Administration
Donnita Harris
Assistant to the Dean
donnitah@illinois.edu
217-244-5901
Stephanie Craft
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
scraft@illinois.edu
Jason P. Chambers
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
jpchambe@illinois.edu
Dinah Stillwell
Assistant Dean for Administration
ddanielk@illinois.edu
119 Gregory Hall
810 S. Wright St., MC-462
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-2350 | Fax: 217-333-9882
Office hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-12 and 1-5 p.m.
The Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising
Michelle Nelson
Department Head and Professor of Advertising
nelsonmr@illinois.edu
217-344-5068
Chang-Dae Ham
Associate Head of Graduate Studies and Professor of Advertising
cdham317@illinois.edu
217-333-3773
Angela Bingaman
Office Administrator
abingama@illinois.edu
217-333-5472
Heather Hendren
Office Administrator (Graduate Programs)
hhendren@illinois.edu
217-300-0108
Brooke Bear
Associate Program Director
blbear@illinois.edu
217-300-8081
113 Gregory Hall
addept@illinois.edu
Department of Journalism
Mira Sotirovic
Department Head, Associate Professor of Journalism, and Karin and Folke Dovring Scholar in Propaganda
sotirovi@illinois.edu
217-333-0709
Melita Garza
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor and Tom and June Netzel Sleeman Scholar in Business Journalism
melitamg@illinois.edu
Allison May
Office Administrator
akmay@illinois.edu
217-333-4752
Heather Hendren
Office Administrator (Graduate Programs)
hhendren@illinois.edu
217-300-0108
113 Gregory Hall
journ@illinois.edu
Department of Media & Cinema Studies
CL Cole
Department Head and Professor of Media and Cinema Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies
clcole@illinois.edu
217-333-1549
Allison May
Office Administrator
akmay@illinois.edu
217-333-4752
113 Gregory Hall
icr@illinois.edu
Institute of Communications Research
Mike Yao
Director and Professor of Digital Media
mzyao@illinois.edu
217-300-2148
Derek Long
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Media and Cinema Studies
drlong@illinois.edu
Heather Hendren
Office Administrator (Graduate Programs)
hhendren@illinois.edu
217-300-0108
Advancement Office
Deanne Johnson
Senior Assistant Dean for Advancement
jhns@illinois.edu
JR Reed
Assistant Director of Advancement
jrreed02@illinois.edu
Colleen Hammel
Stewardship, Alumni Relations,
and Operations Coordinator
chammel@illinois.edu
114 Campbell Hall
300 N. Goodwin Ave., MC-252
Urbana, IL 61801
217-244-5466
media-giving@illinois.edu
Business Office
Dinah Stillwell, Assistant Dean for Administration
ddanielk@illinois.edu
Barbara Pesch, CPA, Financial Analyst
bpesc2@illinois.edu
Elia Krauss, Business and Finance Coordinator
ekrauss@illinois.edu
Inhee Chung, Business Service Specialist
ichung@illinois.edu
Ashley York, Office Support Specialist
alyork@illinois.edu
119 Gregory Hall
For college business questions: media-business@illinois.edu
Office of Communications
Holly Rushakoff
Director of Communications
hrush@illinois.edu
217-333-3949
Kelly Youngblood
Communications Specialist
kelly78@illinois.edu
217-244-1518
For general communications inquiries: media-news@illinois.edu
Media Tech
Meghan Burnett, Director of Information Technology and Operations
mlsmith2@illinois.edu
Damian McNary, IT Specialist
hedge86@illinois.edu
Joshua Wills, Associate IT Specialist
jwills@illinois.edu
Ann Abdelzaher, eLearning Specialist
ampeck@illinois.edu
tech.media.illinois.edu
101 and 103 Gregory Hall
For college IT questions: media-help@illinois.edu
Student Services Center
Katie Clark
Associate Dean for Student Services
keclark@illinois.edu
Megan Tucker Zwilling
Senior Assistant Dean for Admissions and Honors
megtuck@illinois.edu
Grace Chupp
Academic Advisor
gfc3@illinois.edu
Amanda Morley
Academic Advisor
amorley@illinois.edu
Amy Wolff
Academic Advisor
aewolf@illinois.edu
Daniel Almanza
Assistant Director of Career Services
dalmanz@illinois.edu
Eddie Njoroge
Program Coordinator
enjoroge@illinois.edu
Lisa Gibson
Office Support Associate
lkgibson@illinois.edu
Student Services Center
18 Gregory Hall
810 S. Wright St., MC-477
Urbana, IL 61801
media-ssc@illinois.edu
217-244-4329
Office hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-12 and 1-5 p.m.
Roger Ebert’s Film Festival (Ebertfest)
Molly Cornyn
Project Coordinator
mcornyn2@illinois.edu
Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies
Julie Turnock
Director, Professor of Media and Cinema Studies
jturnock@illinois.edu
Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media
Colleen King
Director, Clinical Assistant Professor of Journalism
cck@illinois.edu
Illinois Public Media (WILL AM-FM-TV-Online)
Moss Bresnahan, Executive Director
mossb@illinois.edu
John Steinbacher, Director of Development
stnbchr@illinois.edu
Lillie Duncanson, Director of Broadcast Operations
lbuck@illinois.edu
Reginald Hardwick, Director of News and Public Affairs
rh14@illinois.edu
Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunication
300 N. Goodwin Ave., MC-252
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-7300
will.illinois.edu