Committee Roster

  • Khara A. Coleman, Office of the Cook County Sheriff, Oak Park, Chair
  • Dina M. Ninfo, CMS Legal, State of Illinois, Chicago, Vice-Chair
  • Gladys P. Santana, Proa Santana Law LLC, West Chicago, Secretary
  • Bianca B. Brown, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, Ex-Officio
  • Junaid M. Afeef, Illinois Department of Public Health, Elgin, Liaison for Human & Civil Rights
  • Hon. Patrice Ball-Reed, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, Liaison for REM
  • Sandra M. Blake, Kane County Public Defender's Ofc, Oak Park, Member/Newsletter Editor
  • Laura Castagna, Kelly & Castagna, Bloomington, Member
  • Hon. Geraldine A. D’Souza, Cook County Circuit Court, Markham, Member
  • Jessica R. Durkin, Cue Health Inc, Chicago, Member
  • Brian E. Fliflet, Illinois Department of Revenue, Chicago, Member
  • Barbara Goeben, Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Alton, Member
  • Patti S. Gregory, National Federation of the Blind, Chicago, Liaison for Disability Law
  • Paloma Holloman, PHM Law LLC, Warrenville, Member
  • Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright, Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Chicago, Member
  • Brandy L. Johnson, SIU School of Law, Carbondale, Member
  • Ashly A. McCants, CIBC Bank USA, Flossmoor, Member
  • Nikhil A. Mehta, Saul Ewing LLP, Chicago, Member
  • Hope F. Mercado, Hope Law Firm LLC, Oak Brook, Member
  • Mary L. Milano, IL Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Chicago, Member
  • Hon. Chloe G. Pedersen, State of Illinois, Chicago, Member
  • Hon. Marian E. Perkins, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, Member
  • Joseph Myles Ranvestel, Cassiday Schade LLP, Elgin, Member
  • Ethel Spyratos, Wyzant Inc, Skokie, Liaison for Internationl & Immigration
  • Athena T. Taite, ARDC, Chicago, Member
  • Rachael N. Toft, Law Offices of Rachael Toft, Chicago, Liaison for SOGI
  • Lisa Velez, MedPro Group, Round Lake Beach, Member
  • Mark J. Watychowicz, State of Illinois, Department of Transportation, Mount Prospect, Member
  • Erin M. Wilson, The Law Office of Erin M Wilson LLC, Chicago, Liaison for WATL
  • Bianca B. Brown, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, Board Liaison
  • Alonzo Alexander, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Staff Liaison

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