Our Staff
Brian Beam M.S. '94, M.B.A. '10
Executive director
babeam@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8404
- Project Management
- Design
- Editorial
- Videography
- Photography
- Online Communications and Social Media
- Trademark and Licensing
Project Management
Dani Schroeder M.S. '14
Manager of 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
Nick Erickson
Writer/editor
naeric1@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8725
John Moody
Copy editor/writer
jemoody2@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8406
Susan Marquardt Blystone '84, M.S. '03
Associate director/Illinois State alumni magazine editor
sjblyst@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-2667
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
Manager of trademark licensing and project communications
(309) 438-4331
dmkabbe@IllinoisState.edu