Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

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