Membership

The Commission was created as a public-private partnership of housing stakeholders, elected officials and community leaders. It is comprised of up to 25 community leaders that represent those industries that have the greatest understanding and knowledge base, as well as the greatest stake in ensuring that affordable housing is both created and sustained-- financial institutions, government, realtors, social service agencies, builders/developers, and other industry professionals. Below is a list of the current membership (as of June 2006):

Gwen Broughton, Chairperson
Realtor, Re/Max Showcase
 
Anne Flanigan Bassi
Lake County Board Member, District 23
 
James (Jim) Beckett
Vice President of Commercial Real Estate, Charter One
 
Kathryn (Kitty) Cole, Legislative Affairs Chair
Housing Action Chair, Lake County United
 
William (Bill) DeBruler
President, The DeBruler Company
 
Paul Diamond
Executive Vice President, Charter Funding
 
Laraesa Garland
CDBG Administrator, City of North Chicago
 
Angelo Kyle
Lake County Board Member, District 12
 
Elizabeth (Betsy) Lassar
Housing Planner, City of Highland Park
 
Linda Moran
Sales Mgr/Asst VP, North Shore Trust & Savings
 
David Northern
Deputy Director, Lake County Housing Authority
 
Matthew Hickey, Public Education & Advocacy Chair
Assistant Vice President, National City Community Development Corporation
 
Marissa Hopkins
President, Heartland Properties
 
Kristina (Krysti) Kovarik
Mayor of Gurnee
 
Patricia (Pat) Konicki
Director, Lake County Fair Housing Center
 
Robert (Bob) Powers
Lake County Board Member, District 16
 
Ezell Robins
Director of CDBG, City of Waukegan
 
Danielle Russell
Leasing Consultant
 
William (Bill) Snodgrass
Aide, State Representative JoAnn Osmond
 
Linda Thurmond
Vice President, Brinshore Development
 
Jeffrey (Jeff) Zaluda
Attorney, Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
 
Stuart Zwang, P.E.
General Manager, Home Raters, Inc.