*Chairperson
**Facilitators from IDPH
***Secretary
Steering = Steering Committee

Geri Alten
Winnebago County Health Department
Rockford

Judy Ashby--Steering
LifeSavers
Carbondale

Angie Bailey, MS, ED. CHES
Jackson County Health Dept.
Murphysboro

Rich Ballinger
DuPage Co. Coroner
Wheaton

Sherry Barr
IL Dept. of Children and Family SVCS
Springfield

Deb Bretag
IL Center for Violence Prevention
Chicago

Carolyn Broughton
IL Dept of Human Services
Springfield

*Sherry Bryant, LCSW, CADC, LMFT--Steering
Suicide Prevention Services
Batavia

Jack Casey
Special Education Services
Springfield

David Clark, Ph.D.
Rush-Pres. St. Luke's Hospital
Chicago

Ray Cooke
Springfield Dept. Public Health
Springfield

Janice DiGirolamo
IL Family Violence Coord. Council
Springfield

Barb Elam
Southern Ill. University
Carbondale

Vassellar Farmer
IL Dept Public Health
Springfield

Mike Feinerman
HayMarket Center
Chicago

Peggy Finnegan
Medill Tech and Prof. Dev. Cntr.
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago

Kimberly Fitzgerald
Voices for Children
Chicago

Debby Gerhardstein
Central DuPage Health
Carol Stream

Ashley Gold, MSW, LCSW
Chicagoland SAFE KIDS
Chicago

Marsha Gordon--Steering
IL Dept. of Human Services
Springfield

Anton Graff
City Administrator,
Yorkville

Catherine Griffiths
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Chicago

Peter Gutierrez, Ph.D.--Steering
Northern IL University
DeKalb

Pastor Andrea Hall
Centralia, IL

Barb Harty
Survivor
Burr Ridge

Buzz Hays--Steering
NAMI
Geneva

Martha Head
InTouch Coordinator
Marion

Cheryl Howard
IL Coalition Ag. Domestic Violence
Spirngfield

Tom Hughes
IL Dept of Public Health
Springfield

Victoria Jackson
IL Dept of H S
School Health Programs
Springfield

Bernice Jacobson, LCPC
Springrove

Randy Kanter, LCSW
Private Practitioner
Skokie

Christopher Le
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Washington, D.C.

David Lee
Jason Foundation
Streamwood

Patricia Lee
Mental Health Association, IL
Chicago

Marjorie Lewe-Brady--Steering
DuPage Health Department
Wheaton

Stan Lewy--Steering
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Chicago

David Litts, Colonel, USAF
Washington, DC

David Litts
Suicide Prevention Research Center
Washington, D.C.

James Lund, MA--Steering
School Psychologist
Glen Ellyn

Mary Malefyt, JD
IL Violence Prevention Authroity
Chicago

Becky Markwell
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston

Marbella Marsh--Steering
IDPH--Minority Health Services
Springfield

Karen Marshall
Lifehouse Fndtn. Funding Suicide Prev.
Chicago

**Jennifer Martin--Steering
IDPH, Div. Inj. And Tobacco Use Prev.
Springfield

Robin Mazzuca
ENC/ Encare
LaGrange

Gina Massuda
Cook Co. Dept of Public Health
Chicago

Dory Mitros
Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center
Chicago

Carly Mohler
Mental Health Association of Il
Chicago

Terri Montesano
East Central, Area Agency on Aging
Bloomington

**Connie Moody, Chief--Steering
Division of Injury and Tobacco Use Prevention
Springfield

Nancy Mullen
Questioning Youth Center
Naperville

Merwyn Nelson
IL Dept of Public Health, Statistics
Springfield

Maree Odak
OASA
Chicago

Mike O’Donnell
East Central, Area Agency on Aging
Bllomington

Uche Onwuta
Kane Co Public Health
Geneva

Kevin Purcell
Survivor, Law Enforcement
Orland Park

Kathleen M. Quinn
Chief, Bureau of Elder Rights
Springfield

***Patricia Reedy, LCSW--Steering
DHS, NASW
Chicago

Courtney Reid
Howard Brown Health Center
Chicago

Mark Reinecke, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Chicago

David Resch, MD
SIU, School of Medicine
Springfield

Tim Rice
Catholic Social Services
Cobden

George Rogers, BS
Former Region V, DHHS Director
Schaumburg

Mike Rohling
Southern Illinois Regional Social Services, Inc.
Carbondale

Andrea Rossi, MPH.MBA
The HELP Network
Chicago

Richard Scott, III,MA,MSW
Cook County Dept of Public Health
Chicago

Peggi Semmens
Think First for Kids
Winfield

Radhika Sharma
IL Center for Violence Prevention
Chicago

Barbara Shaw
IL Violence Prevention Authority
Chicago

Javier Sierra, MA
DuPage Co. Health Dept.
Wheaton

Morton Silverman, Ph.D.
Director, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Washington D.C.

Denise Simon
IHS
Springfield

Charles Smith, MD
Rockford

Sharneice Snyder, MA
Jason Foundation
Streamwood

Pam Stewart
Partner Abuse Intervention
Peoria

Master Sgt. Vladimir Talley, Jr., B.S.,MS.
Illinois State Police
Springfield

Dee Tallon
Central DuPage Health
Carol Stream

Kay Teel
LAN Liaison, Department of Children and Family Services
Mt. Vernon

**Shirene Thomas
IDPH, Div. Of Inj. And Tobacco Use Prev.
Springfield

Doris Turner
IDPH, Minority Affairs
Springfield

Annie Wallace--Steering
IDHS, Office of Prevention
Springfield

Stephanie Weber, LCPC--Steering
Suicide Prevention Services
Batavia

Mary White
IDHS
Springfield

Debbie Wisby
ISPA
Naperville

Pam Wiseman
DeKalb Safe Passage
DeKalb

Carol Wozniewski, MSW--Steering
IMHA
Chicago

Lisa Yorks, MA
School Psychologist
Wheaton

Illinois Suicide Prevention
Member List

• Carol Wozniewski - Illinois Mental Health Association
• Sharnise Snyder - Jason Foundation
• Marbella Marsh - IDPH, Minority Mental Health
• Gina Massuda - Cook County Public Health
• Barb Harty - Suicide Prevention Services
• Peggy Finnegan - Chicago Public Schools
• Carolyn Boughton - IDHS, Division of Community Health and Prevention