| Name | Firm, Business Or Agency | Representing |
| Hearing Date and Time: Education Policy (H) 3/20/2025 2:00 PM |
| Abigail Gunther | Self | Self |
| Adam Ayers | Dwarf Athletic Association of America | |
| Alan Richard Factor | Dept. of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago | Alan Richard Factor |
| Alexandra Gillette | Self | |
| Allan I Bergman | HIGH IMPACT Mission-Based Consulting and Training | HIGH IMPACT Mission-Based Consulting |
| Alyssa Plassman | Self | Self |
| Amanda Bongard | Self | Me and my family have dwarfism |
| Amanda Olivier | Self | |
| Amber Cox | self | |
| Amber Lonsdale | Self | |
| Amber Smith | Self | Mascots Matter |
| Amber Williams | self | self |
| Ami Lilley-Plexico | self | |
| Amy Kipfer | none | self |
| Amy Lyons | None | |
| Amy Wientjes | Self | |
| Andrew Teitelman | Age Options | Age Options Advisory Council |
| Arlinda Wallace | Progress Center for Independent Living | self |
| Ashley Stephenson | self | |
| Aubrey Rowley | Self | Friend of a little person |
| Audrey Curwin | Self | |
| Audrey Stephenson | For my niece | |
| Audrey Thomas | Self | Self |
| Barbara J Hunt | Age Options | |
| Beth Sentieri | Self | |
| Bill | Title | Self |
| Brandy Mugford | Self | Myself and parent of a child with dwarfism |
| Bree O'Boyle | None | Bree OBoyle |
| Brenda Edgel | Self | |
| Brian Walker | Self | |
| Bridgette | self | Child has Dwarfism |
| Britanee Walker | Self | |
| Brynn Frazier | Self | |
| Caitlin Castro | Self | |
| Carol Nemecek-Kowalski | Progress Center for Independent Living | self |
| Casey McGinley | self | |
| Catherine Caracci | Self | |
| Catherine Hillsgrove | Self | Self |
| Cathy Contarino | IMPACT CIL | individuals with disabilities |
| Cecile Holloway | none | |
| Chalee R Sneath | self | cousin of Little Person |
| Charles Smith | None | Mascots Matter |
| Chauntelle Graf Lowe | Self | Friend |
| Chelsey Livingston | None | |
| Christina Davis | Self | |
| Christopher Olivier | Self | |
| Craig Carpenter | private citizen | |
| Cristian Garcia | Puro pa delante brand | Little person myself and father of two little persons |
| Cristina Torres | Partners in Policymaking Class 4 | |
| Cristy Branning | Self | Self |
| Daisygreen Stenhouse | Self | Friend of a little person |
| Dan Comins | self | self |
| Daniel Crusius | Self | Self |
| Darlene Korpai | Understanding Dwarfism Program | Understanding Dwarfism Program |
| David Benning | self | |
| David Haymond | Self | |
| Dawn Richardson | self | Constituent |
| Dayna Morton | Self | |
| Dennis Cox | self | |
| Derek Eder | Self | |
| Destiny Locke | Self | Self |
| Diane Slezak | personal | |
| Donna Rea | Freeburg resident, grandparent of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS | |
| Donna Rines | Self | |
| Donna Stephenson | Self | |
| Doug Elliott | Self | Self |
| Douglas Stephenson | Self | |
| Drinda Reddin | Self | |
| Dustin Christinson | Self | Self |
| Edmond Garvey Madden | Self | Self |
| EJ Murray | None | |
| Elizabeth Campos | Self | Self |
| Elizabeth Carey | Neurodivergent Galaxy | Neurodivergent Galaxy |
| Elizabeth Cool | Self | Parent of a little person |
| Elizabeth Essex | Not Applicable | |
| Elizabeth Stephens | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Ellen Marie Herbert | self | self |
| Elliot Nevills | Advocate | Gary Arnold |
| Emily Lloyd | Self | |
| Emmanuel Garcia | Crossroads Fund | |
| Erik B Anderson | Mascots Matter, Not OK With Clay | Mascots Matter |
| Erin Elswood | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter; Parent of a son with dwarfism. |
