Health and Public Service Faculty/Staff Directory

All JALC employees have an email that uses the following format: firstnamelastname@jalc.edu (using their first and last name, lowercase, with no space in between). For SICCM classes, go to the website for that class to find email information.

Valerie A. Barko, Ph.D. - Associate Dean, Allied Health and Public Service

Valerie A. Barko
  • Office: G206G
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8258
  • Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
  • M.S., Oklahoma State University
  • B.S., University of Louisiana Monroe

Tracie Zoller - Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean for Allied Health and Public Service

Tracie Zoller
  • Office: G206F
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8217
  • Working toward A.A.S., John A. Logan College

Pamela Appleton, RN, BS, CNOR - Surgical Technology Program Director

Pamela Appleton
  • Office: SICCM
  • Phone: (618) 942-6902
  • C.N.O.R., Perioperative Nursing
  • ADN, SICCM/Rend Lake College
  • B.S., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  • A.S., Rend Lake College

Ruth Ann Barnstable, PN/ADN - Nursing Instructor

Ruth Ann Barnstable
  • Office: G218D
  • Phone: (618) 985-3741 Ext. 8235
  • M.S.N., University of Evansville
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University

Paula Ann Berry - MLT Program Director

Paula Ann Berry
  • Office: SICCM
  • Phone: (618) 942-6902
  • MS. Ed. Southern Illinois University
  • Medical Technology specialization: Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois
  • B.A. Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois

Leslie Bertolini, RN, MSN - Associate Degree Nursing Instructor

Leslie Bertolini
  • Office: G218C
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8318
  • M.S.N., University of New Hampshire
  • B.S.N., University of Virginia

Sheila Colombo, PHR - Allied Health Coordinator

Sheila Colombo
  • Office: G218J
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8134
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University
  • A.A.S., John A. Logan College

Sheri Cook - Instructor of Interpreter Preparation

Sheri Cook
  • Office: D267
  • Phone: (618) (618) 985-8870 (First call IL Relay 711)
  • Video Phone: (618) 985-8870
  • B.S., Northern Illinois University

Rick Ellett - Criminal Justice Instructor

Rick Ellett
  • Office: G219E
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8359
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University

Sharon Enrietto, RDH - Lab Supervisor for Dental Hygiene

Sharon Enrietto
  • Office: D174D
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8694
  • Certificate in Dental Hygiene

Marilyn Falaster, MSN, RN - Director of Nursing

Marilyn Falaster
  • Office: G218F
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8455
  • M.S.N., Bellarmine College Louisville
  • B.S.N., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • A.A.S., Rend Lake College

Donna Farris, RN, MSN - Instructor of Nursing

Donna Farris
  • Office: G218E
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8620
  • M.S.N., University of Evansville
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University

Janet Followell, RN, Ph.D. (C) - Nursing Instructor

Janet Followell
  • Office: G218I
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8570
  • M.S.N., Southeast Missouri State University
  • B.S.N., McKendree College

Edwina Freeman - Cosmetology Lab Manager

Edwina Freeman
  • Office: D271
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8243
  • Cosmetology Instructor License
  • AAS, John A. Logan College

Della J. Fulk, CDA, RDH, MS Ed. - Assistant Professor for Dental Assissting

Della J. Fulk
  • Office: D168
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8451
  • M.S., Southern Illinois University
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University
  • A.A., Southern Illinois University

Kathy Gibson, CDA, MS Ed. - Coordinator for Dental Assissting, Associate Professor for Dental Assisting

Kathy Gibson
  • Office: D169
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8389
  • M.S., Southern Illinois University
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University

Heather Hampson - CNA Coordinator, Nursing Faculty

Heather Hampson
  • Office: G218L
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8411
  • B.S.N., McKendree College
  • B.S., University of Illinois

Pam Hays - Associate Professor of Nursing

Pam Hays
  • Office: G218G
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8447
  • M.S., Southeast Missouri State University
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Nancy Henry, D.V.M. - Director, Veterinary Technology Program

Nancy Henry
  • Office: SICCM
  • Phone: (618) 942-6902
  • M.S., (ABT) Southern Illinois University
  • D.V.M., North Carolina State University
  • B.S., Vanderbilt University

