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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)	Term Expires	Member Since	Affiliation	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Abedi, Syed		10/10/2019		Governor	Member		None
Amaal Tokars				Statute	Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Public Health		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
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
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
Gillespie, Sen. Ann	1/11/2023	5/24/2022		Senate President	Member	Sen.	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				Statute	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				Statute	Member, Representative of Governor's Office		None
VACANT				Governor	Member		None
VACANT				Governor	Member		None
Welch, Rep. Chris				Speaker of the House			None