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Title:	Illinois River Coordinating Council
Contact Name:	Dartesia Pitts
Contact Title:	Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Contact Comments:
Function:	The council reviews activities and programs by state and federal agencies that directly impact the Illinois River Watershed; works with communities and organizations to enhance awareness and capabilities to address watershed and water resource.
Term:	2 years.
Senate Confirmation:	No
Qualifications:	Members representing local communities, not-for-profit organizations working to protect the Illinois River Watershed, business, agriculture, recreation, conservation and the environment.
Compensation:	Expenses
Composition:	13 voting members 6 Statutory members: - Lieutenant Governor, who shall be chairperson - Director of Agriculture or designee - Director of Commerce & Economic Opportunity or designee - Director of EPA or designee - Director of DNR or designee - Secretary of Transportation or designee 1 member representing Soil and Water Conservation Districts 6 members representing local communities or not-for-profit organizations
Chair:	Lt. Governor
Authority:	20 ILCS 3967/15

Member Names

Name (Last, First)	Term Expires	Member Since	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Albright, Lee			Statute	Ex-Officio	US Fish and Wildlife Service	None
Bhowmik, Nani			Statute	Ex-Officio	Science Advisory Committee	Champaign
Blodgett, Kevin Douglas	3/10/2017	1/28/2010	Governor	Member		Fulton
Bunting, Lee	3/10/2015	3/10/1998	Governor	Member		Livingston
Callahan, Colleen			Statute	Member	Director, Dept. of Natural Resources	None
Callahan, Colleen			Statute	Ex-Officio	USDA Rural Development	Champaign
Costello II, Jerry			Statute	Member	Director, Dept. of Agriculture	None
Easter, Dean Robert				Ex-Officio	University of Illinois, College of ACES	None
Garcia, Sylvia			Statute	Member	Director of DCEO	None
Giamanco, Scherrie V.			Statute	Ex-Officio	USDA Farm Service Agency	Sangamon
Gradle, William			Statute	Ex-Officio	USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service	Champaign
Henry, Tim			Statute	Ex-Officio	US Environmental Protection Agency	Cook
Kim, John			Statute	Member	Director, IEPA	None
LaPointe, Allen	3/10/2017	9/28/2015	Governor	Member		Cook
Marquis, Jason	3/10/2017	9/28/2015	Governor	Member		Putnam
McGinley, Col. Shawn				Ex-Officio	US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District	None
Mehler, Commander Paul				Ex-Officio	US Coast Guard	None
O'Hara, Col. Thomas				Ex-Officio	US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District	None
Osman, Omer			Statute	Member	Secretary of Transportation	None
Quarles, Col Vincent				Ex-Officio	US Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District	None
Sandoval, Louis	3/10/2017	9/28/2015	Governor	Member		Cook
St. Pierre, David	3/10/2017	9/28/2015	Governor	Member		Cook
Stratton, Juliana			Statute	Chair	Lieutenant Governor	None
Sutfin, Michael	3/10/2017	9/28/2015	Governor	Member		LaSalle
VACANT			US Fish and Wildlife Service	Ex-Officio		None
Yeskis, Doug			N/A	Ex-Officio	US Department of Interior - US Geological Survey	Champaign