Presenters (Fall 2024)

The following speakers have presentations at the Fall 2024 IT Pro Forum. (Note: This page is a work in progress in early October! More biographies are being collected.)

Abigail Bobrow

Associate Director of Storytelling, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement …

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 …

Amy Merkley

Application Specialist: Canvas Catalog, Accredible, Tech Services …

Andy Weaver

Business Analyst, OVCAO SPMO …

Bobbi Hardy

Communications and Customer Relations Coordinator, Engineering IT …

Brad Mahaffey

Director, Enterprise Infrastructure, Technology Services …

Brian Galli

IT Specialist, Swanlund IT …

Bryan Jonker

Senior Web Developer, College of Education …

Candice Solomon-Strutz

Director of IT Partners, College of Applied Health Sciences …

Chris Tidrick

Chief Information Officer and Senior Director, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …

Chuck Thompson

Director of Illinois Computes, NCSA …

Cindy McKendall

Senior Cybersecurity Training Specialist, Technology Services …

Cordelia Geiken

Program Director, Website Management Center of Expertise, Office of the CIO …

Courtney Fleeger

User Experience (UX) Designer, College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign …

Dan Steward

Assistant Teaching Professor, Sociology …

Dave Hess

Senior Instructional Resources Systems Specialist, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …

Dejan Trencevski

IT Solutions Architect, IT Partners @ Gies …

Don Appleman

Software Developer, Technology Services …

Ginger Hundgen

Lead Business Process Improvement Analyst, Technology Services …

Heidi Imker

Director, Research Data Service, Library …

Isaac Galvan

Manager, Cybersecurity Training and Program Administration, Technology Services …

James Harrell

Application Services Specialist, Technology Services …

James Planey

Assistant Director of Research, IMMERSE: Center for Immersive Computing …

James Quisenberry

Executive Director Student Affairs Technology & CIO for Student Affairs, Student Affairs Technology …

Jim Hurst

Executive Director of Engineering IT Shared Services, Grainger College of Engineering …

Jim King

Splunk Administrator, Sr. Application Service Specialist, Technology Services …

Joe Blanks

Product Owner, Technology Services

Josh Erenberg

Regulated Research Program Manager, Office of the CIO …

Kaizy Geonzon

Associate Help Desk Specialist, Technology Services …

Karla Andrew

Database Administrator and IT Specialist, IECAM …

Katy Thompson

Senior Project Manager, SPMO …

Keith Hays

ADA IT Coordinator, Office of Access and Equity …

Ken Taylor

Cloud Architect, Office of the CIO …

Krista DeLeeuw

Data Analyst, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …

Laura Hayden

Web Services Manager, The Grainger College of Engineering …

Laura Herriott

Associate Director of Research Consulting, NCSA …

Lauren Gray

Data Analyst, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …

Logan Marlow

Senior Research Programmer, Information Trust Institute …

Lori Lane

UDL Specialist, CITL …

Marian Pan

Data Analyst, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …

Mariana Seda

Associate Director for Strategic Communications, College of Fine & Applied Arts …

Martin Lamping

Senior Application Services Specialist, Technology Services …

Maryalice Wu

Director of Data Analytics, CITL …

Matt Sharkey

Front-end Web Developer, Strategic Communications and Marketing …

Matthew Needham

Research Systems Engineer, Information Trust Institute …

Mendi Drayton

Senior Data Breach and Incident Analyst, Tech Services …

Michael Cervone

Product Owner, Technology Services …

Michael J. Wrobel JD, MS, MBA, CIPP US/E/C, CIPM, CIPT

Privacy Team, Office of the Chief Information Officer …

Mike Kimmel

Systems Engineer, Apple …

Patrick Nowlan

Manager of External and Constituent Data, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …

Paul Roberts

Senior Endpoint Specialist, Technology Services …

Rebecca McNaught

Executive Director for Project Management and Business Service Quality, Strategic Project Management Office …

Robert Stanton

Senior Software Developer, Technology Services …

Ryan Ladd

Assoc. Director of IT Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management, Office of the CIO, Technology Services …

Sahar Pani

Data Reporting Specialist, IT Partners …

Sandy Delaney Bone

Cybersecurity Training Specialist, Technology Services …

Sebastian Kelle

Senior Instructional Designer, Siebel School of Computing and Data Science …

Sheena Bishop

Sr. Privacy Analyst, Privacy Team, Office of the Chief Information Officer …

Stephen Collette

Manager, Privacy Operations, Tech Services …

Steven Aldridge

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Technology Services …

Sydney Flowers

Front-end Developer and UX Liaison, Strategic Communications and Marketing …

Todd Mette

Front-End Web Developer, Strategic Communications and Marketing …

Tracy Smith

Deputy CIO for Innovation & Technology Strategy, Office of the CIO …

Xiao (Helen) Zhou

Assistant Director of IT Accessibility, UIC, Technology Solutions …