Staff Directory

President’s Office

Teresa L. Amott
President
B.A., Smith College; Ph.D., Boston College

Denise Bailey
Executive Secretary to the President

Anna Clark
Institutional Research and Assessment Assistant
B.A., Marycrest International University

Charles L. Clark, Jr.
Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
B.A., M.A., Western Illinois University

Academic Affairs

Lawrence B. Breitborde
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
B.A., Clark University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester.

Lori S. Haslem
Associate Dean of the College
B.A., Purdue University; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., University of Denver

Nancy Fennig
Executive Secretary to the Dean of the College

Becky Canfield
Senior Secretary, Office of the Dean of the College

- Academic Assessment

Leah Adams-Curtis
Director of Academic Assessment
B.S., Millsaps College; M.S., Ph. D., Washington State University

- Library

Jeffrey Douglas
Director of the Library
B.A., University of Louisville, M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky

Sharon Clayton
Associate Librarian
B.A., West Virginia Wesleyan College; M.A., University of Maryland; M.A., University of London

Anne Giffey
Assistant Librarian for Public Services
B.S., Edgewood College; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Nicole Ream-Sotomayor
Assistant Librarian
B.A., Wittenberg University; M.A., University of Chicago; M.S., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Laurie Sauer
Information Technologies Librarian
B.A., Monmouth College, M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jason Connell
Public Services Assistant
B.A., Knox College

Tanna Cullen
Office Coordinator
B.A., Knox College; M.B.A., Thunderbird School of Global Management

Patricia Glasnovich
Acquisitions Technician
A.A., Carl Sandburg College

Trisha Hurst
Public Services Assistant
B.S., M.S., Missouri State University; M.L.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Michelle Janikowski
Public Services Assistant
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Kathleen Normile
Public Services Assistant
B.A., Brown University

Irene Ponce
Reader Services Technician
B.A., Knox College

-- Archives and Special Collections

Carley Robison
Curator of College Archives
B.A., University of Kansas

Maryjo McAndrew
Senior Archives Assistant
B.S., Misericordia University

Kay Vander Meulen
Special Collections Supervisor
B.Ed., National College of Education

-- Audio-Visual Services

Todd A. Smith
Interim Audio-Visual Coordinator
B.A., Evergreen State College

- Information Technology Services

Steven Hall
Director of Information Technology Services
B.S., Bradley University

Steven A. Jones
Senior Associate Director of Information Technology Services for Administrative Systems
B.A., Knox College; M.S., Washington University; M.B.A., Webster University

Sean Riedel
Associate Director, Web and New Media Services
B.A., St. Ambrose University; M.S., Western Illinois University

Nancy Hall
User Specialist for Administrative Computing

Ross Davis
User Services Specialist

Caleb Bennett
Programmer
B.A., Monmouth College

Natalie Clark
Web Editor/New Media Specialist
B.A., Monmouth College

Debra DeCrane
Assistant Director for Administrative Systems
B.A., Knox College

Joe Diveney
Network Manager, Information Technology Services

Ronald Frakes
Programmer, Administrative Systems
B.A., Knox College

Craig Johnson
Computer Technician
A.S., Carl Sandburg College

Jamie Jones
Web Editor and New Media Manager
B.A., Wartburg College

Kevin Kogut
Systems Programmer/Analyst
B.A., Illinois State University

Nancy Legate
Secretary, Information Technology Services

Debra Marty
Telecommunications Specialist

Parvez Mohammed
Programmer
B.S., Jawaharlal Nehru University; M.S., Western Illinois University

James C. Stevens, Jr.
Programmer
B.S., Millikin University

- Registrar

Kevin J. Hastings
Registrar
B.A., Knox College; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University

Karen Benedict
Assistant to the Registrar

Donna Browne
Secretary, Office of the Registrar

- Special Programs

-- Association of Black Cultural Centers

Frederick L. Hord
Executive Director, Association of Black Cultural Centers
B.S., M.S., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Union Graduate School

