Executive Board

• Chairperson: Claudia Kasten, Chief of Juvenile Division, Lake County State's Attorney's Office
• Vice-Chairperson:  Chief Patrick Kreis, Chief of Vernon Hills Police Department
• Past chair: Deborah H. Stern, Psy.D.
• Treasurer: Howard Deutsch, Parent
• Co-Secretary: Officer Bethany Brown, Lincolnshire Police Department
• Co-Secretary: Amy Goggin, Parent
• Community Member at Large: Dr. Cristina Cortesi, Ph.D., Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator, Adlai E. Stevenson High School
• Community Member at Large: Martin Sussman, Chairman of Link Together Coalition
• Community Member at Large: Amy Voss​, Parent

Stand Strong Coalition Staff

• Executive Director, Project Coordinator, DFC Grant: Lauren Hansen
• Project Director: Margaret Polovchak
• Digital Communications and Website Management: Lauren Hansen