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2011 Statewide Advisory Group (updated 2-24-11)

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 William Burns Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Beth Coulson Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Esther Golar Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Deborah Graham Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez Illinois House of Representatives
Representative Harry Osterman Illinois House of Representatives
Mayor Anthony Arredia City of Des Plaines
Mayor Mike McElroy- City of Decatur
Mayor Alvin Parks City of East St. Louis
Mayor Jeffrey Tobolski Village of McCook
Mayor George Van Dusen Village of Skokie
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
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 Guiseppe “Joe” Capece Chief of Police, Stone Park, Illinois
Chief George Carpenter Chief of Police, Willmette, Illinois
Chief John K. Dahlberg Chief of Police, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Chief Mel Davis Chief of Police, Phoenix, Illinois
Chief Brian S. Howerton Chief of Police, Schaumberg, Illinois
Chief Bob Jones Chief of Police, Gurnee Police Department and Former President, Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
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 Artis Yancey Chief of Police, Waukegan, 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
Paul Rutherford Vice Chairman, Cook County Crime Stoppers
   
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

Dr. Roxanne Roberts

 Chairman Cook County Trama Unit
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  
Joshua Gray Youth Employment Coordinator, St. Sabina

Michelle L. LaGroue

 Development Director, Boys Town of Chicago
Tom Vanden Berk Executive Director, Uhlich Children's Advantage Network

Willie Williams

Willie Williams III Youth Foundation
 
Faith-Based Community
Barbara Abrajano Chicago Center for Cultural Connections
Rev. Emmy Lou Belcher DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church
Rev. Wesley Dorr Deacon, United Church of Rogers Park UMC
Bishop James E. Dukes Liberation Christian Center
Thomas L. Garlitz

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

Father David Kelly, C.PP.S Executive Director, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation
Rev. Dr. Walter Johnson, Jr. Alliance for Community Peace

Abdul Karim, President

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Chicago Chapter, Chicago, IL

Rev. Gregory Livingston  
Rev. Catiana McKay Pastor, United Church of Rogers Park UMC
Sister Khaleelah Muhammad   
Rev. Michael Pfleger Pastor, Faith Community of St. Sabina
Father Bob Oldershaw St. Nicholas Parish, Evanston

Pastor Larry Roberts, Sr.

Trinity All Nations
Bishop Onix Rosado Neighborhood of Faith, Block Club Federation
Dr. Tony Thieman-Somora, Pastor Heartland Community Metropolitan Church of ChristSpringfield, IL
Margaret Walker Main Street Decatur, IL
Advocates
Wanda De Cwikiel Avila Executive Director, La Familia Unida Agency
Jennifer Bishop

North Suburban Million Mom March Chapter

Milton Brown Early Childhood Crime Prevention
Ronald Collins

Do You Care Campaign

Silvia Collins Do You Care Campaign
Garrett Evans Virginia Tech Survivor
Mark Karlin Former Chairman of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Reverend Gregory Livingston National Field Secretary & Chief of Field Operations, RainbowPUSH Coalition
Barbara Marsh League of Women Voters of Illinois

Pamela Montgomery

Bosley Auburn Gresham Safety Network
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
Susan D. Wright, Esq. Executive Director, For Kids' Sake
Steve Young Million Mom March
   
Other  
Edwin A. Getz Regional Partner-in-Charge, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Professor Michelle Goodwin University of Chicago Law School
Alexander D. Marks Attorney, Burke, Warren Mackay & Serritella
Mark Melickian Co-Chair, Public Interest Committee, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Robert Molaro Former Illinois House of Representatives
Juan Thomas Aurora Township Clerk, Aurora Township
Nina Vinik Senior Program Officer, Gun Violence Program, The Joyce Foundation