Carmen R. Allen
UIS Degree: M.S. 2004 (Management of Information Systems)
Current Position: Professor at Lincoln Land Community College
Carly (Wesolowski) Leffel
UIS Degree: B.A. 2017 (Communication)
Current Position: UIS Admission Counselor
Category: Education
Ashley Beaton
UIS Degree: B.A. 2017 (Psychology)
Current Position
Athletics Academic Advisor at University of Wisconsin – Parkside
Sheri Hall
UIS Degree: M.A. 2016 (Educational Leadership)
Current Position: Head of School, Vail Christian Academy
Ashley Thompson
UIS Degrees: MPA 2014 (Public Administration), Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Current Position: Education Navigator, Chicago Housing Authority
A.D. Carson
UIS Degree: M.P.A. 2008 (Public Administration)
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
Matt Parbs
UIS Degree: B.A. 2010 (History)
Current Position: Director of The Sawmill Museum
Sherri McLaughlin
UIS Degree: M.A. 1998 (Human Development Counseling)
Current Position: School Counselor at Jacksonville High School and President of the Illinois School Counseling Association
Charles Burbridge
UIS Degree: B.A.1978 (Economics), M.A, 1980 (Economics)
Current Position: Executive Director, Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund
Denise Yates
UIS Degrees: B.A. 1996 (Child, Family & Community Services)
Current Position: Director for Programs, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Office of Graduate Diversity Programs
Ed Wojcicki
UIS Degree: M.A. 2001 (Political Studies)
Current Position: Executive Director of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
Rob Newbold
UIS Degree: B.A. 1998 (Legal Studies)
Current Position: Regional Manager, Business Development for the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center
Naomi Velasquez-Greene
UIS Degree: M.A. 2001 (Communication)
Current Position: Principal Consultant, Nutrition and Wellness, Illinois State Board of Education
Betsy Goulet
UIS Degrees: B.A. 1983, M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 2014
Current Position: UIS Research Assistant Professor, Center for State Policy and Leadership/College of Public Affairs and Administration & Coordinator, Child Advocacy Studies Curriculum
Scott McFarland
UIS Degree: M.P.A. 2008 (Public Administration), currently pursuing a doctorate in public administration
Current Positions: Deputy Director, Serve Illinois Commission
Neil Calderon
UIS Degree: B.A. 2002 (Political Studies), M.S. 2010 (Educational Leadership)
Current Position: Social Studies Teacher – Springfield Southeast High School
Gina DeCroix Russell
UIS Degrees: B.A. 2002 (Communication), M.A. 2003 (Communication)
Current Position: Ballet Mistress at Springfield Ballet Company, Instructor/Choreographer at Dance Arts Studio, and Assistant Instructional Professor (Ballet II) at Illinois State University.
Diane Rutledge
UIS Degree: M.A. 1979 (Educational Administration)
Current Position: Executive Director of the Large Unit District Association (LUDA)
Craig McFarland
UIS Degree: B.A. 2009 (Political Science), M.A. 2011 (Political Science)
Current Position: Academic Adviser/ Program Coordinator – College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; University of Illinois Springfield