The Advisory Council represents and links AgeOptions to suburban Cook County communities. It focuses on programmatic and planning issues and recommends action to the Board of Directors. Council committees are often issue oriented and focus on legislation and public information.
Residents of suburban Cook County are encouraged to apply for membership on the Advisory Council. For additional information and a nomination form, please contact Peter Byer at (708)383-0258 or peter.byer@ageoptions.org.
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Chairperson
Andy Teitelman
Social services consultant
Retired
– Oak Park
Vice Chairperson
Julie Bach
Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor
School of Social Work, Dominican University
– Forest Park
Secretary
Michelene Parker
Owner of MD Parker Home Services
– LaGrange
Members
- Gary Arnold
Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
– Oak Park - Jim Boyle
Retired
– Brookfield - Esther Brodsky, LCSW
Retired
– Oak Park - Elizabeth Essex
Associate Professor Emeritus
Governors State University
– Oak Park - Alan Factor, PhD
Retired
– Evanston - Margaret Gergen
Retired
– Chicago - Kelly Gilbert
Executive Director
Visiting Angels North Shore
– Bolingbrook - Carol Goldbaum
Institute for Clinical Social Work Board
– Evanston - Molly Hofer
Family Life Educator – University of Illinois
– Oak Forest - Barbara Hunt
Veterans Administration
Retired
– Oak Park - Monique James
Community Impact Coordinator
Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH Communities)
– Harvey/Chicago - Jacqueline Jones
Kinesiologist
– Berkeley - NamKyu Kim
Program Director for Elevate Care
– Hoffman Estates - Audrey Klopp, PhD
Retired; Assistant Professor
Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University
– LaGrange Park - Amelia Luckie-Griffin
Chief Executive Officer
Rophe Healthcare Adult Day Services Center
– Harvey - Carolyn Manning
Retired Social Worker
– River Forest - George Motto
Endocrinologist.
Chairperson of the Arlington Heights, IL,
Senior Citizens Commission
Age-Friendly Initiative
– Arlington Heights - Nan O’Connor
Social Worker
Retired
– Northbrook - Michelene Parker
Owner of MD Parker Home Services
– LaGrange - Chera Parham
Community Impact Coordinator
Preservation of Affordable Housing
– Harvey - Ruth Reko
Volunteer
Alzheimer’s Association
– River Forest - Beth Sanfilippo
Triton College
– Schiller Park - Katie Walsh
Senior Citizen Services
Cook County Sheriff
– Maywood - Leslie Weber, Jr.
Senior Advocate
Social Services
– Mount Prospect - Januari Wilson
Director of Field Education – Social Work
Governor’s State University
– Homewood