Illinois Board of Higher Education
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Suite 333
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1377
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| Executive | ||
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| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| Ginger Ostro | Executive Director | 872/310-3780 |
| Dave Kelm | General Counsel | 217/866-1428 |
| Ja’Neane Minor | Chief of Staff | 872/310-3781 |
| Tracy Rembusch | Board Secretary | 217/866-1448 |
| Emily Chase | Marketing Associate | 217/866-1465 |
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| Academic Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| Stephanie Bernoteit | Executive Deputy Director | 217/866-1425 |
| Donna Logan | Support Staff | 217/689-0017 |
| Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity | ||
| Christi Chadwick | Early Childhood Consortium Project Director | 872/895-7517 |
| Marsha Hawley | Associate Director, Consortium Student Supports | 708/831-0160 |
| Jennifer Hernandez | Early Childhood Consortium Assistant Director | 872/895-7726 |
| Public and Private Institutions | ||
| Nkechi Onwuameze | Senior Associate Director | 217/866-1429 |
| Daniel Abankwa | Assistant Director | 217/866-1440 |
| Justin Bradley | Assistant Director | 217/689-5197 |
| Keva Gaston | Assistant Director | 708/967-6175 |
| Jill Gebke | Assistant Director | 217/866-1435 |
| Private Business and Vocational Schools | ||
| Nina Tangman | Director of Private Business and Vocational Schools | 217/866-1426 |
| Blase Romence | Assistant Director | 217/866-1438 |
| Michelle Shaver | Assistant Director | 217/866-1437 |
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| Diversity and Outreach | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| Brook Stewart | Assistant Director | 217/866-1473 |
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| External Relations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| Jose Garcia | Senior Associate Director of Strategic Communications | 872/895-7727 |
| Emily Chase | Marketing Associate | 217/866-1465 |
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| Financial Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| Gloria Gibson | Chief Financial Officer | 708/831-0072 |
| Sai Kanu | Assistant Budget Officer | 217/866-1446 |
| Tracy Rembusch | Budget Analyst | 217/866-1448 |
| Ben McDaniel | Fiscal Analyst | 217/866-1444 |
| Sirena Covington | Assistant Director of Budget and Grants | 708/967-3414 |
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| Fiscal Policy and Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| Jerry Lazzara | Fiscal Analyst | 217/866-1443 |
| Matt Murphy | Assistant Director of Budget and Grants | 217/866-0361 |
| Bonnie Gaul | Support Staff | 217/689-4953 |
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| Information Management & Research | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| Eric Lichtenberger | Deputy Director | 217/866-1449 |
| Research, Analytics, and Data | ||
| David Smalley |
Senior Associate Director for Research, Analytics, and Data |
217/866-1450 |
| Corey Hankins | Institutional Research Analyst | 217/866-1451 |
| Yasamin Khoshpour | Assistant Director for Data and Accountability | 217/866-1447 |
| Jennifer B. Barnett | Associate Director of Workforce Analytics. | 217/689-5199 |
| Information Management | ||
| David Antonacci | Associate Director | 217/866-1456 |
| Harry Weaver | Enterprise Systems Manager | 217/866-1459 |
| Angel R Medina | Web Specialist II | 217/866-1460 |
| John Frazier | Data Warehouse Manager | 217/866-1441 |
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| Legislative Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| Jaimee Ray | Senior Associate Director | 217/689-2628 |
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| Policy Division | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| Ashley Musser Lewis | Assistant Director of Policy Research | 217/689-2544 |
| Melissa Van | Policy Research Associate | 217/689-5735 |
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| Human Resources | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Job Title | Phone Number |
| HR | Human Resources Assistant Manager | 217/782-2551 |
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