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APAC Members

APAC members form a cross section of UIC with representatives from various departments on both sides of the Chicago campus. Members are elected to three-year terms by their peers. APAC's current membership for Fiscal Year 2025-26 is below.

Executive Committee Members

APAC Chair
Barbara Gottesman
APAC Chair
APAC Vice Chair
Jaideep Deshpande
APAC Vice Chair
APAC Treasurer
Tim Sullivan
APAC Treasurer
APAC Secretary
Mint Simagrai
APAC Secretary

Members

Associate Technology Manager
Diana Abbasi
Associate Technology Manager
Cohort Academic Advisor
James Alford
Cohort Academic Advisor
Senior Research Specialist, Office of Research Facilitation
Larisa Ann Burke
Senior Research Specialist, Office of Research Facilitation
Director of Research Advancement
Karen Cielo
Director of Research Advancement
Assistant Director, Pre-Award Sponsored Projects
Olivia Desormeaux
Assistant Director, Pre-Award Sponsored Projects
Assistant Dean, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Clarence Glenn
Assistant Dean, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Associate Director, Career Services Office
Kenneth Granle
Associate Director, Career Services Office
Assistant Dean for Student Success
Sharon Hayes
Assistant Dean for Student Success
Title IX Coordinator
Donald Kamm
Title IX Coordinator
Associate Director of Instructional Design
Nicole E. Messier
Associate Director of Instructional Design
Executive Director for Advising
Rachel Najdzin
Executive Director for Advising
Director of Business Services and Facility Information Management
Patricia Pac
Director of Business Services and Facility Information Management
Assistant Head for Administration and Research Assistant Professor
Colleen Piersen
Assistant Head for Administration and Research Assistant Professor
Assistant Director, Animal Care and Institutional Biosafety
Shubha Priyamvada
Assistant Director, Animal Care and Institutional Biosafety
Associate Director of Academic Services and Faculty Affairs
Stuart Robinson
Associate Director of Academic Services and Faculty Affairs
Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Effectiveness
Karen Rosenthal
Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Effectiveness
Assistant Dean of Operations/Director of Compliance and Risk Management
Carol Schuster
Assistant Dean of Operations/Director of Compliance and Risk Management
Lead Computational Scientist
Ana Marija Sokovic
Lead Computational Scientist
Biomedical Informatics Research Specialist
Joanna Tess
Biomedical Informatics Research Specialist
Assistant Dean, Recruitment & Engagement
Justin Wier
Assistant Dean, Recruitment & Engagement

Graduate Assistant

Graduate Assistant
Salvador Delgado
Graduate Assistant