College Illinois!®Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) works at the intersection of money and knowledge, providing Illinois families comprehensive and objective information on funding higher education, and the tools they need to make educational choices that are right for them. Then, through the Monetary Award Program (MAP), College Illinois!® Prepaid Tuition Program, and other scholarship and grant programs that ISAC administers, ISAC helps make those choices a reality. Under the leadership of Eric Zarnikow, ISAC's Executive Director, a staff of approximately 196 are located in Deerfield, Springfield and Chicago. ISAC’s total Agency Administrative Budget for FY19, as passed by the Commission, was: $53,364,300.
ISAC is governed by a ten (10) member commission appointed by the Governor:
| COMMISSIONERS | TERM | AUDIT COMMITTEE |
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE |
| Kevin B. Huber, Chair | Term: Expires June 30, 2021 |
1/2012 as long as Commissioner |
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| Miguel del Valle, Vice Chair |
Term: Expired June 30, 2013 Holdover |
2017 as long as Commissioner |
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| Claudia Quezada | Term: Expires June 30, 2023 Holdover |
4/2017 as long as Commissioner |
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| Mark Donovan | Term: Expired June 30, 2013 Holdover |
11/2011 as long as Commissioner |
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| Kim Savage | Term: Expires June 30, 2019 |
11/2011 as long as Commissioner |
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| Niketa Brar | Term: Expires June 30, 2021 |
4/2017 as long as Commissioner |
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| James A. Hibbert Investment Advisory Panel Member |
Term: Expires June 30, 2023 |
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| Dr. Patrick M. Twomey | Term: Expires June 30, 2023 |
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| Vacant | Term: Expired June 30, 2017 |
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| Emma M. Johns Student Commissioner |
Term: Expires June 30, 2019 |
The College Illinois! Investment Advisory Panel consists of the following members:
| PANEL MEMBERS | TERM |
| Jeanna Cullins | Term: Expires April 3, 2020 |
| James A. Hibbert | Term: Expires November 20, 2018 |
| Chasse Rehwinkel | Term: Expires November 19, 2018 |
| Karen Kissel | Term: Expires November 19, 2019 |
| Steven Powell | Term: Expires November 19, 2019 |
| Louis Paster | Term: Expires November 19, 2020 |
| Janice Reedus | Term: Expires November 19, 2020 |
ISAC Functional Subdivisions
| College Access and Outreach Executive Division Finance and Accounting Administrative Services |
General Counsel Human Resources & Development Information Technology (IT) Communications |
Program Services and Operations IL Designated Acct Purchase Program Research Planning and Policy Analysis |
Submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request to Karen Salas, ISAC’s FOIA Officer
Requests must be submitted in writing and can be either e-mailed to: ISAC.FOIA@illinois.gov - or mailed to:
Freedom of Information Office, ATTN: FOIA Request
Illinois Student Assistance Commission
1755 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015-5290
FEES: No fee for first 50 pgs. or e-mailed documents. 50 + pgs 15 cents per pg. Cost of disk if saved to CD.
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
Minutes and transcripts, if available, of ISAC's Commission meetings can be found in the ISAC's Governing Board: The Commission section of this website.
