SPRINGFIELD OFFICE
401 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1711
Telephone: (217) 785-0123
Fax: (217) 524-4981
TDD: (217) 782-5645		EAST ST. LOUIS OFFICE
East St. Louis Community College Center
601 James R. Thompson Blvd.
East St. Louis, IL 62201		CHICAGO OFFICE
555 W Monroe Street
Floor 6, Suite 600-S
Chicago, Illinois 60661-3705
Fax: (312) 814-8993
Executive
Dr. Brian DurhamExecutive Director217-785-0020brian.durham@illinois.gov
Ann KnoedlerAssistant to the Executive Director217-785-0013ann.knoedler@illinois.gov
Matt BerryChief of Staff217-785-7411matt.berry@illinois.gov
Jennifer FosterDeputy Executive Director217-785-0171jennifer.foster@illinois.gov
Stephanie RoseboomAssistant to the Chief of Staff and Deputy Executive Director217-557-2748stephanie.roseboom@illinois.gov
Brianna DennisAssociate Deputy Director for Human Resources217-785-0011brianna.dennis@illinois.gov
Executive Fax 217-785-7495 
Support Staff
Leann ArsenaultAssociate Director for Administration and Project Management217-524-3551leann.arsenault@illinois.gov
Teresa MillerOffice Support Assistant217-785-0123teresa.miller@illinois.gov
External Affairs
Ash HamiltonAssociate Director for
External Affairs – Web and Digital Media		217-558-4439ashley.hamilton@illinois.gov
East St. Louis Community College Center (CCC)
(Leonard) Gary CruiseEast St. Louis Community College Center Director618-583-2620
(E. St. Louis)		leonard.cruise@illinois.gov
Christine TarttEast St. Louis Community
College Center Office Administrator		618-583-2638
(E. St. Louis)		christine.tartt@illinois.gov
Academic Affairs & Student Success
Marcus BrownDeputy Director for Academic Affairs & Student Success217-524-5503marcus.brown@illinois.gov
Latorya SimonAssistant to Executive Staff217-785-0159latorya.simon@illinois.gov
Academic Affairs
Patrick F. MooreSenior Director for Academic Affairs and Instruction217-558-4163patrick.f.moore@illinois.gov
Tricia BroughtonDirector for Curriculum and Instruction217-785-0082tricia.broughton@illinois.gov
LeNie AdolphsonAssociate Director for Dual Credit and Concurrent Enrollment217-557-2819lenie.adolphson@illinois.gov
Student Success
Deana SchenkSenior Director for Student Success217-524-5502deana.schenk@illinois.gov
Aubrey HebenstreitIntern217-557-7119aubrey.hebenstreit@illinois.gov
Mackenzie MontgomeryDirector for Student Success217-557-7119mackenzie.montgomery@illinois.gov
Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education Pathways
Adrienne PickettSenior Director for Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education Pathways217-558-2163adrienne.n.pickett@illinois.gov
Finance and Operations
Jennifer FranklinDeputy Director for Finance and Operations217-785-0031jennifer.l.franklin2@illinois.gov
Jahdzia DiazSenior Director for Finance and Operations217-785-0085jahdzia.diaz@illinois.gov
Zachary VespaAssistant Director for Operations217-558-5670zachary.vespa@illinois.gov
Daniel Adjei-ManteyAccounting Officer217-524-9119daniel.adjeimantey@illinois.gov
Grants Management and Financial Compliance
Bill DartSenior Director for Financial Compliance and Grants Management217-558-4680william.dart@illinois.gov
Melinda JordanAssociate Director for Financial Compliance217-524-0504melinda.g.jordan@illinois.gov
Bridgett HeinrichAssistant Director for Financial Compliance217-524-3551bridgett.heinrich@illinois.gov
Courtney HammAssistant Director for Grants Management217-524-9788courtney.hamm@illinois.gov
Sarah VanKirkAssistant Director for Grants Management217-785-0088sarah.vankirk@illinois.gov
Research and Information Technology
Nathan WilsonDeputy Director for Research and Information Technology217-558-2067nathan.wilson@illinois.gov
Information Technology
Jerry FollisSenior Director for Information Technology217-782-3994jerry.follis@illinois.gov
Timothy K. BartlettSenior Director for Information Technology217-524-6894timothy.k.bartlett@illinois.gov
Thao LeApplications and Data Warehouse Analyst217-785-0093thao.le@illinois.gov
Andrew SchmittEnterprise System Analyst217-785-0147andrew.schmitt@illinois.gov
Research and Analytics
Jay BrooksAssociate Deputy Director for Research & Analytics618-985-2828 ext. 8918 (Carterville)jay.brooks@illinois.gov
Michelle DufourDirector for Research & Analytics217-782-9574michelle.dufour@illinois.gov
Cecilia ElhaddadData Analyst309-694-5770
(E. Peoria)		cecilia.elhaddad@illinois.gov
Mitchell T. GaffneyData Analyst217-558-5669mitchell.t.gaffney@illinois.gov
Strategic Initiatives
Jeff NewellDeputy Director for Strategic Initiatives217-558-2066jeff.newell@illinois.gov
Shontae LaneOffice Support Associate217-785-5003shontae.lane@illinois.gov
High School Equivalency
Kimberly DismukeSenior Director for High School Equivalency312-814-8943
(Chicago)		kimberly.dismuke@illinois.gov
James EdwardsDirector for Cook County HSE Records Office312-814-3689
(Chicago)		james.edwards@illinois.gov
Angelica JimenezDirector for Cook County HSE Records Office312-814-3666
(Chicago)		angelica.jimenez@illinois.gov
Mbu MuseuAssociate Director for Cook County HSE Records Office312-814-3674
(Chicago)		mbu.museu3@illinois.gov
Maria ZepedaOffice Support Specialist312-814-2768
(Chicago)		maria.zepeda2@illinois.gov
High School Equivalency Line312-814-4488
(Chicago)		ICCB.CookHSE@Illinois.gov
Workforce Education
Whitney ThompsonDeputy Director for Workforce Education217-558-0318whitney.thompson@illinois.gov
Stephanie SloanAssistant to Executive Staff217-558-4679stephanie.sloan@illinois.gov
Dana WynnDirector for Clean Energy618-583-2403
(E. St. Louis)		dana.wynn@illinois.gov
Christopher BlankenhornAssociate Director for Compliance217-558-1876chris.blankenhorn@illinois.gov
Adult Education and Literacy
Kathy Olesen-TraceySenior Director for Adult Education and Literacy217-557-2740kathy.olesen-tracey@illinois.gov
Mark MesleDirector for Integrated English Literacy and Civics312-814-6501 (Chicago)mark.mesle@illinois.gov
Kang Hee HongDirector for English Language Acquisition312-814-5849 (Chicago)kanghee.hong@illinois.gov
Rupa SameerDirector for Adult Education and Literacy217-785-0213rupa.sameer@illinois.gov
Nyssa Westermeyer

