IHLS Staff by Department | Illinois Heartland Library System

Executive and Administrative

	Leslie Bednar Executive Director Edwardsville Office (618) 474-9774 lbednar@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Serves as the chief administrative officer, responsible for implementing policies and programs and directs and leads all operations and activities.
	Ellen Popit Associate Director Carbondale Office (618) 474-9874 epopit@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Partner of the Executive Director, responsible for managing the membership department and programs, directs and leads delivery operations and activities.
	Carol Hogan Downey Communications Coordinator Edwardsville Office (618) 467-8139 cdowney@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Coordinates and provides response to requests for information from media, provides information to member libraries, the public and IHLS staff through various communications media.
	Stacie Bushong Executive Assistant Edwardsville Office (618) 318-8172 sbushong@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs a variety of secretarial and administrative duties for the Executive Director and the Board of Directors in a professional and efficient manner.
	Heather Knowlton Human Resources Assistant Edwardsville Office (618) 619-2055‬ hknowlton@illinoisheartland.org
	Jill Trevino Human Resources Director Edwardsville Office (217) 689-0999 jtrevino@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The Human Resources Directorr performs a variety of administrative and clerical duties for the Human Resource department.
	Shandi Greve Penrod Marketing Coordinator Edwardsville Office (618) 619-2113 spenrod@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Creates and maintains all marketing content for IHLS while giving support to the tasks of the communications and membership departments.
	Anna Yackle Membership Coordinator Carbondale Office (618) 619-2096 ayackle@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The Membership Coordinator works as part of the Membership Services Team to collect accurate information regarding member libraries and to provide support for the multitype libraries that comprise IHLS.
	Leah Gregory Membership Coordinator Schools Liaison Edwardsville Office (618) 619-2069 lgregory@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The Membership Coordinator works as part of the Membership Services Team to collect accurate information regarding member libraries and to provide support for the multitype libraries that comprise IHLS. This position involves a significant amount of networking and interaction with IHLS member libraries. A special focus of this position is work with school districts and schools that are members of IHLS.

Financial

	Rhonda Johnisee Finance Director Edwardsville Office (618) 474-9875 rjohnisee@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The Finance Director is responsible for the overall financial operations of IHLS.
	Cheryl Noll Accounting Assistant Edwardsville Office (618) 619-2098 cnoll@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The Accounting Assistant position is the administrative support for the Finance Department. This position performs a variety of accounting tasks related to accounts payable and receivable.
	Shirley Paden Accounts Receivable Coordinator Edwardsville Office (618) 619-2076 spaden@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Oversees all aspects of Accounts Receivable.
	Colleen Dettenmeier Senior Accountant Edwardsville Office (618) 474-9921 cdettenmeier@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The Senior Accountant position is responsible for serving as a team leader in the finance department and ensuring the department creates accurate and timely financial records for the organization.

Technology

	Troy Brown Information Technology Director Carbondale Office (618) 467-8740 tbrown@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Responsible for all development of computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
	Brandon Chapman Network Administrator Edwardsville Office (618) 474-9776 bchapman@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Responsible for aspects of the IHLS & SHARE networks.
	John Knirr Web & IT Administrator Edwardsville Office (618) 474-9770 jknirr@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: TheWeb & IT Administrator supports staff hardware and software along with website updates and services. This position works closely with the Web Developer and Network Administrator as well as with the IT Director to implement and monitor the functions of the computer systems and website updates. Installation and maintenance of computer and server resources for IHLS is a primaryfocus.
	Brant Wingerter Web Developer Carbondale Office (217) 318-0203 bwingerter@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Responsible for aspects of the IHLS & SHARE websites.

SHARE Staff Services

Cassandra Thompson
SHARE Director
Edwardsville Office

(217) 318-5303
cthompson@illinoisheartland.org

Job Responsibilities:
The SHARE Director is responsible for coordinating the SHARE department and providing quality service to member libraries.

Zach Henderson
SHARE Circulation and Resource Sharing Specialist
Edwardsville Office

(618) 619-2097
zhenderson@illinoisheartland.org

Job Responsibilities:
IHLS SHARE Circulation & Resource Sharing Specialist provides training related to circulation and resource sharing, windows-based skills, IHLS and SHARE policy, and best practices for effective workflow to support IHLS members. This position coordinates and provides support to others to assist in maintaining an effective and efficient SHARE platform and assists member libraries to find, obtain, and use appropriate resources for their patrons.

SHARE Administrative Services

	Dena Porter SHARE Administrative Services Supervisor Carbondale Office (618) 619-2090 dporter@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Coordinates SHARE security and administrative module and troubleshooting and develops the fee formula and budget for SHARE.
	Jacob Sedor Administrative Services Specialist Edwardsville Office (618) 619-2092 jsedor@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Coordinates daily operation of the ILS software, runs reports and performs routine maintenance procedures and supports and trains library staff.
	Terry Moreland Reporting Services Specialist Champaign Office tmoreland@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Coordinates daily operation of the ILS software, runs reports and performs routine maintenance procedures and supports and trains library staff.
	Jace Cook SHARE Administrative Assistant Office (618) 474-9923 jcook@illinoisheartland.org
	Mary Johnston Tech Support Specialist Champaign Office (217) 318-5366 mjohnston@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Coordinates daily operation of the ILS software, runs reports and performs routine maintenance procedures and supports and trains library staff.

SHARE Bibliographic Services

	Jennifer Baugh SHARE Manager for Bibliographic Services Edwardsville Office 618-619-2077 jbaugh@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Coordinates SHARE cataloging services and database standards on behalf of member libraries.
	Pamela Thomas Bibliographic Grant Manager Champaign Office (217) 318-5364 pthomas@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Responsible for coordinating the workflow of the CMC staff, providing direction for grant goals, and providing cataloging and technical services training for Illinois libraries.
	Anna Wiegand Cataloger Edwardsville Office (618) 467-8054 awiegand@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support.
	Barbera Scoby Cataloger Edwardsville Office 618-467-8047 bscoby@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support.
	Donald Pippin Cataloger Champaign Office (217) 318-5336 dpippin@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support.
	Eric McKinney Cataloger Champaign Office (618) 467-8035‬ emckinney@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support.
	Josh Zink Cataloger Edwardsville Office (618) 467-8032 jzink@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support.
	Linda Johnson Cataloger Carbondale Office (618) 467-8041 ljohnson@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support.
	Liz Perkins Cataloger Champaign Office (217) 318-5362 lperkins@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support.
	Mary Cornell Cataloger Champaign Office (618) 474-9894‬ mcornell@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support.
	Shelley Stone Cataloger Carbondale Office sstone2@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support
	Sue Pearson Cataloger Edwardsville Office (618) 467-8130 spearson@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The Cataloger performs original and copy cataloging, database maintenance, authority control, and provides training and support for libraries.
	Katy Egts Metadata Cataloger Champaign Office (217) 318 5365 kegts@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Performs original and copy cataloging based on current standards, performs database maintenance and authority control, assists in training and provides inventory support.

Operations

	Susan Palmer Operations Director Edwardsville Office (618) 474-9768 spalmer@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Manages staff responsible for activities associated with all aspects of the delivery operations and the maintenance and repair of the physical buildings, mechanical equipment, and vehicles.
	Linda Kates Operations Manager Champaign Office (217) 318-5352 lkates@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Plans, directs, and coordinates the staff and process of picking up, sorting, and delivering library materials, facilities and vehicle maintenance and repairs, custodial operations, and facility repair and maintenance.
	Linda Petty Area Manager Edwardsville Office (618) 474-9828 lpetty@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Plans, directs, and coordinates the operations and operations staff in the Edwardsville and Carbondale hubs.
	Lia McInerney Delivery Coordinator Edwardsville Office (618) 619-2089 lmcinerney@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Assists the Area Manager in the day to day operations within the delivery department.
	Angela Thompson Delivery Coordinator Champaign Office (217) 318-5335 athompson@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Assists the Operations Manager in the day to day operations within the delivery department.
	Casey Parr Delivery Coordinator Carbondale Office (618) 619-2094 cparr@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Assists the Area Manager in the day to day operations within the delivery department.
	Sarah Taylor Administrative Assistant Edwardsville Office (618) 474-9946 staylor@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The Administrative Assistant performs a variety of administrative and clerical duties for the IHLS Operations Department.

