Kent Brown | BIO
Sports Information Director

Contact for:
Football, General Athletic Department Communications

kwbrown3@illinois.edu
217.244.6533 / Work
217.493.9795 / Cell

Derrick Burson | BIO
Associate SID

Contact for:
Men's Basketball,
Student Assistants Coordinator

burson@illinois.edu
217.333.0933 / Work
217.766.7315 / Cell

Derek Neal | BIO
Assistant SID

Contact for:
Football (assistant),
Men's Basketball (assistant),
Social Media, Photo Coordinator

drneal@illinois.edu
217.244.3707 / Work
309.241.0804 / Cell

Mike Koon | BIO
Assistant SID

Contact for:
Women's Basketball, Volleyball,
Big Ten Network/Student U

mkoon@illinois.edu
217.244.1256 / Work
217.898.3519 / Cell

Ben Taylor | BIO
Assistant SID

Sport Contact for:
Football (assistant),
Baseball, Web Editor

bktaylor@illinois.edu
217.244.5045 / Work
217.714.3555 / Cell

Matt Wille | BIO
Graduate Assistant

Contact for:
Women's Gymnastics,
Men's and Women's Golf,
Volleyball (assistant),
Men's Basketball (support)

mjwille2@illinois.edu
217.333.3592 / Work
309.453.8459 / Cell

Nicole Mechling | BIO
Graduate Assistant

Contact for:
Men's and Women's Tennis,
Men's Gymnastics,
Swimming & Diving

nmechli2@illinois.edu
217.265.0170 / Work
217.821.3146 / Cell

Cody Lahl | BIO
Graduate Assistant

Contact for:
Soccer, Softball,
Women's Basketball (assistant)

lahl2@illinois.edu
217.244.4982 / Work
845.750.4225 / Cell

Taylor Thomas | BIO
Intern

Contact for:
Wrestling,
Men's & Women's Cross Country,
Men's & Women's Track & Field

tbthomas@illinois.edu
217.244.3886 / Work
765.730.6766 / Cell

Jen Funderburk
Office Manager

jdfishe1@illinois.edu
217.333.1391 / Work

Victor Cortez | BIO
Creative Director
Multimedia Designer

Contact for:
FightingIllini.com

vcortez@illinois.edu
217.244.7507 / Work
213.290.5851 / Cell

Heidi Rivers | BIO
Graphic Designer

hrivers@illinois.edu
217.333.2320 / Work