Terry Duffy
Executive Assistant, Association of Black Cultural Centers

-- Burkhardt Language Center

Jerome Miner
Director, Burkhardt Language Center
B.A., Coe College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa

-- Center for Research and Advanced Study

Sandra Mehl
Director, Center for Research and Advanced Study
B.A., Knox College; M.S., Western Illinois University

Sandy Jones
Secretary, Center for Research and Advanced Study

-- Galesburg Colony Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Owen Muelder
Director, Galesburg Colony Underground Railroad Freedom Center
B.A., Knox College; M.A.T., Miami U. of Ohio

-- Green Oaks Biological Field Station

Stuart Allison
Director
B.S., The University of Puget Sound; M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley

Jon Wagner
Director, Green Oaks Term Program
B.A., Wichita State University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

-- Lincoln Studies Center

Rod Davis
Co-Director, Lincoln Studies Center
B.S., University of Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa

Douglas Wilson
Co-Director, Lincoln Studies Center
B.A., Doane College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

-- Ronald E. McNair Program

Sarah Moschenross
Director, McNair Program
B.A., Iowa State University; M.A., University of Iowa

Nancy Olson
Assistant Director, McNair Program
B.A., Knox College

Patricia Noriega
Assistant, McNair Program
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Parkside

-- New Faculty Orientation

Jason Helfer
Coordinator of New Faculty Orientation Program
B.M., Millikin University; M.Mus., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

-- Stellyes Center for Global Studies

Michael Schneider
Director, Stellyes Center for Global Studies
B.S., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago

Sunshine Regiacorte
Coordinator, Stellyes Center for Global Studies

- Athletics

Chad Eisele
Director of Athletics; Head Football Coach
B.A., Knox College; M.S., Wayne State University

Scott Sunderland
Assistant Athletic Director, Head Athletic Trainer
B.S., M.S., Illinois State University

Harold Watson
Assistant Athletic Director
B.S., MacMurray College. M.S., Western Illinois University

Kim Schrader
Assistant to the Director of Athletics; Recruiting Coordinator; Head Volleyball Coach

Michael G. Perry
Sports Information Director
B.A., University of Illinois-Springfield

Emily S. Cline
Head Coach, Women's Basketball and Women's Golf
B.A., Cornell College; M.S., Mercyhurst College

Andrew Gibbons
Assistant Football Coach
B.S., Culver-Stockton College; M.S., Western Illinois University

Jami Isaacson
Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Football Coach
B.A., Knox College

Melissa Joseph
Head Coach, Women's Soccer; Director of E. & L. Andrew Fitness Center
B.A., Plattsburgh State University; M.A., Plymouth State University

Kevin Krausz
Assistant Football Coach; Instructor, Sports Studies
B.A., Knox College

J. Robert Purlee
Head Coach, Men's Basketball and Men's Golf
B.A., Monmouth College; M.S., Western Illinois University

Ashley Sims
Head Softball Coach; Assistant Volleyball Coach
B.A., Monmouth College; M.S., Western Illinois University

Alexandra Vernon
Assistant Athletic Trainer
B.A., Lewis University

Dan Zierfuss
Head Track Coach; Assistant Football Coach
B.A., Beloit College; M.S., Western Illinois University

- Instructional Support

Victoria Romano
Coordinator, Instructional Technology Services
B.A., Allegheny College; M.Ed., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Lori Hillier Montgomery
Director of Clinical Services, Educational Studies
B.A., Knox College

Jerry Goodin
Science Technician
A.A.S., Spoon River College

Susan Kuster
Laboratory Manager, Biology, and Radiation Safety Officer
B.A., Monmouth College

Miava Reem
Technical Assistant, Biology
B.A., Knox College

Naomi Caro Tsuji
Laboratory Manager, Chemistry
B.A., Knox College

Megan Clewell
Accompanist, Music

Margo Shively
Designer/Supervisor, Theatre Costume Shop
B.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago

Samantha Newport
Assistant Technical Director, Theatre
B.A., Knox College

- Faculty Support

Peggy Danielson
Faculty Secretary, Davis Hall

Jennifer Lazarz
Faculty Secretary, Center for Fine Arts
B.A., Millikin University

