Leadership Team

Dr. Timothy Staples
Executive Director
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
618-482-8326
tstaple@siue.edu



Edith Gray
Assistant Director of Human Resources
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
618-482-8304
edgray@siue.edu

Christopher Cooper
Program Director, SIUE TRIO Upward Programs
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 2057, Box 1200
618-482-8303
christc@siue.edu

Kirk L. Greer
Business Administrative Associate/HR Liaison
ESL, Blg A , Suite 1055, Box 1200
618-482-8335
kirgree@siue.edu

Dawanda Gresham
Accounting Associate Director's Office
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
dgresha@siue.edu

Yvonne Hart
Upward Bound Scholar's Academy Collinsville Program Director
ESL, Bldg B, Suite 2057, Box 1200
618-482-6988
yvhart@siue.edu

Carolyn Jason
Head Start/Early Head Start Program Director
ESL, Bldg C, Suite 0103, Box 1200
cjason@siue.edu

Ericka Johnson
Accounting Associate Director's Office
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
618-482-6911
ericjoh@siue.edu

Sarah Wyatt Kirkpatrick
Director, Learning Resource Center and Campus Engagement
ESL, Bldg B, Office 1011, Box 1200
618-482-8366
skirkpa@siue.edu

Ora Lockett
Building Futures Program Director
ESL, Bldg A, Office 2026 E, Box 1200
618-874-6380
olocket@siue.edu

Media Relations
Assistant Director for Media and Community Relations
ESL, Bldg A, Office 2026 F, Box 1200
618-482-6978
pmerrit@siue.edu

Tiana Montgomery
Project Success Program Director
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Office 1044, Box 1200
(618) 482-8334
tianmon@siue.edu

James (Jim) Robbins
Veteran's Upward Bound Program Director
ESL, Bldg B, Suite 2079, Box 1200
jarobbi@siue.edu

Homer Simmons
East St. Louis Center for Performing Arts Program Director
ESL, Bldg A, Suite 1055, Box 1200
hosimmo@siue.edu