Commission Members & Meetings

The Women’s Commission is composed of twenty-one members. The County Board President appoints four at-large members, including the chairperson, and each County Commissioner appointments a member to represent their district. Members of the Commission have experience working toward the improvement of the status of women and girls in society and are representative of the diverse racial, ethnic, religious, age, sexual orientation and socioeconomic backgrounds of the residents of Cook County.

Meetings of the Women's Commission

The Commission on Women's Issues holds regular monthly meetings at 69 W. Washington Street, Suite 3040, Chicago, Illinois. The regular meeting schedule is the third Thursday of each month (unless designated otherwise) at 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Meetings of the Cook County Commission of Women's Issues are open to the public. If you need a sign language interpreter or any other assistance, please contact the Board at least 72 hours prior to the date of the scheduled meeting at the above listed numbers.

Commission Members

CHAIR

Peggy A. Montes

MEMBERS

1st District Cheryl A. Ealey	10th District Alyx S. Pattison
2nd District Theresa Olson	11th District Alderwoman Ginger Rugai
3rd District Dr. Frances G. Carroll	12th District Andrea A. Ralia
4rd District Carnice Carey	13th District Trina Janes
5th District Jennifer Artis	14th District Linda Fleming
6th District Jacquelyn M. Small	15th District Laura Bartell
7th District Juana Ballesteros	16th District Charlene Vickery
8th District Carmen Flores-Rance	17th District Kathryn A. Below
9th District Marjorie A. Manchen	Commissioners at Large Harvette Grey, Ph.D. Aparna Sen-Yeldandi, Ph.D. Thamreen Siddiqui