The following speakers have presentations at the Spring 2026 IT Pro Forum. (Note: This page is a work in progress! More biographies are being collected.)
Allison (Al) Payne
Manager of Technology Support and Training, IT Partners @ Gies College of Business …
Amy Hovious
Assistant Director of Campus Engagement and Innovation, Technology Services …
Andrea Pellegrini
Assistant Director, University Bursar, University of Illinois System Student Money Management Center …
Ann Fredricksen
Coordinator of Accessible Media, DRES …
Anna Liss Jacobsen
Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …
Ashley Hetrick
Data Engineer, Office of the CIO …
Ashley Valentijn
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Technology Services …
Beth Hoag
Assistant Director of Systems Infrastructure, Technology Services …
Bob Dignan
ASSOC DIR INSTRN MEDIA RSRSC, CITL …
Calvin Shirley
Network Engineer, Technology Services …
Christin Monroe
Educational Research Associate, CITL …
Christy Blew
Disability Specialist, DRES …
Chuck Thompson
Director of Illinois Computes, NCSA …
Dan Cermak
Games Studies Coordinator; Directory of Studio, Game Studies Design …
Dan Harmon
Director, Data and Systems, Sponsored Programs Administration …
Darius Summerville
Assistant Director of Systems Infrastructure, Technology Services …
Debbie Fligor
Assistant Director, Networking, Technology Services …
Derek Wyss
Program Director for Strategic Engagement, Office of the CIO …
Derrick Brown
DATA ANLYS, Admin Info Technology Services — UofI System Offices …
Erik Coleman
Identity and Access Management Architect, Technology Services …
Ginger Hundgen
Lead Business Process Improvement Analyst, Technology Services …
Heidi Imker
Director, Research Data Service, Library …
Hoa Luong
Associate Director, Research Data Service, University Library …
Jacob H Myers
Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …
Jake Metz
Assistant Directory of Infrastructure, IMMERSE [Siebel School of Computing and Data Science] …
James Babiarz
Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …
Jeffrey Fox
Chief Information Officer, Veterinary Medicine …
Jen Anderson
Assistant Director of IT, School of Information Sciences …
Jeremy Watson
Manager of Identity and Access Management, Technology Services …
Jim Hurst
Executive Director of Engineering IT Shared Services, Grainger College of Engineering …
Jude Hanno
Program Director for Strategic Engagement, Office of the CIO …
Jyotika Sirohi
Lead Strategic Program Manager, Technology Services …
Keith Sumlar
Lead Endpoint Management Specialist, Technology Services …
Kim Nguyen-Jahiel
Program Director for Strategic Engagement, Office of the CIO …
Lawrence Angrave
TCH PROF, Computer Science …
Lindsey Sharp
Senior eLearning Specialist, Technology Services …
Luanne Mayorga
Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …
Lucy Ruoxi Chang
Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …
Maryalice Wu
Director of Data Analytics, CITL …
Matt Kollross
Network Engineer, NCSA …
Matthew McNeilly
Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …
Michael G Chan
Program Director for Strategic Engagement, Office of the CIO …
Mike Painter
Assistant Director of Systems Infrastructure, Technology Services …
Nathan Jeffery
Assistant Director of Systems Infrastructure, Technology Services …
Neil Misak
Program Director for Strategic Engagement, Office of the CIO …
Paul J Taraszka
Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …
Prijo Andrews
Lead Project Manager, Technology Services …
Rob Bennett
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Engineering IT Shared Services …
Sahar Pani
Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …
Sandi Caldrone
Research Data Librarian, University Library …
Todd Reese
Sr Integration Specialist, Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Science …