2. May 8, 2012 SHPA Quarterly Meeting

3.  The Governance Committee makes decisions about how SHPA should be run. The committee shapes the association’s by-laws, committee structure, membership policies and more.

4.  Eileen Higgins  Lucy Brownlee  Alphonso Chandler  David Esposito  David Harrison  Sharon Hess  William Johnson  Cheryl Phillips  Sherri Allen Reeves  Millicent Ntiamoah  Michelle Surney  Darsonya Switzer  Committee Chair  New Member

5. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Community Support Network (CSN)

8.  Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County  Ambassadors for Christ  Central Illinois Continuum of Care  Chestnut Health Systems  Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness  Kitty Cole  Community Counseling Center of Chicago  Cornerstone Services  Delta Center

9.  EdgeAlliance  Heritage Behavioral Health Center  Housing Action Illinois  Human Support Services  Illinois Housing Council  Interfaith Housing Development Corporation  Tom Johnson  NAMI- Illinois Chapter  St. Leonard’s Ministries  Fred Spannaus  Southern IL Coalition for the Homeless

13.  Continue SHPA’s strong advocacy voice for you in the face of a rough financial picture.  Make possible SHPA’s ability to advocate for current and new units of Supportive Housing.  Make possible statewide in-person and web based trainings and Technical Assistance.  Make possible a strong voice for Supportive Housing in Consent Decree and Rebalancing plans.  Make possible resident education and advocacy work.  Made possible the expansion of our staff to do all of the above!

15.  Fill out the Get on Board with SHPA form and give it to Aaron Eldridge or Eileen Higgins.  The next Governance Committee call is Tuesday May. 22, 2011 @ 2:00pm.  Join us as we explore SHPA membership benefits and more.