Purpose
Life Choices is overseen by a Steering Committee which includes staff from the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD), consultants from the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) and the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) Senior Staff. The Steering Committee receives and reviews all recommendations, determines implementation and impact.
Steering Committee Members
Kimberly Mercer-Schleider Director, Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
Mary Lou Bourne Director of NCI and Quality Assurance,
National Assoc. of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services
Jeanine Zlockie Director of Communications and Educational Programs,
National Assoc. of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
Division of Developmental Disabilities Senior Staff
Greg Fenton Director
Kathy Ward Chief of Staff
Jerry Stam Deputy Director, Bureau of SODC Operations
Daryl Jackson Senior Policy Advisor
Bronwyn Rains Senior Policy Advisor
Reta Hoskin Associate Director/Bureau Chief,
Bureau of Program Development & Medicaid Administration
Maureen Haugh-Stover Bureau Chief, Bureau of Community Services
Gary Kramer Bureau Chief, Bureau of Community Reimbursement & Program Support
Jayma Bernhard Page Bureau Chief, Bureau of Quality Management
Kit O'Brien Cota Life Choices Program Manager
Andrea Medley Life Choices Statewide Coordinator
Helpful Team Meeting Documents
Meeting Minutes - Life Choices Steering Committee
