ILEAS Administrative Staff

Amy  joined ILEAS in August of 2007. She came to us from Franklin Financial Planning where she worked as a staff accountant and individual tax preparer. Her duties at ILEAS include maintaining the business and grant accounts, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.

Tiffany joined ILEAS in September 2009. She comes to us from the Village of St. Joseph where she was the Finance Manager and Village Clerk. She continues with both of those positions but on a part time basis. Previously, she was an auditor for the Auditor General, State of Illinois. She is a graduate of SIU with a degree in Accounting and Marketing. She will be overseeing the fiscal details of all ILEAS grants.

Jim retired in 2007 as Captain of the Correctional Division of the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office after over 24 years of service. He has an Associates Degree in Law Enforcement Education and attended the University of Illinois studying Vocational Education and Political Science. Jim will be the facility coordinator for the new ILEAS Training Center where he will oversee day to day maintenance and operational needs of the facility.

Nancy joined ILEAS in March 2010. She came to us from Amdocs where whe was an auditor for the Sprint/Nextel accounts. Her duties at ILEAS include administrative support for the ILEAS Executive Director and other ILEAS grant managers.

Michele spent 11 years with the East Central Illinois Police Training Project (MTU 12) as Assistant Director. She has also been a Board Member of the Illinois Juvenile Officers Association and has a wealth of experience and contacts in law enforcement training.

John recently retired after 32 years of service with the Kane County Sheriff's Office, Geneva, Illinois. John has been involved with ILEAS since 2002 and is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy 182 Session. John will be working out of Region 3 providing guidance and assistance to local agencies on the various programs and projects managed by ILEAS.

Pat served 13 years as Chief of the Libertyville Police Department, and was previously Deputy Chief of Police at Glenview where he served for 20 years.  Pat has a Master’s Degree in Management and is a graduate of the Northwestern University Police Administration Training Program. Pat served on the committees that initially developed ILEAS and NIPAS, for a number of years on the governing boards of both organizations, and is now the Regional Planning Coordinator for the agencies in Lake, McHenry and northern Cook Counties.  Contact Pat at pwcarey@ileas.org

Matt retired as Chief of Police from the Westchester Police Department where he served for 31 years. Matt has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and an Undergraduate Certificate in Emergency Management both from Benedictine University. Matt currently serves as Co-Chair for the Cook County/Chicago UASI Incident Response Committee and also is a member of the Illinois Incident Management Team (IL-IMT) since 2005.

As a Regional Planning Coordinator with ILEAS, Matt serves the police agencies in Southern Cook County, Will County and Kankakee County.

Contact Matt at: mcevans@ileas.org

Bob recently retired as Deputy Chief with the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, Rockford, Illinois, with over 30 years of service.  Prior to this position Bob was the Region 2 Mobile Field Force Team Commander.  Bob has been deployed to Hurricane Katrina, The Republican National Convention, and to the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh.  Bob is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy 217th Session.

Danielle joined ILEAS on January 5, 2009. She is currently working on her Bachelor’s in Emergency Management and Disaster Relief. She currently acts as an EMT-B, FFII, and part of the McLean County EMA Operations and Search and Rescue Teams. Danielle was hired by ILEAS to manage the emergency preparedness grants from the ITTF.

Randy Wilson comes to ILEAS with 36 years of active law enforcement experience. Randy began his career in 1973 with the Piatt County Sheriff’s Department, where he served nine years as a Deputy Sheriff. He served one year as a Patrol Officer with Decatur Police Department, and began his 24 year career with Bloomington Police Department, beginning in 1983. Randy was promoted to Sergeant in 1993, and retired from B.P.D. in Jan 2007 , serving the last four years as Commander of the Traffic Division. He spent the last three years as the Chief of Police with the Hudson Police Department. He serves as the Regional Planning Coordinator for Central Illinois.

Dave Fellows retired as a lieutenant from the Fairview Heights Police Department after 26+ years of experience. Dave also served as an instructor and Assistant Deputy Director of the Southwestern Illinois Police Academy from 1995 -2008. He is a graduate of Joliet Junior College (1978 AAS), Western Illinois University (1978 BA), Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (1996 MPA), and Northwestern School of Police Staff & Command (#140).

Dave serves as the regional planning coordinator for Region 8 and paart of Region 6 including the counties of Monroe, St. Clair, Madison, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Bond, Clinton, Washington, Pike, Greene,  Morgan, Calhoun and Christian.

Dave can be reached at 618-806-5200 or via cell at defellows@ileas.org.

Russ joins ILEAS after 30 years with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office where he retired as Captain. Along with his duties as Training Coordinator, he was also responsible as Supervisor of Communications, LEADS Agency Coordinator and PSAP manager. He was administrator of the agencies integrated computer system as well. Prior experience includes 5 years with the Bethalto Police Department as communication officer. He is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College, Godfrey. Russ is a Regional Planning Coordinator (RPC) for ILEAS serving Counties in Region 8 and 6. With an extensive Law Enforcement communications background Russ was assigned as Communication Liaison for ILEAS. He also serves as the backup Liaison to the State Emergency Operations Center.

rlgentry@ileas.org

Jim Pearson joins ILEAS after 28 years of law enforcement experience beginning with the Stark County Sheriff's Office in 1982. He retired after 21 years with the Peoria County Sheriff's Office as a patrol lieutenant in November of 2009. He spent the last four years with Peoria County organizing and commanding the Region 6/7 WMD SRT. He now serves as the Regional Planning Coordinator for west central Illinois.