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.
Governor’s Office Liasion
Sol Flores, Deputy Governor of Health & Human Services
Legislators
Senator Laura Fine
*pending additional appointments
State Agency Representatives
Department of Children and Family Services
Verletta Saxon
Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
Jamilah Jor’dan
Department of Human Services
Lisa Betz
Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Kristine Herman
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Delrice Adams
– Millicent McCoy, designee
Department of Juvenile Justice
Jennifer Jaworski
Department of Public Health
Kyran Quinlan
– Lisa Masinter, Designee
Office of the Attorney General
Wendy Cohen
State Board of Education
Jeff Aranowski
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTEES
State Co-Chair
Dr. Sameer Vohra, Illinois Department of Public Health
PUBLIC APPOINTEES
Heather Alderman, Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation
Christina Bruhn, Aurora University School of Social Work
Colleen Cicchetti, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Betsy Clarke, Juvenile Justice Initiative
Ray Connor, Mental Health America of Illinois
Karen Freel, Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health
Carol Gall, Sarah’s Inn
Debbie Humphrey, Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois
Ginger Meyer, SIU School of Medicine
Carla Marquez Ripley, Your Story Counseling
Joel Rubin, National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter
Mary Satchwell, Illinois School Psychologists Association
Marlita White, Chicago Department of Public Health
Paula Wolff, Illinois Justice Project