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| Title | LIHEAP Policy Advisory Council |
|---|---|
| Contact Name | Larry Dawson |
| Contact Title | Managing Director, Illinois Office of Energy Assistance, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
| Contact Phone | 312.814.2606 |
| Contact Email | |
| Function | The LIHEAP Policy Advisory Council oversees the Illinois Low Income Heating & Energy Assistance Program. The council meets quarterly, monitors energy assistance program administration, assists in developing regulations, advises on level of support needed. |
| Term | 2 years |
| Senate Confirmation | No |
| Compensation | Expenses |
| Qualifications | None specified |
| Composition |
20 members: Chairperson – Director of DCEO; 1 member designated by ICC; 1 member designated by DNR ; 1 member designated by IL. Energy Association (represents electric public utilities that serve over 1 million customers) ; 1 member agreed upon by gas public utilities that serve between 500,000-1,500,000 customers; 1 member agreed upon by gas public utilities that serve over 1,500,000 customers; 1 member designated by the IL. Energy Association (represents combined electric and gas public utilities); 1 member agreed upon by the IL. Municipal Electric Agency and the Association of IL. Electric Cooperatives; 1 member agreed upon by the IL. Industrial Energy Consumers; 3 members designated by DCEO (represent low-income energy customers); 2 members designated by IL. Community Action Association (represent local agencies that assist in administration of the Act); 1 member designated by the Citizens Utility Board (represents residential energy consumers); 1 member designated by the IL. Retail Merchants Association (represents commercial energy customers); 1 member designated by DCEO (represents independent energy providers); 3 members designated by the Mayor of Chicago. |
| Authority | 305 ILCS 20/5 |
Member Names
Name (Last, First) 
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Term Expires | Member Since | Appointed By | Position | County | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan, Katherine | 09/30/2008 | 09/30/2002 | Citizens Utilities Board | Member | Sangamon | Illinois Department of Human Services |
| Dawson, Larry | DCEO | Member | Cook | Manager, DCEO Energy Assistance Programs | ||
| English, Aimee | 09/30/2009 | Citizens Utility Board | Member | Cook | Director of Consumer Advocacy, Citizens Utility Board | |
| Gonzalez, Rene | 09/30/2004 | 09/30/2002 | Illinois Energy Association | Member | DuPage | CARE Manager, Energy Assistance Programs |
| Howard, Joan | 09/30/2009 | 09/30/2002 | Illinois Commerce Commission | Member | Sangamon | Consumer Policy Anaylst, Illinois Commerce Commission |
| Jones, Adrienne | 09/30/2009 | 09/30/2002 | Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas | Member | None | Director of Government Relations, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas |
| Karman, Laurie | 09/30/2008 | 09/30/2002 | Illinois Energy Association | Member | Sangamon | Regulatory Affairs Liaison |
| Karr, Rob | 09/30/2008 | 09/30/2002 | Illinois Retail Merchants Association | Member | Sangamon | VP Government & Member Relations, Illinois Retail Merchants Association |
| Lucowicz, Dave | 09/30/2009 | 09/30/2002 | Gas Public Utilities | Member | DuPage | Manager of Credit, Nicor Gas |
| Malec-McKenna, Suzanne | 09/30/2009 | Mayor of Chicago | Member | Cook | Commissioner, Chicago Department of Environment | |
| Mueller, Phillip | 09/30/2009 | 09/30/2002 | Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Designee & IL Electric Cooperatives | Member, representing low-income energy consumers | Sangamon | Manager Government Affairs, Illinois Municipal Electric Agency |
| O'Donnell, Michael | 09/30/2009 | 09/30/2002 | DCEO | Member, representing low-income energy consumers | McLean | East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging |
| Robertson, Eric | 09/30/2008 | Illinios Industrial Energy Consumers | Member | Madison | Lueders, Robertson & Konzen | |
| Rodriguez, Richard | 09/30/2009 | Mayor of Chicago | Member | Cook | Commissioner, Chicago Department of Buildings | |
| Sahli, Ellen | 09/30/2008 | Mayor of Chicago | Member | Cook | Commissioner, Chicago Department of Housing | |
| Schwab, Frank | 09/30/2008 | 09/30/2002 | Illinois Community Action Association | Member | Macoupin | Executive Director, Illinois Valley Economic Development Corp. |
| TBD | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Member | None | |||
| TBD | DCEO | Member | None | Independent energy providers | ||
| Vondrasek, Bob | 09/30/2009 | 09/30/2002 | DCEO | Member, representing low-income energy consumers | Cook | Executive Director, South Austin Coalition Community Council |
| White, Kris | 09/30/2009 | Illinois Community Action Association | Member | Will | Executive Director, Will County Center for Community Concerns |