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Title:Early Learning Council, Illinois
Website:Illinois Early Learning Council
Contact Comments:
Function:This council is created to coordinate existing programs and services for children from birth to 5 years of age in order to better meet the early learning needs of children and their families.
Term:3 years.
Senate Confirmation:No
Qualifications:
Compensation:Expenses
Composition:

The Illinois Early Learning Council shall include representation from both public and private organizations, and its membership shall reflect regional, racial, and cultural diversity to ensure representation of the needs of all Illinois children.

One member shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives,
and other members appointed by the Governor.

The Governor's appointments shall include without limitation the following:
        (1) A leader of stature from the Governor's office, to serve as co-chairperson of the Council.
        (2) The chief administrators of the following State agencies: State Board of Education; Department of Human Services; Department of Children and Family Services; Department of Public Health; Department of Healthcare and Family Services; Board of Higher Education; and Illinois Community College Board.
        (3) Local government stakeholders and non-government stakeholders with an interest in early childhood care and education, including representation from the following private-sector fields and constituencies: early childhood education and development; child care; child advocacy; parenting support; local community collaborations among early care and education programs and services; maternal and child health; children with special needs; business; labor; and law enforcement.

The Governor shall designate one of the members who is a nongovernment stakeholder to serve as co-chairperson.

In addition, the Governor shall request that the Region V office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families appoint a member to the Council to represent federal children's programs and services.

Chair:Appointed by the Governor - one member who is a non-government stakeholder and the member from the Governor’s office shall be a co-chair
Authority:20 ILCS 3933/5

 Member Names

Name (Last, First)Term ExpiresMember SinceAffiliationAppointed ByPositionTitleCounty
Bailey, Chevelle1/1/20246/22/2021GovernorMember
Bardeleben, Lucinda1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Bassler, Elissa1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMember
Berman, Karen1/1/202410/12/2012GovernorMemberNone
Bernoteit, Stephanie1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Borrero, John1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Bowman, Barbara1/1/202410/7/2011GovernorMemberNone
Brown, Marcus1/1/20236/14/2021GovernorMember
Burnett, Cerathel1/1/20236/16/2021GovernorMember
Cerda, Jose1/1/20231/11/2015GovernorMemberNone
Chadwick, Christi1/1/202310/7/2022GovernorMemberNone
Chapman, Dena1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Chernawsky, Kirsten1/1/20254/4/2022GovernorMember
Doan, Kristina1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMember
Eggleston, CarlRegion V office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and FamiliesNone
Ejeh, Shauna1/1/20258/12/2016GovernorMemberNone
Engelman, Kimberly1/1/20237/13/2021GovernorMember
Espeut, Loretta1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Gieseke, Gaylord1/1/202410/7/2011GovernorMemberNone
Glink, Phyllis1/1/202511/30/2012GovernorMember, Co-ChairNone
Golliday, Rochelle1/1/20246/4/2021GovernorMemberNone
Gonzalez, Rey1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Harris, Daniel1/1/202510/16/2012GovernorMemberNone
Hatcher, Courtney1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Helfer, Jason1/1/20247/11/2022GovernorMemberNone
Hernandez Jr, Sergio1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Hodges, Vicki1/1/20246/24/2021GovernorMember
Howell, Eugene1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Hurley, Carisa1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Janney, April1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMember
Jor'dan, Jamilah1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMember
Kimble, Ruth1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMember
Kotowski, Dan1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Leatherman, Stacee1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Lifson, Mitchell1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Lilly, Camille6/21/2021Speaker of the HouseMemberState RepresentativeNone
Mannen, Cathy1/1/20237/13/2021GovernorMember
McFarlane, Tameeka1/1/20247/13/2021GovernorMember
McKinily, Leslie1/1/20247/15/2022GovernorMemberNone
McRae, Kenya1/1/20256/14/2021GovernorMember
Mendenhall, Marcy1/1/20236/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Mendley Rauner, Diana1/1/202510/7/2011GovernorMemberNone
Monnier, Denise1/1/20236/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Morrison-Fritchtl, Lauri1/1/20256/7/2021GovernorMember
Mote, Bela1/1/20236/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Noble, Sean1/1/20256/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Pacione-Zayas, Christina1/11/20236/22/2021Senate PresidentMemberState SenatorNone
Peace, Curtis1/1/20236/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Phelan, Laura1/1/20238/10/2021GovernorMemberBlank
Puente, Sylvia1/1/202310/7/2011GovernorMemberNone
Regenstein, Elliot1/1/202311/7/2011GovernorMemberBlank
Reick, Steven3/30/2021OtherHouse Minority LeaderMemberState RepresentativeNone
Rocha, Martina1/1/20236/16/2021GovernorMember
Rooney, Patricia1/1/20236/16/2021GovernorMember
Seibert, Brynn1/1/20236/16/2021GovernorMember
Shah, Ushma1/1/20246/4/2021GovernorMemberNone
Slaughter, Sara1/1/20236/9/2021GovernorMemberBlank
Souto-Manning, Mariana1/1/20257/11/2022GovernorMember
Steans, Robin1/1/20254/4/2022GovernorMemberNone
Stokes II, Bryan 1/1/20236/4/2021GovernorMemberNone
Su, Joanna1/1/20236/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Talan, Teri1/1/20236/7/2021GovernorMember
Thomas, Dawn1/1/20256/3/2021GovernorMember
Torres, Martin1/1/202512/13/2021GovernorMember, Co-ChairGovernor's Office RepresentativeNone
Tracy, Jil4/14/2021OtherSenate Minority LeaderMemberState SenatorNone
Washington Gurley, Edie 1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone
Williams, Wendy1/1/20245/12/2022GovernorMemberNone
Williams, Yolanda1/1/20237/7/2021GovernorMember
Yanguas, Josie1/1/20246/2/2021GovernorMemberNone