Offices & Staff

Administration

Jamelle SharpeJamelle Sharpe
Dean

(217) 333-0917
jcsharpe@illinois.edu

Colleen Murphy
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

(217) 244-0675
colleenm@illinois.edu

Margareth Etienne
Margareth Etienne
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate
and International Programs
(217) 265-0878
metienne@illinois.edu
Lesley Wexler
Associate Dean for Research
(217) 244-3449
lmwexler@illinois.edu
 Tanya Sutton
Administrative Assistant – Assistant to the Dean

(217) 265-7611
tsutton@illinois.edu

Admissions (217) 244-6415

Rebecca RayRebecca Ray
Assistant Dean for Admissions
and Financial Aid
(217) 244-6415
rdray@illinois.edu
Suzanne RogersSuzanne Rogers
Associate Director of Admissions
(217) 333-8010
srogers@illinois.edu
Julie GriffinJulie Griffin
Associate Director of Financial Aid
(217) 244-9119
jagriffi@illinois.edu
Jann HumphreyJann Humphrey
Office Manager
(217) 300-9630
jhumphr2@illinois.edu

Advancement (217) 333-2628

Bill TurnerBill Turner
Assistant Dean for Advancement
(217) 300-5749
waturner@illinois.edu
Trent Reed
Director of Advancement
(217) 300-5518
reed15@illinois.edu
Sandy AlwesSandy Alwes
Assistant Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations
(217) 244-5349
sfretty@illinois.edu
Rebekka Price
Assistant Director of Advancement
(217) 300-6444
rkaupat2@illinois.edu

Anderson Center for Advocacy and Professionalism

Anthony Ghiotto
Director of the Anderson Center
for Advocacy and Professionalism

(217) 333-6938
aghiotto@illinois.edu

Sam JahangirSam Jahangir
Visiting Associate Director of the Anderson Center
for Advocacy and Professionalism
(217) 300-1241
jahangir@illinois.edu
Deanna Shumard
Anderson Center Competitions Director
(217) 244-5999
dshumard@illinois.edu
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Emily Holden
Office Support Specialist
(217) 265-9885
emholden@illinois.edu

Career Planning & Professional Development
(217) 333-2961

Greg MiareckiGreg Miarecki
Executive Assistant Dean for
Career Planning and Professional Development
(312) 342-0129
miarecki@illinois.edu
Jolynn CarolineJolynn Caroline
Director of Career Planning
and Professional Development
(217) 244-3597
jccaroli@illinois.edu
Alex PillerAlex Piller
Director of Career 
Planning and Professional Development 
(217) 244-9359
apiller2@illinois.edu
Matthew CleggMatthew Clegg
Director of Career
Planning and Professional Development
(217) 265-0004
mclegg@illinois.edu
Katie McDermott
Associate Director of Career
Planning and Professional Development
(217) 369-6221
kmmcder2@illinois.edu
 Vileta Austin
Office Manager
(217) 333-8951
vaustin@illinois.edu
 Amber LaBau
Office Manager
(217) 300-4488
adl@illinois.edu

Clinics

Melissa FrydmanMelissa Frydman
Clinical Professor, Director of
Clinical Education, Family
Advocacy Clinic Director
(217) 244-9494
frydman@illinois.edu
Lauren AronsonLauren Aronson
Associate Clinical Professor
Immigration Law Clinic Director
laronson@illinois.edu
 Angela Boley
Supervisor of Medical Legal Partnership Clinic

aboley@illinois.edu

Yulanda Curtis
Associate Clinical Professor 
Veterans Legal Clinic Director
yulanda@illinois.edu 
Lena ShapiroLena Shapiro
Clinical Assistant Professor 
First Amendment Clinic Director
shapiro7@illinois.edu 
Ben HortonBenjamin Horton
Visiting Lecturer in Law
Stanton Fellow (First Amendment Clinic)
bhorton@illinois.edu
 Joseph M. Barich
Adjunct Professor
Intellectual Property Clinic – Trademark

 

 David Robinson
Adjunct Professor
State Appellate Prosecutor Clinic
 
 Jen Hausman
Office Administrator
(217) 244-1124
jschiare@illinois.edu
Sandra SosaSandra Sosa
Office Support Specialist
(217) 244-9494
ssosa@illinois.edu 

Communications, Media Relations, & Events

Heather BallHeather Ball
Director of Events and Alumni Programming
(217) 244-0689
hball@illinois.edu
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Krista GaedtkeKrista Gaedtke
Senior Director of Strategic Marketing
and Communications
(217) 244-3341
kgaedtke@illinois.edu
Chris DaviesChris Davies
Communications Specialist
(217) 300-8316
cddavies@illinois.edu
Hannah DusenberryHannah Dusenberry
Events Administrator Associate
(217) 333-9709
hannahd3@illinois.edu
Kelley MaasKelley Maas
Graphic Design Specialist
(217) 300-7676
kelleym5@illinois.edu

