Academic Services
Laurel Bretz, 09/13
Director, Community Education
B.B.A., University of Illinois Springfield
M.B.A., Benedictine University
Jason Dockter, 08/06
Associate Vice President, Academic Services
A.A., Elgin Community College
B.A., Eastern Illinois University
M.A., Eastern Illinois University
Ph.D., Illinois State University
Joel Dykstra, 05/20
Dean, English and Humanities
B.A., Grand Valley State University
M.A., Michigan State University
Ed.D., Texas Tech University
Brenda Elliott, 07/20
Director, Work-Based Learning
B.S., Millikin University
Nick Ferreira, 09/07
Program Director, Emergency Services and Health
A.A., Lincoln Land Community College
B.S., University of Illinois, Springfield
Jeffrey Gardner, 01/22
Program Director, Diesel Technologies
Auto/Diesel Certificate, Nashville Auto Diesel College
Leigh Giles-Brown, 07/20
Program Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
B.A., University of New York, Albany
M.P.A., University of Texas, Austin
J.D., University of Texas, Austin
Tamara Kuhn-Schnell, 02/02
Dean, Library
B.A., Indiana University
M.L.S., Indiana University
Tricia Kujawa, 12/03
Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research and Effectiveness
A.S., Rend Lake College
B.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
M.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
M.S., Eastern Illinois University
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Sheridan Lane, 07/19
Director, Culinary Program and Operations
B.S., University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana
Diane Liesen, 07/12
Program Director, Neurodiagnostic Technology
B.A., University of Illinois Springfield
M.A., University of Illinois Springfield
Vern Lindquist, 01/18
Vice President, Academic Services
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., Indiana University
Ph.D., Indiana University
Cynthia Maskey, 08/88
Dean, Health Professions
A.S., Lincoln Land Community College
B.S., Northern Illinois University
M.S., University of Illinois Chicago
Ph.D., Indiana University
Mark "Andy" Mitkos, 08/01
Director, Academic Technology Systems and Support
A.A., Lincoln Land Community College
B.A., University of Illinois, Springfield
M.S., Western Illinois University
Janelle Murphy, 06/14
Program Director, Associates Degree Radiography
A.A.S., Lincoln Land Community College
B.S., University of St. Francis
M.S., University of St. Francis
Rebecca Parton, 10/94
Dean, Academic Innovation and eLearning
A.A.S., Lincoln Land Community College
B.A., University of Illinois Springfield
David Pietrzak , 09/09
Program Director, Aviation
A.A.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
B.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Curt Robinson, 01/05
Director, Truck Driving Training
Scott Searcy, 08/20
Dean, Mathematics and Computer Science
M.S., New Mexico Highlands University
Ph.D., Idaho State University
Sonja Spencer, 07/17
Associate Dean, Nursing
B.S.N., Benedictine University
M.S.N., Benedictine University
D.N.P., American Sentinel University
Nancy Sweet, 01/12
Dean, Workforce Institute
B.S., University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
M.S., Benedictine University
Jan Szoke, 07/13
Program Director, Respiratory Care
B.A., University of Illinois Springfield
Chris Tople, 07/18
Program Director, Surgical Technology
A.A.S., Richland Community College
Adam Watkins, 07/20
Dean, Arts and Communications
B.F.A., Webster University
M.F.A., Kent Institute of Art and Design
Eleanor Wild, 04/19
Program Director, Occupational Therapy Assistant
B.S., Pacific University
M.S., Pacific University
Ph.D., Indiana University
Kimberly Cherry Vogt, 01/20
Dean, Natural and Agricultural Sciences
B.S., Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University