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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
Miguel del Valle,
Vice Chair		 Term: Expired
June 30, 2013
Holdover		 2017 as long
as Commissioner		  
Claudia Quezada Term: Expires
June 30, 2023
Holdover		 4/2017 as long
as Commissioner     		  
Mark Donovan Term: Expired
June 30, 2013
Holdover		   11/2011 as long
as Commissioner    
Kim Savage Term: Expires
June 30, 2019		 11/2011 as long
as Commissioner		  
Niketa Brar Term: Expires
June 30, 2021		   4/2017 as long
as Commissioner
James A. Hibbert
Investment Advisory
Panel Member		 Term: Expires
June 30, 2023		    
Dr. Patrick M. Twomey Term: Expires
June 30, 2023		    
Vacant Term: Expired
June 30, 2017		    
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.