INTERAGENCY NUTRITION COUNCIL (INC) (8/4/08)

Penny Roth (Facilitator)
Illinois Department of Human Services
Chief, Bureau of Family Nutrition
535 West Jefferson, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62702
(217)782-2166
Fax-(217)785-5247
PENNY.ROTH@ILLINOIS.GOV

Stephanie Bess (Facilitator)
Illinois Department of Human Services
Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs
535 West Jefferson, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62702
(217)782-2166
Fax-(217)785-5247
STEPHANIE.BESS@ILLINOIS.GOV

Robin Orr
Director of Programming
Nutrition Education Programs
University of Illinois Extension
520 C Bevier Hall
905 S. Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
(217)244-2855
Fax-(217)244-2861
RAORR@ILLINOIS.EDU
WWW.ACES.UIUC.EDU/~INC

Anastasia McGee
UIC - Division of Community Nutrition
845 S. Damen (M/C 802)
Chicago, IL 60612
(312)996-8250
APMCGEE@UIC.EDU
WWW.CPHP.UIC.EDU
(Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion)

Betsy Creamer, Rollin Barton, & Jan Hickey
Illinois Department on Aging
421 East Capitol Avenue, #100
Springfield, IL 62701
(217)785-9017or 524-1565 or 782-2407
Fax-(217)785-4477
BCREAMER@AGING.STATE.IL.US
ROLLIN.BARTON@AGING.STATE.IL.US
JHICKEY@AGING.STATE.IL.US

Karen Fraase
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Marketing & Promotion
State Fairgounds, P.O. Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
(217)785-7799
Fax-(217)524-5960
KAREN.FRAASE@ILLINOIS.GOV
Mary Jane Forney
Illinois Department of Human Services
Child Care & Development Outreach
Coordinator
400 West Lawrence, 2 West
Springfield, IL 62762
(217)785-9336
Fax-(217)557-9673
MARYJANE.FORNEY@ILLINOIS.GOV
WWW.ILCHILDCARE.ORG
(Child Obesity Website)

Brenda Hanbury
Illinois Department of Human Services
Chief, Bureau of Homeless Services and Supportive Housing
400 W. Lawrence, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62762
(217)782-1317
Fax-(217)557-9673
BRENDA.HANBURY@ILLINOIS.GOV

Emmett Lee
Illinois Department of Human Services
Emergency Food Program
401 South Clinton, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
(312)793-1530
Fax-(312)793-3789
EMMETT.LEE@ILLINOIS.GOV

Kris Pedersen
Illinois Department of Human Services
Bureau of FS Accuracy and Quality Control
FS Program Manager
822 South College
Springfield, IL 62704
(217)546-9667
Fax-(217)557-5345
KRIS.PEDERSON@ILLINOIS.GOV

Jan Freeman, Food Stamp Director
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Human Capital Development
Bureau of Policy Development
100 South Grand Avenue, East 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62762
(217)782-1239
Fax-(217)557-5850
JAN.FREEMAN@ILLINOIS.GOV

Gail Hedges
Illinois Department of Community &
Economic Opportunity
Manager, Division of Economic Opportunity
620 E. Adams
Springfield, IL 62701
(217)785-6156
GAIL.HEDGES@ILLINOIS.GOV

Gayle Blair
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Center for Health Statistics
Surveillance Unit  (BRFSS & PRAMS)
525 West Jefferson
Springfield, IL 62761
(217)785-1064
Fax-(217)785-4308
GAYLE.BLAIR@ILLINOIS.GOV

Jamie Gates/Jeff Sunderlin
Illinois Department of Public Health
Office of Health Promotion
535 W. Jefferson, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
(217)557-0496
Fax-(217)782-1235
JAMIE.GATES@ILLINOIS.GOV

Joan Love
Lindsay Blough
Nutrition Programs
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, W-270
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217)782-2491, 800/545-7892
Fax-(217)524-6124
JLOVE@ISBE.NET
WWW.ACTIONFORHEALTHYKIDS.ORG
LBLOUGH@ISBE.NET
WWW.ISBE.NET/NUTRITION

Adam B. Becker, PhD, MPH, Executive Director
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)
2300 Children’s Plaza, Box #157
Chicago, IL 60614-3394
(312)573-7760
Fax-(312)573-7825
ABBECKER@CHILDRENSMEMORIAL.ORG

