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

Manager of trademark licensing and project communications
dmkabbe@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-4331

Tracy Widergren '03, M.S. '15

Assistant 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

Michael Mahle

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

Sean Thornton '00

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

Evan Walles '06

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

Carol Watson '08

Graphic designer
cbjalow@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8705

Editorial

Kate Arthur

Writer
kaarthu@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8724

Kevin Bersett

Copy editor/writer
kdberse@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-4329

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

Hugh Sullivan

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

Tracy Widergren '03, M.S. '15

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

Photography

Dave Jorgensen, M.S. '03

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

Lyndsie Schlink '04

Photographer
laschl2@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8375

Social Media

Tyler Emken

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

Van Miller

Assistant director
van_miller@IllinoisState.edu
(309) 438-8725

Trademark and Licensing

Dani Schroeder M.S. '14

Manager of trademark licensing and project communications
(309) 438-4331
dmkabbe@IllinoisState.edu

Madison Stoneman

Trademark licensing and project communications graduate assistant
(309) 438-3119
maston1@IllinoisState.edu