Co-Chairs:
Ben Mueller and Cindy Erickson
University of Illinois
Laboratory for Community and Economic Development
Urbana, IL
http://communitydevelopment.uiuc.edu

Planning Committee Members:
Carolyn Brown Hodge
Governor’s Rural Affairs Council
Springfield, IL
http://patquinn.org

John Barr
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunities
Springfield, IL
http://www.commerce.state.il.us/

Julie Casper
Illinois Department of Public Health
Springfield, IL
http://www.ilruralhealth.org

David Connelly
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
http://www.iira.org

Doug Dougherty
Illinois Telecommunications Association
Springfield, IL
http://www.il-ita.com

Paul Galligos
Rural Partners
Springfield, IL
http://www.ruralpartners.org

Matt Johnson
Verizon
Bloomington, IL
http://www.verizon.com

Dave Lamie
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
http://www.iira.org

Karen Lee
USDA Rural Development
Champaign, IL
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov

Layton Olson
Illinois Community Technology Consortium
Chicago, IL
http://www.mtag.org

Ancilla Parducci
University of Illinois Extension
East Moline, IL
http://www.extension.uiuc.edu

Mary Ring
Illinois Department of Public Health
Springfield, IL
http://www.ilruralhealth.org

Sharon Schumacher
Southern Illinois University Office of Economic Development
Carbondale, IL
http://www.siu.edu/~econdev

Deborah Seale
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
http://www.siumed.edu

Anne H. Silvis
University of Illinois
Laboratory for Community and Economic Development
Urbana, IL
http://www.communitydevelopment.uiuc.edu

Jerry Townsend
USDA Rural Development
Champaign, IL
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov