Governing Board

Beth Wise
Effingham County Health Department, Effingham, IL

Brenda Smith, Board Secretary
SAL Child Care Connection Resource and Referral, Peoria, IL

Bryan Stokes II
McCormick Foundation, Chicago, IL

Chris Tokarski
Illinois Action for Children, Chicago, IL

Laci Gatewood
Mindful Spaces, South Holland, IL

Lisa Bock
YWCA Northwestern Illinois, Rockford, IL

Loukisha Pennix
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, Addison, IL

Mario Perez
BrightPoint, Chicago, IL

Misty Edwards
Eastern Illinois University Child Care Resource and Referral, Charleston, IL

Rachel Giannini
Chicago Children's Museum, Chicago, IL

Sharifa Walton
Retired/EC Consultant, Crown Pointe, IN

Shauna Ejeh, Board Vice-President
Illinois Action for Children, Skokie, IL

Tom Hughes, Board President
Illinois Public Health Association, Springfield, IL

Tom Jerkovitz
UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children, Champaign, IL