The members of the Steering Committee of IWF include:
- Bob Wordlaw, CJC
- Carrie Thomas, CJC
- John Bouman, Shriver Center
- Wendy Pollack, Shriver Center
- Ralph Martire, CTBA
- Yerick Kaslow, CTBA
- Joseph Antolin, Heartland Alliance
- Amy Rynell, Heartland Alliance
- Bashir Ali, Workforce Net, Peoria
- Dave Stoecklin, Madison-Bond Workforce Investment Board
- Dalitso Sulamoyo, Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies