Jacquie Purcell, D-ABMDI
Kendall County Coroner, FOIA Officer
Desk: (630) 381-9117
Email: jrpurcell@kendallcountyil.gov

Jacquie is currently serving as the elected Kendall County Coroner.  She is the 25th person to serve as the Coroner since the county's formation in 1841.

Jacquie joined the office as a part-time Deputy Coroner in 2003 and became the first full-time Deputy Coroner in 2004. She has her degree in Mortuary Science from Worsham College. She is a nationally board-certified funeral director and embalmer and worked at a local funeral home from 1994 – 1995. She was a Deputy Coroner with both Kane and LaSalle Counties before coming to Kendall County. When Jacquie is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, John, and their four children.

Certifications

• Medicolegal Death Investigation - Illinois Coroner's & Medical Examiners Assn. 
• Medicolegal Death Investigator - St. Louis University School of Medicine
• Diplomate - American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (#1444)
• County Coroner Training Course - IL Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board
• National Board Certification - Funeral Service Examination Boards of the United States

Trainings

• Death Investigation Training Course - University of North Dakota
• Masters Death Investigations - St. Louis University School of Medicine (Multiple Years)
• Advanced Medicolegal Training - Intl. Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners
• Advanced Incident Command - Illinois Emergency Management Agency

Memberships

• Fellow - International Coroner's and Medical Examiner's Association
• Associate Member - National Association of Medical Examiners
• Member - Society of Medicolegal Death Investigators
• Member - Illinois Coroner's and Medical Examiner's Association