Administrative Directory

For faculty information, view the Faculty Profiles.

Senior Administrative Staff

Bruce P. Smith Dean
Professor
Guy Raymond Jones Faculty Scholar
John D. Colombo

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor
Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Professor
Interim Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid

Daniel W. Hamilton Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives
Professor of Law and History
John Rossi

Executive Assistant Dean

Greg Miarecki

Executive Assistant Dean for Career Planning and Professional Development

Virginia Vermillion Assistant Dean for Academic Administration and Dean of Students
Charlotte Ku Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Legal Studies
Co-Director, Center on Law and Globalization
Carolyn Turner

Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives

Chris Higgins

Assistant Dean for Advancement

Heather Ball

Director of Events

Jenny Carroll

Interim Director for Admissions and Financial Aid

Melissa Englund

Director of Communications

Chris Grant

Director of Human Resources

Andrea Hoey Director of Budget and Planning
Janis Johnston Director of the Law Library
Kelly Salefski Director of Academic Administration and Student Records
Doyle Slifer

Director of Data Services

Dan Vander Ploeg Director of Information Services

Academic Affairs - (217) 333-0930

John D. Colombo

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor
Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Professor
Interim Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid

Administration - (217) 333-0930

John Rossi

Executive Assistant Dean

Admissions and Financial Aid - (217) 244-6415

Jenny Carroll

Interim Director for Admissions and Financial Aid

Julie Griffin Assistant Director for Financial Aid
Suzanne Rogers Assistant Director for Admissions
Patricia Camp Admissions Assistant
Patricia Carlson Admissions Coordinator

Advancement - (217) 333-2628

Chris Higgins

Assistant Dean for Advancement

Lisa Denson-Rives

Associate Director of Advancement

Cassi Wildman

Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Stewardship

Bookstore - (217) 333-2406

Lisa Cripe Bookstore Manager

Business Office - (217) 244-9923

Jennifer Daly Business Manager I
Becky Millikan Account Tech I
Tiffany Burnsmier Accounting Clerk

Career Planning and Professional Development - (217) 333-2961

Greg Miarecki

Executive Assistant Dean for Career Planning and Professional Development

Jolynn Caroline Interim Director of Career Planning and Professional Development
Stacey Foland

Associate Director of Career Planning and Professional Development

Rebecca Myhr Associate Director of Career Planning and Professional Development
Michael Kerman

Assistant Director of Career Planning and Professional Development

Clinics - (217) 244-9494

Nina W. Tarr Director of Clinical Education
George Bell Civil Litigation Clinic
J. Steven Beckett Federal Civil Rights Clinic
Andrew Bequette

Federal Civil Rights Clinic

Karla Fischer Domestic Violence Clinic
Melissa Frydman Family Advocacy Clinic
Patrick Keenan International Human Rights Clinic
Stacey L. Tutt Community Preservation Clinic
Brenda Faul Clinic Office Manager
Sandra Sosa Office Support Assistant Learner

Data Services - (217) 333-0930

Doyle Slifer

Director of Data Services

Casey Myers Database/Web Programmer

Dean's Suite - (217) 333-0930

Carolyn Brown

Room Reservations and Rental

Debby Fletcher Assistant to the Executive Assistant Dean
Sandy Fretty

Assistant to Advancement and Strategic Initiatives

Susan Maxwell Assistant to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Shirley Shore Assistant to the Dean of Students

Dean's Office - (217) 333-9857

Cheryl Long Assistant to the Dean

Faculty Appointments Coordinator - (217) 333-0930

Sally Cook

Faculty Appointments Coordinator and Faculty Assistant

Graduate and International Programs - (217) 333-6066

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

Human Resources - (217) 333-0930

Chris Grant

Director of Human Resources

Information Services - (217) 265-5004

Dan Vander Ploeg Director of Information Services
Tyler Hunter PC and Media Specialist
Irene Sakellarakis Network Administration Specialist

Law Library - (217) 333-2914

Janis Johnston Director of the Law Library
Stephanie Davidson

Associate Professor of Library Administration
Head of Public Services
Acting Library Director

Paul D. Healey Senior Instructional Services Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Administration
Travis McDade Rare Books
Harold Southern Circulation Manager
Talisa Bracy Business and Human Resource Coordinator

Student Records Office - (217) 333-9854

Kelly Salefski Director of Academic Administration and Student Records

Special Events - (217) 244-0689; (217) 333-0138

Heather Ball

Director of Events

Carrie May-Borich

Events Coordinator

Strategic Initiatives - (217) 244-0001

Carolyn Turner

Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives

Student Services - (217) 333-1097

Virginia Vermillion Assistant Dean for Academic Administration and Dean of Students
Megan Pickens Assistant Director for Academic Administration