Board of counselors

As approved by the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the principal responsibilities of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Board of Counselors include:

• Make a recommendation to the president of the university regarding the hiring, and if necessary, the termination of the institute's director; and,
• Meet at least once per year to review the institute's progress regarding programmatic and fiscal performance and its fidelity to Paul Simon's mandate of a bipartisan approach to its undertakings.

The Board shall consist of nine at-large members, two members of the Simon family and the chancellor and vice chancellor of institutional advancement of the university.  Seven of the at-large members are nominated and appointed by the board itself and two of the nine at-large members are appointed by the chair of the Illinois State Republican Party and Illinois State Democratic Party (each making one appointment).

The board of counselors are:

Gene Callahan (member at-large) 2005-2009
Nancy Chen (member at-large) 2008-2012
Ross Glickman (State Democratic Party appointment)
Rickey McCurry (ex-officio member)
Jerry Mileur (member at-large) 2008-2012
Bill Norwood (member at-large) 2005-2009
Howard Peters (State Republican Party appointment)
Desiree Rogers (member at-large) 2008-2012
Martin Simon (Simon family)
Sheila Simon (Simon family) - Chair of the board
Lucy Sloan (member at-large) 2005-2009
Sam Goldman (ex-officio member)
John White (member at-large) 2008-2012
Paula Wolff (member at-large) 2008-2012
Vacant (member-at-large) 2005-2009