EIU Office of Belonging, Access, & Engagement

End Student Housing Insecurity

An IBHE Initiative

Project Leadership

Suzie Park, Principal Investigator, EIU Interim Assistant VP of Academic Affairs, sapark@eiu.edu
Crystal Brown, Co-Principal Investigator, Campus Food Pantry, EIU Associate Director of Office of Leadership & Engagement, cmbrown6@eiu.edu
Mandi Starwalt, Co-Principal Investigator, HOUSE Liaison, EIU Director of Financial Aid
Anne Flaherty, Co-Principal Investigator, EIU VP for Student Affairs, agflaherty@eiu.edu
Jay D. Gatrell, Co-Principal Investigator, EIU President, jgatrell@eiu.edu

Senior Personnel at Eastern Illinois University

Mona Davenport, Benefits Navigator, Dean of Student Success, EIU Office of Inclusion & Academic Engagement, mydavenport@eiu.edu
Yesenia Muruato, Undocumented Students Liaison, Education Specialist, EIU Office of Inclusion & Academic Engagement, ymuruato@eiu.edu
Lindsay Partlow, Assistant Director for Administration, EIU Housing, lnpartlow@eiu.edu
Jennifer Stout, Veteran Coordinator, Associate Director, EIU Veteran Services & Athletics, jlstout@eiu.edu
Melissa Coleman, Higher Education Navigator, Outreach Coordinator/Data Specialist, EIU Child Care Resource and Referral, mdcoleman@eiu.edu

Community Partners

Teresa Metzger, McKinney-Vento Lead Liaison, Regional Office of Education #11, tmetzger@bridgesrssp.org
Kristen Holly, McKinney-Vento Coordinator and Youth-in-Care Coordinator, Charleston CUSD #1, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, hollyk@charleston.k12.il.us