| 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 Durham | Executive Director | 217-785-0020 | brian.durham@illinois.gov |
| Ann Knoedler | Assistant to the Executive Director | 217-785-0013 | ann.knoedler@illinois.gov |
| Matt Berry | Chief of Staff | 217-785-7411 | matt.berry@illinois.gov |
| Jennifer Foster | Deputy Executive Director | 217-785-0171 | jennifer.foster@illinois.gov |
| Stephanie Roseboom | Assistant to the Chief of Staff and Deputy Executive Director | 217-557-2748 | stephanie.roseboom@illinois.gov |
| Brianna Dennis | Associate Deputy Director for Human Resources | 217-785-0011 | brianna.dennis@illinois.gov |
| Executive Fax | 217-785-7495 | ||
| Support Staff | |||
| Leann Arsenault | Associate Director for Administration and Project Management | 217-524-3551 | leann.arsenault@illinois.gov |
| Teresa Miller | Office Support Assistant | 217-785-0123 | teresa.miller@illinois.gov |
| External Affairs | |||
| Ash Hamilton | Associate Director for External Affairs – Web and Digital Media |
217-558-4439 | ashley.hamilton@illinois.gov |
| East St. Louis Community College Center (CCC) | |||
| (Leonard) Gary Cruise | East St. Louis Community College Center Director | 618-583-2620 (E. St. Louis) |
leonard.cruise@illinois.gov |
| Christine Tartt | East St. Louis Community College Center Office Administrator |
618-583-2638 (E. St. Louis) |
christine.tartt@illinois.gov |
| Academic Affairs & Student Success | |||
| Marcus Brown | Deputy Director for Academic Affairs & Student Success | 217-524-5503 | marcus.brown@illinois.gov |
| Latorya Simon | Assistant to Executive Staff | 217-785-0159 | latorya.simon@illinois.gov |
| Academic Affairs | |||
| Patrick F. Moore | Senior Director for Academic Affairs and Instruction | 217-558-4163 | patrick.f.moore@illinois.gov |
| Tricia Broughton | Director for Curriculum and Instruction | 217-785-0082 | tricia.broughton@illinois.gov |
| LeNie Adolphson | Associate Director for Dual Credit and Concurrent Enrollment | 217-557-2819 | lenie.adolphson@illinois.gov |
| Student Success | |||
| Deana Schenk | Senior Director for Student Success and Learning Renewal | 217-524-5502 | deana.schenk@illinois.gov |
| Mackenzie Montgomery | Director for Student Success | 217-557-7119 | mackenzie.montgomery@illinois.gov |
| Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education Pathways | |||
| Adrienne Pickett | Senior Director for Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education Pathways | 217-558-2163 | adrienne.n.pickett@illinois.gov |
| Nyssa Westermeyer | Associate Director for Early Childhood Education | 217-785-0173 | nyssa.westermeyer@illinois.gov |
| Finance and Operations | |||
| Jennifer Franklin | Deputy Director for Finance and Operations | 217-785-0031 | jennifer.l.franklin2@illinois.gov |
| Jahdzia Diaz | Senior Director for Finance and Operations | 217-785-0085 | jahdzia.diaz@illinois.gov |
| Zachary Vespa | Assistant Director for Operations | 217-558-5670 | zachary.vespa@illinois.gov |
| Alanna Irwin | Accounting Assistant | 217-524-9788 | alanna.irwin@illinois.gov |
| Daniel Adjei-Mantey | Accounting Officer | 217-524-9119 | daniel.adjeimantey@illinois.gov |
| Marco Buttler | GPSI | 217-785-0258 | marco.buttler@illinois.gov |
| Grants Management and Financial Compliance | |||
| Bill Dart | Senior Director for Financial Compliance and Grants Management | 217-558-4680 | william.dart@illinois.gov |
| Melinda Jordan | Associate Director for Financial Compliance | 217-524-0504 | melinda.g.jordan@illinois.gov |
| Courtney Hamm | Assistant Director for Grants Management | 217-524-9788 | courtney.hamm@illinois.gov |
| Sarah VanKirk | Assistant Director for Grants Management | 217-785-0088 | sarah.vankirk@illinois.gov |
| Research and Information Technology | |||
| Nathan Wilson | Deputy Director for Research and Information Technology | 217-558-2067 | nathan.wilson@illinois.gov |
| Information Technology | |||
| Jerry Follis | Senior Director for Information Technology | 217-782-3994 | jerry.follis@illinois.gov |
