AGENDA

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 3:00 p.m.
South Suburban College Athletic Field House
15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois

Call to Order:
1. Co-Chair Senator Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
2. Co-Chair Representative Patricia Bellock

State of Illinois Executive Branch Officials
1. Office of the Governor
  1. Michael Gelder, Senior Policy Analyst
2. Illinois Department of Human Services
  1. Dr. Lorrie Rickman Jones, Director, Division of Mental Health
  2. Dr. Debra Ferguson, Senior Deputy Director, Division of Mental Health
  3. Mark Doyle, Transition of Care Manager
  4. Robert Brock, Budget Director

Elected Officials
1. Larry Walsh, County Executive, Will County
2. Jim Glasgow, Will County State's Attorney
3. Paul Kaupas, Sheriff, Will County
4. Mayor Vivian E. Covington, Village of University Park
5. Dr. Donald McKinney, Superintendent, West Harvey-Dixmoor School District #147
6. Tony DeBois, Deputy Chief, City of Markham
7. Kevan Brimmet, Mayor, Village of Dixmoor
8. Steven Daglas, Illinois Republican State Central Committeeman, 1st Congressional District
Employee Organizations, Unions and Associations
1. Henry Bayer, Executive Director, AFSCME Council 31
2. Michelle Hatchett-Dentmond, Illinois Nurses Association

Advocacy Organizations
1. Kyle Lawrence, Mental Health Summit
2. Marianne Bithos, President, NAMI of South Suburbs of Chicago
3. Larry Biondi, Advocacy Coordinator, Progress Center for Independent Living
4. Josh Evans, Legislative Director, Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
5. Melissa Picciola, Equip for Equality
6. William McNary, Co-Director, Citizen Action / Illinois

Community Organizations and Other Interested Parties
1. Eileen Kramer
2. Eileen McGrath
3. Beverly DeJonge
4. Dr. Quintella Bounds
General Public Comments

Announcements - Future Facility Closure Hearings
1. Murray Developmental Center, April 20th, 3:00 p.m. Centralia High School