| Name | Firm, Business Or Agency | Representing |
| Hearing Date and Time: Education (S) 5/13/2025 2:00 PM |
| Aaron Smith | Alternative Schools Network | Alternative Schools Network, ACT Now |
| Abby L Boen | Project Success of Vermilion County | Project Success of Vermilion County |
| Abby Rodriguez | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Self |
| Allison Shackelford | NA | self |
| Alondra Padilla | Palenque LSNA | Palenque LSNA |
| Amanda R Berenguel Smolka | Partners for Our Communities | Partners for Our Communities |
| Amelia O'Keeffe | Family Focus | Self |
| Amy Rasmussen | Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education | Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education -- 3500 students, 200 teachers, 85 teaching artists and hundreds of supporters. |
| Andrea Ortiz | BPNC | Chicago SW Side |
| Angel Flores | BPNC | BPNC |
| anne stapleton | NEIU | NEIU associates |
| Anthony Haley Jr | Excel Academy of South Shore | self |
| Anthony Haley Jr | Excel Academy of South Shore | self |
| April Langworthy | self | self |
| April Langworthy | self | self |
| Badhaftu Kadir | ASN | Self |
| Brenda Solorzano | Family Focus | Family Focus |
| Brittney Shepherd | MFS | MFS |
| Caitlin O'Grady | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Candice Ibaceta | Palenque LSNA | Palenque LSNA |
| Carl Olson-Skog | Family Focus | Family Focus |
| Carrie Brown | Family Focus | SELF |
| Christine M Harris | Palenque LSNA | Self |
| Colin Applegate | Excel Academy of Englewood | Self |
| Corey Dukes | Alternative Schools Network | Alternative Schools Network |
| Cristina Perez-Mendoza | NA | self |
| Dana Landau | Urban Initiatives | Self |
| David Guttman | Alternative Schools Network - Added Chance Program | Alternative Schools Network |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self |
| Deb Schlies | Family Focus | self |
| Denise McGee | ASN | ASN |
| Dottie Johnson | Family Focus | Family Focus |
| Esmeralda Dorantes | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Flor Dimas | NA | SELF |
| Gaby Castillo | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Gerry Tolbert | Family Focus | Self |
| Gerry Tolbert | Family Focus | Self |
| Grace Tran | Alternative Schools Network | Alternative Schools Network |
| Guadalupe Fernandez | BPNC | self |
| Irma Vargas | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Self |
| Isela Mendez | BPNC | Self |
| Iyabo Anifowoshe | Logan Square Neighborhood Association | Self |
| Jack Wuest | Alternative Schools Network | Alternative Schools Network, ACT Now |
| Jacob Dickerson | self | self |
| James Studenmund | self | self |
| Jennifer Roland | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth |
| Jill Edelblute | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago |
| Josh Fidler | YMCA CSI | self |
| Judith Roeder | Self | Self |
| Juliet de Jesus Alejandre | Palenque LSNA | Palenque LSNA |
| Karen Cannon | Metropolitan Family Services | Karen Cannon |
| Karla Roman | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Kimberly Bello-Rosas | BPNC | Self |
| Kimberly David | Project Success of Vermilion County, Inc. | Project Success of Vermilion County |
| Kimberly Mendoza | Field Museum | Self |
| Latanya Rutledge | CCA Academy | Latanya Rutledge |
| LaTonya Virgil | Alternative Schools Network | ASN |
| Laura Swanlund | Palatine District 15 | Person |
| Leslie Reyes | BPNC | BPNC |
| Liliana Almazan | BPNC | Self |
| Liliana Ruiz | Palenque LSNA | Palenque LSNA |
| Lisette Arzuaga | Logan Square Neighborhood Association | Palenque LSNA |
| Madeleine Polovick | Self | Self |
| Marcelo Ferrer | Palenque lsna | Palenque LSNA |
| Marco Alvarez | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Community Member |
| Maria Cedeno | Metropolitan Family Services | Self |
| Marji Hess | self | self |
| Matt Maloney | Government Strategy Associates, Inc. | Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs |
| Matthew B Yanny | Alternative Schools Network | Alternative Schools Network |
