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Arming Illinois with in-demand skills for lucrative and resilient jobs.
Workforce Education Programs
Immersion Programs for Undergrad and Graduate Students
Community Education Unit
Teacher Training Programs
Programs for High School and Community College Students
Applied Research
Our R&D Science Teams
Getting Illinois closer to solutions for its residents and companies.
IWERC
Producing actionable research to improve Illinois education and workforce outcomes.
ITRC
The use of innovation and technology in advancing the development of the next generation of the national civil infrastructure system.
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Aiming to address urban sustainable development challenges of the 21st century.
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Bill Jackson
Executive DPI Director
billjack@uillinois.edu
217-300-1645
Phyllis Baker
Director of Academic Affairs
pbaker@uillinois.edu
217-300-1274
Annabelle Clarke
Director of Administration
aclarke@uillinois.edu
312-585-9101
Mark Harris
Director of Community Education
markh3@uillinois.edu
312-585-9159
Venkat Venkatakrishnan
Director of Research
venkat@uillinois.edu
Meg Bates
Director of Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)
megbates@uillinois.edu
Omowale Casselle
Director of Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
casselle@uillinois.edu
312-585-9028
Eric Lugo
Director of External Relations for Talent Programs
ericlugo@illinois.edu
312-585-9178
Michael Bennett
Director of Immersion Programs
mikeb808@uillinois.edu
Jennifer Foil
Director of Workforce Education
jfoil@uillinois.edu
312-585-9176
Danielle Clark
Associate Director of Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
dkclark@uillinois.edu
Karen Larson
Associate Director of Student Immersion Programs
kplarson@uillinois.edu
312-585-9193
Charity Freeman
Associate Director of Teacher Training
charityf@uillinois.edu
312-585-9196
Gina Grant
Associate Director of K-9 Student Programming
glgrant@uillinois.edu
312-575-7926
Michael Fitzsimons
Associate Director for R&D Programs
fitzm@uillinois.edu
312-575-7838
Charlie Catlett
Senior Research Scientist
ccatlett@uillinois.edu
Sandra Gesing
Scientific Outreach and DEI Lead
sgesing@uillinois.edu
312-668-9041
Laura Clements
Senior Project Manager, R&D
ljclem@uillinois.edu
312-668-9016
Lauryn Scott
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communication
lauryn@uillinois.edu
Joe Cheng
DPI Partnerships
jlcheng@illinois.edu
Mike Flavin
DPI Corporate Relations
mtflavin@uillinois.edu
Alan Solow
Special Advisor for External Relations
asolow@uic.edu
Pradeep Khanna
DPIÂ International Relations
pkhanna@illinois.edu
Marcia Lampela
DPI Site Management
mlampela@uillinois.edu
217-300-7457
Eva Lozano
Office Administrator
evalozan@uillinois.edu
Adriann Anderson
Senior Coordinator, Business Operations
aander5@uillinois.edu
312-575-7837
Lupita Lopez
Events and Social Media Coordinator
llopez62@uillinois.edu
312-668-9053
J Garpue Lieway
Grants and Contracts Associate
jglieway@uillinois.edu
Sarah Cashdollar
Research Specialist, IWERC
secash@uillinois.edu
312-668-9067
Shereen Beilstein
Senior Research Associate, IWERC
beilste2@uillinois.edu
312-668-9025
Stephanie Werner
Postdoctoral Research Associate, IWERC
swerne3@uillinois.edu
312-668-9026
Yi Wang
Postdoctoral Research Associate, IWERC
yiwang21@uillinois.edu
312-668-9014
Mariana Barragan Torres
Postdoctoral Research Associate, IWERC
marianab@uillinois.edu
312-668-9026
Anuj Tiwari
Postdoctoral Research Associate
anujt@uic.edu
Prithviraj Pramanik
Fulbright Scholar, Visiting PhD Student
pprama2@uic.edu
Mauriell H. Amechi
Visiting Researcher
mamech2@uillinois.edu
312-668-9017
Olivia Palid
Visiting Research Associate
opalid2@uillinois.edu
312-668-9020
Haneen Omar
PTTL Summer Intern
Homar4@uillinois.edu
312-668-9019
DPI Executive Committee
Nancy Amato
Professor
namato@illinois.edu
Jennifer Bernhard
Professor
jbernhar@illinois.edu
Bill Jackson
DPI Executive Director
billjack@uillinois.edu
Anne-Marie Hanson
Associate Professor
ahans4@uis.edu
Rodney Hopson
Professor
hopson@illinois.edu
Marie Tejero Hughes
Director of Graduate Studies
marieth@uic.edu
Jeffrey Eric Jenkins
Professor
jej@illinois.edu
Ranjan Karri
Professor
rkarr2@uis.edu
Jerry Krishnan
Professor
jakris@uic.edu
Robb Lindgren
Director of TIER-ED Initiative
robblind@illinois.edu
Rachel Poretsky
Associate Professor
microbe@uic.edu
Aria Razfar
Professor
arazfar@uic.edu
Michael Stroscio
Professor
stroscio@uic.edu
Lav Varshney
Associate Professor
varshney@illinois.edu
