Our Staff

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

Executive director
babeam@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8404

Project Management

Dani Schroeder M.S. '14

Assistant director, trademark licensing and project communications
dmkabbe@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-4331

Tracy Widergren '03, M.S. '15

Associate director of operations
tlwider@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8719

Design

Jeff Higgerson '92

Graphic designer
kjhigge@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-5712

Dave Jorgensen, M.S. '03

Assistant director
djjorge@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8703

Lawrence Lair

Graphic designer
aflair@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8703

Michael Mahle

Graphic design manager
mjmahle@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8412

Sean Thornton '00, M.S. '17

Graphic designer
swthorn@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-4332

Evan Walles '06

Graphic designer
epwalle@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-4332

Editorial

Susan Marquardt Blystone '84, M.S. '03

Associate director/Illinois State alumni magazine editor
sjblyst@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-2667

John Moody

Copy editor/writer
jemoody2@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8406

John Twork

Editorial writer
jdtwork@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8724

Videography

Andy Savage '19

Multimedia specialist
ajsava1@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-3119

Hugh Sullivan

Multimedia director
hmsull1@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-4328

Tracy Widergren '03, M.S. '15

Associate director
tlwider@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8719

Photography

Michelle Hassel

Photographer
mlhass1@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-0786

Lyndsie Schlink '04

Senior photographer
laschl2@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8375

Tracy Widergren '03, M.S. '15

Associate director
tlwider@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8719

Social Media

Kevin Bersett, MBA '17

Assistant director
kdbers@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-4329

Tyler Emken

Social media coordinator
tkemken@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-2657

Julie Mana-ay Perez

Social media coordinator
jmpere5@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-3119

Trademark and Licensing

Dani Schroeder M.S. '14

Assistant director, trademark licensing and project communications
(309) 438-4331
dmkabbe@IllinoisState.edu

Simon Schuler

Graduate assistant, trademark licensing and project communications
AT_spschu1@IllinoisState.edu