Office Hours
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Urbana Office
440 Illini Union Bookstore
MC-312
807 South Wright Street
Champaign, IL 61820
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Main Office Phone: 217-333-2600
Fax: 217-239-6706
HR Services for System Office: 217-333-2600
Fax: 217-239-6706
Chicago Office
809 South Marshfield Avenue
MC-078
Chicago, IL 60612
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Phone: 312-996-5130
Fax: 312-996-6005
Staff Contact Information
Jackie Billhymer, SHRM-CP
HR Coordinator
jnhunter@uillinois.edu
217-333-2538
Joy Brownridge, SHRM-CP
Administrative Aide
joyb2@uillinois.edu
217-300-1562
Todd Burgener
Assistant Director, Information Management
stburg@uillinois.edu
217-300-2511
Colleen Crawford
HR Communications Associate
cmc211@uillinois.edu
217-244-3831
Elizabeth Cropper, SHRM-CP
HR Associate
ecropper@uillinois.edu
217-300-8333
Wendy Doebel
Senior HR Coordinator
wsdoebel@uillinois.edu
217-265-7003
Angela Foster, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Director for System HR Services
anfoster@uillinois.edu
217-333-7671
Susan Gerini
Associate Director, Information Management
sgerini@uillinois.edu
217-265-6377
Ken Gilmore, SHRM-CP
HR Associate
kgilmor2@uillinois.edu
217-300-2913
Bonita Higgerson
Office Support Specialist
higgerso@uillinois.edu
217-333-7925
Anne Jennings
Assistant Director, HR Administration
annej@uillinois.edu
217-244-3797
Lori Jones
Senior HR Coordinator
lmjone@uillinois.edu
217-244-2039
Justin Lacy
Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Title IX Coordinator
lacyjk@uillinois.edu
217-244-5947
Melissa McMullen, PHR, SHRM-CP
Assistant Director
msstein@uillinois.edu
217-333-5233
Jami Painter, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
painterj@uillinois.edu
217-244-8247
Graciela (Gracie) Peña, PHR, SHRM-CP
Assistant Director
graciep@uillinois.edu
312-413-2947
Josué Pernillo
Reporting Specialist
pernill1@uillinois.edu
217-244-4125
Tracey Pesavento
HR Associate
teplacke@uillinois.edu
217-333-3630
Katie Ross, Ed.M., CEBS, PHR, SHRM-CP
Assistant Vice President
katross@uillinois.edu
217-244-7979
Nancy Saysavanh, PHR, SHRM-CP
HR Associate
nsaysa2@uillinois.edu
312-996-5130
Cheri Silha
HR Coordinator
csilha@uillinois.edu
217-265-0070
Cassandra Staudacher, SHRM-CP
Project Coordinator
cks@uillinois.edu
312-575-7877
Denise Swenson, PHR, SHRM-CP
Senior Assistant Director
ddswenso@uillinois.edu
217-265-5214
Joann Walker
HR Associate
jwalke@uillinois.edu
217-333-2600