Staff Directory

Administration

Name Title Email Phone
Dr. Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela Associate Chancellor and Vice Provost for Global Affairs & Strategies mabokela@illinois.edu
Assistant: morgand@illinois.edu
217-333-6104
Dr. Luis Canales Associate Provost for Illinois International lcanales@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
John Todd Director for Finance and Administration johntodd@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Kecia Byndum Office Support Associate kbyndum@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Brandy Coy Senior Business Manager bcoy@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Ben England Office Manager ee4@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Deborah Lowe-Morgan Assistant to the Vice Provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies morgand@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Kelli Manning Accounting Associate kwiesene@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Jill Ouellette Office Administrator ouellett@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Dr. Katayoun Salmasi Grant Writer khossei2@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Kelly Sellers Human Resource Coordinator kmeeks@illinois.edu 217-333-6104

Global Communications

Name Title Email Phone
Marta Schneider Director for Global Communications martasch@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Zach Bear Graphic Design Specialist zbear@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Analicia Haynes Storytelling & Social Media Specialist ahayn2@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Boswell Hutson Assistant Director for Media and Marketing hutson2@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Quentin Misiag Assistant Director for Events and Engagement qmisiag@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Carla Shanley Project Manager carlas2@illinois.edu 217-333-6104

Global Education and Training

Name Title Email Phone
Dr. Matt Rosenstein Director, Global Education and Training rosenstn@illinois.edu 217-244-3312
Grant Brewer Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives brewer4@illinois.edu 217-244-3312
Dr. Amy Chen Associate Director for Administration and Operations schen8@uillinois.edu 217-244-3312
Robert Marinelli Associate Director for Program Implementation remarine@illinois.edu 217-244-3312
Shynar Imangaliyeva Global Education and Training Program Coordinator shynar@illinois.edu 217-244-3312
Wendy Spencer Assistant Director wendyas2@illinois.edu 217-244-3312
Melissa Ramos Vaesken Global Education and Training Program Coordinator ramosdm@illinois.edu 217-244-3312
Karen Weng Program Specialist wweng@illinois.edu 217-244-3312
Allison Wheeler Assistant Director acwheel2@illinois.edu 217-244-3312

Global Relations

Name Title Email Phone
Dr. Sammer Saleh Jones Director for Global Relations salehjo1@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Jason Conley Campus Liaison for Global Relations jconley@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Shirice Harris Partnership Coordinator for Global Relations shirice2@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Negar Valizadegan Extra Help Office Support Specialist for Global Relations negarv@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Shuo (Erica) Wang Associate Director for Global Relations swang69@illinois.edu 217-333-6104

Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange

Name Title Email Phone
Joy Phaphouvaninh Director, Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange joypha@illinois.edu 217-333-6322
Andy Hinnant Education Abroad Coordinator ahinnant@illinois.edu 217-333-6322
Thomas Schrepfer Assistant Director for Global Education Knowledge Management schrepfe@illinois.edu 217-333-6322
Ernesto Zepeda Montes Global Education Knowledge Systems and Applications Coordinator ezepeda2@uillinois.edu 217-333-6322

Intensive English Institute

Name Title Email Phone
Andy Alvarez Lecturer aa138@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Laiane Benite De Castro Graduate Teaching Assistant laianer2@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Kristin Bouton Academic Director bouton@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Jenny Brown-Rocheleau Lecturer, Student Activities Coordinator and International Student Advisor jabrown7@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Lisa Chason Lecturer lchason2@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Peter Chiligiris Senior Lecturer, Course Supervisor and International Student Advisor chiligir@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Ivan Crespo Graduate Teaching Assistant ilr4@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Peter Grzywacz Graduate Teaching Assistant peter8@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Joy Howard Lecturer jchoward@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Norb Huether Lecturer huethr@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Halyna Johnson Lecturer hchj1976@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Krista McKean Lecturer kmckean@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Adebola Obayemi Graduate Teaching Assistant obayemi@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Raihan Rahman Graduate Teaching Assistant rainhanr2@illinois.edu 217-333-6598
Sebastian Rocheleau Lecturer rochele2@illinois.edu 217-333-6598

International Safety and Security

Name Title Email Phone
Michelle Dube Associate Director for International Safety and Security mdube@illinois.edu 217-333-6104
Christina Wickson Coordinator for International Safety and Security cwickson@illinois.edu 217-333-6104

International Student and Scholar Services

Name Title Email Phone
Martin McFarlane Director, International Student and Scholar Services mmcfarln@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Karen Acton International Student Advising Specialist kacton@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Bria Adkisson Office Support Specialist briaa@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Tiarra Beaver International Student Advising Specialist beaver1@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Denise Benton International Data Coordinator dlbenton@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Holly Bullamore International Scholar Advising Specialist bullamor@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Kathryn Burden Associate Director, Training and Programs kkburden@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Beth Anne Clayton International Student Advising Specialist claytonb@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Melissa Duong International Scholar Advising Specialist mhduong2@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Stephanie Dvorachek Associate Director, Students sjahn@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Courtney Evans Office Manager clboyd3@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Boris Escalona Berbetty International Scholar Advising Specialist borise@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Afroza Faruque Associate Director, Operations afaruque@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Karen Fenton Assistant Director klfenton@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Cheryl Hinkel Associate Director, Scholars chinkel@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Caitlin Kaparaz International Student Advising Specialist kaparaz2@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Scarlette Martinez Assistant Director sbriones@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Mary Nachtrieb International Student Advising Specialist marynach@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Erin Nubel International Student Advising Specialist enubel@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Ezinne Okey International Training and Programming Specialist eokey@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Jennifer Park Assistant Director jsavery@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Tim Roth International Student Advising Specialist tmroth@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Elizabeth Sheppard Assistant Director eertel@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Briana Singleton International Data Management Specialist bfls42@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Geetha Sivaguru International Student Advising Specialist geesiv@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
William Soper Office Support Specialist wewright@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Melissa Wells Office Support Specialist mgwells@illinois.edu 217-333-1303
Heidi Wiersema Office Manager heidijw@illinois.edu 217-333-1303