IRBS Permanent Staff Members: (left to right; back row) Jesse Williams, Sam Schaick, Brandon Harris, Levi Solomon, Jim Lamer, (middle row) Jason DeBoer, Dan Roth, Andrya Whitten, Allie Lenaerts, Claire Snyder, Amber Blackert, Andrew Mathis, (front row) April Burgett, Charmayne Anderson, and Kris Maxson.
Illinois River Biological Station Directory
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James T. Lamer Field Station Director Email; 309-543-6000 |
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April M. Burgett Business Manager Email; 309-543-6000 ext. 221 |
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Amber E. Blackert Emiquon Project Coordinator Email; 309-543-6000 ext. 223 |
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Jason A. DeBoer LTEF Component Specialist Email; 309-543-6000 ext. 225 |
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Alex Catalano Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist |
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Amy France Office Associate I |
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Brandon S. Harris Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist Email; 217-300-8472 |
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Doyn M. Kellerhals LTRM Water Quality Component Specialist Email; 217-244-9929 |
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Jehnsen Lebsock Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist |
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Allie W. Lenaerts Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist |
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Andrew T. Mathis Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist |
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Kris A. Maxson LTRM Fish Component Specialist Email; 217-300-9931 |
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Madison Myers Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist |
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Sam Schaick Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist Email; 309-543-6000 |
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Levi E. Solomon LTRM Fish Component Specialist Email; 309-543-6000 ext. 227 |
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Mike Spear Postdoctoral Researcher Email; 309-543-6000 |
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Emily Szott Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist Email; 309-543-6000 |
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Dominique Turney Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist Email; 309-543-6000 |
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Andrya L. Whitten LTEF Component Specialist Email; 217-300-4840 |
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Jesse Williams Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist Email; 309-543-6000 |
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Zachary Witzel Aquatic Nuisance Species Specialist |
Aquatic Field Technicians
Aurora Alvarez, Maria Brauer, Lucas Brown, Anabelle Burgett, Carly Capon, Marc Cullerton, Blake Cwynar, Toby Holda, Alicia Krause, Valerie Kuppeck, Matthew Laws, Elizabeth Myers, Bret Novak, Marcus Prull, Tyler Punke, Tristan Ragle, Megan Ryba, Paul Stafford, Devlon Sutton, Schuyler Todd, and Matt Williams.
Graduate Students
Please see our current graduate student and past graduate student pages for student and project information.
Alumni Staff
Permanent Staff-Large River Ecologists
Matt Altenritter, Alison Anderson, Rebekah Anderson, Charmayne Anderson, Jeffrey Arnold, K. Douglas Blodgett, Katie Bradshaw, Blake Bushman, Andy Casper, Thad Cook, Michelle Cripps, Andrea Fritts, Mark Fritts, Erin Genovese, Erik Harms, James Harvey, Eric Hine, Collin Hinz, Kevin Irons, Todd Koel, Eli Lampo, Nathan Leadermen, Maria Lemke, Thomas Lerczak, Seth Love, Michael McClelland, Nerissa (Michaels) McClelland, Jeffrey Mensinger, Clint Morgeson, Angela Nealand, Barry Newman, Timothy M. O’Hara, Darren Osland, Mark Pegg, Susan Peitzmier-Romano, Rich Pendleton, Michael Perfetti, Paul Raibley, Dan R. Roth, Blake Ruebush, Gregory Sass, Cammy Smith, Michael Smith, Ted Snider, Claire Snyder, Richard Sparks, Andrew Spink, Steven Stenzel, Kip Stevenson, James Stoeckel, Ronald Taylor, Steve Tyszko, TD VanMiddlesworth, Scott Whitney, Stephanie Wickman, Richard Wright, and Ryan Young.
Hourly Staff-Aquatic Field Technicians
Matt Anchor, George Balto, Chad Bates, Logan Benedict, Bobby Black, Abby Blake-Bradshaw, Noelle Blank, Mikhail Blikshteyn, Nick Bloomfield, Christy Boggs, Taylor Bookout, Katie Bradshaw, Therin Bradshaw, Josh Bruegge, Savannah Burgett, Blake Bushman, Christopher Carlock, Levi Carlock, Lisa Corradin, Kirk Cowen, Philip Crabtree, Brian Cross, Christian Daniels, John Davis, Maddie Davis, Mason Deja, Jay Dexter, Liz Dix, Stacy Dobbs, Eric Dutlinger, Kimberly Elkin, John Ellis, Curt Elderkin, Katie Emme, Anthony Erickson, Joan Esarey, Brett Feger, Christopher Flinn, Greg Fretueg, Alex Florian, Dustin Gallagher, Amy George, Chelsea Gilliland, Eric Gittinger, Melissa Goerlitz, Julia Golan, Nathan Grider, Jeremiah Haas, David Hanson, Tanner Harris, Ryan Hastings, Amy Heberlein, Chad Heffern, Dennis Hewlitt, Eric Hine, Collin Hinz, Mark Hoeker, Megan Hoff, Chase Holtman, Eric Hopps, Kyle Hopps, Clint Horner, Jacob Huey, Matt Hunsaker, Karen Irons, Gavin Keefauver, Patrick Kennedy, Ben Kreitner, Adam Kunkel, Dakota Kobler, Danielle Lewis, Sarah Lindholm, Tad Locher, Kenny Lookingbill, Erica Lucas, Jessica Jockish, Aaron Johnson, Michelle McDermott, Jacob McQuaid, Olivea Mendenhall, Jeffrey Merrick, Cassidy Miles, Lindsay Miller, Rusty Miller, Fletcher Morgan, Clint Morgeson, Nicole Morris, Tyler Muller, Drew Negangard, Brad Novak, Drew Olson, Jaylene Olson, Nathan Olson, Sam Pakkonen, Rendy Pearson, Kara Phelps, Denim Perry, Spencer Phillips, Daniel Pieper, Sally Pierce, Joshua Pierce, Thomas Plate, Heather Posluszny, Dalton Presswood, Christy Ragle, Blake Ross, Per Rudstam, John Schoonover, Michael Schroder, Jennifer Schwab, Jacob Seidel, Patricia Silva, Maurice (Moe) Sisson, Ben Sherman, Allison Skaggs, Derek Smith, Hunter Smith, Melissa Smith, Lori Soeken, Jocelyn Stalker, Ashley Stanley, Andrew Stapfer, Mary Kay Stephens, Joshua Stevens, Benjamin Stoerger, Mitch Strode, Matthew Stroub, McKayla Susen, Mason Tennell, Jesse Thomas, Eric Thompson, Julia Thulander, Emma Trone, Jake Veilleux, Jessica Vorse, Christopher Wagner, Michael Ward, Ryan Ward, Taryn Welker, David Weyers, Travis Wilcoxen, Justin Widloe, Andrew Wieland, Noah Willis, John Wisher, Lauren Wittman, Jared Woodcock, James Woodly, Madeleine Young, Andy Yung, and Melissa Zeglen.
Volunteers
Lindsey Anderson, Robert Atchison, Ancil Blodgett, Danni Cook, Joshua Cook, Elica Garcia, Joe Huggins, Mike Irons, Aaron Leifheit, Nick Leroy, Phillip Moran, Justin Morris, James Perfetti, Brian Ray, Brant Schister, Ruth Sparks, Tracie Trimpe, T.D. VanMiddlesworth, and Melissa Zeglen.