Leadership Team


Dr. Mark Dochterman
Deputy Director
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
618-482-6906
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Edith Gray
Assistant Director of Human Resources
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
618-482-8304
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Christopher Cooper
Program Director, SIUE TRIO Upward Programs
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 2057, Box 1200
618-482-8303
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Kirk L. Greer
Business Administrative Associate/HR Liaison
ESL, Blg A , Suite 1055, Box 1200
618-482-8335
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Dawanda Gresham
Accounting Associate Director's Office
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
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Yvonne Hart
Upward Bound Scholar's Academy Collinsville Program Director
ESL, Bldg B, Suite 2057, Box 1200
618-482-6988
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Carolyn Jason
Head Start/Early Head Start Program Director
ESL, Bldg C, Suite 0103, Box 1200
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Ericka Johnson
Accounting Associate Director's Office
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
618-482-6911
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Sarah Wyatt Kirkpatrick
Director, Learning Resource Center and Campus Engagement
ESL, Bldg B, Office 1011, Box 1200
618-482-8366
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Ora Lockett
Building Futures Program Director
ESL, Bldg A, Office 2026 E, Box 1200
618-874-6380
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Media Relations
Assistant Director for Media and Community Relations
ESL, Bldg A, Office 2026 F, Box 1200
618-482-6978
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Tiana Montgomery
Project Success Program Director
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Office 1044, Box 1200
(618) 482-8334
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James (Jim) Robbins
Veteran's Upward Bound Program Director
ESL, Bldg B, Suite 2079, Box 1200
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Homer Simmons
East St. Louis Center for Performing Arts Program Director
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
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