Presenters (Spring 2026)

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 …

Amanda Covher

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist, Technology Services …

Amrita Sehrawat

Senior Project Manager, Technology Services …

Amy Hovious

Assistant Director of Campus Engagement and Innovation, Technology Services …

Andrea Pellegrini, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, University Bursar, University of Illinois System Student Money Management Center …

Ann Fredricksen

Coordinator of Accessible Media, DRES …

Anna Liss Jacobsen

Medical and Biomedicine Librarian, Assistant Professor …

Archana Poovendran

Front End Developer, StratCommunications-Marketing …

Ashley Hetrick

Data Engineer, Office of the CIO …

Ashley Valentijn

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Technology Services …

Beth Hoag

DIR FOR ASSMT & PLNG …

Bob Dignan

ASSOC DIR INSTRN MEDIA RSRSC, CITL …

Calvin Shirley

Network Engineer, Technology Services …

Christin Monroe, Ph.D.

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 …

Ja Nelle Pleasure

IT Specialist, Applied Health Sciences Administation …

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) …

Jason Palm

Systems Engineer, Fortinet …

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 …

Jessica Shortz

Software Engineer, IT Partners Gies Business …

Jim Hurst

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

Joe Sebright

Senior Cybersecurity Risk Analyst, Technology Services …

Joey Morton

Cybersecurity Risk Analyst, Technology Services …

Jude Hanno

Program Director for Strategic Engagement, Office of the CIO …

Jyotika Sirohi

Lead Strategic Program Manager, Technology Services …

Kat Mathews

Asset Management & Administrative Support, Administration Information Technology Services …

Keith Sumlar

Lead Endpoint Management Specialist, Technology Services …

Kim Nguyen-Jahiel

Program Director for Strategic Engagement, Office of the CIO …

Krista DeLeeuw

Data Analyst, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …

Lawrence Angrave

TCH PROF, Computer Science …

Liam Moran

ATLAS …

Lindsey Conner

Assistant Manager – ICS, Technology Services

Lindsey Sharp

Senior eLearning Specialist, Technology Services …

Lorenzo Kindle

Deployment Specialist, Administrative Information Technology Services …

Luanne Mayorga

Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …

Lucy Ruoxi Chang

Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …

Luke Mesenbring

Quality Assurance Engineer, AITS …

Mark McCarthy

Senior Director of Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture, AITS …

Maryalice Wu

Director of Data Analytics, CITL …

Matt Kollross

Network Engineer, NCSA …

Matt Macomber

Administration Information Technology Services Working at AITS in System Office since 2018. Today, Matt organizes, plans, and conducts accessibility testing …

Matthew McNeilly

Enterprise Systems Coordinator, Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) …

Michael Cervone

Product Owner, Technology Services …

Michael G Chan

Program Director for Strategic Engagement, Office of the CIO …

Mike Painter

Systems Analyst & Integration Specialist …

Ming Chai

IT Specialist, Applied Health Sciences Administration …

Miranda Bullok

Office Administrator, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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 …

Steve Fletcher

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer & Software Developer, Technology Services …

Tanusha Gottipati

Senior Digital Access Specialist, Office of the Chief Information Officer …

Todd Reese

Sr Integration Specialist, Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Science …

Trent Sanford

Network Engineer, Technology Services …

Victor Strecher, PhD

Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity – University of Michigan School of Public Health Vic Strecher (pronounced Streker) is a …

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