Council Members (terms expire August 31, 2029)

(updated August 22, 2026)

NameYearsPosition Held
Paul Warshauer 1966-1988* Senior Big Chief (Chairman and CEO)
Mike Lurie 1970-1981* Junior Big Chief (Treasurer and COO)
Rick Passman 1963-1976* Little Chief (Vice Chairman)
Larry Gordon 1970-1979* Medicine Man (Assistant Secretary and Counsel)
Scott Rubin 1980-1987* Scribe (Secretary)

Errol Grisard 1972-1972member-at-large
George Lamm 1975-1979member-at-large
Scott Levine 1983-1987member-at-large
Larry Lifson 1966-1969member-at-large
Warren Metzdorff 1971-1988member-at-large
Norm Rose 1959-1960member-at-large

Dick Garb 1961-1984Honorary Council Member as approved on August 13, 2016
Josh Silverstein 1981-1984Honorary Council Member as approved on February 17, 2017
* Council Officers





















Incorporation / By-Laws

Our group was incorporated in the State of Illinois on April 17th, 2006 as a NFP (Not For Profit). We did NOT file with the IRS or the Illinois Department of Treasury to be a tax deductible entity. While we DO encourage and accept donations to support our efforts, your donation would not be considered tax deductible to the IRS or the State of Illinois. CLICK THIS LINK to view our incorporation documents.

Our organization is governed by a set of approved by-laws. CLICK THIS LINK to view our official by-laws.


























Meeting Minutes

Our organization is required to conduct an annual council meeting every year, per our by-laws. These are official meetings, minutes are taken, and then published here for informational purposes.

Council Meeting Minutes

ReadListenReadListenReadListen
2006 Annual Meeting n/a 2016 Annual Meeting n/a NEW! 2026 Annual Meeting
2007 Annual Meeting n/a 2017 Annual Meeting n/a
2008 Annual Meeting
(held in 2009)
n/a 2018 Annual Meeting n/a
2009 Annual Meeting n/a 2019 Annual Meeting n/a
2011 Regular Council Meeting n/a 2020 Annual Meeting n/a
2011 Annual Meeting n/a 2021 Annual Meeting n/a
2012 Annual Meeting n/a 2022 Annual Meeting n/a
2013 Annual Meeting n/a 2023 Annual Meeting n/a
2014 Annual Meeting n/a 2024 Annual Meeting n/a
2015 Annual Meeting n/a 2025 Annual Meeting