Debra J. Polillo
Faculty Secretary, Old Main

Mary Jane Shroyer
Faculty Secretary, Umbeck Science-Mathematics Center
B.S., Truman State University; M.S., Oregon State University

Student Development

Debra Southern
Dean of Students
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Iowa

Heather Poppy
Associate Dean of Students
B.S., University of Illinois; M.Ed., University of Vermont

Lisa Welch
Senior Secretary, Student Development

Melanie Lowe
Student Health Services Coordinator/Secretary
A.A.S., Carl Sandburg College

 

-Residential Learning

Craig Southern
Associate Dean of Students for Residential Learning
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan; M.S., Illinois State University

Kathleen Drake
Assistant Director of Campus Life
B.A., Millikin University; M.S., Eastern Illinois University

Jillian Gates
Assistant Director of Campus Life for Student Activities
B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.O.L., St. Ambrose University

Jillian Staley
Assistant Director of Residential Operations
B.S., MacMurray College

Cindy Wickliffe
Secretary, Office of Residential Learning and Campus Life

-Health and Counseling Services

Daniel Larson
Associate Dean of Students and Director of Health and Counseling Services
B.A., Concordia College; M.A., University of South Dakota; Ed.D., Northern Arizona University

Virginia Kasser
Counselor
M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester

Joanne Scott
Counselor
M.A., Columbia College, Chicago

Vicki Swedlund
Secretary, Counseling Center
A.A., Carl Sandburg College

-Center for Teaching and Learning

John Haslem
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
B.A., M.A., Purdue University; Ph.D., University of Denver

Laura Bush
Academic Coordinator
B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., University of Missouri

Mary Jane Shroyer
Math Instructor
B.S., Truman State University; M.S., Oregon State University

-TRIO Achievement Program

Risa Lopez
Director, TRIO Achievement Program
B.A., M.S., Illinois State University

Stephanie Kennedy
Assistant Director, TRIO Achievement Program
B.A., Monmouth College; M.A., Ball State University

Paul Marasa
Writing Coordinator, TRIO Achievement Program
B.A., St. Joseph’s University; M.A., Indiana University

Evelyn Nelson
Program Coordinator, TRIO Achievement Program

-Center for Career and Pre-Professional Development

Terrie Saline
Director, Center for Career & Pre-Professional Development
A.A., Carl Sandburg College; B.S., SUNY Empire State College

Melissa Kratz
Office Coordinator, Center for Career & Pre-Professional Development
A.A.S., Carl Sandburg College; A.A., Ambassador College; B.A., Knox College

-Center for Community Service

Kathleen Ridlon
Director, Center for Community Service
B.A., City College of New York; M.A., Smith College

-Center for Intercultural Life

Tianna Cervantez
Director of Multicultural Student Advisement
B.A., Knox College; A.M., University of Chicago

Cathy Walters
Director of International Student Advisement
B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., National University; M.S., Naval Postgraduate School

Admission and Financial Aid

- Admission

Paul Steenis
Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission
B.A., Knox College

Jennifer Keegan
Associate Director of Admission
B.A., Allegheny College; M.Ed., Loyola University

DeVone Eurales
Senior Assistant Director of Admission
B.S., Illinois College

Russell Bold
Assistant Director of Admission
B.A., Monmouth College

Josh Ferchau
Assistant Director of Admission
B.A., Knox College

Andrew Flock
Assistant Director of Admission
B.A., Knox College

Donna Curry
Director of Admission Services
B.A., Knox College

Sarah Colangelo
Admission Counselor
B.A., Knox College

Maria Filippone
Admission Counselor
B.A., Knox College; M.F.A., New York University

Patricia Harden
Admission Services Associate
A.A., Carl Sandburg College; Cisco Certified

