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| Title | Aging, Council on |
|---|---|
| Website | http://www.state.il.us/aging/1aboutidoa/coa.htm |
| Contact Name | Lisa Zuubier |
| Contact Phone | 217.785.3371 |
| Contact Email | |
| Function |
The Council reviews reports of Department on Aging to Governor and General Assembly; prepares annual reports for department director, Governor, and General Assembly; evaluates level and quality of programs, services, and facilities provided for the aging by state agencies; reviews and comments on department’s comprehensive plan and upon disbursements of public funds to private agencies; recommends candidates to Governor for appointment as department director. |
| Term | Public members, 3 years NO HOLDOVER LANGUAGE. |
| Senate Confirmation | No |
| Party Affiliation | No more than 12 of the Governor’s appointments from the same political party |
| Compensation | Expenses |
| Qualifications | Public members to represent different geographical sections of state |
| Composition |
31 voting members: 23 public members (16 senior citizens) appointed by Governor: - 2 from Senate appointed by President - 2 from Senate appointed by Minority Leader - 2 from House appointed by Speaker - 2 from House appointed by Minority Leader 17 nonvoting members of Coordinating Committee of State Agencies Serving Older Persons (ex officio): - Director, Lieutenant Governor’s Office of Volunteer and Senior Action Centers - Director or designee, Department on Aging, chairperson - Director or designee, Department of Human Services - (formerly Alcoholism & Substance Abuse) - Director or designee, Department of Children & Family Services - Director or designee, Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity - Director or designee, Department of Insurance - Director or designee, Department of Labor - Director or designee, Department of Human Services (formerly Mental Health) - Director or designee, Department of Healthcare and Family Services - Director or designee, Department of Public Health - Director or designee, Department of Rehabilitation Services - Director or designee, Department of Revenue - Director or designee, Department of Transportation - Director or designee, Department of Veterans’ Affairs - Director or designee; Illinois Housing Development Authority State Superintendent of Education or designee - Director or designee, Comprehensive State Health Planning |
| Chair | Selected by board |
| Authority | 20 ILCS 105/7, 7.09, 8.01 |
Member Names
Name (Last, First) 
|
Term Expires | Member Since | Appointed By | Position | County | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-Alsberry, Joan | 01/01/2016 | 10/12/2012 | Governor | Member | Cook | |
| Aldag, Jean C. | 01/01/2014 | 05/10/1984 | Governor | Member | Tazewell | Doctor |
| Angelis, Mary Jane | 01/01/2016 | 10/12/2012 | Governor | Member | Jackson | |
| Borggren, Erica | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Veterans’ Affairs | None | |||
| Boron, Andrew | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Insurance | None | |||
| Calica, Richard | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Children & Family Services | None | |||
| Cianchetti, Ralph | 01/01/2013 | 11/20/1996 | Governor | Member | Lake | |
| Costigan, Joseph | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Labor | None | |||
| Crotty, Maggie | 06/30/2011 | 01/05/2010 | Senate President | Member | None | State Senator |
| Crowder, Charles | 01/01/2014 | 10/25/2000 | Governor | Member | Clay | |
| Cruz, Rebecca | 01/01/2011 | 06/20/2008 | Governor | Member | Cook | |
| Fowler, Naomi | 01/01/2014 | 11/20/1996 | Governor | 1st Vice Chair | Sangamon | |
| Frazier, Anthany | 01/01/2014 | 10/25/2000 | Governor | Member | Cook | |
| Hamer, Brian | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Revenue | None | |||
| Hamlin, Paulette | 01/01/2015 | 04/11/2008 | Governor | Member | Perry | |
| Hamos, Julie | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Healthcare and Family Services | None | |||
| Hasbrouck, LaMar | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Public Health | None | |||
| Holton, John | Statute | Chair, Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department on Aging, chairperson | None | |||
| Hong Duffin, Grace | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Human Services - (formerly Alcoholism & Substance Abuse) | None | |||
| Hosteny, John | 01/01/2014 | 04/25/2008 | Governor | Member | DuPage | |
| Hunter, Maggie | 06/30/2013 | 09/23/2011 | Senate President | Member | None | State Senator |
| Huyck, Margaret | 01/01/2013 | 07/21/2008 | Governor | Member | Cook | Doctor |
| Kenney, Mary | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee; Illinois Housing Development Authority | None | |||
| Koch, Christopher | Statute | Ex-Officio, State Superintendent, ISBE or designee | None | |||
| Martz, Betty | 01/01/2014 | 08/05/2005 | Governor | Assistant Secretary | St. Clair | |
| McCann, Sam | 03/07/2011 | Senate Minority Leader | Member | None | State Senator | |
| McGuire, John | Speaker of the House | Member | None | State Representative | ||
| Miller, Marc R. | 01/01/2010 | 03/26/1998 | Governor | Member | Champaign | |
| Mitzen, Phyllis | 01/01/2016 | 06/03/2008 | Governor | Member | Cook | |
| O'Connor, Robert J. | 01/01/2013 | 05/09/1983 | Governor | Member | Kane | |
| Oestreich, Anna | 01/01/2016 | 08/19/2005 | Governor | Member | Bond | |
| Pollet, Adam | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity | None | Director, DCEO | ||
| Rose, Chapin | House Minority Leader | Member | None | State Representative | ||
| Rosenzweig, Dana | 01/01/2015 | 04/11/2008 | Governor | Member | St. Clair | |
| Saddler, Michelle | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Human Services (formerly Mental Health | None | |||
| Saviano, Angelo | House Minority Leader | Member | None | State Representative | ||
| Schmidt, Suzi | 03/07/2011 | Senate Minority Leader | Member | None | State Senator | |
| Schneider, Ann | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Transportation | Montgomery | |||
| TBD | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Department of Rehabilitation Services | None | |||
| TBD | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director or designee, Comprehensive State Health Planning | None | |||
| TBD | Speaker of the House | Member | None | State Representative | ||
| TBD | Statute | Ex-Officio, Director, Lieutenant Governor’s Office of Volunteer and Senior Action Centers | None | |||
| Vacant | Governor | Member | None | |||
| VACANT | Governor | Member | None | |||
| Vacant | Governor | Member | None | |||
| Verdu, Eugene | 01/01/2015 | 10/25/2000 | Governor | Chair | St. Clair | |
| Wolf, Steven | 01/01/2016 | 08/05/2005 | Governor | Secretary | St. Clair | |
| Wong, Bernarda | 01/01/2016 | 08/19/2005 | Governor | Member | Cook |