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University Marketing and Communications

Our Staff

UMC

Brian Beam

M.S. '94, M.B.A. '10

Executive director

(309) 438-8405
babeam@IllinoisState.edu

Project Management

Dani Schroeder

M.S. '14

Assistant director, trademark licensing and project communications

(309) 438-4331
dmkabbe@IllinoisState.edu

Tracy Widergren

'03, M.S. '15

Associate director of operations and digital media

(309) 438-8719
tlwider@IllinoisState.edu

Design

Jeff Higgerson

'92

Graphic designer

(309) 438-5712
kjhigge@IllinoisState.edu

Dave Jorgensen

M.S. '03

Assistant director

(309) 438-8703
djjorge@IllinoisState.edu

Lawrence Lair


Graphic designer

(309) 438-8703
aflair@IllinoisState.edu

Michael Mahle


Graphic design manager

(309) 438-8412
mjmahle@IllinoisState.edu

Sean Thornton

'00, M.S. '17

Graphic designer

(309) 438-8140
swthorn@IllinoisState.edu

Evan Walles

'06

Graphic designer

(309) 438-4332
epwalle@IllinoisState.edu

Editorial

Kevin Bersett

MBA '17

Associate director for strategic communications

(309) 438-4329
kdberse@IllinoisState.edu

John Moody


Copy editor/writer

(309) 438-8406
jemoody2@IllinoisState.edu

John Twork

M.S. ’12 

Coordinator for online and print communications

(309) 438-8724
jdtwork@IllinoisState.edu

Matt Wing


Illinois State Magazine | Editor-in-chief, head copywriter

(309) 438-2667
mjwing@IllinoisState.edu

Videography

Brie Byers


Multimedia specialist

(309) 438-8725
babyer1@IllinoisState.edu

Hugh Sullivan


Multimedia director

(309) 438-4328
hmsull1@IllinoisState.edu

Tracy Widergren

'03, M.S. '15

Associate director of operations and digital media

(309) 438-8719
tlwider@IllinoisState.edu

Photography

Shea Grehan

'20

University photographer

(309) 438-0786
stgreha@IllinoisState.edu

Tyler Mardis


University photographer

(309) 438-8375
tjmard1@IllinoisState.edu

Tracy Widergren

'03, M.S. '15

Associate director of operations and digital media

(309) 438-8719
tlwider@IllinoisState.edu

Online Communications and Social Media

Kevin Bersett

MBA '17

Associate director for strategic communications

(309) 438-4329
kdbers@IllinoisState.edu

Julie Mana-ay Perez


Senior social media coordinator

(309) 438-3119
jmpere5@IllinoisState.edu

Elena Roth


Social media coordinator

(309) 438-2657
ecroth@IllinoisState.edu

Trademark and Licensing

Dani Schroeder

M.S. '14

Assistant director, trademark licensing and project communications

(309) 438-4331
dmkabbe@IllinoisState.edu

Gabby Garcia


Graduate assistant, trademark licensing and project communications

AT_gmgarc4@IllinoisState.edu