| Esther Sanders | Progress Center for Independent Living | Progress Center for Independent Living |
| Eva Jarvis | FCHS Alumni | |
| Gary M Arnold | self | self |
| Gary Rea | Freeburg resident, grandparent of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS | |
| Gary Sentieri | Self | |
| George Gray | Self | |
| Grace Miliken | Self | Self |
| Grace Tsao | self | self |
| Gregory Walkington | Self | Self |
| Gregory Wherley | Vocational Rehabilitation | |
| Gretchen Carpenter | private citizen | |
| Hailey Korpai | self | |
| Hawke Yoon | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | |
| Hershel Jackson | Illinois-Iowa Center for Independent Living | People with Disabilities |
| Hillary Dalfonso | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| ICDD | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| Jacob Fedosky | Step 'n Wash | |
| jae jin pak | self advocate | self |
| james Korpai | Understanding Dwarfism Program | Understanding Dwarfism Program |
| Jamie Elswood | Self | Parent of a child with dwarfism |
| Jamie N Wichman | Self | |
| Jan Bergman | self | |
| Janelle Taha | Self | |
| Jared Johnson | self | |
| Jason Justin Perez | Self | |
| Jean Beard | Self | Self |
| Jeana Wolfley Haymond | Self | |
| Jenna J Holzberg | not applicable | |
| Jennifer Arnold | Boston Children's Hospital - - Boston, MA | Mascots Matter |
| Jennifer Davis | Self | |
| Jennifer Hervey | Self | Self |
| Jennifer Johnson | self | |
| Jennisser Garcia | Thee Garcia Family LLC | Mother of two kids with dwarfism |
| Jeremy Schimmel | Jeremys Home Tech | Self & Children with Dwarfism |
| Jerroll Goebel | Self | self |
| Jessica Erritt | Self | |
| Jessica Roberts | self | |
| Jill Olsen | Self | |
| Jillian Curwin | Mascots Matter Campaign | |
| Jim | Self | Lpa |
| Joel Erritt | Self | |
| John Miller | self | |
| JoLynn Doerr | self | self |
| Josh Maluchnik | Self | |
| Joshua McLeod | Father to a child with dwarfism | Father to a child with dwarfism |
| Josilyn Hughes | Self | |
| Judi Kinch | Self | Self |
| Judith Williams | Self | |
| Julie Parks | None | |
| Justin Howard | Freeburg Resident | |
| Kara Laramee | Self | Self |
| Kara Stephenson | Self | |
| Karissa Morrison | Brilliant Behavior | |
| Karley Paul | na | |
| Kate McLeod | Self | Mother of a child with dwarfism |
| Katharine Kline | Self | |
| Kathryn Mischlich | Self | Self |
| Kathy Lickenbrock | None | |
| Katie Madden | self | self |
| Kay Dowell | Self | In support of a friend's daughters, who are strong, accomplished LP deserving of respect |
| Kayla Adair | Self | |
| Kayla Rosneberg | Self | |
| Kelly Ingram | Self | |
| Kenji Granberry | SELF | SELF |
| Kenneth Holloway | None | Self - daughter has dwarfism |
| Kenyon Johnson | self | |
| Kiah Olivier | Self | I support my niece with dwarfism |
| Kim McDonough | Self | |
| Kim Miller | Life Is Sweet | |
| Kimberlee Atwood | Self | Self |
| Krescene Beck | Self | Self |
| Kristina Reis | Progress Center | Self |
| Kym Rossi | Self | |
| Laura Schwarz | Self | |
| Lauren Meger | Self | Self |
| Leah Jones | Self | |
| LEESA D SNEATH | self | Aunt of Little Person |
| Leonard Go | self | |
| Leslie Alexander | Little People of America | |
| Leslie F Weber Jr | Self | |
| Lily Hillsgrove | Self | Self |
| Linda Woods | self | |
| Lindsay Eliason | Self | |
| Linzi Thygerson | Self | Self |
| Lisa Bryant | Self | |
| Lori Slightom | Self | |
| Louanne Stewart | Self | Self |
| Madison Piers | Self | Self |
| Makeli Scholer | Self | |
