Illinois Board of Higher Education
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| Executive | ||
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| 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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