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2008 Statewide Advisory Group (updated 05-02-08)

These individuals and organizations have provided strategic advice and guidance on policies to prevent gun violence and crime.  If you would like to add your name to the ICPGV advisory group, please contact info@icpgv.org

 
Policymakers
Senator John J. Cullerton Illinois State Senate
Senator Don Harmon Illinois State Senate
Senator Dan Kotowski Illinois State Senate
Representative Edward Acevedo Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Luis Arroyo Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Beth Coulson Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Deborah Graham Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Robert Molaro Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Harry Osterman Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Kathleen Ryg Illinois House of Representatives
Mayor Anthony Arredia City of Des Plaines
Mayor Lorraine Morton City of Evanston
Mayor Rita Mullins City of Palatine
Trustee Duane Figurski Village of Fox River Grove
President Elliot Hartstein Village of Buffalo Grove
President Eugene Marks Village of Northbrook
Commissioner Larry Suffredin 13th District, Cook County Board of Commissioners
Alderman George Cardenas 12th Ward, City of Chicago
   
Law Enforcement
Honorable Richard Devine

State’s Attorney, Cook County State’s Attorney Office

Sheriff Tom Dart Cook County, Illinois
Chief Dwight A. Baird Chief of Police, Village of Oswego, Illinois
Chief Greg Baker Chief of Police, Riverdale, Illinois
Chief William Biang Chief of Police, Waukegan Police Department
Chief Guiseppe “Joe” Capece Chief of Police, Stone Park, Illinois
Chief George Carpenter Chief of Police, Willmette, Illinois
Richard Casler Director of Police, Schaumberg, Illinois
Chief John K. Dahlberg Chief of Police, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Chief Mel Davis Chief of Police, Phoenix, Illinois
Chief R.T. Finney Chief of Police, Champaign, Illinois
Chief Bob Jones Chief of Police, Gurnee Police Department andFormer President, Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
Chief Ed Konstanty Chief of Police, Village of Willowbrook, Illinois
Chief James E. Lamkin Chief of Police, St. Charles, Illinois
Chief Harold D. Martin Chief of Police, Yorkville, Illinois
Chief Jack McKeever Chief of Police, Lindenhurst, Illinois
Chief Nicholas W. Weiss Chief of Police, River Forest, Illinois
Chief Thomas A. Wolfe Chief of Police, Franklin Park, Illinois
Chief Michael E. Salatino Chief of Police, Benedictine University Police Department
Chief John W. Richardson Chief of Police, University of Illinois at Chicago Police Department
Vance Henry  Director, Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) Implementation Office
   
Health/Medical Community
American Osteopathic Association  
Scott G. Allen Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Dr. Kathleen Andreoli Emeritus Kellogg Dean, College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center
Susan Avila, RN, MPH 

John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Department of Trauma

Richard C. Burnstine President, North Suburban Pediatrics
David N. Carvalho President-Elect, Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Dr. Kathy Kaufer Christoffel Professor, Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University
Manuel P.A. Claudio, M.D, FACP Member, Board of Governors, The Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Terrence Conway, M.D. Principal, Health Management Associates
Barry Eisenberg, CAE American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
James Foody, M.D., FACP Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Jerome J. Frankel, M.D., FACP Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Dale W. Galassie, MA. MS Executive Director, Lake County Health Dept. & Community Health Center
Eric P. Gall, M.D. Professor and Chair, Medicine, Chicago Medical School
Lawrence U. Haspel, D.O., F.A.C.C. Senior Vice President, Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council
C.A. Hedberg, M.D. Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Paul J. Jones, M.D. Associate Provost Student Affairs, Rush University
Dr. Kimberly Joseph, FACS, FCCM Div. Chair, Trauma Intensive Care and Prevention, Cook County Trauma Unit, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Department of Trauma
Scott A. Kale, M.D., J.D., M.S.  Arthritis and Internal Medicine Specialists, Ltd
Subhash C. Kukreja  Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
Cathy J. Lazarus, M.D., FACP Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Medical Education, Professor of Medicine, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Bernard J. Leininger, M.D Member, Institute of Medicine of Chicago
JoAnn Lemester, MS, C.H.E.S. Chair, Illinois Injury Prevention Coalition
Michael D. Maves, M.D., MBA Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, American Medical Association
Kathleen Monahan, MPH Children's Memorial Research Center
Craig Niederberger, M.D., LACS Head, Department of Urology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sandra F. Olson, M.D. Past President, Illinois State Medical Society and Chicago Medical Society
Karen Peters, D.P.H. Assistant Professor, University of Illinois School of Public Health
Ruth Rothstein Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Stephen Small, M.D. Director, Center for Simulation and Safety in Healthcare, University of Chicago
Dr. Robert Vanecko

 Professor of Surgery, NU Feinberg School of Medicine Associate Executive Director, Institute of Medicine of   Chicago

Dr. Daniel Webster Associate Professor and Co-Director, Center for Gun Policy and Research, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Dr. James Webster Professor of Medicine, NU Feinberg School of Medicine  Associate Executive Director, Institute of Medicine of  Chicago
Modena Wilson, M.D., MPH Senior Vice President, Professional Standards, American Medical Association
Quentin D. Young, M.D., MACP Chair, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group
 
Education Community/Child Advocates
Milton Brown CEO, COO, Early Childhood Crime Prevention
Dr. Constance Catellani  
Arne Duncan CEO, Chicago Public Schools
Joshua Gray Youth Employment Coordinator, St. Sabina
Professor Michelle Goodwin Professor, University of Chicago Law School
Tom Vandenberk Executive Director, Uhlich Children's Advantage Network
 
Faith-Based Community
Rev. Eugene Barnes, THD Vice President/Executive Director, Metanoia Centers, Inc.
Ayeshia Johnson Campaign Coordinator, Metanoia Centers, Inc.
Rev. Dr. Walter Johnson, Jr. Alliance for Community Peace
Father David Kelly, C.PP.S Executive Director, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation
Rev. Michael Pfleger Pastor, Faith Community of St. Sabina
Thomas L. Garlitz

Director, Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Peace and Social Justice Ministry 

Father Bob Oldershaw St. Nicholas Parish, Evanston
   
Advocates
Wanda De Cwikiel Avila Executive Director, La Familia Unida Agency
Jennifer Bishop

Brady Campaign

Chris Boyster Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Milton Brown Early Childhood Crime Prevention

Michelle Jordan

League of Women Voters
Mark Karlin Former Chairman of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Reverend Gregory Livingston National Field Secretary & Chief of Field Operations, RainbowPUSH Coalition
Thom Mannard Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Maggie Pagan Director, Violence Prevention Alliance of Local Service
Elce Redmond South Austin Coalition
Robyn Thomas Legal Community Against Violence
Bob Vondresek South Austin Coalition
Nina Vinik  Legal Community Against Violence
Steve Young Million Mom March
   
Other  
William D. Burns Democratic Nominee for State Representative, 26th District
Edwin A. Getz Regional Partner-in-Charge, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Professor Michelle Goodwin University of Chicago Law School
Mark Melickian Co-Chair, Public Interest Committee, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP