Our Team

 

Staff

Nicole Lamers, PHD

Director, Gies Global

lamers@illinois.edu

Grace Cleary

Associate Director, Gies Global

gcleary@illinois.edu

Christine Walls

Assistant Director, Gies Global

cjwalls@illinois.edu

Vicky Bateman

Program Advisor, Gies Global

vbateman@illinois.edu

 

Student Interns

Emma Casey '26

Grad Student Intern

Studying iMSM

Ambar Medrano '26

Student Intern

Studying Marketing and SCM

Advika Shetty '26

Student Intern

Studying Finance and IS

Teagan DeVaul '27

Student Intern

Studying Marketing and IS

Mike Burke '27

Student Intern

Studying SCM and IS

 

Gies Global Guides

Alexander Gaona '27

Japan

Short-Term Summer 2025

Ariana Ponce '26

Madrid, Spain

Spring Semester 2025

Carlee White '27

South Africa & IMA Europe

Winter 2023 & Summer 2024

Esha Modi '26

Netherlands, Amsterdam

Spring Semester 2025

Frankie Gomez '27

Japan

Short-Term Summer 2025

Ilma Sarajlic '26

Madrid, Spain

Spring Semester 2025

Jacob Castaneda '26

Leuven, Belgium

Spring Semester 2025

James Lasley '26

Buenos Aires, Argentina & Paris, France

Fall 2024 & Spring 2025

Nicolas Jacome '28

Argentina & Chile

Short-Term Summer 2025

Roshni Shah '26

Madrid, Spain

Spring Semester 2025

Shea Fitzgerald '26

Vienna, Austria

Spring Semester 2025

Christine Leung '26

Paris, France

Spring Semester 2025