Co-Chair) Executive Director, NAMI Illinois Thomas Troe

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Rhonda Wilson

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health

Margaret Berglind, ACSW-LCSW President/CEO, Child Care

Association of Illinois Lisa Betz

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Michele Carmichael

Principal Consultant, Behavioral Health in Schools, Illinois State Board of Education

Terry Carmichael

Community Behavioral Health Association

Shawn Cole

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

Ray Connor

Parent, Secondary Consumer Eileen Durkin

Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4)

Kellie Gage

Program Manager, Illinois Department of Human Services- Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Gaylord Gieseke

President, Voices for Illinois Children

Beth Hanselman

Illinois State Board of Education Angela Joiner-Jones

Executive Assistant to President & CEO, Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4)

Marissa Kirby

Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities

Susan Ling, CFPP

Family Consumer Specialist– Region 2, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health

Collette Lueck

Managing Director, Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership

Gelana McCloud

Children’s Home Association of Illinois

Renee Mehlinger, M.D. (Co-Chair)

Deputy Clinical Director of C&A Services, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health

Emily Miller

Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities

Carlendia Newton

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Viviana Ploper

Associate Director, Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) Phyllis Russell

Executive Director, Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois

Dee Ryan

Vermillion County Mental Health Board

Todd Schroll, M.S.W.

Interim Executive Director, McHenry County

Fr. Jim Swarthout, M.Div, M.S.W. (Co-Chair)

Clergy Comm Coordinator, Chicago Diocese/Rosecrance

Cynthia Tate, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Division of Clinical Practice, Department of Children and Family Services

Constance Williams, Ph.D. Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Markay Winston

Chicago Public Schools

Forensic Subcommittee Members

Dennis Beedle, M.D.

Clinical Director, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health

Wayne Beyer Judge Paul Biebel Judge, Cook County James Carpenter

Michelle Claro, CRSS

Mental Health Recovery Support Specialist I, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health/Alton Mental Health Center Shawn Cole

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

Sharon Coleman, Ph.D. Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Peter Coolsen

Jack Cutrone Margaret Egan

Christine Elvidge

Recovery Specialist, Andrew McFarland Mental Health Center John Fallon

Senior Program Manager—Reentry, Corporation for Supportive Housing Peggy Flaherty

Associate Director, Thresholds Judge Lawrence Fox Judge, Cook County

Anderson Freeman Ph.D. (Co-Chair)

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health AJ French, CRSS

Executive Director, Sacred Creations Eugene Griffin

Assistant Professor, Northwestern University

Mark Heyrman, J.D. Clinical Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School Melvin Hinton, Psy.D.

Acting Chief of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Illinois Department of Corrections Ellen Hochberg

Janet Holmgren

Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit Anne Irving

AFSCME Council 31

Jennifer Jaworski, Psy.D. Chief of Mental Health Services, Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice Pat Knepler

Legislative Liaison, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Alicia Kusiak

Jordan Litvak

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Art Lurigio

Loyola University John Maki (Co-Chair)

Executive Director, John Howard Association

Maureen McDonnell (Co-Chair) Director for Business and Health Care Strategy Development, TASC

Kathy Nee

Director. Jail Data Link, Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Shane Reister, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Illinois Department of Corrections Elizabeth Robb

Chief Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit Michelle Rock, J.D.

Director, Illinois Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Justice Pam Rodriguez

President, TASC Dana Rosenzweig Greg Sullivan

Illinois Sheriff’s Association Gladyse Taylor

Assistant Director, Illinois Department of Corrections

Thomas Troe

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Eldon Wigget

Kathryn Zenoff

Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, Second District

Members