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Administration

Executive Leadership Team

Director – Terry Prince

Assistant Director – Anthony Vaughn

Chief of Staff - Jassen Strokosch

Assistant to the Director – Jennifer Franklin

Assistant to the Assistant Director – Cynthia McKee

Assistant to the Chief of Staff –  Vacant

Field Services

Field Services Manager – Mark Patterson

Claims Management Center – Robert Iverson III (Acting)

Field Training Coordinator – Ken Bonner

Central Region Supervisor – Kimberly Yantis

Metro Region Supervisor – Robert Iverson III

Northern Region Supervisor – Melissa Beckford

Southern Region Supervisor – Jeffrey Lewis 

Veterans’ Homes

Senior Home Administrator - Angela Simmons

Anna Veterans' Home Administrator – Amy Keistler

Chicago Veterans' Home Administrator – T’Kira Siler-Wilkerson

LaSalle Veterans' Home Administrator  - Dena Robbins (Acting)

Manteno Veterans' Home Administrator – Tanya Smith

Quincy Veterans' Home Administrator – Charles Newton

   Prince Home Program Administrator – Tanya Smith

Support Services Leadership

Chief Fiscal Officer – Stephanie Heckenkamp

Chief Internal Auditor - Russell Needler

Equal Employment Opportunity Officer – Franklin Johnson

General Counsel – Brittany Hawkins

Veterans' Accountability Unit Director - Renysha Brown

Director of Human Resources – Beatris Gonzalez

Infection Preventionist - Cindy Reynolds 

 Labor Relations Manager – Interim -  Franklin Johnson

Legislative Liaison - Sara Augustinas

Operations and Programs Division Manager – Danielle N. Luevano

Public Information Officer – Maureen S. Hartigan

Senior Program Manager/Women Veterans Coordinator – Margo Watson

Senior Program Policy Advisor – Crystal Womack

Veterans Education and Training Services (VETS) Administrator – Dan Wellman

Senior Homes Construction Coordinator – Matthew McCormick