Lara Jones Jaskiewicz, MBA, MPH
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago
Children
2300 Children’s Plaza, Box 157
Chicago, IL 60614-3394
(312)573-7759
Fax-(312)573-7825
LMJONES@CHILDRENSMEMORIAL.ORG

Meghan Gibbons, LDN, RD
Director of Food Service
(Illinois School Nutrition Association)
Evanston Township High School Dist. #202
1600 Dodge Ave.
Evanston, IL 60204
(847)424-7225
Fax-(847)424-7227
GIBBONSM@ETHS.K12.IL.US

Lauren Thomas
Director of Food Service
Township High School District #211
1750 S. Roselle Road
Palatine, IL 60067
(847)755-6680
Fax-(847)755-6810
LTHOMAS@D211.ORG

Christine Westerlund
Illinois Community Action Association
3435 Liberty Drive
Springfield, IL 62707
(217)789-0125
Fax-(217)789-0139
CWESTERLUND@ICAANET.ORG
WWW.ICAANET.ORG
HCOPELAND@ICAANET.ORG

Jim Hires
Eastern Illinois Food Bank
2405 North Shore Drive
Urbana, IL 61802
(217)328-3663 (Ext. 14)
Fax-(217)328-3670
JHIRES@EIFOODBANK.ORG

Elizabeth Donovan
Director of Agencies and Programs
Northern Illinois Food Bank
600 Industrial  Drive
St. Charles, IL 60174
(630)443-6910
Fax-(630)443-6916
EDONOVAN@NORTHERNILFOODBANK.ORG

Diane Doherty
Director
Illinois Hunger Coalition
205 West Monroe-3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)629-9580
Fax-(312)629-3514
DIANEIHC@AOL.COM
WWW.ILHUNGER.ORG

Mary Ellen Abbott
Southern Region Field Director
Illinois Hunger Coalition
4786 Andrew
Marion, IL 62959
(618)713-7563
MARYELLENIHC@YAHOO.COM

LaDonna Redmond
Institute for Community Resource Development
P.O. Box 85
Plano, IL 60545
(630)552-1806
Fax-(630)552-9255
SONGOBISI@NETZERO.COM

Rhonda Gillis
La Rabida Children’s Hospital
East 65th, At Lake Michigan
Chicago, IL 60649
(773)363-6700 Ext. 437

Joyce Fikri
St. Louis District Dairy Council
3600 Wabash Avenue
Springfield, IL 62707
(217)726-8480
Fax-(360)397-7995
JFIKRI@MAIL.STLDAIRYCOUNCIL.ORG

Nancy Ranieri
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program 
USDA - Food and Nutrition Services
77 West Jackson Blvd.-20th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
(312)353-7710
Fax-(312)353-1706
NANCYRANIERI@FNS.USDA.GOV

William C. Kling, Visiting Clinical Asst. Professor
& Senior Research Scientist
University of Illinois Chicago
School of Public Health
1603 W. Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612
(312)443-0016
(630)531-7977 (c)
WKLING@UIC.EDU

Alicia Huguelet
Director of Public Policy
Greater Chicago Food Depository
4100 West Ann Lurie Place
Chicago, IL 60632-3920
(773)843-6706
Fax-(773)927-8375
AHUGUELET@GCFD.ORG

Sumen Sood
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Community and Economic Development
Association of Cook County, Inc.
208 S. LaSalle, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60604-1001
(312)795-8896
Fax-(312)523-5868
SSOOD@CEDAORG.NET

Cheryl R. Galligos, MA, RD, LDN
Illinois Public Health Association
IPHA Executive Council Food/Nutrition Rep
1773 Lynnville Woodson Road
Murrayville, IL 62668
Home: 217-243-9942
Cell: 217-691-2703
PGCG@IRTC.NET

Karen Lehman
Director, Fresh Taste
111 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60640
(312)616-8000 Ext. 180
Fax-(312)616-7955
Cell: 312-810-5540
KARENL@CCT.ORG

Jessica Allender, MS, RD
Data Resource Manager
UIC – Neighborhoods Initiatives
Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion
845 S. Damen, Suite 518
M/C 802
Chicago, IL 60612
(312)636-6105
JESSIRD@UIC.EDU