Office for Access & Equity Leadership

Nizam Arain, J.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Access & Equity
Interim Director, Accessibility & Accommodations Division
narain@illinois.edu

Heidi Johnson, M.A.
Director,
Affirmative Action Analytics & Planning Division
johnso19@illinois.edu

Kathleen Chmielewski, J.D.
Interim Associate Director,
EEO Division
chmlwsk2@illinois.edu

Angie Vandeventer, J.D.
Interim Associate Director,
EEO Division
avandeve@illinois.edu
Office for Access & Equity Staff

Brandon Araujo
Affirmative Action Data Analyst
baraujo@illinois.edu

Julie Sheehy Chen, J.D.
Interim Senior EEO Associate
jschen@illinois.edu

Zaheeda Darvesh
Affirmative Action Data Analyst
darvesh2@illinois.edu

Aziz Elabaseery, J.D.
EEO Associate
abaseer@illinois.edu

William Epperson, J.D.
EEO Associate
wae2@illinois.edu

Kristen Frank
Senior Affirmative Action Coordinator
klmcclur@illinois.edu

Chandra Hall
Case Manager
chandrah@illinois.edu

M.T. Hudson
Senior Accessibility Specialist
mthdsn@illinois.edu

Terra Larsen
Affirmative Action Process Manager
ttlarsen@illinois.edu

Susan Layton
Case Manager
stlayton@illinois.edu

Douglas Maxey
Accessibility Specialist
dmaxey@illinois.edu

Heather Mihaly
Accessibility Specialist
hmihal2@illinois.edu

Kari Peacock
Affirmative Action Process Manager
kpeacock@illinois.edu

Eric Peters, J.D.
EEO Associate
elpeter2@illinois.edu

Buffy Vance
Case Manager
vance@illinois.edu