Illinois Affordable Housing Advisory Commission
Board and Commission Details
Contact Name
Kristin Faust
Contact Title
Executive Director, Illinois Housing Development Authority
Function
The Commission advises Housing Development Authority in development and administration of an affordable housing program to meet the needs of low-income and very low-income households; monitors and evaluates allocation of funds. Eight constitutes a quorum.
Term
3 years.
Senate Confirmation
Yes
Qualifications
No more than 4 from any one county
Compensation
Expenses
Composition
11 appointed by Governor: 1 administrator of public housing authority from municipality with population not over 2,000,000; 2 representing the homeless, single-parent families, the elderly, or persons with physical or mental disabilities; 4 from community organizations developing or operating low-income or very low-income housing programs; 4 from advocacy organizations, including 1 from tenants’ organizations; The Governor shall consider nominations made by advocacy organizations and community-based organizations; EX-OFFICIO Director, Housing Development Authority (or designee); Director, Illinois Finance Authority (or designee); Director, DCEO (or designee); Commissioner, Chicago Department of Housing.
Chair
Governor appoints Chairperson; Commission appoints Vice-Chair
Authority
310 ILCS 65/6
Member Names
| Name | Member Expiration | Member Since | Affiliation | Appointed By | Position | Title | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza, Henry C. | 10/01/2000 | 06/05/2000 | Governor | Member, Community Organizations | Cook | ||
| Novara, Marissa | Statute | Ex-Officio, Chicago Department of Community Development | |||||
| Legenza, Sharon | Governor | Member, Advocacy Organizations | |||||
| Gonzalez-Crussi, Juliana | 10/01/2013 | 02/16/2012 | Governor | Member, Advocacy Organizations | Cook | ||
| Drame, Ahmadou | 10/01/2023 | 02/03/2023 | Governor | Member, Advocacy Organizations | DuPage | ||
| Quinones, G. Tito | 02/15/2023 | Statute | Ex-Officio, DCEO | ||||
| Meister, Christopher | Statute | Ex-Officio, Illinois Finance Authority Designee | |||||
| Faust, Kristin | Statute | Chair, Ex-Officio, IHDA | Cook | ||||
| Dorris, Camille Sue | 10/01/2025 | 04/07/2023 | Governor | Member, Advocacy Organizations | |||
| VACANT | Governor | Member, Community Organizations | |||||
| Zais, Alan | 10/01/2023 | 01/27/2023 | Governor | Member, Administrator of a public housing authority from other than a municipality having a population in excess of 2,000,000 | Stephenson | ||
| Berger, Scott | 10/01/2014 | 02/16/2012 | Governor | Member, Community Organizations | Kane | ||
| Gonzalez, Veronica | 10/01/2023 | 02/10/2023 | Governor | Member, Community Organizations | Cook | ||
| Mitzen, Phyllis | 10/01/2015 | 02/16/2012 | Governor | Member, Representing Special Needs; Elderly; Homeless; Single Parent Families | Cook | ||
| Brooks, Angela | 10/01/2024 | 01/27/2023 | Governor | Member, Representing Special Needs | Cook |