LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ramón Cepeda Darien, 2027
Tami Craig Schilling Okawville, 2027
Donald J. Edwards Chicago, 2025 (Chair)
Joseph D. Gutman Highland Park, 2025
Patricia Brown Holmes Chicago, 2025
Naomi D. Jakobsson Urbana, 2023
Stuart C. King Champaign, 2023
Sarah Phalen Springfield, 2027
Sylvia Puente Chicago, 2025
Rafael Camacho Jr. Urbana-Champaign
Mohammed A. Haq Chicago
Will Formea Springfield
Members are listed with home city and date of term expiration. Three student trustees, one from each university, are elected by the student body to one-year terms. The governor serves as an ex-officio member.
SYSTEM LEADERSHIP
- Timothy L. Killeen, President
- Avijit Ghosh, Interim Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Nicholas P. Jones, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs (beginning in 2023)
- Robert J. Jones, Chancellor/Vice President University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Javier Reyes, Interim Chancellor/Vice President University of Illinois Chicago
- Janet L. Gooch, Chancellor/Vice President University of Illinois Springfield
- Thomas R. Bearrows, University Counsel
- Paul Ellinger, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller
- Gregory Knott, Secretary of the Board of Trustees and the University
- Lester H. McKeever Jr., Treasurer of the Board of Trustees
- Adrienne Nazon, Vice President of External Relations and Communications
- Jay Walsh, Vice President of Economic Development and Innovation
OFFICER OF RELATED ORGANIZATION
James H. Moore, Jr., President/CEO University of Illinois Foundation
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