Office of the President
President Aondover Tarhule
Dr. Aondover Tarhule became Illinois State University’s 21st President on March 18, 2024.
Office of the President Links
Initiatives to Enhance the Redbird Staff Experience
The President’s Cabinet, after discussions with university leadership and shared governance partners, review of the work of the Hiring and Employee Retention Work Group (Fall 2021), and findings of the Staff Success Survey (Spring 2022), identified a number of initiatives regarding employee recruitment, retention, morale, and experience. Current outcomes of Cabinet-identified initiatives will be periodically updated.
State of the University
(Interim) President Aondover Tarhule
Tuesday, September 21, 2023 - 2:00 p.m.
Contact Information
Dr. Aondover Tarhule
President
Campus Box 1000
Normal, IL 61790-1000
president@IllinoisState.edu
Phone: (309) 438-5677
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Katy Killian
Chief of Staff
kakilli@IllinoisState.edu
Phone: (309) 438-5677 -
Dr. Byron Craig
Interim Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
bbcraig@IllinoisState.edu
Phone: (309) 438-5677 -
Brad Franke
Director of Public Affairs and Policy
bjfranke@IllinoisState.edu
Phone: (309) 438-1715 -
Rachel Caracci
Director of Presidential and Trustee Events
rrcarac@IllinoisState.edu
Phone: (309) 438-8790 -
Molly Briggs-Yonke
Executive Administrative Assistant and Budget Manager
mgbrig2@IllinoisState.edu
Phone: (309) 438-5670 -
Narry Kim
Program Assistant
nkim@IllinoisState.edu
Phone: (309) 438-5594 -
Susan Lynch
Executive Assistant to the President
slynch@IllinoisState.edu
Phone: (309) 438-5454 -
Jean Ann Dargatz
Assistant to the Chief of Staff
jadarga@pyffwd.com
Phone: (309) 438-3065
President's Cabinet
Dr. Aondover Tarhule
President
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Dr. Ani Yazedjian
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Dr. Daniel Petree
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Dr. Levester Johnson
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Pat Vickerman
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Jeannie Barrett
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Charles Edamala
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Dr. Byron Craig
Interim Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
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Katy Killian
Chief of Staff
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Dr. Jeri Beggs
