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State Council Representatives

  • Executive Representative
    Ernest Cato
    Chief Public Safety Officer, Illinois Department of Corrections
  • Judicial Representative
    Hon. John Gibbons
    Associate Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit
  • Legislative Representative
    Representative David Vella
    Legislative Member
  • Victim Representative
    Lukesha Tate
    Victim’s Representative

Compact Administrators

  • Melissa Smith
    Commissioner

Additional Members

  • Holly Kassube
    Deputy Compact Administrator
  • Thomas Debetta
    Administrative Office of Illinois Courts
  • Tomiko Frierson
    Deputy Director of Juvenile Justice
  • Karrie Reuter
    Juvenile Commissioner
  • Daniel Hunt
    Bureau Chief of Youth Intervention Secretary of Human Services
  • Representative Patrick Sheehan
    Assistant Director Probation Services
  • Representative Suzanne Ness
    Administrative Office of Illinois Courts
  • Senator Terri Bryant
    Legislative Member
  • Senator Chris Belt
    Legislative Member
  • Tamela Witfang
    Legislative Member
  • Stacy Sloan
    Legislative Member
  • Joe Howe
    Department of Children and Family Services
  • John Zimmerman
    Department of Children and Family Services
  • Rebecca Leatherwood
    Office of Statewide Pre-Trial Services
  • Sarah Johnson
    Office of Statewide Pre-Trial Services
  • Tracey Harrison
    Illinois Department of Corrections
  • Lee Roupas
    Victim Services
  • Michael Downey
    Illinois Department of Corrections
Meeting Record
Last Updated
Feb 17, 2026
Submitted By
Mmsmith
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