Governing Board

April Janney, Board Treasurer
Illinois Action for Children, Chicago, IL

Beth Wise
Effingham County Health Department, Effingham, IL

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

Bryan Stokes II
McCormick Foundation, Chicago, IL

Danette Connors, Board President
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, Addison, IL

Laci Gatewood
Mindful Spaces, South Holland, IL

Lisa Bock
YWCA Northwestern Illinois, Rockford, IL

Loukisha Pennix
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, Addison, IL

Mario Perez, Board Secretary
BrightPoint, Chicago, IL

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

Rachel Giannini
Chicago Children's Museum, Chicago, IL

Sharifa Townsend
National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), Crown Pointe, IN

Shauna Ejeh
Illinois Action for Children, Skokie, IL

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