University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Sarah Baumgartner

Executive senior associate athletics director, sports administration

University of Texas

Leticia Beverly

11 Big Ten track titles

Now coaching in Atlanta

Ingrid Black

Training center coordinator

U.S. Olympic Committee

Tonja Buford-Bailey

3-time Olympian

1992 NCAA hurdles champ

Kim Clark

VP/events strategy

NBA

Megan Coffey

Assoc. director/video services

U of Cincinnati athletics

Brad Dean

CEO

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Joni Comstock

Retired senior VP of championships

NCAA

Jill Ellis

Former Team USA soccer coach

Illini coach, 1997-99

Perdita Felicien

2-time Summer Olympian

Illini Athletics HOF

Theresa Grentz

Led Illini women's basketball to 5 NCAA tournament berths

Inducted into Naismith, Illini and Women's Basketball halls of Fame

Allison Guth

Head basketball coach

Yale University

Katie Hultin

Illini women's soccer coach

Succeeded Janet Rayfield in December 2024

Emily Jaenson

Former general manager

Reno Aces

Sheila Johnson

BET founding partner

WNBA team president

MariJo Kohler

Football operations

New York Jets

Rini Krishnan

Operations director

Fischler Hockey Service

Nancy Thies Marshall

1972 Olympic gymnast

Illini Athletics HOF

Kristina Minor

Assistant AD/compliance

Rutgers University

Robyn Neal

Digital marketing coordinator

Boston Celtics

Tayler Onion

Assistant athletic director for development

Western Illinois University

Heather Pink

Co-founder, CEO

PinkDear LLC

Chloe Pistorius

Producer

Golf Channel

Jill Robinson

EVP, CFO

Atlanta Braves

Barbara Singer

ESPN VP

Sports/Fan Intelligence