Staff Directory

CIC Staff

• Barbara McFadden Allen

  Barbara McFadden Allen, Director
  bmallen@staff.cic.net
  217-244-9240
  Responsible for the overall conduct of the headquarters staff and programs, and works with the Members (chief academic officers) to define and implement the consortium's mission and agenda.

• Kimberly Armstrong

  Kimberly Armstrong, Deputy Director,
  Center for Library Initiatives (CLI)
  karms2@staff.cic.net
  217-265-0389
  Works with the director of the CLI and member library groups to develop, implement, and assess CLI action plans. Supports coordination of key collaborative library-related initiatives.

• Laura Weisskopf Bleill

  Laura Weisskopf Bleill, Communications Consultant
  lwbleill@staff.cic.net
  Develops communications, reports, press releases and informational newsfeeds for events and activities.

• Charity Farber

  Charity Farber, Program Manager
  cfarber@staff.cic.net
  217-333-6314
  Coordinates academic collaborations, facilitates conferences and workshop planning for academic programs and faculty leadership development.

• Megan Herakovich

  Megan Herakovich, Office Support Assistant
  herakovi@staff.cic.net
  217-333-8726
  Provides administrative support on a temporary basis for projects and programs.

• Rose Jones

  Rose Jones, Office Administrator
  roseejon@staff.cic.net
  217-265-8005
  Provides administrative support for the programs of the provosts, graduate deans, and international deans. Coordinates travel, meetings, conferences, workshops, data gathering and database maintenance.

• Amber Marks

  Amber Marks, Associate Director
  aemarks@staff.cic.net
  217-265-8106
  Leads and directs academic collaborations including sharing unique and graduate-level courses across the member universities, supports collaborative purchasing, coordinates professional development seminars for faculty.

• Tim Newcomb

  Tim Newcomb, Network Analyst
  tdnewk@staff.cic.net
  217-244-6341
  Coordinates office-wide information technology including support and coordination for office network, desktop computing, web pages and email list management. 

• Eileen Oldham

  Eileen Oldham, Account Technician
  oldham@staff.cic.net
  217-244-6966
  Provides bookkeeping services, financial processing, account reconciliation, and general clerical support.

• Brock Orr

  Brock Orr, Information Technology Assistant
  cic-brock@staff.cic.net
  Provides information technology support for office network and desktop computing.

• Karen Partlow

  Karen Partlow, Associate Director,
  Technology Collaboration
  kpartlow@staff.cic.net
  217-265-0395
  Works with the Chief Information Officers and serves as lead on all collaborative networking, information and learning technologies projects, programs and initiatives.

• Galen Rafferty

  Galen Rafferty, Assistant Director,
  Technology Collaboration
  graffert@staff.cic.net
  217-265-0848
  Manages information technology collaboration activities including conference and workshop planning; facilitates IT peer group initiatives.

• Justin Sanchez

  Justin Sanchez, Office Support Specialist
  jesanche@staff.cic.net
  217-244-6336
  Provides administrative support for professional development programs and shared courses, including assistance with travel, meetings, conferences, workshops, data gathering and database maintenance.

• Mark Sandler

  Mark Sandler , Director,
  Center for Library Initiatives
  msandler@staff.cic.net
  217-244-9239
  Leads the Center for Library Initiatives, works with the directors of libraries to identify and facilitate cooperative programs, and serves as liaison to library-related working groups.

• Marko Stojkovic

  Marko Stojkovic, Information Technology Specialist
  mstojkov@staff.cic.net
  217-265-4111
  Provides support for office network, desktop computing, web site administration and staff computer applications training.

• Yolanda Zepeda

  Yolanda Zepeda, Assistant Director,
  Academic and International Programs
  zepeda@staff.cic.net
  217-244-5565
  Leads and directs programs related to graduate education and diversity. Provides coordination and support of collaborative study abroad programs.