| Matthew B Yanny | Alternative Schools Network | Alternative Schools Network |
| Mayra Tellez | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | self |
| Mei Kelly | Youth Opportunity United | self |
| Melissa Lewis | Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School | Alternative Schools Network |
| Meliza Priego | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Michael Crowley | NA | Self |
| Michael Hannan | Alternative Schools Network | Alternative Schools Network |
| Miguel Blancarte Jr | Metropolitan Family Services | Metropolitan Family Services |
| Mitchell Hendrickson | Loyola University Chicago | Loyola University Chicago |
| Natalie Madrid | Alternative Schools Network | self |
| Nelly Musajeva | Palenque LSNA | Individual Palenque LSNA |
| Pamela Ortiz | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Patrick Brosnan | BPNC and ACT Now | BPNC |
| Rachel Lechocki | Associaqtion house | 21ST Century Alternative Schools Network |
| Rebecca Medina | Alternative Schools Network | ASN |
| Rosalie Abbey | Alternative Schools Network | self |
| Rosaura Realegeno | Family Focus DuPage | Family Focus DuPage |
| Ryan Hobbs | Eldorado School District | Eldorado Schools |
| Sabrina Hull | Self | Self |
| Sara Reschly | BPNC | self |
| Sean Noble | ReadyNation Illinois | ReadyNation Illinois |
| Sherneron Hilliard | Family Focus | Self |
| Stephanie Garcia | brighton park neighborhood council | self |
| Steven F McClain | SFM Coaching | Self |
| Susan Irene Nicholas | Illinois Education Association | Self |
| Susan Mowery | Metropolitan Family Services Southeast | NA |
| Susan Stanton | ACT Now Illinois | ACT Now Illinois |
| Susan Yanun | Palenque LSNA | Palenque LSNA |
| Susie Xiong | Alternative Schools Network | Alternative Schools Network |
| Syerra Meadows-Haynes | East Side Aligned | East Side Aligned-East St. Louis Youth Development Alliance |
| Tania Aglikin | Metropolitan Family Services | Metropolitan Family Services |
| Teresa A Cortas | none | none |
| Tiffany Mathis Posey | Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois | Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois |
| veronica segovia | BPNC | BPNC |
| Yarisbel Mata | Palenque LSNA | Palenque LSNA |
| Hearing Date and Time: Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ (H) 3/11/2025 2:00 PM |
| Aaron H Greene | Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois | Young parents with children, working parent. |
| Abby Rodriguez | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | |
| Abby Schmeling | Chamber of Mothers | Self |
| Abby Sullivan | Self | Self |
| Adilene Barragan | Self | Self |
| Alethea Deyhle | NA | Alethea Deyhle |
| Allison Shackelford | NA | self |
| Alyssa Houston | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | BPNC |
| Amelia O'Keeffe | Family Focus | |
| Amy Plummer | Illinois YMCA Youth and Government | self |
| Amy Rasmussen | Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education | Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education -- 3500 students, 200 teachers, 85 teaching artists and hundreds of supporters. |
| ANA R ALEJANDRE | BPNC | |
| Andrea Ortiz | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | BPNC |
| Andres Lagunas | Chicago Run | Andres Lagunas |
| Andy Thornton | Greater Peoria Family YMCA | Greater Peoria Family YMCA |
| Angel Flores | Shields Elementary | BPNC |
| Anna De La Torre | Burroughs Elementary School | |
| Anna Solorzano | Rauner Family YMCA | YMCA of Metro Chicago |
| Anne M Kearney | Greater Chicago Food Depository | Self |
| Anne Stapleton | NEIU | Chicago families and teens who benefited from the OST programs I coordinated for 15 years |
| April Kopp | April Kopp LCSW PLLC | Self |
| April Langworthy | self | |
| April Langworthy | self | |
| Armi Grace Petersen | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers |
| Arturo Carrillo | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | |
| Ashley Perez | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Aubry Stapleton | Self | Self |
| Barbara Hinden | Family Focus | self |
