Units & Staff
Office of the Executive Director
Molly Lamb
Executive Director
Email: mehle01s@uis.edu
Office: PAC 450
(217) 206-8622
Rob Raleigh
Administrative Specialist
Email: rrale1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 412
(217) 206-7984
Nichol Timms
Administrative Aide
Email: ntimm3@uis.edu
Office: PAC 410
(217) 206-7163
Child Protection Training Academy
Graduate Public Service Internship
Sherrie Elzinga
Director
sbowm2@uis.edu
Office: BRK475
(217) 206-6155
Myra Kaufman
Assistant Director
mkauf5@uis.edu
Office: BRK475
(217) 206-6153
Pam McGowan
Office Manager
pmcgo2@uis.edu
Office: BRK475
(217) 206-6158
John Hanlon
Executive Director
jhanl2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 406
(217) 206-8558
Christine Ferree
Case Coordinator
cferr3@uis.edu
Office: PAC 429
(217) 206-6569
Stephanie Kamel
Visiting Staff Attorney
skame2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 468
217-206-8731
Courtney Reed
IIP Development
creed21@uis.edu
Office: PAC 405
(217) 206-6569
Maria de Arteaga
Visiting Staff Attorney
mdear3@uis.edu
Office: PAC 429
(217) 206-6569
Larry Golden
Professor Emeritus
lgold1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 429A
(217) 206-7885
Karen Meidel
Program Services Aide
kmeid2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 451
(217) 206-6569
Dennis Rumme
Volunteer
drumm3@uis.edu
Office: PAC 419
(217) 206-6271
Kiran Desai
Volunteer
kdesa3@uis.edu
Office: PAC 419
(217) 206-6271
Lauren Kaeseberg
Visiting Staff Attorney
lkase2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 451
(217) 206-6569
Brian Otwell
Volunteer
botwe3@uis.edu
Office: PAC 419
(217) 206-6217
Marilyn Selby
Volunteer
mselb2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 417
(217) 206-6271
Katie Davison
Executive Director
kdavison@innovatespringfield.org
15 South Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701
217-206-8674
Sarah Beth Ayers
Business Incubation Coordinator
sarahbeth@innovatespringfield.org
15 South Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701
217-206-8673
Hilary Rains
Social Innovation Program Director
Email: hrains2@uis.edu
15 South Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701
217-206-8672
Trisha Schlobohm
Office Manager
Email: tschl5@uis.edu
15 South Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701
217-206-8671
Institute for Illinois Public Finance
Kenneth Kriz
Director
kkriz4@uis.edu
Office: PAC 420
(217) 206-6572
Beverly Bunch
Professor
bbunc1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 476
(217) 206-6080
Richard Funderburg
Associate Professor
rfund2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 478
(217) 206-7720
Arwi Kriz
Research Fellow
asrit1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 451
(217) 206-8047
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Policy Studies
Alan Simmons
Director
asimm2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 466
(217) 206-6591
Jenny Calix
Administrative Assistant
jcalix@uis.edu
Office: DCFS-OIG Springfield Office
Susan Evans
Vst. Director Error Reduction Training
sevan6@uis.edu
4 W Old State Capitol Plz.
Manuel Gutierrez
Visiting Researcher
mguti3@uis.edu
Office: PAC 470
(217) 206-6343
Lee Ann Lowder
Vst. Asst. Director
Welfare Investigator
llowder@uis.edu
DCFS-OIG Chicago Office
Sue Patterson
Business Manager II
spatt1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 450
(217) 206-6029
Michele Sapp
Administrative Specialist
msapp1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 450
(217) 206-7987
John Transue
Associate Professor
jtran8@uis.edu
Office: PAC 482
(217) 206-8383
Beverly Bunch
Professor
bbunc2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 476
(217) 206-6080
Jennifer Cifaldi
Traffic Safety Resource
jcifa2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 451
(217) 206-6343
Sarah Garcia
Vst. Criminal Background Research Associate
skoll4@uis.edu
4 W Old State Capitol
Verleaner Lane
Visiting Project Specialist
vlane@illinois.edu
PAC 451
(217) 206-6343
Charlene Moe
Project for Public Safety
cedmi1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 462
(217) 206-6049
Carrie Ramsden
Assoc. Deputy, Financial
& Policy Investigations
crams2@uis.edu
4 W. Old State Capitol Plz.
Nii Tawiah
Visiting Research Assoc.
ntawi2@uis.edu
DCFS-OIG
Springfield Office
Lisa Wiemhoff
Training Development Specialist
Lisa.A.Wiemhoff@illinois.gov
DCFS-OIG Chicago Office
Patricia Byrnes
Associate Professor
pbyrn1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 454
(217) 206-7783
Jennifer Cook
Office Support Specialist
jcook36@uis.edu
Office: PAC 451
(217) 206-7990
Andrea Graff
Graduate Research Asst.
ataft01s@uis.edu
Office: PAC 465
(217) 206-6079
Daniel Leonard
Vist. Research Specialist
dleon01s@uis.edu
Office: PAC 451
(217) 206-6343
Thomas Morey
Law Enforcement Liaison
tmore3@uis.edu
Office: PAC 451
(217) 206-6343
Gary Reinbold
Assistant Professor
grein3@uis.edu
Office: PAC 422
(217) 206-8568
Tih-Fen Ting
Associate Professor, IDNR Osprey/ Franklin Ground Squirrel Project
tting1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 316
(217) 206-7876
Cody Pope
Director
cpope6@uis.edu
Office: PAC 138A
(217) 206-6799
Kevin Norris
Production Coordinator
knorr1@uis.edu
Office: PAC 138B
(217) 206-6799
Mike Taylor
Producer/Director
mtayl22@uis.edu
Office: PAC 138E
(217) 206-6189
Mark Verduin
Producer/Director
mverd2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 138C
(217) 206-6799
Alan Simmons
Director
asimm2@uis.edu
Office: PAC 466
(217) 206-6591
Cindy Jones
Research Manager
mjone27@uis.edu
Office: PAC 452
(217) 206-6392
Tonda Reece
Administrative Aide
treec2@uis.edu
Office: HRB 120
(217) 206-6591
Randy Eccles
General Manager
reccl2@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 109
(217) 206- 6403
Beatrice Bonner
Community Voices Editor
nbogd2@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 113
(217) 206-6643
Nice Garcia
Director-Development
nbogd2@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 113
(217) 206-6643
Maureen McKinney
Editor-News
mmcki1@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 95
(217) 206-6703
Jennifer Ramm
Host
jlitt1@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 130-0
(217) 206-9847
Audrey Bellot
Office Manager
abell30@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 130
(217) 206-9847
Sean Crawford
Editor-Managing
scraw1@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 130C
(217) 206-6408
Mary Hansen
Multimedia Journalist
mhans6@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 130D-1
(217) 206-6507
Hannah Meisel
Statehouse Editor
meisel1@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 130
(217) 206-9847
Timothy Boll
Chief Broadcast Engineer
tboll@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 130A
(217) 206-6406
Michelle Eccles
Host
mmcla2@uis.edu
Office: WUIS
(217) 206-9847
David Leonatti
Host/Producer
dleon1@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 130O
(217) 206-9847
Barbara Pesch
Business Admin. Associate
bpesc@uis.edu
Office: WUIS 130
(217) 206-6401
Advisory Board Members
- Wayne Anderson
- Rance Carpenter
- Barbara Ferrara
- Michael Jones
- Carolyn Kopel
- Naomi Lynn
- Kathryn Saltmarsh