General Information

Administrative Divisions

Academic Affairs | Business & Information Services | Community & Economic Development | Student 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

Diane Janowiak -Interim Dean
Muriel Davis-Administrative Assistant
Marietta Turner-Director of Admissions, Enrollment & Career Development Services
Diane Janowiak-Director of Disability Services & Testing

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
Karen Clifford-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
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

Continuing Professional Education (Matteson Area Center)

Michael Moody-Coordinator, Matteson Area Center
Iris Kimbrough-Coordinator, Career Training

Corporate Education & Training (CDL)

Chuck Jenrich-Dean
Celia Kapost-Coordinator
Dan Gardner-Coordinator (Business & Community Education Center)
Marie Harrell-Director, Illinois Employment Training Center

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 & 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