Beth Jonsberg
Visit Coordinator
B.A., Keele University

Katie Link
Admission Services Associate
B.S., Illinois State University

Ellen McDowell
Admission Services Associate

Julia Ricciardi
Admission Counselor
B.A., Knox College

Norma Rodriguez
Administrative Assistant, Admission

Amy Welty
Receptionist
A.A., Carl Sandburg College

Sherrill Zaric
Project Coordinator

- Financial Aid

Ann M. Brill
Director of Financial Aid
B.A., Augustana College; M.S.Ed., Western Illinois University

Mary Wright
Associate Director of Financial Aid
B.A., Northeastern Illinois University; M.S., Marian College

Donna Cox
Financial Aid Counselor
B.S., Western Illinois University

Dolores Sundell
Office Coordinator

Advancement

Beverly Holmes
Vice President for Advancement
B.S., Cornell University

Melissa Arney
Director of Advancement Services
B.A., University of Miami

Marjorie Bowton
Gift Processing Assistant and Constituent Records
A.A., Carl Sandburg College

Jeri Candor
Assistant Director of the Knox Fund
A.A., Carl Sandburg College

Megan Clayton
Fifty Year Club and Reunion Coordinator
A.A.S., Carl Sandburg College

Diane Dooley
Administrative Assistant, Advancement

Kathleen Eisele
Advancement Assistant

Rose Garrison
Advancement Accounting Manager
B.S., Western Illinois University

Robert King
Senior Gift Planner
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; J.D., I.I.T.-Chicago Kent College of Law

Julie Layer
Director of the Knox Fund
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

John Mathews
Director of Major Gifts
B.S., Bradley University

Joanne Peterson
Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
B.A., University of Delaware; M.S., Drexel University

Megan Scott
Director, Advancement Communications and Editor, Knox Magazine
B.A., Knox College

Cheri Siebken
Associate Director of Advancement Communications
B.J., University of Missouri

Katherine L. Sturgeon
Associate Director of Donor Relations and Grant Administration
B.A., California State University; M.S., University of California

J. Mark Wilson
Director of Major Gifts
B.S., Monmouth College

Jamie Wollrab
Senior Gift Processing and Constituent Records

- Alumni Relations

Carol Brown
Director of Alumni Programs
B.A., Knox College; M.A., Western Illinois University

Jennifer Gallas
Associate Director, Alumni and Constituent Programs
B.A., Augustana College; M.A., University of Illinois

Amy Roth
Alumni and Constituent Relations Assistant

Public Relations

Karrie Heartlein
Director of Public Relations
B.A., M.A., Bradley University

Peter Bailley
Associate Director of Media Relations
B.A., Knox College

Adriana E. Colindres
Features Editor and Public Relations Specialist
B.S., University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana; M.A., Univeristy of Illinois-Springfield

Colleen Culbertson
Secretary

Rebecca Hale
Director of Publications
B.S., Illinois State University

Ami Jontz
Publications Designer
B.S., Illinois State University

Business, Finance and Administrative Services

Thomas B. Axtell
Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services, and Treasurer
B.A., Oberlin College; M.B.A., M.E.S., Yale University

Ann Nixon
Executive Secretary to the Vice President for Finance
B.S., University of Illinois

- Business and Finance

Angela Clary
Accountant, Business Office
B.A., Monmouth College

Melody Diehl
Accounts Payable, Loans Coordinator, Business Office

Bobby Jo Maurer
Controller, C.P.A.
B.S., Western Illinois University

Julie Nelson
Accounting Assistant
B.S., Illinois State University

Lisa Steinbach
Payroll Coordinator

Vicki Trant
Information Coordinator

Penny Young
Billing and Collection Coordinator

- Administrative Services

Craig Conolly
Bookstore Manager
B.S., M.S., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Virgi Cox
Bookstore Assistant

Roxanne Ronk
Benefits Coordinator

Barbara Schulze
Human Resources Assistant

Marcy Simkins
Wellness Coordinator
B.S., Augustana College

Sherry Steller
Coordinator, Purchasing

Neill Unger
Supervisor Postal Services

Gina Zindt
Director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action Officer
A.A., Illinois Central College; B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

