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| Title | Developmental Disabilities, Illinois Council on |
|---|---|
| Website | http://www.state.il.us/agency/icdd/ |
| Contact Name | Vanessa Morris |
| Contact Title | Director of Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| Contact Phone | (312) 814-2080 |
| Contact Email | |
| Function | The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities is a 100% federally funded state agency. ICDD engages in advocacy and other activities to create systems change that will allow individuals with developmental disabilities to participate fully in their communities. Its governing board is comprised of a majority of people with developmental disabilities and their families and has a mission that is guided by federal law. ICDD invests in organizations and agencies to demonstrate new approaches in services and support for people with developmental disabilities and collaborates with state and local agencies to make changes in the system that help people with developmental disabilities live their lives in the community as they choose. |
| Term | 3 years, and until successor is appointed. Maximum of 2 successive terms. |
| Senate Confirmation | No |
| Compensation | Chairperson & appointed members – reimbursement of reasonable & necessary expenses plus up to $50/day for loss of wages. |
| Qualifications | Individuals with values that are consistent with the intent and purposes found in the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act amendments of 2000 (DD Act) and are residents in the state of Illinois. Nominations are considered from advocacy and community-based organizations. None of the appointed members may be employees of a state agency or managers or owners of any other entity receiving funds or providing services under the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act amendments of 2000. |
| Composition |
29 total members: 19 Illinois residents appointed by the Governor: 17 public members, including - At least 6 with DD, - At least 6 immediate relatives/guardians of persons with mentally impairing DD - 5 members must be a combination of persons described in paragraphs (1) and (2); at least one of whom must be (i) an immediate relative or guardian of an individual with a developmental disability who resides or who previously resided in an institution or (ii) an individual with a developmental disability who resides or who previously resided in an institution. - 2 representatives of local agencies, nongovernmental agencies and groups concerned with services to persons with DD - 9 representatives of state agencies and other mandated organizations: - Director, Department on Aging, or designee - Director, DCFS, or designee - Director, Healthcare and Family Services, or designee - Representative, State Board of Education - Representative, State Protection and Advocacy System - Representative, State University Center for Excellence in DD Education, Research and Service - Representative, DHS, Office of Developmental Disabilities, designated by the Secretary of DHS - Representative, DHS, Office of Community Health & - Prevention, designated by Secretary of DHS - Representative, State entity that administers federal moneys under the federal Rehabilitation Act - 1 Ex-Officio (non-voting) member: Director, Office of Management and Budget, or designee |
| Chair | Designated by the Governor. |
| Authority | 20 ILCS 4010/2003 |
Member Names
Name (Last, First) 
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Term Expires | Member Since | Appointed By | Position | County | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogdan, Bill | 01/01/2011 | 01/01/2004 | Governor | Chair, Member, Parent or relative of child with DD | Will | |
| Braun, Diana | 01/01/2012 | 03/12/2010 | Governor | Member, Individual with DD | Sangamon | |
| Casey, Kevin | Statute | Member, DHS Office of Developmental Disabilities Designee | None | |||
| Christensen, Cathy | 01/01/2011 | 01/01/2008 | Governor | Member, Parent or relative of child with DD | McHenry | |
| Dixon, Brian | 01/01/2013 | 09/10/2010 | Governor | Member, Individual with DD | Lake | |
| Dohogne, Bonnie | 01/01/2011 | 07/01/2005 | Governor | Member, Parent or relative of child with DD | Cook | |
| Gallagher, Lynn | 01/01/2006 | 08/01/2004 | Governor | Member, Parent with child DD or Relative | Jo Daviess | |
| Goodman, Deb | 01/01/2010 | 08/01/2004 | Governor | Member, Parent or relative of child with DD | St. Clair | |
| Guidi, Brad | 01/01/2014 | 02/20/2013 | Governor | Member, Parent or relative of child with DD | Peoria | |
| Halfacre, Trevor | 01/01/2011 | 01/01/2005 | Governor | Member, Individual with DD | Union | |
| Hanselman, Beth | Statute | Member, State Board of Education Designee | None | |||
| Heller, Tamar | Statute | Member, State University Center for Excellence in DD Education | None | Dr. | ||
| Karner, Mark | 01/01/2011 | 12/01/2007 | Governor | Member, Individual with DD | Cook | |
| Kauffman, Helen | 01/01/2010 | 08/01/2004 | Governor | Member, Parent or relative of child with DD | Peoria | |
| Lee, Patrick | 01/01/2005 | 06/01/2001 | Governor | Member, Individual with DD | DuPage | |
| Mayes, Mary | Statute | Member, Department on Aging Designee | None | |||
| Milburn, Mary | Statute | Member, Healthcare and Family Services Designee | None | |||
| Naiditch, Zena | Statute | Member, State Protection and Advocacy System | None | |||
| Pritchard, Barbara | 08/01/2013 | 03/12/2010 | Governor | Member, Individual with DD | Champaign | |
| Smith, Vincent | 10/01/2012 | 03/12/2010 | Governor | Member, Individual with DD | Cook | |
| Staley, Marc | Statute | Ex-Officio, Office of Management and Budget designee | None | |||
| Staton, Randy | Statute | Member, Rehab Act state designee | None | |||
| Stauter, Jeffrey | 01/01/2015 | 05/11/2012 | Governor | Member, Local Agencies, Non-governmental Agencies and Private Non-Profit Organizations | Lee | |
| Stover, Julie | 01/01/2013 | 09/10/2010 | Governor | Member, Parent or relative of child with DD | Lawrence | |
| Vacant | Governor | Member, Local Agencies, Non-governmental Agencies and Private Non-Profit Organizations | None | |||
| Walker, Amy | 01/01/2010 | 10/01/2007 | Governor | Member, Individual with DD | Macon | |
| Williams, Susan E. | Statute | Member, DHS Office of Community Health & Prevention designee | None | |||
| Winters, Dan | 01/01/2010 | 08/01/2004 | Governor | Member, Parent or relative of child with DD | Saline | |
| Wonderlich, Michael | Statute | Member, DCFS Designee | None |