The current council has nineteen members which represent the following disciplines:

Judiciary, state¡¦s attorney, probation, law enforcement, education, community agencies, juvenile service providers, juvenile justice agencies, business, public defender and counselors. There is at least one representative from each of the nine counties in the Fourth Circuit.

The officers of the council are:

* Chairperson: S. Gene Schwarm, Chief Judge;
* Vice-Chairperson: Cheryl Meyers, Effingham County Probation, Chief Managing Officer;
* Secretary: Vaneta Andrews, Family Counseling Center;
* Treasurer: John Hudspeth, Attorney at Law.

Other members of the council are:

Honorable Kathleen Moran, Circuit Judge;
Tom Campbell, Taylorville High School Principal;
Maureen Farmer, Department of Human Services;
John Curtin, Christian County Board Chairman;
Ken Ingersol, Centralia Police Department;
Rayna Park, SAFE; Nikki Quandt, Director, Kids Hope United;
Merideth Stewart, Juvenile Probation Officer;
Banee Ulrici, Montgomery County Probation Chief Managing Officer;
Jim Vazzi, Montgomery County Sheriff;
Lisa Wade; Clay County State¡¦s Attorney;
Julie Wollerman, Regional Office of Education #3;
Dan Woods, St. Anthony¡¦s Hospital Administrator;
Heather Wooters, Juvenile Probation Officer;
Todd Zeigler, Illinois State Police.