Staff & Administration Directory

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SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Bruce P. Smith Dean
Professor
Guy Raymond Jones Faculty Scholar
David D. Meyer Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor
Lawrence B. Solum Associate Dean for Faculty and Research
John E. Cribbet Professor
Heather Ball Director of Special Events
Marianne Downey Director of Advancement
Chris Higgins Assistant Dean for Advancement
Dave Johnson Assistant Dean for Communications
Janis Johnston Director of the Law Library
Charlotte Ku Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Legal Studies
Co-Director, Center on Law and Globalization
Donna Miller Director of Career Services
Paul Pless Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid
John Rossi Executive Assistant Dean
Kelly Salefski Director of Academic Administration & Student Records
Doyle Slifer Director of Data Services
Bill Turner Director of Advancement
Carrie Turner Interim Assistant Dean for Advancement
Dan Vander Ploeg Director of Information Services
Virginia Vermillion Assistant Dean for Academic Administration and Dean of Students
Tony Waller Assistant Dean for Career Planning and Professional Development
 

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS — 217-333-0930

 

ADMINISTRATION — 217-333-0931

John Rossi Executive Assistant Dean
 

ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID — 217-244-6415

Paul Pless Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid
Suzanne Rogers Assistant Director for Admissions
Julie Griffin Assistant Director for Financial Aid
Patricia Carlson Admissions Coordinator
Patricia Camp Admissions Assistant
Farha Ahmed Regional Admissions Officer - East
Jennifer Chamberlain Regional Admissions Officer - Midwest
Rayna Gokli Regional Admissions Officer - Mountain West
Katherine Ortwerth Regional Admissions Officer - South
Lijana Pukinaite Regional Admissions Officer - Midwest
 

ADVANCEMENT — 217-333-2628

Chris Higgins Assistant Dean for Advancement
Carrie Turner Interim Assistant Dean for Advancement
Marianne Downey Director of Advancement
Bill Turner Director of Advancement
Lisa Denson-Rives Associate Director of Advancement
Meredith Olson Associate Director of Advancement
Cassi Wildman Assistant Director of Advancement
Susan Maxwell Assistant to the Assistant Dean for Advancement
Brenda Stevenson Assistant to the Advancement Office
 

BOOKSTORE — 217-333-2406

Lisa Cripe Bookstore Manager
 

BUSINESS OFFICE — 217-244-9923

Jennifer Byrd Business Manager I
Dinah Danielak Staff Clerk
Rhonda Davis Account Tech II
Becky Millikan Account Tech I
 

CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT — 217-333-2961

Tony Waller Assistant Dean for Career Planning and Professional Development
Donna Miller Director of Career Services
Jolynn Caroline Associate Director of Career Services
Sunda Wells McHugh Assistant Director of Career Planning and Professional Development
 

CLINICS — 217-244-9494

Karla Fischer Domestic Violence Clinic
George Bell Civil Litigation Clinic
Patrick Keenan International Human Rights Clinic
Brenda Faul Clinic Office Manager
Nina Tarr
Sandra Sosa Office Support Assistant Learner
Megan McGlothlin Visiting Law Associate
 

COMMUNICATIONS — 217-244-4014

Dave Johnson Assistant Dean for Communications
 

DATA SERVICES — 217-333-0930

Doyle Slifer Director of Data Services
Casey Myers Database/Web Programmer
 

DEANS SUITE — 217-333-0930

Joetta Morgan Receptionist
Carolyn Brown Room Reservations and Rental
Shirley Shore Assistant to the Dean of Students
Angela Martin Assistant to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Debby Fletcher Assistant to the Executive Assistant Dean
 

DEAN'S OFFICE — 217-333-9857

Cheryl Long Assistant to the Dean
Frank Venis Visiting Law Associate
 

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS COORDINATOR — 217-333-0930

Stacey Ballmes Managing Editor of the Comparative Labor Law Journal, Program Coordinator for the Program in Comparative Labor and Employment Law and Policy, & Appointments Committee Coordinator
 

FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES — 217-333-0930

 

GRADUATE AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS — 217-333-6066

Charlotte Ku Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Legal Studies
Co-Director, Center on Law and Globalization
Ann Perry Assistant
Christine Renshaw Assistant Director for Graduate and International Legal Studies
 

INFORMATION SERVICES — 217-265-5004

Dan Vander Ploeg Director of Information Services
Tyler Hunter PC and Media Specialist
Steven A. Holland Web Specialist
Irene Sakellarakis Network Administration Specialist
 

LAW LIBRARY — 217-333-2914

Janis Johnston Director of the Law Library
Stephanie Davidson Public Services
Paul Healey Senior Instructional Services Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Administration
Barb Henigman Technical Services
Harold Southern Circulation Manager
Talisa Webber Business and Human Resource Coordinator
Jane Williams Foreign, Comparative & International
Katie Chamberlain Pre-Professional Graduate Assistant
Travis McDade Rare Books
 

STUDENT RECORDS OFFICE — 217-333-9854

Kelly Salefski Director of Academic Administration & Student Records
 

SPECIAL EVENTS — 217-244-9199; 217-244-0689

Heather Ball Director of Special Events
Carrie May-Borich Special Events Facilitator
 

STUDENT SERVICES — 217-333-1097

Virginia Vermillion Assistant Dean for Academic Administration and Dean of Students
Megan Pickens Assistant Director for Academic Administration
Shirley Shore Assistant to the Dean of Students