IIRA Administration
- Christopher Merrett
- Director and Professor
- (309) 298-2281
- CD-Merrett@wiu.edu
- Timothy Collins
- Assistant Director
- (309) 298-3412
- T-Collins@wiu.edu
- Karen Poncin
- Operations Manager
- (309) 298-2622
- K-Poncin@wiu.edu
- Kristi Kupka
- Financial and Business Manager
- (309) 298-1500
- KR-Kupka@wiu.edu
- Carol Harper
- Program Administrative Assistant
- (309) 298-2637
- CS-Harper@wiu.edu
- Kathleen Peterson
- Chief Clerk
- (309) 298-2354
- K-Peterson@wiu.edu
- Sandra Wittig
- Office Manager
- (309) 298-2237
- SK-Wittig@wiu.edu
- Sharon Herbst
- Office Support Associate
- (309) 298-2304
- ST-Herbst@wiu.edu
- Janet Marlette
- Public Information Specialist
- (309) 298-2172
- JL-Marlette@wiu.edu
Rural Transit Assistance Center
- Edward Heflin
- Program Manager
- (309) 298-3392
- EL-Heflin@wiu.edu
- Jacqueline Waters
- Transit Specialist
- (309) 298-3319
- JS-Waters@wiu.edu
- Mable Kreps
- Transit Specialist
- (309) 298-2141
- MR-Kreps@wiu.edu
- Dawn Piper
- Transit Coordination Specialist
- (309) 298-2255
- DC-Piper@wiu.edu
Mapping the Future of Your Community/Health Mapping
- Linda Lee Blaine
- Faculty Assistant
- (309)298-2647
- LL-Blaine@wiu.edu
- Gisele Hamm
- Program Manager
- (309) 298-4019
- GF-Hamm@wiu.edu
Housing/Rural Sociology/Health Resource Management
- Mary Jane Clark
- Health Resource Specialist
- (309) 298-2253
- MJ-Clark@wiu.edu
- Cynthia Struthers
- Associate Professor
- (309) 298-2282
- CB-Struthers@wiu.edu
- Ruth Thompson
- Housing Outreach Specialist
- (309) 298-3098
- R-Burgess-thompson@wiu.edu
Value-Added Sustainable Development Center
- Amelia Fox
- GIS Specialist
- (309) 298-2211
- AAA-Fox@wiu.edu
- Fred Iutzi
- Program Manager
- (309) 298-1453
- F-Iutzi@wiu.edu
- Erin Orwig
- Faculty Assistant
- (309) 298-3467
- ER-Orwig@wiu.edu
- Erin Wherley
- Clerk
- (309) 298-2684
- EC-Wherley@wiu.edu
- Sarah Shike
- Faculty Assistant
- (309) 298-1010
- SE-Broughton@wiu.edu
Public Policy, Economic Development, and Marketing
- Burton Witthuhn
- Professor of Geography and IIRA Editor
- 13jose22@gmail.com
- Norman Walzer
- Professor of Economics and Director Emeritus
- (815) 753-0933
- N-Walzer@wiu.edu
- John Gruidl
- Professor of Economics
- (309) 298-2984
- JJ-Gruidl@wiu.edu
- Adee Athiyaman
- Professor
- (309) 298-2272
- A-Athiyaman@wiu.edu
- http://www.wiu.edu/users/aa106/
Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Center
- Lori Sutton
- Program Manager
- (309) 298-2968
- LA-Sutton@wiu.edu
- Robin Hanna
- RETAC Project Manager
- (309) 298-2372
- RW-Hanna@wiu.edu
- Bill Westerhold
- BGIS Project Manager
- (309) 298-2576
- WL-Westerhold@wiu.edu
- Danielle Pataky
- Data and Compliance Specialist
- (309) 298-3187
- DM-Pataky@wiu.edu
- Catherine Swanson
- Office Support Specialist
- (309) 298-3193
- CL-Swanson@wiu.edu
Peace Corps Fellows Program
- Karen Mauldin-Curtis
- Manager
- (309) 298-2706
- K-Mauldin-Curtis@wiu.edu
- Karen Peitzmeier
- Internal Coordinator
- (309) 298-2682
- K-Peitzmeier@wiu.edu
- Carrie Skees
- Administrative Liaison
- (309) 298-2268
- CR-Skees@wiu.edu
Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center
- Mary Turner
- Program Manager
- (217) 223-5636
- MR-Turner@wiu.edu
Illinois Small Business Development Center Western Illinois University
- Dan Voorhis
- Director
- (309) 836-2640
- SB-Center@wiu.edu
- Carol Stombaugh
- Faculty Assistant
- (309) 836-2640
- SB-Center@wiu.edu
- Donna Corrie
- Administrative Clerk
- (309) 836-2640
- SB-Center@wiu.edu
