We are pleased to announce the selected participants for the 2025 Professional Staff Leadership Academy (PSLA). PSLA is designed to foster a culture of dynamic and transformational leadership for academic professional and professional civil service staff throughout the University of Illinois System.
The PSLA Steering Committee reviewed 115 applications this year, making it a very competitive process and a challenge to select just 20 participants. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals who will participate in this year’s program.
Urbana-Champaign
- Julia Abel, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
- Charisse Coleman, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
- Jeffrey Fox, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Maria Jaromin, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
- Marcia Mathis, Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center
- Michelle Rome, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Trinity Allison, Family and Consumer Science
Chicago
- Jacqueline Berger, College of Medicine
- Jonathan Fair, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services
- Dr. Jamie Haney, Graduate College
- Girmachew Mekonnen, University of Illinois Medical Center
- Marty Semrau, UI Health Information Services
- Hugo Trevino, Disability Resource Center
- Susan Young, UIC Human Resources
Springfield
- Daniel Aguilar, Diversity Center
- Jessie Burrell, Campus Relations
- Kathryn Kleeman, Office of Admission
System Offices
- Michelle Chitambar, Office of Technology Management
- Nikki Melander, Office of the Controller
- Daniel Pelayo, University Bursar
More information about the Professional Staff Leadership Academy can be found on the System HR website.