Verlinda J. Henshaw, OTD,MS,OTR/L - Director, Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

Verlinda J. Henshaw
  • Office: SICCM
  • Phone: (618) 942-6902
  • O.T.D, University of St. Augustine
  • M.S., San Jose State University
  • B.S., University of Illinois at Chicago

Julie Horecker - Professor of Nursing

Julie Horecker
  • Office: G218A
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8545
  • Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
  • M.S., Southeast Missouri State University
  • B.S., McKendree College

Dr. John Kaeser, DDS - Supervising Dentist for Dental Hygiene

Dr. John Kaeser
  • Office: D174
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8694
  • D.D.S., University of Illinois, Chicago
  • B.S., University of Illinois, Chicago

Pam Karns, BSDH, MHASAD - Coodinator/Instructor of Dental Hygiene, Associate Professor

Pam Karns
  • Office: D171
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8639
  • M.S., University of St. Francis
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University
  • A.A.S., Southern Illinois University

Lori Longueville - Director, Child Care Resource and Referral

Lori Longueville
  • Office: D270
  • Phone: (618) 618-985-5986
  • Fax: (618) 618-985-3528
  • B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University

Pam McReynolds, CDA - Dental Lab Supervisor

Pam McReynolds
  • Office: D166
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8309
  • Certified Dental Assistant

Sandy Monahan - Cosmetology Instructor, Advisor

Sandy Monahan
  • Office: D271E
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8242
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University
  • A.A.S., John A. Logan College

Helen Moncrief - Nursing Instructor

Helen Moncrief
  • Office: G218H
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8210
  • B.S.N., DePaul University

Valerie Newberry - Coordinator and Instructor of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Valerie Newberry
  • Office: G219A
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8622
  • Doctoral Candidate, Southern Illinois University
  • M.S., Southern Illinois University
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University

Denise Orill - Instructor of Practical Nursing

Denise Orill
  • Office: DQ Ext. Center
  • Phone: (618) 542-2393
  • B.S.N., McKendree University

Janice Palese, RN - Professor of Nursing

Janice Palese
  • Office: G218B
  • Phone: (618)985-3741 Ext. 8412
  • PhD. Health Education, Southern Illinois University
  • M.S., Southern Illinois University
  • B.S., Fort Hays State University

Linda Pritchard - Administrative Assistant to the Director of Nursing

Linda Pritchard
  • Office: G220
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8498
  • A.S., John A. Logan College

Harry Spiller - Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Harry Spiller
  • Office: E111B
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8354
  • Advanced graduate study, Southern Illinois University
  • M.P.A., Southern Illinois University
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University
  • B.A., Southern Illinois University

Jamie D. Steffy - Faculty Instructor, Veterinary Technology Program

Jamie D. Steffy
  • Office: SICCM
  • Phone: (618) 942-6902
  • B.S., Murray State University
  • A.A.S, Rend Lake College

Mary J. Sullivan, PhD, RHIA - Executive Director of SICCM, Director of Health Information Technology Program

Mary J. Sullivan
  • Office: SICCM
  • Phone: (618) 942-6902
  • Email: Sullivan@siccm.com
  • Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
  • M.S., Southern Illinois University
  • B.S., Illinois State University (RHIA)

Dr. Marilyn Toliver - Professor for Early Childhood Education

Dr. Marilyn Toliver
  • P.H.D., Southern Illinois University
  • M.S., Southern Illinois University
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University

Mary Ann Troutman - Cosmetology Instructor, Cosmetology Club Sponsor

Mary Ann Troutman
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University

Adeline Wilson - Coordinator for Early Childhood Education

Adeline Wilson
  • Office: Logan Preschool Laboratory
  • Phone: (618) 985-3741 ext. 8241
  • M.S.Ed., Southern Illinois University
  • B.A., Southern Illinois University

Paula Willig - Associate Professor of Interpreter Preparation and Advisor

Paula Willig
  • Office: D268
  • Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8456 TTY 985-6018
  • Video Phone: 618-985-6018
  • M.S., McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)
  • B.A., Concordia University Chicago