Administrative Assistant

Vanessa Dennis

Committee Chair

• Health & Hospitals

Committee Vice-Chair

• Capital Improvements

Committee Membership

• Audit
• Contract Compliance
• Finance - Labor
• Finance - Real Estate & Business & Economic Development
• Finance - Tax Delinquency
• Technology
• Law Enforcement

Committee of the Whole Membership (comprised of all commissioners)

• Criminal Justice
• Finance
• Health & Hospitals
• Homeland Security & Emergency Management
• Legislation & Intergovernmental Relations
• Roads & Bridges
• Zoning & Buildings

Committee Proceedings

For information on the activities of the Committees of the Board of Commissioners, visit the Secretary of the Board website .

Forest Preserve District Board 

All Cook County Board Members also sit as Board Members for the Forest Preserve District. Please visit the Forest Preserve website for more information on their board activities.

Education

• BS Political Science - Governors State University
• MA Criminal Justice Studies - Governors State University

Prior Work History

• Entertainer
• Songwriter
• Composer