Keith Marshall

Executive Director

217-244-5756

Responsible for the overall conduct of the Big Ten Academic Alliance headquarters’ staff and programs. Works with chief academic officers to define and implement the consortium's mission and agenda.

Heather Blair

Office Manager

Programs Team

217-244-2676

Provides administrative and logistical support to the programs, peer groups and initiatives of the Vice Provosts for Faculty Affairs and the Graduate Deans.

Cindy Chastain

Office Manager

Operations

217-300-9728

Supports collaborative Procurement activities. Provides financial transaction processing, account reconciliation, and general accounting support for the office

Martha Cooper

Senior Assistant Director

Programs Team

217-300-2112

Leads the strategic initiatives and collaborative communities of the Liberal Arts & Sciences Deans and the Senior International Officers. Oversees the development, administration, and evaluation of programs and professional peer groups. As the Senior Assistant Director, supports and supervises staff and serves as a key advisor to the Director. 

Claudia Corlett-Stahl

Assistant Director for Accounting

Operations

217-244-2161

Leads financial reporting and operations activities including the annual audit, sponsored project administration, and other reporting as necessary. Supports contracting and compliance management for the organization. Assists the Big Ten Academic Alliance procurement collaboration.

Mel Dawson

Office Support Specialist

Programs Team

217-300-0593

Provides administrative and logistical support to the programs, peer groups and initiatives of the Chief Information Officers, Liberal Arts and Sciences Deans, and the Senior International Officers.

Charity Farber

Associate Director

Programs Team

217-333-6314

Leads the strategic initiatives and collaborative communities of the Vice Provosts for Faculty Affairs and Graduate Deans. Oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and professional peer communities. As the Associate Director of the Programs Team, supports and supervises staff and serves as a key advisor to the Director. 

Lori Frost

Program Manager

Programs Team

217-333-9228

Develops, implements and evaluates the strategic initiatives and programs of the Chief Information Officers. Fosters the collaborative communities and shepherds the success of the activities of CIOs’ professional peer groups. 

Katherine Galvin

Director

Programs Team

217-244-8447

Responsible for the overall leadership of the Programs Team and the core members they support: Vice Provosts for Faculty Affairs, Liberal Arts and Sciences Deans, Graduate Deans, Senior International Officers and the Chief Information Officers. Provides professional development and support to Programs Team staff and strategic guidance to the core members.  

Susanne Garrison

Assistant to the Executive Director

217-244-9239

Provides high-level administrative assistance to headquarters and executive leadership groups also supports the Library Initiatives Director

Frank Guan

Program Assistant

Programs Team

217-333-4752

Responsible for data management and provides technological and logistical support to the programs, staff and core members of the Programs Team.

Ashton Harwood

Project Manager

Operations Team

217-300-0645

Orchestrates various projects crucial to varied initiatives, ranging from operational efficiency to strategic procurement collaborations. Creates workflow/process mapping to enhance organizational effectiveness.

Ben Hoogstraat

Information Technology Specialist

Operations

217-333-3927

Manages office-wide information technologies, including support and coordination of video conferencing, office networking, desktop computing, server management, and email list administration.

Sharon Lee

Business Analyst

Operations

217-300-0386

Provides analytical support to headquarters program staff and member stakeholders. Tracks internal metrics and Big Ten Academic Alliance institutional data. Provides financial accounting assistance to the Assistant Director for Accounting.

Danielle F. LeFaivre

Program Director for Open Publishing Library Programs

612-626-4357

Provides programmatic leadership, strategic coordination, and project management for the libraries' open publishing portfolio and scholarly communications initiatives. The portfolio includes commercial licensing, content purchasing, academy-owned publishing, and university press initiatives.

Kara McKinn

Coordinator

Communications

217-244-9849

Manages communications and marketing for the organization, fostering partnerships with Big Ten institutions to promote collaborative initiatives through the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Shares stories of stakeholder collaborations and their impact.

Jake Myers

Associate Director

Operations

217-300-3583

Leads technology, communications, and project management for the office to support collaborative initiatives across all programs. Supports overall operations including strategic leadership within the Operations Team. Oversees the Big Ten Academic Alliance Admissions collaboration.

Eileen Oldham

Accounting Associate

Financial Operations

217-244-6966

Responsible for accounting tasks that include billings to member institutions, staff reimbursements, vendor payments, and financial records management.

Katie Pannbacker

Officer Manager

217-300-4954

Provides administrative support to the BTAA staff and guest travelers, processing travel reimbursements.

Treshani Perera

Coordinator for Community Engagement

Library Team

Coordinates, implements, and manages logistics for various initiatives, events, and programs that advance the goals of the BIG Collection, with a special emphasis on fostering collaborations and conversations among BTAA library community groups.

Laurel Reed Rosch

Program Manager

Programs Team

217-244-0817

Develops, implements and evaluates the strategic initiatives and programs of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Deans and Senior International Officers. Fosters the collaborative communities and shepherds the success of the activities of the professional peer groups of the LAS Deans and SIOs.

Jon Rutter

Program Coordinator

217-300-3784

Coordinates, implements and administers the programs and strategic initiatives of the Graduate Deans. Supports the collaborative communities, peer groups, and events of the Graduate Deans groups

Emily Frieda Shaw

Coordinator of Infrastructure Services

Library Programs

217-265-4198

Coordinates the BTAA Libraries Shared Services Package including overseeing the existing services within the package as well as any new services that are developed as the BIG Collection roadmap evolves.

Julie Sweet

Director

Operations

217-300-5383

Oversees the financial management, human resources, sponsored project administration, and communications for the Big Ten Academic Alliance and leads the Operations Team. Coordinates procurement leadership initiatives for the collaboration, including strategic contracting for member universities.

Maurice York

Director

Library Initiatives

217-300-0945

Leads the Library Initiatives of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Works with the directors of libraries to identify and facilitate cooperative programs, and serves as liaison to library-related working groups.

Will Wittmer

Technical Architect

Operations

217-244-7000

Delivers comprehensive software and hardware support, manages website administration, and offers expert assistance and development for various applications. Ensures operation and integration of technology solutions to meet organizational needs.