Committee and Working Groups

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Last Updated: Jul 02, 2025, 08:28 AM

Project Organization Working Groups

Masterplan Working Group

The Master Plan Working Group will provide input and feedback on assumptions and strategies to align campus space needs with present and future demands.

  • Khalid Meksem, Faculty Senate President
  • Elizabeth Cheek, Civil Service Council President
  • Todd Bryson, Administrative and Professional Staff Council Chair
  • Lydia Phelps, Undergraduate Student Government President
  • Aayush Timsina, Graduate and Professional Student Council President
  • Wil Clark, Director, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
  • Rachel Frazier, Director, Registrar’s Office
  • Carol LePere, Supervising Architect/Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management
  • David Shirley, Executive Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research
  • Susan Wegman, Executive Director, SIU Online and Extended Campus

Facilities-Based Working Groups

Parking and Transportation

The Parking & Transportation Working Group will provide input and feedback on multimodal transportation strategies to improve campus flow and support future parking demand.

  • Ben Newman, Director, Department of Public Safety
  • Tena Bennett, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary Enterprises and Student Affairs
  • Andrea Palmer, Chief Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management

Infrastructure and Sustainability

The Infrastructure & Sustainability Working Group will provide input and feedback on strategies to enhance reliability and efficiency and identify ways to achieve sustainability targets to reduce environmental impact.

  • Interim Director of Sustainability (to be appointed)
  • Carol LePere, Supervising Architect/Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management
  • Justin Harrell, Senior Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management
  • Brian Skouby, Interim Dir., Infrastructure and Information Security and Assoc Dir. Project Mgmt.
  • Kendra Bumpus, Director of Housing and Residence Life
  • Charles Hanner, Assistant Superintendent of Building Services, Housing and Residence Life
  • Craig Engstrom, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence

Campus Planning

The Campus Planning Working Group will provide input and feedback on land use and physical planning strategies to support a right-sized campus with an enhanced user experience.

  • Carol LePere, Supervising Architect/Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management
  • Branum Opie Piper, Superintendent of Grounds
  • Rolando Gonzalez-Torres, Director, Associate Professor of Architecture, and Interior Design
  • Lisa Caringer, Director, Office for Access and Accommodations
  • Tena Bennett, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary Enterprises and Student Affairs

Wayfinding

The Wayfinding Working Group will provide input and feedback on wayfinding strategies to enhance campus navigation and create a unified campus experience.

  • Ben Newman, Director, Department of Public Safety
  • Shawn Bond, Architect II, Facilities and Energy Management
  • Cameron McCullough, Student Representative Campus Safety Committee
  • Jeff Harmon, Director, University Communications and Marketing

Student and Community Engagement Working Groups

Greek Life

  • Jeff Burgin, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Allison Albritten, Coordinator, Fraternity and Sorority Life
  • Alexander Rodriguez-Gabino, Coordinator, Hispanic/Latino Resource Center

Student Engagement

  • Lydia Phelps, Undergraduate Student Government President
  • Aayush Timsina, Graduate and Professional Student Council President

Alumni

  • Molly Hudgins, Executive Director, SIU Alumni Association

Community

  • Deborah Barnett, Executive Director SI Now
  • (Community members who contact us will be referred to Deborah Barnett to be included in community listening sessions)

Donors

  • Jeff Gleim, Associate Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations and Chief Operations Officer