Staff Directory

Office of the Chief of Police

• Aaron Woodruff
  Chief of Police

  apwoodr@IllinoisState.edu

• Nichol Bleichner
  Deputy Chief

  nkbleic@IllinoisState.edu

• Jeffrey Klepec
  Lieutenant, Criminal Investigations

  jmklepe@IllinoisState.edu

Administrative Staff

• Tricia McGrath-Rodriquez
  Compliance Manager

  pamcgra@IllinoisState.edu

• Laura Fox
  Budget Manager

  llfox3@IllinoisState.edu

• Becca Stambaugh
  Multimedia Assistant

  rlstam1@IllinoisState.edu

Police Telecommunicators

• Melissa Harms-Jones
  Supervisor/Records Manager

  mkharms@IllinoisState.edu

• Stacy Perzee

  slmcwho@IllinoisState.edu

• Paul Lattan

  plattan@IllinoisState.edu

• Rachel Cisco

  rmsmile@IllinoisState.edu

• Travis Baird

  tbaird@IllinoisState.edu

• Daniel Newkirk

  djnewki@IllinoisState.edu

• Jerika Coffman

  jjcoff2@IllinoisState.edu

• Callie Nixon
  

  canixon@IllinoisState.edu

Patrol Shift Commanders

• Tammy Peasley
  Sergeant

  tkpeasl@IllinoisState.edu

• Jeffrey Lynn
  Sergeant

  jalynn@IllinoisState.edu

• Matthew Melville
  Sergeant

  mrmelvi@IllinoisState.edu

• Grant Avery
  Corporal

  gtavery@IllinoisState.edu

• Jonathan Davis
  Corporal

  jdavis7@IllinoisState.edu

• Loren LaMar
  Corporal

  lllamar@IllinoisState.edu

Community Engagement Unit

• Michael Gardner
  Sergeant

  mtgardn@IllinoisState.edu

• Jessika Jones
  Officer

  jjones3@IllinoisState.edu

• Kimberly Ridlen
  Officer

  karidle@IllinoisState.edu

• Pawfficer 
  Community Outreach Dog

  a new pawfficer arriving spring semester 2025

Criminal Investigations

• Matthew Blecha
  Detective

  mmblech@IllinoisState.edu

• Matthew Hice
  Detective

  mjhice@IllinoisState.edu

Patrol Officers

• Shuntua Stonewall
  Officer

  sstone@IllinoisState.edu

• Bob Malone
  Officer

  rhmalon@IllinoisState.edu

• David Erickson
  Officer

  djerick@IllinoisState.edu

• Christian McCoy
  Officer

  cjmcco2@IllinoisState.edu

• Raymundo Rivera
  Officer

  rriver2@IllinoisState.edu

• Tyler Creamean
  Officer

  tmcream@IllinoisState.edu

• Josh Law
  Officer

  jslaw1@IllinoisState.edu

• William Johnson
  Officer

  wdjohns@IllinoisState.edu

• Nolan Arjona
  Officer

  nrarjon@IllinoisState.edu

• Noah Walker
  Officer

  nbwalke@IllinoisState.edu

• Jodi Mahasi
  Officer

  jemahas@IllinoisState.edu

• Amy Giese
  Officer

  asgiese@IllinoisState.edu