Individual Members

Sharon G. Voliva, Coalition Chair, SVoliva@aol.com
Chris Slowik, SCOPE Organizational Director, Coalition Vice Chair*

Paul Froehlich, State Representative 56^th District, Coalition Secretary
Ursula Ahern, Member, Lake County Chair, BFBSC*

Pat McGuire, Will County Chair, BFBSC

Joan Slattery, PTA District 19, Founding Coalition Secretary*

Lillian Askew, PTA President, Dolton

Guy Banicki, Superintendent, Catlin CUSD 5
Brian Bastyr, English Teacher, Glenbrook North High School

Gayla Boomer, Homewood, Past President, Illinois PTA

Nancy Brandt, Protestants for the Common Good

Jim Broadway, Editor, Owner, Publisher, State School News Service*

Connie Brown, Oak Lawn Hometown School District 123*
Dr. J. Kamala Buckner, Superintendent, Thornton Township High School District 205*

Wynell Verrett Butler, MAC, SSAC

Debbie Campbell, Park Forest FOCUS
Dorsey Chambers
Jessica Clarke, Professional School Funding Advocate, Evanston
Brent Cordes, Blue Ridge School District Parent/Advocate, Farmer City

Mark Cribbens, Illinois PTA
M. Maggie Crotty, Illinois Senator 19th District
William Davis, Illinois State Representative 30th District*
Val Densmore, Secretary, Board of Education, Country Club Hills District 160
James T. Durkin, Woodridge, Adjunct Faculty Member and Author of "In My Dreams"

Gary Dolinko, Skokie, Neighbors for Strong Schools

Debra Erickson, Golden Apple Foundation

Mary Fioretti, Algonquin, School Board Member
Judy Fox, Retired Teacher, Plainfield
Mardelle Gundlach, Bloom High School District Parent/Advocate, Chicago Heights

Shree Gurusamy, Xilin Asian Community Center
Nancy Haase, Thornton Fractional South PTA Legislation Chairman, Lansing

Phil Huckleberry, Illinois Green Party

Rhonda Jenkins, School Board Member and State Board of Illinois PTA

Lucy Klocksin, Golden Apple
Bernadette Lawrence, District 205 Board Member, Harvey

LaShugn J. Lloyd, Student Governors State University

Penny Lundquist, Golden Apple
Dr. Shari L. Marshall, Superintendent, Central CUSD 4, Clifton

Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability

Dr. Joe Matula, Governors State University
Audrey McAdams, Stickney

Marcia McConnell, Homewood Flossmoor LWV
Shirley McDonald, Member, Board of Education, Park Forest School District 163
Rev. James Meeks, Illinois Senator 15th District*
Dr. David Miller, Illinois State Representative 29th District*
Dr. Gaetana L. Mollin, Principal, Schrum School, District 157, Calumet City
Terri Morrison, Vice President Board of Education, District 157, Calumet City
Tamra Nelson, Fair Funding for Illinois Schools, Chicago

Lissa Oliver, Fair Funding for Illinois Schools, Chicago

Patrick J. O'Reilly, Teacher, Chicago Public Schools
Janice Ozima
Gayla Ricchio, PTA President, Harvey
Mary Randall, School District 114 PTA

Julie Samuels, Illinois Green Party, 2006 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Faith Spencer, Fair Funding for Illinois Schools, Chicago

Kurt Staehlin, Oak Forest School Board Member

Deborah Staley, Blaine PTA, Chicago

Tim Tacker, Illinois Green Party

Chuck Their, Retired Superintendent, SCOPE
W. Thomas, M.D. and Elizabeth Thomas, WilmetteGrandparents

Mike Turay, Will County
Ed Wahl, Retired School Business Official School District153

Laura Waswil, President, Heritage MiddleSchool PTSA
Dr. Michael Wierzbicki, Superintendent, Hoover Schrum School District 157, Calumet City
Reverend Elmer E. Wilson, Kankakee School District 111, Kankakee

…and numerous other individuals who did not wish to be publicly named.

Better Funding For Better Schools Coalition (BFBSC) Branches

Lake County BFBSC, Ursula Ahern, Chair, FixSchoolFunding@aol.com
Will County BFBSC, Pat McGuire, Chair, pmcguire@jjc.edu

Organizations

The Black Star Project
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability*
Central Community Unit SD 4, Clifton, Kankakee County
Chicago Urban League, Mr. James Compton, CEO
CORE4Kids, Algonquin
Dialogue on Sustainable Community, Chicago
Grand Boulevard Federation, Chicago
Hazel Crest School District 152.5
Illinois Association of School Boards*
Illinois Green Party
Illinois PTA
Illinois School Funding Consortium, Lake/McHenry Counties*
State School News Service*

League of Women Voters of Illinois*

LEND (Legislative Education Network of DuPage)

LUDA (Large Unit District Association)
Metropolitan Alliance of Congregations (MAC)
Metropolitan Planning Council*
Network 21*
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123*
Owen Elementary School PTA, Dist. 204, Naperville
Protestants for the Common Good
PURE (Parents United for Responsible Education)
The People’s Organization of Robbins*
ReACT (Regional Action Coalition on Taxation) of Fulton, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, and Warren Counties
South Suburban Action Conference (SSAC)
SCOPE (South Cooperative Organization for Public Education)*

Springfield NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Unity for Our Community, Springfield, Illinois
VOICE (Visions on Issues and Choice in Education)(40 school districts), Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties
Voices for Illinois Children*
Xilin Asian Community Center, Naperville

Cooperating Organizations

Bloomington Coalition for School Funding Reform (CSFR)

Champaign-Urbana Coalition for School Funding Reform

Neighbors for Strong Schools, Niles Township

Park Forest FOCUS (PFFOCUS)

Illinois Citizens, Organizations, School Districts, and Businesses who wish to join the Coalition need only notify the chairman, Sharon Voliva. SVoliva@aol.com

There are no dues or fees to join the Coalition. Membership designates agreement with the Mission Statement and Principles of Reform.

* Designates Founding Member

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