Associate Director for Adult Education and Literacy

217-785-0173nyssa.westermeyer@illinois.gov
Ben GreerAssociate Director for Adult Education and Literacy312-814-8977
(Chicago)		ben.greer@illinois.gov
James FlahertyAssociate Director for Adult Education and Literacy312-814-5950
(Chicago)		james.flaherty@illinois.gov
Career and Technical Education
Natasha AllanAssociate Deputy Director for CTE217-785-0139natasha.allan@illinois.gov
Ann StoreyDirector for Healthcare Programs217-558-4635ann.l.storey@illinois.gov
Janelle WashingtonSenior Director for CTE217-785-0068janelle.washington@illinois.gov
Felita MurphyAssociate Director for CTE217-785-0089felita.murphy@illinois.gov
Katie VelezAssistant Director for CTE312-814-8232 (Chicago)katie.velez@illinois.gov
Ahja HowardAssistant Director for CTE217-558-4929ahja.howard@illinois.gov
Workforce Education
Lavon NelsonSenior Director for Workforce Education217-557-2742lavon.nelson@illinois.gov
Angela GerberdingDirector for Work-Based Learning217-558-2162angela.gerberding@illinois.gov
Alex WeidenhamerDirector for Workforce Training217-558-5671alex.weidenhamer@illinois.gov

Last Updated 03/04/25