Commission on Children of Incarcerated Parents

Board and Commission Details

Member Names

Name	Member Expiration	Member Since	Affiliation	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Payne, Colette		03/21/2023		Lieutenant Governor	Member	One female who has previously been incarcerated and has been directly impacted by policies relating to children of incarcerated parents;
Vacant				Lieutenant Governor	Member	Individual who have been directly impacted by policies relating to children of incarcerated parents
Lesure, Jada				Lieutenant Governor	Member	Individual who have been directly impacted by policies relating to children of incarcerated parents: 17-24 years of age of
Day, Michelle		06/12/2023		Lieutenant Governor	Member	Representative from community-based providers or community organizations that provide services to address the trauma of incarceration through social services, advocacy, or the provision of legal services;
Vollen-Katz, Jennifer		03/10/2024		Lieutenant Governor	Member	Representative from community-based providers or community organizations that provide services to address the trauma of incarceration through social services, advocacy, or the provision of legal services;
Vacant				Lieutenant Governor	Member	Representative from community-based providers or community organizations that provide services to address the trauma of incarceration through social services, advocacy, or the provision of legal services;
Vacant				Lieutenant Governor	Member	Individual who has been directly impacted by the Department of Juvenile Justice policies relating to children of incarcerated parents and is between the ages of 17 and 24 at the time of appointment.
Varela, Chelsey		02/07/2024				Lieutenant Governor, or his or her designee
Grey, Matthew		03/02/2023				Secretary of Human Services, or his or her designee
Vacant						Secretary of Human Services, or his or her designee
Grove, Michelle						Director of Children and Family Services, or his or her designee
Patel, Alpa						Cook County Public Guardian, or his or her designee
Ruffin, Cecilia		02/15/2023				Director of Juvenile Justice, or his or her designee
Manuel, Sophia						Director of Corrections, or his or her designee;
Kaitschuk, James						President of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, or his or her designee;
Muhammad, Keyuana		02/15/2023				Cook County Sheriff, or his or her designee;
Osborne, Lisa		09/28/2023				Director of the Illinois State Police, or his or her designee;
Bruno, Kevin		03/29/2023				Chief of the Chicago Police Department, or his or her designee;
Calloway, Keith		02/15/2023				Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, or his or her designee;
Carroll, John						Attorney General, or his or her designee;
Rachel Koch		03/15/2024		Lieutenant Governor	Member	Member who represents the court system
Vacant				Lieutenant Governor	Member	Member from an organization that facilitates visitation between incarcerated parents and children
Weinberg, Anita		06/21/2023		Lieutenant Governor	Member	Member who is a researcher or member of an academic profession and has studied issues related to the impact of incarceration on youth
Mansfield, Alexis		03/10/2024		Lieutenant Governor	Member	Member who represents an organization with expertise in gender-responsive practices and assessing the impact of incarceration on women
Vacant				Lieutenant Governor	Member	One male who has previously been incarcerated and has been directly impacted by policies relating to children of incarcerated parents