Delivery

Carbondale

	Ceili Boylan Sorter Carbondale Office (618) 985-3711 cboylan@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The primary role of the Sorter is to assist in the daily sorting of books and other library materials transported by IHLS courier drivers.
	Eric Vana Sorter Carbondale Office (618) 985-3711 evana@illinoisheartland.org
	Christie Burgett Courier Driver Carbondale Office (618) 985-3711 cburgett@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Gary Witt Courier Driver Carbondale Office (618) 985-3711 gwitt@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Steven Swallers Courier Driver Carbondale Office (618) 985-3711 sswallers@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Heather Moreno Courier Driver Carbondale Office (618) 656-3216 hmoreno@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Bruce Hickam Courier Driver Carbondale Office (618) 985-3711 bhickam@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort ad from member libraries.er library materials to and from member libraries.
	John Malone Courier Driver Carbondale Office (618) 985-3711 jmalone@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Michael McGinn Courier Driver Carbondale Office (618) 985-3711 mmcginn@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Donald Jennings Courier Driver Carbondale Office (618) 985-3711 djennings@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.

Champaign

	Latisha Harris Sorter Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 lharris@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The primary role of the Sorter is to assist in the daily sorting of books and other library materials transported by IHLS courier drivers. Other responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of the delivery tubs and bags, shelving IHLS books, delivering library materials to IHLS staff, and performing other clerical duties.
	Marcia Horton Sorter Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 mhorton@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Assists in the daily sorting of books and other library materials transported by IHLS courier drivers, assists in the preparation of the delivery tubs and bags, shelves IHLS books, delivers library materials to IHLS staff, and performs other clerical duties.
	Jonathan Wiarda Sorter Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 jwiarda@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The primary role of the Sorter is to assist in the daily sorting of books and other library materials transported by IHLS courier drivers. Other responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of the delivery tubs and bags, shelving IHLS books, delivering library materials to IHLS staff, and performing other clerical duties.
	Brenda Jones Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 bjones@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Frank Thomas Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 fthomas@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Bryan Phelps Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 bphelps@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books raries.er library materials to and from member libraries.
	Andy Herald Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 ahearld@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Ronald Chubb Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 rchubb@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	John Bode Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 jbode@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Steve Behrens Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 sbehrens@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Phillip Chmielewski Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 pchmielewski@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Terry Fruhling Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 tfruhling@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Clark Nichols Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 cnichols@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Phil Owen Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 powen@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Roger Perry Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 rperry@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	John Ward Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 jward@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Gary Wollitz Courier Driver Champaign Office (217) 352-0047 gwollitz@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.

Edwardsville

	Aaron Dell Sorter Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 adell@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The primary role of the Sorter is to assist in the daily sorting of books and other library materials transported by IHLS courier drivers. Other responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of the delivery tubs and bags, shelving IHLS books, delivering library materials to IHLS staff, and performing other clerical duties.
	Jonathon Zarr Sorter Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 jzarr@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The primary role of the Sorter is to assist in the daily sorting of books and other library materials transported by IHLS courier drivers. Other responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of the delivery tubs and bags, shelving IHLS books, delivering library materials to IHLS staff, and performing other clerical duties.
	PJ Sjursen Sorter Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 psjursen@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The primary role of the Sorter is to assist in the daily sorting of books and other library materials transported by IHLS courier drivers. Other responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of the delivery tubs and bags, shelving IHLS books, delivering library materials to IHLS staff, and performing other clerical duties.
	Nathaniel House Sorter Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 nhouse@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The primary role of the Sorter is to assist in the daily sorting of books and other library materials transported by IHLS courier drivers. Other responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of the delivery tubs and bags, shelving IHLS books, delivering library materials to IHLS staff, and performing other clerical duties.
	Christina Pitcher Sorter Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 cpitcher@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: The primary role of the Sorter is to assist in the daily sorting of books and other library materials transported by IHLS courier drivers. Other responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of the delivery tubs and bags, shelving IHLS books, delivering library materials to IHLS staff, and performing other clerical duties.
	Jerry Ringering Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 jringering@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Kevin Cullen Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 kcullen@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	James Merritt Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 jmerritt@illinoisheartland.org
	Jon Patt Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 jpatt@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Daniel Weaver Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 dweaver@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Marshel Tosh Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 mtosh@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries
	Timothy Shrewsberry Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 tshrewsberry@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Timothy Morrison Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 tmorrison@illinoisheartland.org
	Larry Jones Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 ljones@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Leo Gieszelmann Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 lgieszelmann@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Harry Munson Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 hmunson@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Richard Stewart Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 rstewart@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Rick Sparrow Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 rsparrowr@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.
	Gary Sipole Courier Driver Edwardsville Office (618) 656-3216 gsipole@illinoisheartland.org Job Responsibilities: Courier Drivers sort and deliver books and other library materials to and from member libraries.