Advisory Committee

The IGPA Advisory Committee provides expert advice to help expand the contributions, effectiveness, and visibility of the Institute. This committee will advise IGPA leadership about the relevance of current initiatives, the types of research and public service programs the Institute should be sponsoring, and new opportunities to inform discussion and debate about public policy issues important to Illinois and the nation. We also seek the committee's advice for strengthening the Institute's external relationships and partnership-building with governmental, civic and business leaders.

  • Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill.
  • Jeremy Cirks, Office of Rep. Tim Johnson, R-Ill.
  • Rodney Davis, Office of Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill.
  • William Houlihan, Downstate Director, Sen. Dick Durbin
  • State Sen. Christine Radogno, R-Lemont, Minority Leader
  • State Rep. Tom Cross, R-Oswego, Minority Leader
  • State Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, Majority Leader
  • Peter Fox, Fox Development Corp., Champaign
  • Deborah Harrington, President, Woods Fund of Chicago
  • Director Warren Ribley, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
  • R. Eden Martin, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago
  • Lynn Martin, Chicago
  • Jeff Mays, President, Illinois Business Roundtable, Chicago
  • Philip J. Rock, Rock, Fusco and Associates, Chicago
  • Douglas Whitley, President, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Chicago
  • Clarence Wood, President & CEO, Jane Addams Hull House Association, Chicago