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Title:	Housing Task Force
Website:	Housing Task Force Scheduled Meetings (IHDA)
Contact Name:	Kristin Faust
Contact Title:	Executive Director, Illinois Housing Development Authority
Contact Comments:
Function:	The Task Force shall develop the Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan and make sure that it includes goals for the number and type of housing units to be constructed, rehabilitated and preserved, funding recommendations, recommendations on State actions to promote housing, and specific suggestions and options for local governments and municipalities.
Term:	N/A
Senate Confirmation:	No
Qualifications:
Compensation:	Expenses
Composition:	Up to 43 members - 1 member appointed by the President of the Senate - 1 member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate - 1 member appointed by the Speaker of the House - 1 member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House - 1 representative of the Governor's Office - 1 representative from GOMB - 1 representative from the Lt. Gov’s Office - Executive Director of the Illinois Housing Development - Secretary of DHS - Director of the Department on Aging - Director of DCEO - Director of DCFS - Director of DPH - Director of DHFS - Secretary of DOT - Director of IDHR - Director of IDNR - Director of IDVA - Director of IEPA - Governor may appoint a representative of HUD - Governor may appoint a representative of USDA - Governor appoints up to 18 members - 18 housing experts, proportional representation of rural, suburban, and urban areas
Chair:	Chair: IHDA Executive Director; Vice Chair Designated by Governor (housing expert from the non-governmental sector)
Authority:	310 ILCS 110/5

Member Names

Name (Last, First)	Member Since	Affiliation	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Abedi, Syed	10/10/2019		Governor	Member		None
Baker, Diane			Governor	Member		None
Basta, Paula			Statute	Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department on Aging		None
Benito, Betsy	12/20/2011		Governor	Member		Cook
Bennett, Jim			Statute	Ex-Officio, Director, Department of Human Rights		None
Callahan, Colleen			Ex-officio	Ex-Officio, Director, Department of Natural Resources	Director's designee	None
Clements, Allison			Governor	Member		None
Cullerton, Sen. John			Senate President	Member	Sen.	None
Dinges, George	12/7/2007		Governor	Member		Sangamon
Durkin, Rep. John			House Minority Leader	Member	Rep.	None
Eagleson, Theresa			Statute	Ex-Officio, Director, Department of Healthcare and Family Services		Sangamon
Ezike, Ngozi			Statute	Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Public Health		None
Faust, Kristin			Statute	Chair, Ex-Officio, Executive Director, Illinois Housing Development Authority		None
Firfer, Nancy			Governor	Member, USDA Representative		None
Galvan, Joseph			Governor	Member, HUD Representative	HUD
Garcia, Sylvia			Statute	Ex-Officio, Director, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity		None
Goetz, Michael			Governor	Member		None
Hagan, Deborah			Statute	Ex-Officio	Secretary, IDFPR	None
Hill, Jennifer			Governor	Member		None
Hirsch, David			Governor	Member		None
Hollenback, Brian	11/1/2004		Governor	Member		Rock Island
Hosten, Peter			Governor	Member		None
Hou, Grace			IDHS	Member
Jeffreys, Rob			IDOC	Member
Keating, Mary			Governor	Member		None
Kim, John			Statute	Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Environmental Protection Agency		None
McRae, Lynette	2/21/2020		Governor	Member
Mueller, Heidi			IDJJ	Member
Neary, Dave			Governor	Member		None
Northern, David A.	2/21/2020		Governor	Member		Champaign
Osman, Omer			Statute	Ex-Officio, Designee, Department of Transportation		None
Prince, Terry			Statute	Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Veterans' Affairs		None
Puente, Sylvia	7/2/2020		Governor	Member		Cook
Smith, Marc			Statute	Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Children and Family Services		None
Snyderman, Robin	11/1/2004		Governor	Member		Cook
Stratton, Lt. Governor Juliana			Lt. Governor	Member, Representative of Lt. Governor's office		None
Sturm, Alexis			Statute	Ex-Officio, representative of GOMB		None
Tate-Nadeau, Alicia			IEMA	Member
Turner, Sally	4/16/2021	Republican	Senate Minority Leader	Member	State Senator	None
VACANT			Governor	Member, Representative of Governor's Office		None
VACANT			Governor	Member		None
VACANT			Governor	Member, USDA Representative	USDA-Rural Development	None
Welch, Rep. Chris			Speaker of the House			None