Illinois / Guardian & Advocacy Community

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Guardian & Advocacy Community

Source file: Illinois — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Guardian & Advocacy Community is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 80 employees with median total compensation of $94,950; the highest distinct record was $172,200.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.3M
Employees: 80
Median total: $94,950
Highest record: $172,200

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$33,200$132,000+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 80 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($94,950) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $91,763 (100%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,800

$78,200

$94,950

$106,000

$120,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $52,800. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Guardianship Representative

39 · $87,100

Technical Advisor II

11 · $107,900

Public Service Administrator

9 · $113,800

Office Associate

6 · $49,750

Senior Public Service Administrative

5 · $122,800

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$5.9M —	80 —	$75,500 —
2024	$6.8M ▲ 15.1%	83 ▲ 3.8%	$85,300 ▲ 13.0%
2025	$7.3M ▲ 7.5%	80 ▼ 3.6%	$94,950 ▲ 11.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Arlene Herron

Senior Public Service Administr/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2024 total comp

$102,800

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $102,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Arlene Herron holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at Guardian & Advocacy Community within Personal Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $102,800. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Laura Hart

Public Service Administrator/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$102,600

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $102,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Laura Hart holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Guardian & Advocacy Community within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Denea Bialeschki

Guardianship Representative/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$102,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $102,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Champaign

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Guardian & Advocacy Community, Denea Bialeschki serves as a Guardianship Representative within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Susan Knauss

Guardianship Representative/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$101,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $101,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Guardian & Advocacy Community, Susan Knauss serves as a Guardianship Representative within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kelly Bauer

Technical Advisor II/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$101,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $101,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Guardian & Advocacy Community, Kelly Bauer serves as a Technical Advisor II within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Eva Muro

Guardianship Representative/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$100,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Eva Muro is a Guardianship Representative at Guardian & Advocacy Community within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $100,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Liliana Hamlin

Guardianship Representative/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$100,300

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Liliana Hamlin works as a Guardianship Representative for Guardian & Advocacy Community within Personal Services. Liliana earned $100,300 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Danielle Johnson

Technical Advisor II/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$100,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Danielle Johnson is a Technical Advisor II at Guardian & Advocacy Community within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $100,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Enrique Pimentel

Guardianship Representative/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$99,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $99,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Enrique Pimentel is a Guardianship Representative at Guardian & Advocacy Community within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $99,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Eva Davila

Guardianship Representative/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$99,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $99,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Guardian & Advocacy Community, Eva Davila serves as a Guardianship Representative within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Megan Blackburn

Guardianship Representative/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$99,800

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $99,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Winnebago

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Megan Blackburn works as a Guardianship Representative for Guardian & Advocacy Community within Personal Services. Megan earned $99,800 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Leslie Howard

Disability Rights Manager/Guardian & Advocacy Community

2025 total comp

$99,300

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $99,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Leslie Howard holds the role of Disability Rights Manager at Guardian & Advocacy Community within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.