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Contact Information

Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 North Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1377

Phone: (217) 782-2551
Fax: (217) 782-8548
TTY:  (888) 261-2881

Institutional Complaint Hotline: (217) 557-7359
Link to the Online Complaint System

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Staff Members

Executive
Name Job Title Phone Number
Ginger Ostro Executive Director 872/310-3780
Valerie Lynch Senior Managing Director 708/831-0467
Dave Kelm Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel 217/866-1428
Melissa Bealon Board Secretary/Executive Assistant 217/866-1436
Rachel Bolinger Managing Director, Human Resources 217/318-0379
William McCarty CFO 217/318.2500
Jose Garcia Director of Strategic Communications 872/895-7727
Tara Lawley Managing Director of Policy, Research & Fiscal Analysis 217/318-2493
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Legal
Name Job Title Phone Number
Dave Kelm Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel 217/866-1428
Eric Villarreal Associate General Counsel 217/318-2476
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Operations
Name Job Title Phone Number
Dave Kelm Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel 217/866-1428
VACANT Office Support Associate
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Talent & Workforce Development
Name Job Title Phone Number
Leslie Daugherty Managing Director of Talent & Workforce Development 217/782-8548
Private Business & Vocational Schools
Nina Tangman Director of Private Business & Vocational Schools 217/866-1426
Tyler Baskett Office Support Associate 217/866-1427
Blase Romence Program Coordinator 217/866-1438
Michelle Shaver Program Coordinator 217/866-1437
Keith Rogers Program Coordinator 217/866-1469
Chelsea Day-Wilson Program Coordinator 217/866-1444
VACANT Program Coordinator
Michael Ward Program Coordinator 217/318-5233
Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity
Linda Ruhe Marsh Senior Associate Director of Early Childhood Programs. 708/831-0467
Yinna Zhang Early Childhood Consortium Assistant Project Director 708/943-7348
Healthcare Programs
Lori Ohnesorge Senior Associate Director of Healthcare Programs 217/782-8548
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Academic Strategy & Programs
Name Job Title Phone Number
Patricia Aumann Managing Director of Academic Strategy & Programs 217/318-2511
Academic Strategy & Quality
Nkechi Onwuameze Director of Academic Strategy & Quality 217/866-1429
Justin Bradley Assistant Director 217/689-5197
Keva Gaston Assistant Director 708/967-6175
Brook Stewart Grants Program Manager 217/866-1473
VACANT Assistant Director
VACANT Assistant Director
Student Success Strategy
Jill Gebke Director of Student Success Strategy 217/866-1435
Hannah Church Student Success Specialist 217/318-2496
Lauryn Lucas Student Success Specialist 217/782-8548
Jeremy Kingery Senior Assocociate Director, Student Access & Success 217/318.2510
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Communications
Name Job Title Phone Number
Jose Garcia 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
William McCarty CFO 217/318-2500
Tracy Rembusch Payroll Manager 217/866-1448
Sirena Covington Assistant Director of Budget & Grants 708/967-3414
Rebecca Heath Assistant Chief Accountant 217/366-1477
Stephanie Stone Assistant Chief Accountant 217/318-2489
Peyton Conner Accountant I 217/689-2628
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Higher Education Finance Policy
Name Job Title Phone Number
Roberto Valadez Director of Higher Education Finance Policy 217/866-1450
Jerry Lazzara Fiscal Analyst 217/866-1443
Matt Murphy Assistant Director of Budget & Grants 217/866-0361
Darlene Canada Capital Analyst 708/831-0160
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Research, Analytics & Data
Name Job Title Phone Number
Kevin McPherson Director of Research, Analytics & Data 872/895-7726
Karen Benavente Senior Associate Director of Accountability & Research 708/831-0072
Corey Hankins Institutional Research Analyst 217/866-1451
Jennifer B. Barnett Associate Director of Workforce Analytics 217/689-5199
Kayla Wilson Business Analyst 217/318-2505
Emmanuel Boakye Business Analyst 872/895-7516
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Information Technology & Systems
Name Job Title Phone Number
John Frazier Interim Director of Information Technology & Systems 217/866-1441
IT Systems, Networking, & Infrastructure
David Antonacci IT Systems Manager 217/866-1456
Tom Mulhall Database Administrator 217/866-1425
Robert Gregory IT Helpdesk Technician 217/866-1425
Enterprise Systems, Data Solutions, & Visualization
Harry Weaver Enterprise Systems Manager 217/866-1459
Angel Medina Web Content Specialist 217/866-1460
Bonnie Gaul IT Technical Associate 217/689-4953
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Legislative Affairs
Name Job Title Phone Number
Jenna Rossi Director of Intergovernmental Relations 217/318-2492
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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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