Chair:
Cindy Erickson
University of Illinois Extension
Laboratory for Community and Economic Development
Urbana, IL
communitydevelopment.uiuc.edu

Planning Committee Members:
Paul Adams
Illinois Community Technology Coalition
Champaign, IL
www.ilctc.org
www.prairienet.org

Carolyn Brown Hodge
Governor’s Rural Affairs Council
Springfield, IL
patquinn.org

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

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

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

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

Kay Gregg
Rural Partners
Springfield, IL
www.ruralpartners.org

Matt Johnson
Verizon
Bloomington, IL
www.verizon.com

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

Michael Maranda
ilCTC Co-Chair & Director CTCNet
Chicago, IL
www.ctcnetchicago.org

Jeri Marxman
University of Illinois Extension
Urbana, IL
www.extension.uiuc.edu

Ben Mueller
University of Illinois Extension
Laboratory for Community and Economic Development
Urbana, IL
communitydevelopment.uiuc.edu

Michelle Norris
University of Illinois Extension
Marshall, IL
www.extension.uiuc.edu

Layton Olson
Illinois Community Technology Coalition
Chicago, IL
www.ilctc.org

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

Mary Ring
Illinois Hospital Association
Springfield, IL
www.ihatoday.org

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