The Illinois Scholars Program could not be successful without an incredible team of staff and student leaders to make it all possible.
Academic Inclusive Excellence
Dr. Gioconda Guerra Pérez (Program Director)
Executive Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
gguerra@illinois.edu
Ross Wantland (Program Assistant)
Director of Curriculum Development & Education, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
wantland@illinois.edu
Cecilia Vaughn-Guy (ISP Graduate Coordinator)
PhD student, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
cvaughn4@illinois.edu
Writing Instruction
Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski (Writing Coordinator)
Director, The Writer’s Workshop
cwisnie@illinois.edu
Tiffany Harris (Graduate Writing Instructor)
harris50@illinois.edu
Bri Lafond (Graduate Writing Instructor)
blafond2@illinois.edu
Math Instruction
Dr. Alison Reddy (Math Coordinator)
Director, Math Placement Program
ared@illinois.edu
Laura Placzek (Math Instructor)
lplaczek@illinois.edu
Theresa Dobbs (Graduate Math Instructor)
tdobbs2@illinois.edu
ISP Mentors, Summer 2021
America Abalos, ’23, Elementary Education
Raheem Adeyombo, ’23, Sports Management
Sarai Arriaga, ’24, Biology (Integrative Biology)
Ryiah Barnes, ’24, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Jordan Brewer, ’22, Agribusiness Markets/Management
Frank Cabrera, ’23, Communication and History
Daniella Gamboa, ’24, undecided, expected major Economics
Sharon Laby, ’22, Industrial Organizational Psychology
Meredith Okwuedei, ’24, undecided, expected major Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Queen Reese, ’22, Sociology and African American Studies
Evaristo Rios, ’23, Psychology
Mark Sinchi, ’24, undecided, interested in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Leonard Smith, ’23, undecided, expected major Recreation, Sports and Tourism
Priscilla Vargas, ’22, Speech Language Pathology
Casandra Vences, ’22, Political Science and Sociology
Yazmine Williams, ’24, undecided, expected major Nursing
Asia Zanders, ’23, Architecture