- Facilities Services

Scott Maust
Director of Facilities Services

Bradley Gregory
Director of Building Services

Dan Marty
Director of Maintenance

John Steller
Director of Grounds

Dennis Bailey
General Maintenance Worker

Michael Bailey
Custodian

Larry Beller
Custodian/Grounds

Cathleen Brush
Custodian

Terry Clewell
Painter

Marvin Cooper
Custodian

Perry Darrah
Custodian

Clyde Droke
Grounds Worker
A.A., Carl Sandburg College; B.S., Bradley University

Rodney Eiker
Plant Operator

Karen Ford-Kelly
Custodian

Christine Fowler
Custodian

Maxwell Getz
Journeyman Mason/Concrete

Thomas Griffith
Carpenter Foreman

Timothy Guerrero
Custodian

Robert Hall
Custodian

Laurene Harvey
Custodian

Sherman Kelley
Heating Plant Foreman

Bonita Lee
Service Request Coordinator

Kimberly Lipsky
Custodial Foreman

Steven Lumbeck
Electrician

Greg Lybarger
General Maintenance Worker

Diana Mackin
Custodian

Gary Pence
Custodian

Patrick Pendergast
General Maintenance Worker

Curtis Phillips
Custodian/Grounds

Andrew Pitman
Grounds Specialist
B.A., Western Illinois University

Linda Rice
Custodian

Aftin Sallee
Custodian

Arnold J. Salsman
Custodial Foreman

Marie Scalf
Custodian

Dan Schisler
Custodian

David B. Smith
General Maintenance Worker

Joann Soper
Custodian

Barb Stevenson
Custodian

Raymond Sykes
Custodian
B.A., William Penn University

Mark Totten
Plumber

Gregory Washabaugh
Custodian

Douglas Wessels
Custodian

Linda Wood
Housekeeper, Ingersoll House

Carole Woods
Custodian

- Dining Services

Helmut Mayer
Director of Dining Services
B.A., Bad Gleichenberg, Austria

Edwin Anderson
Storeroom Clerk

Denise Betts
Dining Service Worker

Trudy Bizarri
Supervisor

Laurie Bush
Snack Bar Worker

David Cherrington
Dining Services Worker

Bridget Crouch
Cook

Kelly Danielson
Dining Services Worker

Cinda Downin
Dining Services Worker

Kathy Dunemann
Baker

Jo Ann Gibbons
Supervisor

Janice Gluba
Supervisor

Bobbi Helander
Manager, Convenience Store

Jill Huff
Dining Services Worker

Charlotte Johnson
Supervisor

D. Mark Johnson
Cook

Margaret Kain
Associate Director of Dining and Campus Card Services

Debbie Lannholm
Dining Services Worker

Celia Lozano
Dining Services Worker

Michelle Lumberry
Cook

Rodolfo Martinez
Cook

Linda McCormack
Lead Snack Bar Worker

Marla McGinn
Dining Services Worker

Danette McKillip
Catering Manager

Melissa Messenger
Dining Services Worker

Lori Moore
Cook

Angela Morss-Miles
Office & Card Service Coordinator

Debra Oelberg
Dining Services Worker

Donna Reische
Office Assistant

Rosaria Rodriguez
Snack Bar Worker

Tina Rutherford
Dining Services Worker

Terri Selman
Cook

Denise Sportsman
Dining Services Worker

Susan Swanson
Dining Services Worker

Susan Williams
Dining Services Worker

Henry Wooten
Dining Services Worker

- Campus Safety

John Schlaf
Director, Campus Safety
B.A., Western Illinois University

Mack Glass
Assistant Director, Campus Safety
B.A., Western Illinois University

Harold Hull
Safety Officer

Nathan Kemp
Safety Officer

Raul Martinez
Safety Officer
A.S., Carl Sandburg College

Kevin McCoy
Safety Officer

Edward Ordaz
Safety Officer

David Rayborn
Safety Officer

Tim Sandrock
Safety Officer

Stanley Simonson
Safety Officer

William Struck
Safety Officer
A.A., Central Texas College

Brent Zhorne
Safety Officer
B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.B.A., Western Illinois University