COOK COUNTY CLERK-ELECT MONICA GORDON TO BE SWORN INTO OFFICE

Commission Monica Gordon
Commission Monica Gordon

COOK COUNTY CLERK-ELECT MONICA GORDON 

TO BE SWORN INTO OFFICE 

Monday, December 2nd, 2024@ 2:30 PM

Cook County Board Room, 118 N. LaSalle, Chicago, Il (5th Floor)

 Monica Gordon- Current Cook County Commissioner and the Cook County Clerk-Elect- will be sworn into office during a ceremony in the Cook County Board Room. Clerk-Elect will be surrounded by numerous City of Chicago, State of Illinois, and Cook County Elected Officials, family, friends, supporters, and residents.

Clerk-Elect Gordon recently released to the public her full transition team that is headed by top elected leaders, Labor leaders, Civic leaders, and businesspersons throughout the state of Illinois. The collective group will be responsible for outlining priorities for her administration’s transition period, emphasizing transparency, inclusivity, efficiency, and election integrity.

"As County Clerk, my administration will reflect the voices and needs of every Cook County resident,” Gordon said. “The talented individuals we’ve assembled will ensure that we deliver on that promise with a government that is transparent, inclusive, and produces results.”


COOK COUNTY CLERK-ELECT MONICA GORDON’S TRANSITION TEAM

Honorary Co-Chairs (7)

Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch

Senate President Don Harmon

President Toni Preckwinkle

State Rep Marcus Evans

State Rep Lisa Hernandez

Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer

Mayor Brandon Johnson, City of Chicago

STEERING COMMITTEE

Bob Reiter, President, Chicago Federation of Labor

Marty Quinn, Alderman of 13th Ward, City of Chicago

Dian Palmer, President, SEIU Local 73

John Daley, Cook County Board Commissioner, 11th District

Michael Del Galdo, Senior Partner and Managing Member, Del Galdo Law Group

Deborah Sims, Former Cook County Commissioner of the 5th District

Mayor David A. Gonzalez; Mayor of Chicago Heights

Sarah Garza Resnick, Chief Executive Officer, Personal PAC

Karen Freeman-Wilson, Former Indiana Attorney General

Will Cousineau, Principal, Cornerstone Government Affairs

Carmen Colvin, Board Secretary, Cook County Board of Commissioners

Anna Valencia, City Clerk of Chicago

POLICY COMMITTEE

Mike Rodriguez, Alderman of the 22nd Ward, City of Chicago

Stephanie Coleman, Alderwoman 16th Ward, City of Chicago

Brian Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Equality Illinois

Bob Reiter, President, Chicago Federation of Labor

Willie Preston, Illinois State Senator of the 16th District

Justin Slaughter, Illinois State Representative of the 27th District

Lauren Raymond, Executive Director, FOID Card Review Board for Illinois State Police

Larenz Tate, Award-winning Actor

Charise Williams, Senior Program Director, Circle of Service Foundation

Christa Hamilton; President and CEO at UCAN

Kimberly Du Buclet, Illinois State Representative of the 5th District Nathaniel Booker, Mayor, Village of Maywood Justin Kirvan, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Office

REAL ESTATE

Walter Burnett, Alderman of the 27th Ward, City of Chicago

Michael Ellch, Vice President, Related Midwest

David J. Carlins, CEO of Magellan Development Group

Jim Thompson, Director of Property Tax Policy for the Office of the Cook County Board President

Paul Williams, Attorney and Lobbyist

Anthony Jackson, Attorney and Lobbyist

James P. Connolly, Business Manager, Laborer’s District Council

Marc Poulos, Executive Director at the Indiana-Illinois-Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting

Cory Thames, President and CEO, Thames Strategies

Beth Kirkwood, Chair of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees

Dr. Salwa Rahim Dillard, Founder of Equision Consulting

Emma Mitts; 37th Ward Alderwoman, City of Chicago

Kelly Karvelis, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Office

VITAL RECORDS

Darlena Burnett, Residential Real Estate Sales Specialist, Hannibal Development, LLC

Dr. Audrey Tanskley, MD, FASAM, President of Cook County Physicians Association and Co-Founder Onyx Medical Wellness

Early Walker, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Khadine Bennett, Director of Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs, ACLU Illinois

Brian Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Equality Illinois

Sarah Garza Resnick, Chief Executive Officer, Personal PAC

Anthony Quezada, Cook County Board Commissioner of the 8th District

Lakesia Collins, Illinois State Senator 9th District

Rahmaan “Ray” Williams; Political Director SEIU Local 73, Trustee, City of Maywood

Algenoy Alexander, Executive Director WiseWorks Inc

Tara Stamps, Cook County Board of Commissioners,1st District

L. Cliff Taylor, President/Owner, InsureSource

Jessica Mangiaracina, Chicago Heights Park District Board President

COMMUNITY/GOVERNMENT

Kari K. Steele, President of the Board of Commissioners, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Alma Anaya, Cook County Board Commissioner, 7th District

Bryon Echols, Deputy Director of Impact Investments and Senior Advisor, Illinois State Treasurer

Precious Brady Davis, Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Ann M. Williams, Illinois State Representative of the 11th District

Zaldwaynaka "Z" Scott, President, Chicago State University

Nick Shields, Deputy Chief of Staff of Communications, Office of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle

Ronnie Mosley, Alderman of the 21st Ward, City of Chicago

Casey Nesbit, Board Member Harvey Public Schools District #152, MWRD Associate Mechanical Engineer

Sugar Al Amin, Rich Township Clerk

Dr. Salwa Rahim Dillard, Founder of Equision Consulting

Cori Hobbs, Chair for the Title I Parent Advisory of Proviso East

ELECTIONS

TaQuoya McConnico, Executive Director, Democrats for the Illinois House

Art Turner, Former Illinois State Representative for the 9th District

Derrick Curtis, Alderman of the 18th Ward, City of Chicago

Izzy Dobbel, Political Director, Chicago Federation of Labor

Ed Michalowski, Deputy Clerk of Elections, Cook County Clerk’s Office

Katherine Clark, Sante Fe County Clerk

Caroline Lopez, Executive Director at the Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions

Steve Morrill, Director of Information Technology at Loyola Blakefield

Algenoy Alexander, Executive Director WiseWorks Inc

Larry Luster, Co-Founder, GR Consulting Illinois

Monique Scott, Alderwoman of the 24th ward, City of Chicago

James Phipps, Administrative Support at Cook County Corporate

FINANCE/TECHNOLOGY

John Daley, Cook County Board Commissioner of the 11th District

Charles Smith, Vice Chair, World Business Chicago

Mayor David A. Gonzalez; Mayor of Chicago Heights

Grace Hong Duffin, Vice President of External and Government Affairs for Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region

Tom Lynch, Chief Information Officer, Cook County Bureau of Technology

Tim Egan, President & Chief Executive Officer at Roseland Community Hospital

Martin Cabrera, CEO and Founder of Cabrera Capital Markets

Delio Calzolari, Attorney/Director of Legislative and Government Affairs, Cook County Forest Preserves

Clem Balanof, Former IL State Representative, Political Director for ATU

Michelle Harris, Alderwoman of the 8th Ward, City of Chicago

Josina Morita, Cook County Board, Commissioner of the 13th District

Bill Lowry, Cook County Board, Commissioner of the 3rd District

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