By statute, ICMHP is comprised of each child-serving state agency, 25 experts representing a broad range of experiences, such as community mental health, children and family advocates, early childhood, education, health, substance abuse, violence prevention, and juvenile justice. Appointed Partnership members come together on a quarterly basis to review and move our work forward – See Upcoming Meetings. Appointed members also make up the Executive Committee, which provides leadership and oversight of Partnership operations and committees.
Partnership Members
Our appointed members collaborate with the public to design and drive the work that we do.
heather alderman
Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation
Jeff Aranowski
Illinois State Board of Education
Executive Committee
Lisa Betz
Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health
Executive Committee
Christina Bruhn
Aurora University School of Social Work
Colleen Cicchetti
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Executive Committee
School-Age Policies and Practices Committee, Co-Chair
Betsy Clarke
Juvenile Justice Initiative
Wendy Cohen
Illinois Office of the Attorney General
Ray Connor
Mental Health America of Illinois
Executive Committee
Representative William Q. Davis
State Representative
Reshma Desai
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Senator Donald DeWitte
State Senator
Andrea Durbin
Illinois Collaboration on Youth
Karen Freel
Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health
Executive Committee
Early Childhood Committee, Co-Chair
Carol Gall
Sarah’s Inn
Advocacy Committee, Co-Chair
Executive Committee
Gaylord Gieseke
Illinois Childhood Trauma Coalition
Executive Committee
Early Childhood Committee, Co-Chair
Eugene Griffin
Immediate Past ICMHP Chair
Debbie Humphrey
Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois
Alexa James
NAMI Chicago
Jennifer Jaworski
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Executive Committee
Nneka Jones tapia
Chicago Beyond
Shannon Lightner
Illinois Department of Public Health
Executive Committee
Kimberly Mann
Department of Child and Family Services
Executive Committee
Ginger meyer
SIU School of Medicine
Jennie Pinkwater
Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Quinn Rallins
Justice, Equity, and Opportunity (JEO) Initiative
Carla Marquez ripley
Your Story Counseling
Joel Rubin
National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter
Mary Satchwell
Illinois School Psychologists Association
Senator Dave Syverson
State Senator
Senator Ram Villivalam
State Senator
Sameer Vohra
SIU School of Medicine
ICMHP Interim Chair
Representative David Welter
State Representative
Marlita White
Chicago Department of Public Health
Representative Patrick Windhorst
State Representative
Paula Wolff
Illinois Justice Project
Executive Committee