| SPRINGFIELD OFFICE 401 East Capitol Avenue Springfield, Illinois 62701-1711 Telephone: (217) 785-0123 Fax: (217) 524-4981 TDD: (217) 782-5645 |
CHICAGO OFFICE James R. Thompson Center (JRTC) 100 W. Randolph Street, Ste. 2-010 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Fax: (312) 814-8943 |
| 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 |
| Leann Arsenault | Associate Director for Administration | 217-524-3551 | leann.arsenault@illinois.gov |
| Jennifer Foster | Deputy Executive Director | 217-785-0171 | jennifer.foster@illinois.gov |
| Nora Rossman | Office Administrator | 217-558-4679 | nora.l.rossman@illinois.gov |
| Teresa Miller | Office Support Assistant | 217-785-0159 | teresa.miller@illinois.gov |
| Jennifer Franklin | Deputy Director for Finance & Administration | 217-785-0031 | jennifer.l.franklin2@illinois.gov |
| Jeff Newell | Deputy Director for Information Technology | 217-558-2066 | jeff.newell@illinois.gov |
| Whitney Thompson | Deputy Director for Workforce Education | 217-558-0318 | whitney.thompson@illinois.gov |
| Nathan Wilson | Deputy Director for Academic & Institutional Effectiveness | 217-558-2067 | nathan.wilson@illinois.gov |
| Executive Fax | 217-785-7495 | ||
| Academic Affairs & Student Services | |||
| Marcus Brown | Senior Director for Academic Affairs & Student Services | 217-524-5503 | marcus.brown@illinois.gov |
| Melvin Harrison | Director for Academic Affairs | 217-785-5003 | melvin.harrison@illinois.gov |
| Tricia Broughton | Associate Director for Academic Affairs | 217-785-0082 | tricia.broughton@illinois.gov |
| Mackenzie Montgomery | Director for Student Services | 217-557-7119 | mackenzie.montgomery@illinois.gov |
| Adult Education & Literacy | |||
| Kathy L. Olesen-Tracey | Senior Director for Adult Education and Literacy | 217-557-2740 | kathy.olesen-tracey@illinois.gov |
| Nelson Aguiar | Associate Director for ESL & Immigrant Issues | 217-785-0213 | nelson.aguiar@illinois.gov |
| Ben Greer | Associate Director for Adult Education—Program Support Specialist – Region I (Chicago) | 312-814-8977 | ben.greer@illinois.gov |
| James Flaherty | Associate Director for Adult Education—Program Support Specialist – Region II (Chicago) | 312-814-5950 | james.flaherty@illinois.gov |
| Cecilia A. Elhaddad | Associate Director for Adult Education —Data System Support |
217-558-5669 | cecilia.elhaddad@illinois.gov |
| Career & Technical Education (CTE) | |||
| Natasha Allan | Senior Director for Career & Technical Education |
217-785-0139 | natasha.allan@illinois.gov |
| Janelle Jones | Director for CTE | 217-785-0068 | janelle.jones@illinois.gov |
| Ann Storey | Associate Director for CTE | 217-558-4635 | ann.l.storey@illinois.gov |
| Angela Gerberding | Associate Director for Integrated Career Programs | 217-558-2162 | angela.gerberding@illinois.gov |
| Finance and Operations | |||
| Zula Lee | Senior Director for Finance and Operations | 217-785-0258 | zula.lee@illinois.gov |
| Jahdzia Diaz | Assistant Director for Finance and Operations | 217-785-0085 | jahdzia.diaz@illinois.gov |
| Zachary Vespa | Account Technician II | 217-558-5670 | zachary.vespa@illinois.gov |
| Lori Batson | Office Support Associate | 217-785-0123 | lori.batson@illinois.gov |
| Financial Compliance | |||
| Kris Pickford | Senior Director for Financial Compliance | 217-558-4680 | kris.pickford@illinois.gov |
| Alex Fuller | Associate Director for Financial Compliance | 217-524-0504 | alex.fuller@illinois.gov |
| Jane Black | Associate Director for Grants Management | 217-785-0089 | jane.black@illinois.gov |
| High School Equivalency | |||
| Caitlyn Barnes | Director for High School Equivalency | 217-524-9788 | caitlyn.e.barnes@illinois.gov |
| James Edwards | Director for Cook County HSE Records Office (Chicago) | 312-814-3689 | james.edwards@illinois.gov |
| Angelica Jimenez | Associate Director for Cook County HSE Records Office (Chicago) | 312-814-3666 | angelica.jimenez@illinois.gov |
| Mbu Museu | Assistant Director for Cook County HSE Records Office (Chicago) | 312-814-3674 | mbu.museu3@illinois.gov |
| Cook County High School Equivalency Line (Chicago) | 312-814-4488 | customerservice@cookcountyhse.org | |
| Illinois High School Equivalency Line | 217-558-5668 | hse@illinois.gov | |
| Information Technology | |||
| Jerry Follis | Senior Director for Information Technology | 217-782-3994 | jerry.follis@illinois.gov |
| Gracelyn Roman | Applications Programmer III | 217-524-6894 | gracelyn.roman@illinois.gov |
| Thao Le | Applications Programmer III | 217-785-0093 | thao.le@illinois.gov |
| Charles Yocom | Applications Programmer III | 217-785-0147 | charles.yocom@illinois.gov |
| Professional and Technical Services | |||
| Todd Jorns | Senior Director for Professional and Technical Services | 217-785-0144 | todd.jorns@illinois.gov |
| Research and Policy Studies | |||
| Jay Brooks | Senior Director for Research and Policy Studies (Herrin) | 618-942-7460 | jay.brooks@illinois.gov |
| Michelle Dufour | Associate Director for Research and Policy Studies | 217-782-9574 | michelle.dufour@illinois.gov |
| Jana Ferguson | Associate Director for Research and Policy Studies | 217-558-2163 | jana.ferguson@illinois.gov |
| Samuel Miller | Associate Director for Research and Policy Studies | 217-558-1876 | samuel.a.miller@illinois.gov |
| Workforce Development | |||
| Lavon Nelson | Senior Director for Workforce Development | 217-557-2742 | lavon.nelson@illinois.gov |
Last Updated 6/1/21