Since its inception in October 2005, the CMAP Board's membership has featured balanced representation from across the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will. The Board is chaired by Gerald Bennett, mayor of Palos Hills. CMAP operates under authorizing legislation known as Public Act 095-0677. The agency's current by-laws were revised on June 9, 2021.

The CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee have jointly adopted a memorandum of understanding that was most recently revised and reaffirmed on June 19, 2019. The agreement covers the working relationship between the two boards, whose responsibilities are defined in the Regional Planning Act and federal legislation. By adopting this agreement, the MPO Policy Committee and CMAP Board affirmed their commitment to coordinate and integrate the region's planning for land use and transportation in an open and collaborative process.

The Board meets at 9:30 a.m. on the second Wednesday of most months in the CMAP offices, unless otherwise posted. See CMAP's meeting website more information about Board meetings, which are open to the public.

Executive Committee

• Gerald Bennett, chair
• Carolyn Schofield, vice chair
• Anne Sheahan, vice chair
• John Noak, at-large member
• John Roberson, at-large member
• Vacant, at-large member

City of Chicago appointments

• Frank Beal, senior executive, Civic Consulting Alliance
• John Roberson, chief operating officer, City of Chicago
• Nina Idemudia, chief executive officer, Center for Neighborhood Technology
• Stefan Schaffer; strategy, planning and operations lead, environmental health; Natural Resources Defense Council
• Anne Sheahan, executive vice president of business affairs, HNTB Corporation

Cook County appointments

• Gerald Bennett, mayor, Palos Hills (Southwest Cook)
• Paul Hoefert, mayor, Village of Mount Prospect (Northwest Cook)
• Richard Reinbold, president, Village of Richton Park (South Cook)
• Matthew Walsh, former trustee, Indian Head Park (West Cook)
• Vacant (Suburban Cook)

Collar county appointments

• Matthew Brolley, president, Village of Montgomery (Kane/Kendall)
• Gary Grasso, mayor, Village of Burr Ridge (DuPage)
• John Noak, mayor, Village of Romeoville (Will)
• Nancy Rotering, mayor, City of Highland Park (Lake)
• Carolyn Schofield, member, McHenry County Board (McHenry)

Non-voting members

• Abolfazl (Kouros) Mohammadian, PhD; professor and department head, Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering; University of Illinois at Chicago
• Leanne Redden, executive director, Regional Transportation Authority (MPO Policy Committee)
• Vacant (governor's appointee)

If you have any questions, contact Jennie Vana at jvana@cmap.illinois.gov.