Staff Directory

Our faculty and staff are committed to serving the students and community. All faculty members hold master degrees in nursing. Over one third of our faculty hold an earned doctorate and an additional one third are enrolled in doctoral studies. Longevity of service to the college is a hallmark of both faculty and staff.

Faculty members promote scholarship through active participation in professional organizations, by conducting and presenting research, presenting at national conferences and meetings, and authoring chapters for textbooks.

Faculty members are involved in research activities. They maintain expertise appropriate to their teaching responsibilities in a variety of ways including clinical practice (not private practice) and/or by maintaining national nursing certifications. Professional staff are involved in their respective professional organizations as a way to maintain expertise and improve services for students.

Strengths of the faculty members include the diversity in teaching experience, community service, clinical background and educational preparation. All faculty and staff are committed to continuing the tradition of excellence in nursing education.

Administration

  Name Title Contact
Aaron_Charlene.jpg Charlene Aaron, PhD, RN President Email
Professional Headshot Eatock, Carole-2.jpg Carole Eatock, DNP, APRN, FNP-C Dean of the Graduate Program Email
Brown_Suzanne.jpg Suzanne Brown, RN, DNP, PhD Dean of Undergraduate Program Email
stephens_kevin.jpg Kevin Stephens, BS Dean of Support Services  Email
Harp_Elizabeth.jpg Elizabeth Harp, PhD Dean Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment & Accreditation Email
A. Blair.jpg Austin Blair, BA, CAEP Manager of Admissions, Registration, Marketing, and Social Media Email

Board

Name Title Role

Margaret Swanson, PhD

Interim Provost (Retired), Vice President of Academic Affairs (Retired), Illinois Central College

Chair

Sister Agnes Joseph Williams, O.S.F., MBA

OSF HealthCare Board of Directors, The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis

Vice-Chair

Charlene S. Aaron, PhD, RN (ex officio)

President of the College, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Secretary
Mike Wells (ex officio) President OSF HealthCare, Saint Francis Medical Center Member

Phillip Baer, MBA

Director of Medical Imaging & Radiology OSF HealthCare, Saint Francis Medical Center Member
Tim Bromley, MA, LCPC Director of Behavioral Health OSF HealthCare, Saint Francis Medical Center Member
Jennifer Croland, DNP, RN, NE-BC Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, OSF HealthCare, Saint Francis Medical Center Member
Lisa Fuller, MS, MA Vice President, Surgical and Procedural Services, OSF HealthCare, Saint Francis Medical Center Member
Jennifer Hopwood, DNP, RN, NE-BC Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, OSF HealthCare, Saint Francis Medical Center Member
Wendee Guth, MSN, RN

Dean, Department of Health Careers, Illinois Central College

Member

Michael Murtagh

President of Moraisling Consulting Member

John Pompe, PsyD., SPHR

Manager, Integrated Health Programs Caterpillar Human Services Division, Caterpillar, Inc.

Member
Ashley Simper, MS, RD, LDN Manager of Dietetic Services, Food and Nutrition Dietetic Internship Director, OSF HealthCare, Saint Francis Medical Center Member
Lisa Smith, MSN, RN, IBCLC Patient Care Manager, Labor and Delivery, and Breastfeeding Resource Center, OSF HealthCare, Saint Francis Medical Center Member
Robert Sparrow, MD Chief Medical Officer and Academic Affairs Lead, OSF HealthCare, Saint Francis Medical Center Member
William Tammone, PhD, MS, MA, BA Senior Vice President (retired), Chief Academic Officer (retired), American Sentinel University Member
Jeff Thomas, MBA Vice President of Accounting, Citizens Equity First Credit Union, CEFCU Member
Lilanna Modaressi Student Representative, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Member