| Thao Le | Applications and Data Warehouse Analyst | 217-785-0093 | thao.le@illinois.gov |
| Timothy K. Bartlett | Applications and Data Warehouse Analyst | 217-524-6894 | timothy.k.bartlett@illinois.gov |
| Andrew Schmitt | Enterprise System Analyst | 217-785-0147 | andrew.schmitt@illinois.gov |
| Research and Analytics | |||
| Jay Brooks | Associate Deputy Director for Research & Analytics | 618-985-2828 ext. 8918 (Carterville) | jay.brooks@illinois.gov |
| Michelle Dufour | Director for Research & Analytics | 217-782-9574 | michelle.dufour@illinois.gov |
| Cecilia Elhaddad | Data Analyst | 309-694-5770 (E. Peoria) |
cecilia.elhaddad@illinois.gov |
| Mitchell T. Gaffney | Data Analyst | 217-558-5669 | mitchell.t.gaffney@illinois.gov |
| Strategic Initiatives | |||
| Jeff Newell | Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives | 217-558-2066 | jeff.newell@illinois.gov |
| Shontae Lane | Office Support Associate | 217-785-5003 | shontae.lane@illinois.gov |
| High School Equivalency | |||
| Kimberly Dismuke | Senior Director for High School Equivalency | 312-814-8943 (Chicago) |
kimberly.dismuke@illinois.gov |
| James Edwards | Director for Cook County HSE Records Office | 312-814-3689 (Chicago) |
james.edwards@illinois.gov |
| Angelica Jimenez | Director for Cook County HSE Records Office | 312-814-3666 (Chicago) |
angelica.jimenez@illinois.gov |
| Mbu Museu | Associate Director for Cook County HSE Records Office | 312-814-3674 (Chicago) |
mbu.museu3@illinois.gov |
| Maria Zepeda | Office Support Specialist | 312-814-2768 (Chicago) |
maria.zepeda2@illinois.gov |
| High School Equivalency Line | 312-814-4488 (Chicago) |
ICCB.CookHSE@Illinois.gov | |
| Workforce Education | |||
| Whitney Thompson | Deputy Director for Workforce Education | 217-558-0318 | whitney.thompson@illinois.gov |
| Stephanie Sloan | Assistant to Executive Staff | 217-558-4679 | stephanie.sloan@illinois.gov |
| Dana Wynn | Director for Clean Energy | 618-583-2403 (E. St. Louis) |
dana.wynn@illinois.gov |
| Christopher Blankenhorn | Assistant Director for Compliance | 217-558-1876 | chris.blankenhorn@illinois.gov |
| Adult Education and Literacy | |||
| Kathy Olesen-Tracey | Senior Director for Adult Education and Literacy | 217-557-2740 | kathy.olesen-tracey@illinois.gov |
| Mark Mesle | Director for Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education | 312-814-6501 (Chicago) | mark.mesle@illinois.gov |
| Rupa Sameer | Director for Adult Education and Literacy | 217-785-0213 | rupa.sameer@illinois.gov |
| Ben Greer | Associate Director for Adult Education—Program Support Specialist – Region I | 312-814-8977 (Chicago) |
ben.greer@illinois.gov |
| James Flaherty | Associate Director for Adult Education—Program Support Specialist – Region II | 312-814-5950 (Chicago) |
james.flaherty@illinois.gov |
| Clement Okoduwa | Data Support Intern | 217-303-9288 | clement.okoduwa@illinois.gov |
| Career and Technical Education | |||
| Natasha Allan | Associate Deputy Director for CTE | 217-785-0139 | natasha.allan@illinois.gov |
| Ann Storey | Director for Healthcare Programs | 217-558-4635 | ann.l.storey@illinois.gov |
| Bright Akuamoah Boateng | Assistant Director for Program Compliance | 217-782-0144 | bright.akuamoahboateng@illinois.gov |
| Janelle Washington | Director for CTE | 217-785-0068 | janelle.washington@illinois.gov |
| Felita Murphy | Associate Director for CTE | 217-785-0089 | felita.murphy@illinois.gov |
| Katie Velez | Assistant Director for CTE | 312-814-8232 (Chicago) | katie.velez@illinois.gov |
| Ahja Howard | Assistant Director for CTE | 217-558-4929 | ahja.howard@illinois.gov |
| Workforce Education | |||
| Lavon Nelson | Senior Director for Workforce Education | 217-557-2742 | lavon.nelson@illinois.gov |
| Angela Gerberding | Director for Work-Based Learning | 217-558-2162 | angela.gerberding@illinois.gov |
| Alex Weidenhamer | Director for Workforce Training | 217-558-5671 | alex.weidenhamer@illinois.gov |
Last Updated 11/1/24