Members

The Broadband Deployment Council is chaired by the Lieutenant Governor, and is comprised of at least 19 members.  At least 10 members are appointed by the Governor. 

The 10 members appointed by the Governor are be made with consideration of the diversity of the State, including members representing rural areas, underserved urban areas, consumer interests, community interests, and commercial interests including Incumbent and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, and other entities providing communication or information services but not classified as Local Exchange Carriers.

 The other nine members (or designees) represent State Government, including the following: The Lieutenant Governor, Central Management Services, Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois Commerce Commission, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Finance Authority, Illinois State Board of Education, and Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.

Appointed Members and Designees

Chris Balich

Charles Benton, Benton Foundation

Brenna Berman 

Troy Brown, Shawnee Library System

Alice Calabrese Berry, Metropolitan Library System

Tom Coats, CMS designee 

Bruce Cooper, Conxxus

Holly Copeland, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity designee

Harold Dameron, Illinois Department of Transportation designee

Kim Harber, Madison Communications

Jody Johnson

Lorrie Karcher, Illinois Finance Authority designee

Herb Kuryliw, Northern Illinois University

Joel Mambretti, Northwestern University

Michael Masters

Bruce Montgomery, Technology Access Television

Joel Mulder, Adesta, Inc.

Chet Olson, City of Rochelle 

Julie Oost

Allan Phillps, Illinois Board of Higher Education designee

Ryan Plunkett, Office of the Governor designee

Pat Quinn, Governor

Gary Schenkel

Terrence Sullivan, Shiloh School District

Ed Vargas, Toll Highway Authority designee

David Williams, Illinois State Board of Education designee