What is Identity Access Management (IAM)?
IAM in higher education is a system designed to ensure that the right individuals can access the right
resources at the right time for the right reasons. Identity management connects you with your online
identity at the University of Illinois System.
Access management acts like a digital keychain. It controls who can open certain "doors"—like student
records, financial systems, or research databases—based on their university role.
IAM Steering Committee
The University of Illinois IAM Steering Committee has been made authoritative for all IAM programmatic
decision-making to ensure consistency, efficiency, and alignment with institutional and system-wide goals.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Technology Services
Kim Milford - Deputy CIO and Chief Privacy and Security
Officer
Jeff Domeyer - Assistant Director, Identity and Access
Management
University of Illinois Chicago – Technology Solutions
Shefali Mookencherry - Chief Information Security
Officer, Chief Privacy Officer
Scott Lagger - Associate Director, Identity and Access
Management
University of Illinois Springfield – Information Technology Services
Kara McElwrath - Director of Technology Operations
University of Illinois Health – Information Services
Murad Dikeidek - Head of Cybersecurity, Information
Security Office
University of Illinois System/Office of the Executive Vice President and Vice
President for Academic Affairs
Joe Barnes - Chief Digital Risk Officer, Digital Risk
Office
University of Illinois System/Administrative Information Technology Services
Rod Schaefer - Assistant Vice President, Application
Development and Support
Chris Barton - Senior Director, Infrastructure, Cloud
Architecture, and Assurance
Cynthia Cobb - Senior Director, CIO Operations and
Organizational Strategy
Jody Groff - Project Coordinator, Project Management
Office