Externship Office (217) 244-0612

Rebecca SzajnaRebecca Myhr Szajna
Director of the Legal Externship Program
(217) 333-6345
rmyhr2@illinois.edu
 Ellen Rund
Coordinator of the Legal Externship Program
(217) 244-0612
evandeve@illinois.edu

Facilities, Operations & Auxiliary Services 

Carolyn TurnerCarolyn Turner
Assistant Dean for Administration
(217) 244-0001
carolynt@illinois.edu
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 Carolyn Brown
Office Manager – Room Reservations and Rental
(217) 333-0930
brw@illinois.edu

Graduate Programs (217) 333-6066

Chris RenshawChristine Renshaw
Director of Graduate
and International Programs
(217) 244-1476
renshaw@illinois.edu
Douglas PinheiroDouglas Pinheiro
Assistant Director of Graduate and
International Programs
douglasp@illinois.edu
Rebecca Ray

Rebecca Ray
Assistant Director of Graduate and
International Programs

(217) 244-8993
rr9@illinois.edu

Portia Xu

Portia Xu
Assistant Director of Graduate and
International Programs

(217) 333-6953
pxu21@illinois.edu

Athena NewcombAthena M. Newcomb
Office Administrator
(217) 333-6066
athena@illinois.edu

Human Resources & Business Office (217) 244-9923

Angela DouglasAngela Douglas
Director of Budget and Resource Planning
(217) 333-6791
ajdougla@illinois.edu
Patrick RietzPatrick Rietz
Director of Human Resources
(217) 265-9882
rietz@illinois.edu
 Tish Howard
Human Resources Associate

(217) 300-6419
lehigh@illinois.edu

Becky MillikanBecky Millikan
Accounting Associate
(217) 244-9923
millikn@illinois.edu
Julie ReifsteckJulie Reifsteck
Accounting Officer
(217) 244-7494
reifste@illinois.edu
Shannon Taylor
Office Manager – Copy Center Coordinator
(217) 300-2270
staylo@illinois.edu

IT & Data Services law-help@illinois.edu

 Tyler Hunter
Director of IT
(217) 244-6087
thunter@illinois.edu 
 DeShawn Pendelton
IT Support Associate

(217) 265-5470
dpend3@illinois.edu

 Whitney Swims
IT Support Associate

 

Doyle SliferDoyle Slifer
Senior Director of Data Services & Application Development
(217) 333-3239
dslifer@illinois.edu

Law Library (217) 333-2915

Faye Jones Faye E. Jones
Director
Clinical Professor of Law
(217) 265-4524
fjone@illinois.edu
Pia Hunter imagePia M. Hunter
Associate Director for Research and Instruction
Teaching Associate Professor, Law Library
(217) 300-8002
huntress@illinois.edu
Travis McDadeTravis McDade
Curator of Law Rare Books
Associate Professor of Library Service
(217) 244-1640
mcdade@illinois.edu
Anne RobbinsAnne Robbins
Electronic Services Librarian
(217) 244-7105
aerobbin@illinois.edu
Courtney SegotaCourtney Segota
Teaching Assistant Professor, Law Library
(217) 244-4920
csegota2@illinois.edu
 Tamara Richardson
Senior Library Specialist
(217) 300-6234
trichar@illinois.edu
Jessica SommersJessica Sommers
Senior Library Specialist
(217) 333-9565
sommers3@illinois.edu

Academic Administration & Student Records
(217) 333-1097

Kelly SalefskiKelly Salefski
Interim Dean of Students
Senior Director of Academic Administration
and Student Records
(217) 244-8663
salefski@illinois.edu
Michael LochMichael Loch
Director of Academic Success and Bar Support
mloch@illinois.edu
Maggie VerklanMaggie Verklan
Counseling Center Embedded Counselor
mverkla2@illinois.edu
Matt Petruszak

Matthew Petruszak
Assistant Director of Academic Administration

(217) 300-8019
petrusz1@illinois.edu

 Rachel Albers
Office Manager – Assistant to the Dean of Students
(217) 244-4332
ralbers@illinois.edu
 Ron Hausman
Office Support Specialist
(217) 244-1477
rhausman@illinois.edu

Support Staff

 Kelly Downs
Office Support Associate – Faculty Assistant
(217) 300-2002
kdwns@illinois.edu
 Jennifer Duffy
Administrative Aide – Journal Assistant
(217) 244-2579
jmsuits@illinois.edu
Charmaine Edwards
Office Manager – Faculty Assistant
(217) 244-3204
ched16@illinois.edu
 Amy Fitzgerald
Office Administrator – Faculty Assistant
(217) 333-9115
amfitzge@illinois.edu
 Jackie Hadler
Office Administrator – Faculty Assistant

(217) 300-9119
jhadler@illinois.edu

 Molly Lindsey
Office Administrator – Faculty Assistant

(217) 265-6522
mowens1@illinois.edu

 Laura Lotzgesell
Office Administrator – Faculty Assistant

(217) 244-0359
laura5@illinois.edu

 Cindy Smith
Office Manager – Faculty Assistant

(217) 300-0210
csmith16@illinois.edu