Out@UIC List

Sarah Abboud
Pronouns: She/Her
abbouds@uic.edu

Assistant Professor
College of Nursing

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Ciswoman, Pansexual

Max Anderson
Pronouns: He/Him
max@uic.edu

Director
Instructional Design and Learning Innovation
College of Medicine

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male

Mariela Aranda
Pronouns: They/Them
lmaranda@uic.edu

Associate Director
Student Leadership and Civic Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary

Mimi Arquilla
Pronouns: They/Them
earqui3@uic.edu

Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine, Core Faculty for Family and Community Medicine Residency Program
Family and Community Medicine
College of Medicine

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Trans/Non-Binary, Queer

Nathan Bambenek
Pronouns: He/Him
nbambene@uic.edu

Program Coordinator, Advising Operations
Student Academic Affairs
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Male, Gay

Adam Basak
Pronouns: He/Him
abasak2@uic.edu

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Natalie Bennett
Pronouns: She/They
ndab1@uic.edu

Director
Women’s Leadership and Resource Center
Office of Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Lesbian/Queer

Mel Bowers
Pronouns: They/Them
mb1@uic.edu

General/Cohort Advisor
Student Academic Affairs
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary, Pansexual

Isabel Carmichael
Pronouns: She/Her
isabelc@uic.edu

Education and Outreach Specialist
Women’s Leadership and Resource Center & Campus Advocacy Network
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Woman, Lesbian

Shawn Conner-Rondot
Pronouns: He/Him
sdconron@uic.edu

Director of International Affairs and Outreach
Office of Global Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Male, Gay

Mark Cordero
Pronouns: He/Him
mcorde4@uic.edu

General Academic Advisor
Student Academic Affairs
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Ryan Corey
Pronouns: He/Him
corey1@uic.edu

Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering

Research Scientist
Discovery Partners Institute

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Man, Gay

John Cotoia
Pronouns: Any/All
jcotoi2@uic.edu

Resident
M.D. in Family Medicine PGY-1
UI Health, College of Medicine

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary, Gay

Wendy Crupper
wcrupper@uic.edu

Senior Director
Alumni Engagement
UICAA

Owen Cruz
Pronouns: He/Him
ocruz@uic.edu

Program Student Advisor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Nico Darcangelo
Pronouns:They/Them
ndarca2@uic.edu

Associate Director
Disability Cultural Center
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary, Queer

Salvador Delgado
Pronouns: He/Him
sdelga29@uic.edu

Graduate Student
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Gay

James Drown
Pronouns: He/Him
jdrown1@uic.edu

Senior Lecturer
English
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Yazzie Dukan
Pronouns: She/Her
ptadro2@uic.edu

Assistant Director
Gender and Sexuality Center
Office of Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Nat Duran
Pronouns: They/Them
nduran2@uic.edu

Faculty
Educational Psychology
College of Education

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary, Transmasculine, Queer

Adam Easterling
Pronouns: He/Him
adameast@uic.edu

Climbing Wall & Outdoor Adventure Coordinator
Campus Recreation

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Bisexual Demisexual

James Flamm
Pronouns: He/Him/His
jflamm82@uic.edu

Assistant Director
Records & Registration
College of Medicine

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Gay

Derrick-Robert Fookes
Pronouns: He/They
drfookes@uic.edu

Associate Director of Family and Transition Programs
New Student and Family Programs
Student Affairs- Student Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cisgender Male

James Fricke-Waters
Pronouns: He/Him
jfwaters@uic.edu

Assistant Director, Academic Resource Center
Engineering Administration
College of Engineering

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Man, Gay

Nick Gatz
Pronouns: He/Him
ngatz@uic.edu

Academic Advisor
Student Academic Affairs
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Queer/Gay

Emiy Gilbert
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
emilygil@uic.edu

Assistant Professor; Information Services & Liaison Librarian
Information Services & Research
University Library

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Woman, Bisexual

Oscar Gonzalez
Pronouns: He/Him/They/Them
oscarg@uic.edu

Academic Advisor
Disability & Human Development
College of Applied Health Sciences

Danielle Green
Pronouns: She/Her
dmgreen7@uillinois.edu

Senior Assistant Director of Procurement Services
Office of Procurement Services
University of Illinois System

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Woman, Lesbian

Amy L Gregory
Pronouns: She/Her/hers
amylg@uic.edu

APN, AAHIVS
Internal Medicine/Positive Health Solutions
UIC College of Medicine-Peoria

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Female, Lesbian

Samus Haddad
Pronouns: He/Him/His
samush@uic.edu

Internal Communications and Culture Specialist
Operations, Talent & Culture
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Advancement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Male, Bisexual

Leigh Hellman
Pronouns: They/Them
lhellm2@uic.edu

Editorial Writer
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Genderqueer/Non-binary, Queer

Billy Huff
Pronouns: He/Him
billy@uic.edu

Director
Gender and Sexuality Center
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Trans Masculine, Queer

Jay Jarvis
Pronouns: They/Them
jayjarv@uic.edu

Cohort Academic Advisor
Student Academic Affairs
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary

Carl Johnson
Pronouns: He/Him/His
carlj2@uic.edu

LGBTQ+ Patient Navigator
Office of Diversity and Community Equity

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Leona Kauflin
Pronouns: She/Her
lkauflin@uic.edu

Academic Technologist
Learning Technology Solutions

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Transgender Woman, Lesbian

Ian Kennedy
Pronouns: They/Them
ikennedy@uic.edu

Assistant Professor
Sociology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary, Pan

Lawrence Koval
Pronouns: He/They
lkova8@uic.edu

Daley Library
University Library

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Trans Masculine, Queer

Tia Lantzy
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
tbarr4@uic.edu

Academic Advisor
College of Applied Health Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Female, Queer/Lesbian

John Lynch
Pronoun: He/Him/His
jwlynch@uic.edu

Associate Professor, Director of iLEAD
Managerial Studies
College of Business Administration

Michel Maksimova
Pronouns: They/Them
mmaks@uic.edu

Graduate Student
Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Queer, Nonbinary

Joey Maman
Pronouns: He/Him
yjmaman@uic.edu

Lead Academic Advisor
Student Involvement
Dean’s Office
College of Business Administration

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Gay

Nitheesh Mannava
Pronouns: He/Him/His/Himself
nmann8@uic.edu

Graduate Student
Computer Science
Department of Engineering

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Mark Martell
Pronouns: He/Him/Siya/Kanya
mmartell@uic.edu

Executive Director
Asian American Resource and Cultural Center
Office of Diversity, Engagement and Equity;

Faculty
Honors College; Global Asian Studies

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Kelly McCray
Pronouns: He/Him/His
ckm0903@uic.edu

Executive Director for Student Transitions and Connections
Student Engagement
Student Affairs

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male

Michael Meinzer
Pronouns: He/Him
mmeinzer@uic.edu

Associate Professor
Psychology
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Male, Gay

Jorge Mena Robles
Pronouns: He/They
Jmena2@uic.edu

Associate Director
Rafael Cintrón-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Queer

Bonnie Metzgar
Pronouns: She/They
bmetzgar@uic.edu

Associate Professor
Theatre
College of Art, Design, and Architecture

Simona Narubin Durbin
Pronouns: She/Her
snarub2@uic.edu

Associate Director of Assessment and Education
Engineering Undergraduate Academic Affairs
College of Engineering

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Bisexual

Tim Nemec
Pronouns: He/Him/His
tnemec@uic.edu

Lead Academic Advisor – CBA Cohort Programs
Student Services, Advising
College of Business

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Male, Gay

Autumn Neuharth
Pronouns: She/They
aneuha2@uic.edu

Visiting Clinical Instructor, Core Member of LGBTQ+ Initiative in the PT Faculty Practice
Physical Therapy
Applied Health Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Genderqueer, Queer

Samantha Raines
Pronouns: They/Them
sraines@uic.edu

General Academic Advisor
Student Academic Affairs
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary, Queer

Lisa Razzano
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
razzano@uic.edu

Psychiatry
College of Medicine

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cisgender, Lesbian

Kim D. Ricardo
Pronouns: She/Her/Ella/Siya
kricardo@uic.edu

Professor and Associate Dean of Experiential Education
UIC Law

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Woman, Queer

Bernie Santarsiero
Pronouns: He/Him
bds@uic.edu

Research Professor, Pharm Sci, COP; Director, URM Research Initiatives, Graduate College; Director, Research Initiatives, OVCR; Affiliate, UIC Pharmacognosy Institute, College of Pharmacy; Graduate College; Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Debra Pogrund Stark
Pronouns: She/Her
dstark@uic.edu

Professor of Law
UIC Law

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Female, Lesbian

Cassandra Solis
Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
cmsolis2@uic.edu

Associate Director of Health Affairs – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cisgender Woman, Lesbian/Queer

Tim Sullivan
Pronouns: He/Him/His
tsully84@uic.edu

Director of Administration
GEMS Program
College of Medicine

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Hugo Trevino
Pronouns: He/Him/Él
htrevin2@uic.edu

Assistant Director, Health Science Disability Resources
Disability Resource Center
Office of Access and Equity

Co-Chair
Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities (CCSPD)

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay

Andrew Trotter
Pronouns: He/Him/His
trottera@uic.edu

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
College of Medicine

Eli N Vang
Pronouns: He/Him
elivang@uic.edu

Academic Advisor & Program Specialist
Asian American Student Academic Program
Student Success and Belonging

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Bisexual/Pansexual

Crystal Vazquez
Pronouns: She/Her/ Ella
cvazquez@uic.edu

Associate Director of Commuter and Off Campus Life
Commuter and Off Campus Life
Student Affairs

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Woman, Bisexual

Brooke Vaughn
Pronouns: She/They
brookev@uic.edu

Academic Advisor
Undergraduate Student Services
College of Business Administration

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-binary, Queer

Amanda Vevers
Pronouns: She/Her
avevers@uic.edu

Medical Social Associate, LCSW
Health Social Work; UI Health Gender Affirming Surgical Program

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Female, Lesbian

Emily Via
Pronouns: They/Them
evia2@uic.edu

Graduate Student
Sociology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Genderqueer, Queer, Lesbian

Moisés Villada
Pronouns: He/Him/His
moises@uic.edu

Associate Director
Gender and Sexuality Center
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Man, Gay, Queer

Nic Weststrate
Pronouns: He/Him/His
nicwest@uic.edu

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Learning
Educational Psychology
College of Education

Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Man, Gay/Queer

Daniel Williams
He/Him/His
dwilli97@uic.edu

Graduate Student
Political Science
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Queer

Zeina Zaatari
Pronouns: She/Her
zzaatari@uic.edu

Director
Arab American Cultural Center
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Adjunct Faculty, Anthropology
Faculty Fellow, Honors College