Administrative Divisions
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.
Academic Affairs
Office of the Vice President
Adenuga Atewologun, Ph.D. - Vice President, Academic Affairs, Dean of Faculty
Carmen Davis - Executive Assistant
Patricia Valenziano - Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Arts and Science
Susan R. Solberg, Ph.D. - Dean, Liberal Arts
Margaret Jones - Administrative Assistant
Business, Mathematics and Natural Science
Debra Prendergast, Ph.D. - Dean, Business, Mathematics, and Science
Rosalva Mendoza - Administrative Assistant
Health Professionals and Industrial Technology
Marie Hansel - Dean, Health, and Industrial Technology
Camille Willoughby - Administrative Assistant
Library and Academic Services
Gerald Mackay - Dean, Library, and Instructional Services
Susan Braasch - Administrative Assistant
Student Success Center
Lee Helbert-Gordon - Director
Communications and Marketing
Jennifer E. Stoner - Executive Director
Kristin Carrera - Graphic Designer
Jill M. Yott - Communications Specialist
Alanda Gray - Webmaster
Tina Saigh - Administrative Assistant
Institutional Support Services (Document Production and Office Support, Duplication and Mail Room)
Paulette Maurer - Director
Kathleen Hazlett - Coordinator, Document Production and Office Support
Curriculum and Assessment
Rose King - Coordinator
Community and Economic Development
The Division of Community and 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 and Economic Development is composed of three departments: Continuing Professional Education, Corporate Education and 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)
Dan Gardner - Coordinator (Business and 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
Kim Kunce - Dean, Adult Education
Sharyn Jones - Administrative Assistant
Finance and Administration
The role of Finance and Administration 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 databases, and provides other miscellaneous support services.
Office of the Vice President
Vice President Finance and Administration
Deanna Burghardt - Executive Assistant
Business Office
James Eaton - Controller/Director
Campus and Public Safety
Norman Martin, Sr. - Director/Chief of Police
Information Technology Resources
Brian Donovan - Executive Director
Sara Bishop - Administrator Assistant
Roy Maurer - Associate Director, Administrative Computer Services
Keith Nush - Manager, Operations and Client Services
Physical Plant and Facilities
Ron Leet - Director
Pamela St. Jacques - Administrative Assistant
John Schmidt - Assistant Director
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
Counseling and Academic Advising
Shawn L. Govan - Dean, Student Services
Laraine Hudson - Administrative Assistant
Diane Janowiak - Director, Disability Services and Testing
Enrollment Services
Jaime Miller - Director
Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs
Alice Garcia - Director
Student Life and Multicultural Affairs
Consuelo Ballom - Director, Student Life and Multicultural Affairs
Esther Pacheco - Coordinator of Events Planning
Physical Education and Athletics
Ed Schaffer - Director
Chris Kuchta - Coordinator, Sports Information
Barbara Graf - Secretary I
Pam Ethridge - Coordinator, Physical Education and Fitness