General Information
Administrative Divisions
Academic Affairs | Business & Information Services | Community & Economic Development |
Student Life & Multicultural Affairs
Prairie State College monitors program content to respond to the results of our college-wide assessment of student learning; to ensure continuing relevance to pre-baccalaureate transfer and emerging occupations; to integrate the basic skills and advanced training components of programs; to actively support the development of excellent teaching skills among faculty; and to provide for the freedoms of teaching, learning, and inquiry.
Office of the Vice President
Linda F. Uzureau-Vice President
Rose King-Executive Assistant
Arts & Sciences
Susan R. Solberg-Dean
Margaret Jones-Administrative Assistant
Craig Mulling-Associate Dean
Salena VanCleef-Administrative Assistant/Title III
Career & Technical Education
Mary T. Klinefelter-Dean of Business & Technology
Rosalva Mendoza -Administrative Assistant
Gwen M. Dean-Dean of Health Professions & Director of Nursing
Ninfa Lopez-Administrative Assistant
Academic Services & Counseling
Shawn L. Govan - Dean
Laraine Hudson -Administrative Assistant
Diane Janowiak-Director of Disability Services & Testing, Interim Director of Enrollment Services
Library
Gerald Mackay-Associate Dean
Susan Braasch -Administrative Assistant
Institutional Research & Student Success Center
Lee Helbert-Gordon-Director
Communications & Marketing
Jennifer E. Stoner-Director
Kristin Carrera-Graphic Designer
Jill M. Yott-Communications Specialist
Alanda Gray-Webmaster
Elizabeth Sloan -Administrative Assistant
Curriculum & Assessment
Christy Donovan-Director
Business & Information Services
The role of Business & Information Services at Prairie State College is to perform administrative functions that support the educational process. It administers financial, physical plant, campus and public safety, information technology and records functions, maintains the institutional database, document production and office support services, duplication and mail room services, and provides other miscellaneous support services.
Office of the Vice President
J.R. Dempsey-Vice President
Deanna Burghardt-Executive Assistant
Business Services
James Eaton -Controller/Director
Michele DuTour-Walavich, CPA-Assistant Controller
Campus & Public Safety
Norman Martin, Sr.-Director/Chief of Police
Strafford M. Westgate-Coordinator
Management Information Systems & Services
Brian Donovan-Executive Director
Maria Ramirez-Administrator Assistant
Roy Maurer-Associate Director, Administrative Computer Services
Cheryl Pearson-Associate Director, Network Computer Operations
Institutional Support Services (Document Production & Office Support, Duplication and Mail Room)
Paulette Maurer-Director
Kathleen Hazlett-Coordinator, Document Production & Office Support
Physical Plant & Facilities
Ron Leet-Director
Pamela St. Jacques-Administrative Assistant
John Schmidt-Assistant Director
Community & Economic Development
The Division of Community & Economic Development is dedicated to adult learners. We are committed to honoring who they are, where they have come from, and where they are going.
The Division of Community & Economic Development is composed of three departments: Continuing Professional Education, Corporate Education & Training, and Adult Education. These departments provide educational training and non-credit programs to over 10,000 clients a year.
Office of the Vice President
Terri Winfree-Vice President
Jennifer McCorkle-Executive Assistant
Corporate and Continuing Professional Education (CDL)
Chuck Jenrich-Dean
Celia Kapost-Coordinator
Dan Gardner-Coordinator (Business & Community Education Center)
Open -Director, Illinois Employment Training Center
(Matteson Area Center)
Julie Delong-Coordinator, Continuing Professional Education
Michael Moody-Coordinator, Matteson Area Center
Iris Kimbrough-Coordinator, Career Training
Adult Education
Patricia DeHesus -Associate Dean
Sharyn Jones-Administrative Assistant
Student Affairs
The Division of Student Affairs is charged with the primary responsibility of assuring that the student development and campus life programs and services of the College are of the highest quality, and that there is campus-community understanding of ethnicity, gender, religious, and cultural diversity and consideration for multicultural perspectives. The Vice President also serves as the College's Affirmative Action Officer.
Office of the Vice President
Mary B. Reaves-Vice President
Lisa Hansen-Executive Assistant
Children's Learning Center
Kellie Clark-Director
Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs
Alice Garcia-Director
Human Resources & Employee Relations
Lynita Gebhardt-Executive Director
Student Life & Multicultural Affairs
Angela Winters-Harmon-Assistant Dean
Esther Pacheco-Coordinator of Events Planning
Physical Education & Athletics
Robert Fairbank-Director
Barbara Graf-Secretary I
Pam Ethridge-Coordinator, Physical Education & Fitness