Leadership Committees
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Advisory Committee was comprised of experts named by the Cook County Board President representing suburban councils of governments, and civic, labor, transportation, business, urban planning, and economic development experts that helped redefine how transportation investments are made.
The Committee was the means for continuous public involvement in the planning process and advised the County on the development of the LRTP by identifying issues and transportation solutions critical to various constituencies.
Responsibilities of the Advisory Committee included:
- Assisting in developing the plan’s Vision Statement;
- Identifying existing conditions and future scenarios;
- Promoting partnerships with constituents and stakeholders;
- Working to develop a general understanding or agreement on future goals; and
- Advising on final recommendations.
All materials presented at Advisory Committee meetings and meeting summaries were posted to the project website afterward to keep proceedings transparent. The list of Advisory Committee members is below.
NAME | TITLE | ORGANIZATION |
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Mr. Michael Tang | Chief Executive Officer | National Material L.P. |
Ms. Rita Athas | Board of Directors | World Business Chicago |
Ms. MarySue Barrett | President | Metropolitan Planning Council |
Mr. Frank Beal | Senior Executive | Civic Consulting Alliance |
Mayor Gerald Bennett | President | Southwest Conference of Mayors |
Mr. Michael Borgstrom | President | Wendella Sightseeing Company, Inc. |
Mayor Paul Braun | President | South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association |
Mr. Roberto Escalante | Director | Small Business Transportation Resource Center Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
Village President Sandy Frum | President | Northwest Municipal Conference |
Ms. Jacky Grimshaw | Vice President Policy | Center for Neighborhood Technology |
Mr. Michael Jasso | Bureau Chief | Cook County Bureau of Economic Development |
Ms. Theresa Mintle | President and Chief Executive Officer | Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce |
Ms. Rosa Ortiz | Program Director | Enterprise Community Partners |
Mr. Jorge Ramirez | President | Chicago Federation of Labor |
Ms. Deborah Sawyer | President | Environmental Design International, Inc. |
Mayor Ronald Serpico | Member | West Central Municipal Conference |
Mr. Joseph Szabo | Executive Director | Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning |
Mr. John Yonan, P.E. | Professional Engineer | Cook County Department of Transportation |
Ms. Andrea Zopp | President | Chicago Urban League |
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
The Program Committee consisted of business, commerce, economic development, transportation and urban planning experts. Program Committee members helped Cook County facilitate broad coordination among agencies and integrate the various agencies’ transportation plans. The Program Committee was the specialist group for the study with greater understanding of the transportation plans of their respective agencies.
The responsibilities of Program committee members were to:
- Provide guidance and feedback on the plan;
- Monitor progress and schedule;
- Provide technical insight into agency priorities;
- Coordinate with other agencies and organizations;
- Provide input for consideration of various plans and major projects of other agencies;
- Promote the LRTP and support its implementation.
NAME | TITLE | ORGANIZATION |
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Mr. Greg Bedalov | Executive Director | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
Mr. Randy Blankenhorn | Secretary | Illinois Department of Transportation |
Mr. Ben Brockschmidt | Executive Director | Illinois Chamber of Commerce- Infrastructure Council |
Mr. Ron Burke | President | Active Transportation Alliance |
Mr. Dorval R. Carter, Jr. | President | CTA |
Mr. Joseph Ciaccio | President | Illinois Railroad Association |
Mr. Matt Hart | Executive Director | Illinois Trucking Association |
Mr. Larry Ivory | President | Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce |
Mr. Robert McKenna | Assistant Commissioner | Chicago Department of Planning and Development |
Mr. Don Orseno | Chief Executive Officer | Metra |
Mr. Jorge Perez | Executive Director | Hispanic American Construction Industry Association |
Mr. Arnold Randall | General Superintendent | Cook County Forest Preserve District |
Ms. Leanne Redden | Executive Director | Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) |
Mr. T.J. Ross | Executive Director | Pace |
Ms. Rebekah Scheinfeld | Commissioner | Chicago Department of Transportation |
Ms. Karen Tamley | Commissioner | City of Chicago Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities |