Out@UIC List

The Out@UIC list consists of members of the UIC community, including faculty, staff, and postgraduate students, who identify as LGBTQIA+. Out@UIC members are willing to serve as mentors and part of an informal network for the LGBTQIA+ community. The list is also intended to serve as a tool for recruiting and retaining the most talented people, to foster a culture in which everyone feels that their contributions are valued, and to increase visibility of LGBTQIA+ lives at UIC. Students, staff members, faculty, and applicants to the institution are welcome to contact individuals on the Out@UIC list for advice and networking.
We recognize that these names represent just a few of the LGBTQIA+ members of our UIC community. There are barriers that prevent some members of our community from safely coming out. We hope that this list serves as a reminder that LGBTQIA+ people deserve to live open and safe lives at UIC and beyond.
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Listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Last Updated: January 10, 2025
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Sarah Abboud

Sarah Abboud
Pronouns: She/Her
abbouds@uic.edu
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Ciswoman, Pansexual
Max Anderson

Max Anderson
Pronouns: He/Him
max@uic.edu
Director
Instructional Design and Learning Innovation
College of Medicine
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male
Mariela Aranda

Mariela Aranda
Pronouns: They/Them
lmaranda@uic.edu
Associate Director
Student Leadership and Civic Engagement
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary
Mimi Arquilla

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

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

Adam Basak
Pronouns: He/Him
abasak2@uic.edu
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay
Natalie Bennett

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
Lisa Berube

Lisa Berube
Pronouns: She/Her
lberub2@uic.edu
Graduate School Specialist and Instructor of Sociology
Sociology
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Bi
Mel Bowers

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

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

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

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

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

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 Crooper

Wendy Crupper
wcrupper@uic.edu
Senior Director
Alumni Engagement
UICAA
Owen Cruz

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

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

Salvador Delgado
Pronouns: He/Him
sdelga29@uic.edu
Graduate Student
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Gay
Olivia Desormeaux

Olivia Desormeaux
Pronouns: She/Her
odesor3@uic.edu
Assistant Director, PreAward
Office of Research Services
School of Public Health
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Queer/Pansexual/Demisexual
Julie Dowling

Julie Dowling
Pronouns: She/Her
dowlingj@uic.edu
Associate Professor
Sociology and Latin American & Latino Studies
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cisgender Woman, Bisexual
James Drown

James Drown
Pronouns: He/Him
jdrown1@uic.edu
Senior Lecturer
English
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay
Yazzie Dukan

Yazzie Dukan
Pronouns: She/Her
ptadro2@uic.edu
Assistant Director
Gender and Sexuality Center
Office of Diversity, Equity and Engagement
Nat Duran

Nat Duran
Pronouns: They/Them
nduran2@uic.edu
Faculty
Educational Psychology
College of Education
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary, Transmasculine, Queer
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Adam Easterling

Adam Easterling
Pronouns: He/Him
adameast@uic.edu
Climbing Wall & Outdoor Adventure Coordinator
Campus Recreation
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Bisexual Demisexual
James Flamm

James Flamm
Pronouns: He/Him/His
jflamm82@uic.edu
Assistant Director
Records & Registration
College of Medicine
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Gay
Derrick-Robert Fookes

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

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

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
Emily Gilbert

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

Oscar Gonzalez
Pronouns: He/Him/They/Them
oscarg@uic.edu
Academic Advisor
Disability & Human Development
College of Applied Health Sciences
Danielle Green

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 Gregory

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

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

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

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
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Jay Jarvis

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
Jeck

Jeck
Pronouns: They/Them
jbusch7@uic.edu
Procurement Officer
UI Health
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-Binary, Genderfluid
Carl Johnson

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

Leona Kauflin
Pronouns: She/Her
lkauflin@uic.edu
Academic Technologist
Learning Technology Solutions
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Transgender Woman, Lesbian
Ian Kennedy

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

Lawrence Koval
Pronouns: He/They
lkova8@uic.edu
Daley Library
University Library
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Trans Masculine, Queer
Tia Lantzy

Tia Lantzy
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
tbarr4@uic.edu
Academic Advisor
College of Applied Health Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Female, Queer/Lesbian
Deana Lewis

Deana Lewis
Pronouns: She/Her
dglewis@uic.edu
Senior Associate Director
Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP)
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Woman, Queer
John Lynch

John Lynch
Pronoun: He/Him/His
jwlynch@uic.edu
Associate Professor, Director of iLEAD
Managerial Studies
College of Business Administration
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Michel Maksimova

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

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

Nitheesh Mannava
Pronouns: He/Him/His/Himself
nmann8@uic.edu
Graduate Student
Computer Science
Department of Engineering
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay
mark

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

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

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

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

Bonnie Metzgar
Pronouns: She/They
bmetzgar@uic.edu
Associate Professor
Theatre
College of Art, Design, and Architecture
Simona Narubin Durbin

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

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

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
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Samantha Raines

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

Lisa Razzano
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
razzano@uic.edu
Psychiatry
College of Medicine
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cisgender, Lesbian
Kim D. Ricardo

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

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 Stark

Debra Pogrund Stark
Pronouns: She/Her
dstark@uic.edu
Professor of Law
UIC Law
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Female, Lesbian
Cassandra Solis

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

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

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

Andrew Trotter
Pronouns: He/Him/His
trottera@uic.edu
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
College of Medicine
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Eli N Vang

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

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
Brook Vaughn

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

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

Emily Via
Pronouns: They/Them
evia2@uic.edu
Graduate Student
Sociology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Genderqueer, Queer, Lesbian
Moises Villada

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

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

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

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