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| Title | New Americans Immigrant Policy Council |
|---|---|
| Contact Name | Billy Ocasio |
| Contact Phone | 312-814-2121 |
| Contact Email | |
| Function |
Shall consult broadly with immigrant leaders and host communities; identify “best practices”; make recommendations to the Governor on policies and programs of state government to equip immigrants with the necessary tools to become full contributing state residents; and assist state agencies in developing plans to assist immigrants and their host communities. |
| Senate Confirmation | No |
| Composition |
15 members: Chairs of the Joint Legislative Immigrant and Refugee Policy Task Force; A representative of the IL Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; Other appropriate parties. |
| Authority | Executive Order 2005(10) |
Member Names
Name (Last, First) 
|
Appointed By | Position | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athas, Rita | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Balanoff, Tom | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Bouton, Marshall | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Cepeda, Ramon | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Estrada, Ricardo | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Franklin, Suzanne | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Garcia-Siller, Gustava | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Gzesh, Susan | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Jung, Hee Soo | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Kalyil, Ann | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Kinkade, Michael | Statute | Member | Kankakee |
| Koushanpour, Esmail | Statute | Member | Lake |
| Le, Ngoan | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Millet, Ricardo | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Pequeira, Maria | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Pritzker, Margot | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Puente, Sylvia | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Salgado, Juan | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Scates, Steve | Statute | Member | Gallatin |
| Siegel, Wendy | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Silva, Alejandro | Statute | Member | Cook |
| Sullivan, Dave | Statute | Member | None |