President Joianne Smith, Ph.D., provides the vision for Oakton Community College. An eight-member Board of Trustees, who serve six-year terms, supports her leadership.
President Smith leads an Administrative team comprising vice presidents and directors in several areas, including academic affairs; business and finance; college relations; continuing education, training, and workforce development; human resources; information technology; institutional research, curriculum and planning; and student affairs.
Joianne Smith*
President
Maribel (May) Alimboyoguen
Dean of Health Careers
Robyn Bailey
Director of Operations and Administration
Marc Battista
Associate Vice President for Workforce Education
Dean of Business and Career Technologies
Kelly Iwanaga Becker*
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning
Anne Brennan
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and College Transitions
Karl Brooks*
Vice President for Student Affairs
Chief Student Services Officer
Stephen Butera
Director of Communications and External Relations
Edwin Chandrasekar*
Vice President for Administrative Affairs
Chief Financial Officer
Sebastian Contreras, Jr.
Dean of Student Success
Leana Cuellar
Director of Student Learning and Engagement
Rick Daniels
Director of Student Life and Campus Inclusion
Colette Hands*
Chief Human Resources Officer
Jeffrey Hoffman
Chief of Police and Emergency Management
Ruben Howard
Director of Workforce Curriculum and Instruction
Matthew Huber
Dean of Enrollment Management
Al Grippe
Director of Grant Strategy and Development
Jesse Ivory
Dean of Adult and Continuing Education
Dean of Skokie Campus
Jacob Jeremiah
Dean of Library
David Kendrick
Director of Online Curriculum and Instruction
Mark Kiel
Dean of Counseling, Health and Wellness Services
Linda A. Korbel
Dean of Liberal Arts
Renee Kozimor
Director of Software and User Services
Andrea Lehmacher
Director of Marketing
Ileo Lott*
Provost
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
LeVon McAllister
Director of Campus Technologies
Juletta Patrick*
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Dean of Access, Equity and Diversity
Katherine Sawyer*
Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communication
Chief Advancement Officer
Joseph Scifo
Director of Facilities
Prashant Shinde
Chief Information Officer
Robert Sompolski
Dean of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
Roberto Valadez
Interim Director of Admission and Enrollment
Richard Van Hees
Director of Major and Planned Giving
Associate Executive Director of the Foundation
John Wade
Director of Systems and Network Services
Cheryl Warmann
Registrar
Director of Student Financial Support
Ella Whitehead
Assistant Director of Enrollment for Equity Outreach
Ruth Williams
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dean of Curriculum and Instruction
Wright 'Andy' Williams
Controller
*President’s Council member