Administration and Staff

Meet The Team

INFORMATICS administrative staff oversee our education programs, research grants, and other campus and community initiatives.

Lisa Bievenue

Director of Informatics Programs
MC-387
Tel: (217) 333-8426
bievenue@illinois.edu

Alaina Pincus

Assistant Director for Informatics Education Programs
MC-387
Tel:(217)265-6330
apincus2@illinois.edu

Dan Cermak

Studio Director
MC-387
dcermak@illinois.edu

Katryna Starks

Teaching Assistant Professor
Informatics Programs
MC-387
Tel: (217) 333-5518
kmstarks@illinois.edu

Amanda Elzbieciak

Business & Operations Specialist
CU Community Fab Lab MC-615
Tel: (217) 265-5342
elzbiec2@illinois.edu

Emilie Butt

Fab Lab Instruction & Engagement Coordinator
CU Community Fab Lab MC-615
Tel: (217) 265-5342
enbutt2@illinois.edu

Duncan Baird

Game Studies & Design Instructor
CU Community Fab Lab MC-615
Tel: (217) 265-5342
drbaird2@illinois.edu

Michael Dalton

Lab Manager
CU Community Fab Lab MC-615
Tel: (217) 265-5342
mdalton3@illinois.edu

Sara Paige Ballenger

Fab Lab Instruction & Engagement Specialist 
CU Community Fab Lab MC-615
Tel: (217) 265-5342
shoag2@illinois.edu

Wayne Hardy

Fabrication and Engagement Support Associate
CU Community Fab Lab MC-615
Tel: (217) 265-5342
waynekh2@illinois.edu

Alex Damarjian

Teaching Associate Professor & Program Director for MS Game Development Program
MC-387
Tel: (312) 413-5152
alex79@illinois.edu

Jessica Moyer

Program Coordinator, Game Studies & Design and Informatics
MC-387
Tel: (217) 244-0965
jemoyer@illinois.edu

Susan Muirhead

Program Coordinator, MS Game Development Program
MC-387
Tel: (217) 333-4930
muirhea@illinois.edu

Montgomery Tufts

Office Support Specialist Information Sciences
MC-387
Tel: (217) 300-5653
tufts@illinois.edu