IICEI Members

Current Council Members - Rev. 07/25

Parents

Providers

Chairperson

Personnel Preparation

  • Amy Santos
    Associate Provost for Faculty Development &
    Professor of Special Education
    University of Illinois
    Champaign, IL 61820
    Phone: 217/333-6677
    Email: rsantos@illinois.edu

Early Learning Council Representative

  • Vacant

Headstart Representative

Part C Coordinator

  • Benjamin (Benny) Delgado, Jr., Chief
    Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
    Division of Early Childhood
    Bureau of Early Intervention
    823 East Monroe Street
    Springfield, IL  62701
    Phone: 217/782-1981
    Fax: 217/524-6248
    Email: benjamin.delgado@illinois.gov

Child and Family Connections Representatives

Urban

Rural

Advocate Representatives

State Agency Representatives - Designees

  • Michael Garner Jones, Bureau Chief
    IDHS - Division of Early Childhood
    Bureau of Subsidy Management
    401 South Clinton, 3rd Floor
    Chicago, IL 60607
    Phone: 312/793-4131
    Email: michael.garner-jones@illinois.gov
  • Jennifer Gentile, Deputy Director
    IDHS - Division of Developmental Disabilities
    Bureau of Clinical Services
    401 South Clinton Street, 6th Floor
    Chicago, IL 60607
    Phone: 312/793-3011
    Email: jennifer.gentile@Illinois.gov
  • Angel N. Williams
    Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS)
    Erikson Institute Early Childhood Program
    1619 West Jefferson
    Joliet, IL  60435
    Phone: 815/730-4125
    Email: angel.n.williams@illinois.gov
  • Matthew Pickett
    Illinois Department of Insurance
    320 West Washington St., 5th Floor
    Springfield, IL 62767
    Phone : 217/557-7307
    Email: Matthew.Pickett@Illinois.gov
  • Ginger Mullin, Au.D.
    Illinois Department of Public Health (DPH)
    Office of Health Promotion, Vision & Hearing
    535 West Jefferson
    Springfield, IL 62702
    Phone: 217/785-1053
    Email: ginger.mullin@illinois.gov
  • Shelly G. Roat, M.S. CCC-SLP
    Assistant Director of Operations
    UIC-Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC)
    3135 Old Jacksonville Road
    Springfield, IL 62704-6488
    Phone:  217/558-2350
    Email: sgroat@uic.edu  
  • Kristy Doan, Illinois Part B Section 619 Coordinator
    Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
    Division of Early Childhood Education
    100 North First Street, E-225
    Springfield, IL 62777-0001
    Phone: 217/524-4835
    Email: kdoan@isbe.net

Representative for IDHS - Division of Mental Health

  • Vacant

McKinney-Vento Homeless Education

  • Kate Ulmer, State Coordinator
    ISBE - Division of General Counsel
    McKinney-Vento Homeless Program
    100 North First Street
    Springfield, IL 62711
    Phone: 217/782-1863
    Email: kulmer@isbe.net

General Assembly Representative 

  • VACANT