| Manuel Gonzalez | Progress Center for Independent Living | Self |
| Marc Blesoff | CourAGEus | |
| Maria Attwood | Self | |
| Marie Argubright | Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living | Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living |
| Marie Moyle | Self | Friend of little person |
| Marilyn De Leo Pollock | None | Self - granddaughter with dwarfism |
| Mark Smithivas | Self | Self |
| Mary Kynaston | Self | Mascots Matter |
| Matty Tippit-Soto | Self | |
| Megan Schimmel | Iris Global | Self and Child with Dwarfism |
| Melanie | Self | Self |
| Melissa Dibbell | Self | Friend of a few little people |
| Michael J Herzovi | Self | Self |
| Michael Stanek | self | self |
| Michelle Ball | Self | Self |
| Miltonya Covington | Progress Center for Independent Living | |
| Nafia Khan | Progress Center for Independent Living | Progress Center for Independent Living |
| Nathan Joerndt | ICDD | Nathan Joerndt |
| Neil Holloway | None | Self - sister with dwarfism |
| Nicholas Thomas Bongard | Self | My spouse has dwarfism |
| Nicole Launhardt | Self | |
| Nicole Launhardt | Self | Parent of a child with dwarfism |
| Nouha Boundaoui | Home address | |
| Olivia Lenzo | Self | Self |
| Paige Schirf | Self | Self |
| Patty Elliott | Self | Self |
| Peter Byer | Myself | |
| Phoenix Crank | Self | Family |
| Priya E Trombino | Studenr | |
| Rachel McEwen | Self | |
| Rachel Parker | Self | |
| Rachel Sine | Self | |
| Rachel Wherley | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Rebecca Rea | Self, citizen of Freeburg, and mother of a child with a disability | Self, citizen of Freeburg, and mother of a child with a disability |
| Rickielee Benecke | self | people with disabilities |
| Riley Anderson | Self | Self |
| Riley McConnell | NA | |
| Robert Atwood | Self | |
| Ruth Laramee | Self | Self |
| Ruth Reko | Age Options | self |
| Ryan McConnell | Self | Self |
| Sandy Marcus | Self | |
| Sarah Elliott | Self | Self |
| Sarah Hill | Self | |
| Sarah Johnson | Self | |
| Scott C Pluff | NA | |
| Scott Spencer Nance | Self | Self |
| Sergio Dalfonso | Mascots Matter | |
| Shane Hill | Little People of America | |
| Sharon Petrikin | NA | |
| Shelby Holloway | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Sherry | Freeburg resident | Embarrassed by my town that this is still even an issue. |
| Shirley Bullock | Self | Self |
| Spencer McKay Tripp | Self | Self |
| Stefanie Muro | mother of son with dwarfism | dwarfism community |
| Stephanie Krawchuk | Self | |
| Steve | Freeburg resident | Its 2025. Time to get rid of all slurs in children education. |
| Susan Hillsgrove | Self | Self |
| Suzen X Riley | Mx | |
| Tammy Moore | Self | |
| Terie Julian | Self | Parent of Little Person |
| Terra Louder | Self | |
| Theresa | self | Self |
| Thomas Wilson | NA | Myself |
| Tim Murray | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Trent Stephenson | self | |
| Wesley Stephenson | Self | |
| Whitney Dodoo-Amoo | self | |
| William | self | Child has Dwarfism |
| William Pollock | None | Self - granddaughter with dwarfism |
| Xiomara Hamilton | Self | Self |
| Hearing Date and Time: Education Policy (H) 3/19/2025 8:00 AM |
| Alan Richard Factor | Dept. of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago | Alan Richard Factor |
| Alison Collier | None | |
| Allison Stehl | Freeburg resident and alumni | |
| Allison Stehl | Freeburg resident and alumni | |
| Alyssa wascher | Self | |
| Amanda Bongard | Self | Me and my family have dwarfism |
| Amanda Olivier | Self | |
| Amber Cox | self | |
| AMBER LONSDALE | Self | |
| Amber Smith | Self | Mascots Matter |
| Amy Kipfer | none | self |
| Amy Lyons | None | |
| Amy Wientjes | Self | |
| Andrew Teitelman | Age Options | Age Options Advisory Council |
| Angela M Black | Self | |
| Annica Palmer | Self | |
| Ashlee Christensen | Self | |
| Ashley Grondel | Self | |
| Ashley Jarvis | FCHS Alumni, parent of FCHS Alumni, relative of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS | FCHS Alumni, parent of FCHS Alumni, relative of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS |
| Ashley Stephenson | self | |
| Ashlynne Steik | Self | |
| Aubrey Rowley | Self | Friend of a little person |
| Audrey Stephenson | For my niece | |
| Audrey Thomas | Self | Self |
| Austyn Morrin | Self | |
| Barb Cohen | Legal Council for Health Justice | Legal Council for Health Justice |
| Barbara J Hunt | Age Options | |
| Benjamin Juarez | Self | Self |
| Beth Sentieri | Self | |
| Brandie Beyers | NA | Freeburg Alumni |
| Bree O'Boyle | None | Bree OBoyle |
| Bridgette | Self | Child has dwarfism |
| Brynn Frazier | Self | |
| Carole Rosen | Going Home Coalition - The Arc of Illinois | Going Home Coalition - The Arc of Illinois |
| Carole Rosen | Going Home Coalition - The Arc of Illinois | Going Home Coalition - The Arc of Illinois |
| Cecile Holloway | none | |
| Chalee R Sneath | self | cousin of Little Person |
| Charles Smith | None | Mascots Matter |
| Christopher Axsom | None | Self - spouse of person with Dwarfism |
| Christopher Farmer | Personal | |
| Christopher Olivier | Self | |
| Courtney Mulligan | Self | Little people everywhere offended by that word. It's 2025, the time to change this is now. |
| Courtney Mulligan | Self | Little people everywhere who feel violated by the term midget. It's 2025, it's time to do better. |
| Daisygreen Stenhouse | Self | Friend of a little person |
| Dan Comins | self | self |
| Daniel Crusius | Self | |
| Daniel Crusius | Self | Self |
| Darlene Korpai | Understanding Dwarfism Program | Understanding Dwarfism Program |
| Dayna Morton | Self | |
| Debra Himsel | Little People of America, Inc | Little People of America |
| Denise Collins | Self | Self |
| Dennis Cox | self | |
| Derek Eder | Self | |
| Diane Compton | Self | Parent of an adult with disabilities |
| Diane Slezak | personal | |
| Donna Murray | Self | |
| Donna Rea | Resident of Freeburg, Grandma of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS | Resident of Freeburg, Grandma of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS |
| Donna Stephenson | Self | |
| Doug Elliott | Self | |
| Drinda Reddin | Self | |
| Dustin Christinson | Self | |
| Earl M Black | Self | |
| Edmond Garvey Madden | Self | Self |
| Elizabeth Campos | Self | Self |
| Elizabeth Carey | Neurodivergent Galaxy | Neurodivergent Galaxy |
| Elizabeth Cool | Self | Parent of a little person |
| Elizabeth Essex | Not Applicable | |
| Elizabeth Sherwin | Illinois Iowa Center for Independent Living | Illinois Iowa Center for Independent Living |
| Elizabeth Stephens | Mascots Matter | Supporter of this bill and ally of LP |
| Elliot Nevills | Advocate | |
| Emily Lloyd | Self | |
| Emily Young | self | |
| Emmanuel Garcia | Crossroads Fund | |
| Erik B Anderson | Mascots Matter, Not OK With Clay | |
| Erin Elswood | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Ethan Grayson Nihells | Self | Self, FCHS Alumni |
| Eva Jarvis | FCHS Alumni, and relative of a child with disabilities who will be attending FCHS | FCHS Alumni, and relative of a child with disabilities who will be attending FCHS |
| Gary Arnold | self | self |
| Gary Rea | Resident of Freeburg, grandpa of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS | Resident of Freeburg, grandpa of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS |
| Gary Sentieri | Self | |
| George Gray | Self | |
| Gia Super | Self | self |
| Gregory Walkington | Self | Self |
| Gregory Wherley | Vocational Rehabilitation | |
| Hailey Korpai | self | self |
| Heather Marie Kosur | Self | Self |
| Hershel Jackson | Illinois-Iowa Center for Independent Living | People with Disabilities |
| Hillary Dalfonso | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Hunter Ross | FCHS alumni | |
| ICDD | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities | Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| Jacob Fedosky | Step 'n Wash LLC | |
| jae jin pak | self advocate | self |
| James Korpai | Understanding Dwarfism Program | Understanding Dwarfism Program |
| Jamie Elswood | Self | Parent of child with dwarfism |
| Jamie N Wichman | Self | |
| Jamie Palmer | Self | |
| Janelle Taha | Self | |
| Jared Johnson | self | |
| Jason Justin Perez | Self | |
| Jay Rosenstein | jay rosenstein productions | |
| Jean Beard | Wheaton | Self |
| Jean Vidmar | None | |
| Jeana Wolfley Haymond | Self | |
| Jen Martin | Decency and consideration | Self, children attending FCHS |
| Jenna J Holzberg | not applicable | |
| Jennifer Davis | Self | |
| Jennifer Johnson | self | |
| Jennisser Garcia | Thee Garcia Family LLC | Wife and mother of a little person |
| Jeremy Schimmel | Jeremys Home Tech | Self and Child with Dwarfism |
| Jerroll Goebel | self | Self |
| Jessica Axsom | None | NA |
| Jessica Erritt | Self | |
| Jessica Roberts | self | |
| Jillian Juarez | Self | Self |
| Jodie Ross | FCHS alumni | |
| Jodie Ross | FCHS alumni | |
| Joel Erritt | Self | |
| John Miller | self | |
| Jolene Sasser | not applicable | |
| JoLynn Doerr | self | self |
| Jonas Ross | FCHS mighty midget | |
| Josh Maluchnik | LPA | |
| Joshua McLeod | Self | Father to a child with dwarfism |
| Josilyn | Self | |
| Judi Kinch | Self | Self |
| Judith Williams | Self | |
| Julie Parks | None | |
| Justin Howard | Freeburg resident, and parent of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS | Freeburg resident, and parent of a child with a disability who will be attending FCHS |
| Justin Ludlow | Na | Self - sibling of person with dwarfism |
| Kaden Steik | Self | |
| Karen Sandefur | Self | Self |
| Karley Paul | na | |
| Kate McLeod | Self | Mother of a child with dwarfism |
| Katharine Kline | Self | supporter of little person |
| Kathleen McNamara | Resident | |
| Kathy Beck | Self | |
| Katie Madden | self | self |
| Kenji Granberry | SELF | SELF |
| Kenneth Holloway | None | Self - daughter has dwarfism |
| Kenyon Johnson | self | |
| Kevin Ross | FCHS alumni | |
| Kiah Olivier | Self | I support my niece with dwarfism |
| Kimberly Davis Monson EdS | Self | Self |
| Krescene Beck | Self | Self |
| Kym Rossi | Self | |
| Laura Schaefer | Self | Self |
| Laura Schwarz | None | |
| Lauren Meger | Self | Self |
| Lauren Vogt | Self | |
| Leah Jones | Self | |
| LEESA D SNEATH | self | Aunt of Little Person |
| Leila Saib | None | Self |
| Leonard Go | self | |
| Leslie F Weber Jr | Self | |
| Linda Woods | self | |
| Lindsay Smith | Self | |
| Lindsey Gray | Self | |
| Linzi Thygerson | Self | Self |
| Lisa Bryant | Self | |
| Livier Pelayo | Self | Representing self |
| Madison Piers | Self | Self |
| Maram Sweis | NA | Self |
| Maram Sweis | NA | Self |
| Marc Blesoff | CourAGEus | |
| Maria Attwood | Self | |
| Maria Town | AAPD | American Association of People with Disabilities |
| Marie Argubright | Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living | Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living |
| Marilyn De Leo Pollock | None | Self - granddaughter with dwarfism |
| Marisa Steik | Self | |
| Mark Smithivas | Self | Self |
| Mary Kynaston | Self | mascots matter |
| Matthew Lonsdale | Self | |
| Matty Tippit-Soto | Self | |
| Megan Mutti | Self | Self |
| Megan Norlin | Partners in Policymaking | |
| Megan Schimmel | Iris Global | Parent with dwarfism to children with dwarfism |
| Melissa Dibbell | Self | Friend of a little person |
| Melissa Gizewski | Service Inc. of Illinois | self |
| Mia D'Angelo | Self | Self |
| Michael J Herzovi | Self | Self |
| Michael Ludlow | Na | Self - father of person with dwarfism |
| Michael S Murray | Self | |
| Michael Stanek | self | self |
| Mollie Mcguire | Self | |
| Morgan Belding | Personal | Freeburg Midgets |
| Nafia Khan | Progress Center for Independent Living | Progress Center for Independent Living |
| Nathan Joerndt | ICDD | Nathan Joerndt |
| Nicholas Haile | self | self |
| Nouha Boundaoui | Home address | |
| Olivia Hamilton | Non | |
| Olivia Lenzo | Self | Self |
| Paige Schirf | Self | Self |
| Patty Elliott | Self | Self |
| Paul Blobaum | self | self, family member of adult with disabilities |
| Peter Byer | Myself | |
| Phil Milsk | Illinois Assistive Technology Program | Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) |
| Phoenix Crank | Self | |
| Rachel Parker | Self | |
| Rachel Sine | Self | |
| Rachel Wherley | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Rebecca Lemmon | Na | |
| Rebecca Rea | Self Citizen of Freeburg and Mother to a child with a disability | Self Citizen of Freeburg and Mother to a child with a disability |
| Richard Wherley | Self | |
| Riley Anderson | Self | Self |
| Riley McConnell | NA | |
| Robert Hansen | Self | |
| Robert Ray | Self | |
| Ruth Reko | Age Option | self |
| Ryan Beck | Self | |
| Ryan McConnell | NA | Self |
| Samantha Alloway | The Arc of Illinois | The Arc of Illinois |
| Samantha Alloway | The Arc of Illinois | The Arc of Illinois |
| Sarah Elliott | Self | Self |
| Sarah Hill | Self | |
| Sarah Johnson | Self | |
| Scott Spencer Nance | Self | Self |
| Sergio Dalfonso | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Shane Hill | Little People of America | |
| Shannon Conder | NA | |
| Sharon Petrikin | NA | |
| Shelby Holloway | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Spencer McKay Tripp | Self | Self |
| Stacey Milder | Self | Self - aunt of a little person |
| Stefanie Muro | self | My son and the future |
| Stephanie M Batista | Self | Self |
| Steven Beck | Self | |
| Steven Morrin | Self | |
| Susie Carter | Alumni and former resident | |
| Suzen X Riley | Mx | |
| Terie Julian | Self | Parent of Little Person |
| Terra Louder | Self | |
| Terri Towler | Self | Myself |
| Theresa | self | Self |
| Thomas Wilson | NA | Myself |
| Tiffany smoker | None | |
| Tim Murray | Mascots Matter | Mascots Matter |
| Trent Stephenson | Self | |
| William | self | Daughter has Dwarfism |
| William Campbell | None | |
| William Pollock | None | Self - granddaughter with dwarfism |
| Willie Gunther | Illinois Assistive Technology Program | Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) |
| Xiomara Hamilton | Self | Self |
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