Board Membership

ILEAS is divided into 8 geographic regions which are based on Illinois Emergency Management Agency regions. Each region elects a chief of police and a sheriff to act as regional co-chairs. The ILEAS Governing Board is made up of:

16 Regional Co-Chairs
2 Representatives from Chicago PD
1 Representative from the Illinois State Police
1 Representative from the Illinois Sheriff's Association
1 Representative from the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police

Any of the Governing Board members can appoint a permanent delegate to the Board. Additionally, ILEAS has added advisory, non-voting ex-officio members to the Governing Board. The President of ILEAS has appointed an Executive Committee consisting of elected Governing Board Officers to manage the day-to-day activities. ILEAS has hired contractors to administer the Federal Homeland Security grants which make up a majority of ILEAS funds. For specifics about the contract staff, please visit the Staff Contacts page.

ILEAS is both a coalition/consortium of local agencies as established by law in Illinois AND a non-profit corporation which share identical officers and by-laws. The Governing Board generally meets in Springfield on a bi-monthly basis. For specifics about the Governing Board Membership, see the links below.