| Benita Barber | Self | Self |
| Berenice Flores | BPNC | |
| Brenda Solorzano | Family Focus | Family Focus |
| Brian Bickner | Kishwaukee Family YMCA | Kishwaukee Family YMCA |
| Brian Starr | YMCA Metropolitan Chicago | |
| Caitlin O'Grady | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Carla Rodriguez | BPNC | |
| Carlos Bravo | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Catherine Wallace | K12 Inc. | Self |
| Charles West | Self | |
| Chimere E Hunter | YMCA Metropolitan Chicago | |
| Christy Filby | Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs | Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs |
| Clarissa Garcia | New Envision Community Service | New Envision Community Service |
| Claudia Rivera | Family Focus | Self |
| Cristina De La Rosa | Erie Neighborhood House | Erie Neighborhood House |
| Cristina Perez-Mendoza | BPNC | BPNC |
| Curtis Sethaler | YMCA of Western Illinois | NA |
| Dana Landau | self | Self |
| Darren Harris | Family Focus | self |
| Desiree Resendez | ENVISION COMMUNITY SERVICES | Envision Community Services |
| Diana Rea | public school administrator | Du Quoin CUSD 300 |
| Dottie Johnson | Family Focus | Family Focus |
| Ella Berry | Chinese Mutual Aid Association | Chinese Mutual Aid Association |
| Ella West | self | |
| Ellyn Drathring Jung | Self | Self |
| Emily Gennaro | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers |
| Emily Mei | Project VISION | Project VISION |
| Emma Doell | ACT Now Illinois | ACT Now Illinois |
| Eric Werge | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago |
| Erin W | Family Focus | Family Focus |
| Esmeralda Dorantes | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Evelin Echeverria | BPNC | |
| Gabriela Castillo | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Gabriela Garcia | The Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | |
| Gerry Tolbert | Family Focus | Self |
| Gil Clark | Youth Opportunity United | Youth Opportunity United |
| Grayson Alexander | ACT Now Illinois | |
| Greg Mooney | Gary Comer Youth Center | Gary Comer Youth Center |
| Guadalupe Fernandez | BPNC | self |
| Heather Kavka | NA | |
| Hillary DeLong | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers |
| Holly Scott | self | self |
| Hsin-Ju Tung | Project VISION | |
| Irma Vargas | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Community Member |
| Isela Mendez | BPNC | |
| Iyabo L Anifowoshe | Logan Square Neighborhood Association | Self |
| James J Taylor | YMCA Metro Chicago | YMCA Metro Chicago |
| James Vergara | Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Self |
| Janessa Wilkins | Comprehensive Community Solutions | Comprehensive Community Solutions |
| Jasmin Anzo | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Jeff Scott | Champaign County YMCA | Champaign County YMCA |
| Jenna Rummelhart | Self | |
| Jennifer Roland | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth |
| Jennifer VanderPloeg | Self | Self |
| Jerry Jones | MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CENTER, INC. | Martin Luther King Center INC |
| Jessica Jae Feldt | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers |
| Jessica Prado | Brighton Park After School | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council- BPNC |
| Jill Edelblute | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago |
| Jill N Steiner | YMCA of Springfield, IL | YMCAs of IL |
| John Alexander | Kankakee Area YMCA | Kankakee Area YMCA |
| Jose Escamilla | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Self |
| Jose Javier Flores | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Josephine Wikelski | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers |
| Josh Fidler | Josh Fidler | self |
| Judith Roeder | Self | Self |
| Julia Ordonez | BPNC AfterSchool | |
| Justin Shlensky | self | |
| Kamila Russ | Chinese Mutual Aid Association | Chinese Mutual Aid Association |
| Karen Chiu | Project VISION Inc. | |
| Karla Roman | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | |
| Kathy Fielding | North Suburban Young Men's Christian Association | self |
| Kelly Petterson | Ottawa YMCA | |
| Kelly Sturner | Representing Self | |
| Kevin Y McGowan | YMCA of Metro Chicago | YMCA of Metro Chicago |
| Kimberly Bello-Rosas | BPNC | Self |
| Kimberly Bless | YMCA | |
| Kristen DeLap | Independent | - |
| Laura E Garcia | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | |
| Laura Floyd | Danville YMCA | |
| Laura Floyd | Self | Self |
| Lauren Mlot | Chamber of Mothers | Cham |
| Leslie Reyes | BPNC | BPNC |
| Liliana Almazan | BPNC | Self |
| Linda Xochitl Tortolero | Mujeres Latinas En Accion | Mujeres Latinas en Accion |
| Lindsey Moorman | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers |
| Lisa Villanueva | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | |
| Lynn Eck | YMCA of Springfield | YMCA of Springfield |
| Margaret Davis | Self | self |
| Margaret Davis | Self | self |
| Maria Adriana Pashazadeh | Family Focus Nuestra Familia Belmont Cragin | Family Focus INC |
| Maria Adriana Pashazadeh | Family Focus Nuestra Familia Belmont Cragin | Family Focus INC |
| Maria Hassel | FAMILY FOCUS | |
| Mark Goesel | Harold Colbert Jones Memorial Community Center | |
| Matt Maloney | Government Strategy Associates | Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs |
| Mayra Tellez | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Megan Larson | YMCA of Rock River Valley | |
| Megan Zidek | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers |
| Melissa Vargas | Family Focus | Family Focus |
| Meliza Priego | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Self |
| Michael Good | Project Vision | Project Vision |
| Michael Morthland | Mercury | Boys & Girls Club Alliance |
| Michelle Gorham | YMCA of Rock River Valley | YMCA of Rock River Valley |
| Michelle tortorello | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers |
| Michelle Valiukenas | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers |
| Miguel Blancarte Jr | Metropolitan Family Services | Metropolitan Family Services |
| Monique r Parsons | McGaw YMCA | McGaw YMCA |
| Montserrat Lopez | Brighton Park Neighborhood | Self |
| Nancy Ukpe | Chamber of Mother | |
| Nat Duran | Self | Self |
| Natalia M Diaz Cruz | Metropolitan Family Services | |
| Natalie Myren | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | |
| Nereida Oropeza | BPNC | self |
| Pamela Ortiz | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council |
| Patrick Brosnan | BPNC | BPNC |
| Rachel Latham | YMCA of Rock River Valley | Self |
| Ramona Jackson | Family Focus South Holland | |
| Rich Lee Haight | Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois | Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois |
| Ron Anderson | YMCA | |
| Sally Puleo | Fight Crime Invest in Kids Illinois | Fight Crime Invest in Kids Illinois |
| Salma Venecia Rodriguez | Saint Anthony Hospital | BPNN |
| Sara Haas | Brighton Park Elementary | Sara Haas |
| Sara Reschly | BPNC | self |
| Sarah Mongoven | Acero Schools | |
| Sarah O'Donnell | Tri-Town YMCA | Tri-Town YMCA |
| Sean Collins | self | Self |
| Sean Noble | ReadyNation Illinois | ReadyNation Illinois |
| Serena Pao | Project VISION | Self |
| Shannon Babcock | Self | Self |
| Shannon Harback | Streator Family YMCA | Streator Family YMCA |
| Stephanie Garcia | brighton park neighborhood council | self |
| Susan Robinson Witmer | Rock Island Milan School District 41 | |
| Susan Stanton | Afterschool for Children and Teens Now | Afterschool Programs |
| Suzanne Bian | Chinese Mutual Aid Association | Self |
| Suzanne Doornbos Kerbow | self | self |
| Sydney Holman | Cozen O'Connor | YMCA |
| Tamara Byers | Clay County Health Department | Beyond the Bell |
| Teresa A Cortas | Not applicable | Teresa Cortas |
| Tiffany Mathis Posey | Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois | Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois |
| TJ Jordan | Authentic Connections | |
| Vivian He | Project VISION | Project VISION |
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