Honorable Pamela Althoff, State Senator
Michael Bartlett, Deputy Executive Director, Illinois Association of School Boards
Bette Bergeron, Dean, School of Education
Jill Bradley-Harris, Director, Early Learning Support Systems
Matthew W. Brue, Superintendent, Illinois Association of School Administrators
Ida Butler, President and CEO, Illinois Family Child Care Alliance (ILFCCA)
Matthew Clifford, Senior Policy and Research Associate, Learning Point Associates
Honorable Deanna Demuzio, State Senator
Brian Durham, Academic Affairs and Career and Technical Education, Illinois Community College Board
Honorable Roger Eddy, State Representative
Marina Escamilla, Office of Early Childhood Education, Chicago Public Schools
June Grivetti, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, University of St. Francis
Alicia Haller, Office of Principal Preparation & Development, Chicago Public Schools
Ava Harston, Educational Issues Director, Illinois Federation of Teachers
Kay Henderson, Division Administrator, Illinois State Board of Education
Linda Hermes, Secretary, Illinois Association for Family Child Care
LuAnn Shields, Principal, Indian Prairie School District #204
Joanne Kelly, Program coordinator (AOK), Illinois Department of Human Services
Honorable Marc Kiehna, Regional Superintendent, Monroe and Randolph Counties
Brenda Klostermann, Assistant Director, Illinois Education Research
Sarah Madson, Early Childhood Educator, Illinois Education Association
Janet Maruna, Executive Director, Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Debbie Meisner-Bertauski, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, Illinois Board of Higher Education
Lauri Morrison-Frichtl, Executive Director, Illinois Head Start Association
Gary Niehaus, Superintendent, McLean County Unit District No. 5
Erica Okezie-Phillips, Program Officer Education, McCormick Foundation
Sheena Panoor, Community Engagement Associate, Voices for Illinois Children
Anthony Raden, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Chicago Department of Child and Youth Services
Aisha Ray, Associate Professor, Erikson Institute
Elliot Regenstein, Partner, EducationCounsel LLC
Kristin Richards, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Governor Rod Blagojevich
Christopher Rosean, Chicago Public Schools, Office of Early Childhood Education
Diane Rutledge, Executive Director, Large Unit District Association
Maricela Garcia , Executive Director, Latino Policy Forum
Linda Saterfield, Bureau of Child Care & Development,Illinois Department of Human Services
Brian Schwartz, General Counsel, Illinois Principals Association
Honorable Jodi Scott, Regional Superintendent of Schools, Regional Office of Education #27
Robin M. Steans, Executive Director, Advance Illinois
Deb Strauss, President Elect, Illinois Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Teri Talan, National-Louis University, McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership
Linda Tomlinson, Assistant Superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education
Steve Tozer, Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Nancy Shier, Kids PEPP Division Director, Ounce of Prevention Fund
Dennice Ward-Epstein, Executive Director, Exceptional Children Have Opportunities (ECHO)
Virginia York, Associate Deputy Director of Licensing, Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
