Meet our Faculty & Staff

Students select St. Johns College for their educational program to experience the individualized student interaction among students, faculty and staff. Highly qualified faculty and staff provide services to support student learning. Just as students are emphasized in the College, patient care is emphasized in the curriculum so that students may focus on their professional objectives while experiencing patient care in a variety of healthcare settings. Students, faculty and staff collaborate to honor the past while creating the future for nursing education and practice.
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Faculty
Marjorie Beyers
Marjorie Beyers, PhD - Interim Chancellor
marjorie.beyers@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Mary Barnes
Mary Barnes, RN, MS, CCRN - Assistant Professor
mary.barnes@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Linda Blakely
Linda Blakely, MSN, RN - Instructor
linda.blakely@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Linda Blakely is an Instructor of Nursing at St. John’s College, a position she has held since January 2009.
Gloria Brummer
Gloria Brummer, MS, RN, CEN, CNE - Assistant Professor
gloria.brummer@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Mary Ellen Carlson
Mary Ellen Carlson, MS, RN - Instructor
maryellen.carlson@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Mary Ellen Carlson is an instructor at St. John’s College. Mary Ellen has 20 years teaching experience in undergraduate nursing education in the classroom, lab, and clinical setting.
Jill Chamberlain
Jill Chamberlain, MS, RN, CNE - Assistant Professor
jill.chamberlain@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Jill Chamberlain is currently an Assistant Professor of nursing at St. John’s College, Department of Nursing, where she has been a faculty member since 2004.
Shannon Davis
Shannon Davis, MSN, RN - Instructor
shannon.davis@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Renae Hale
Renae Hale, MSN, RN - Adjunct Faculty
renae.hale@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Cheryl Huffman
Cheryl Huffman, MS, RN - Assistant Professor
cheryl.huffman@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Linda Mabus
Linda Mabus, MA, MS, RN - Assistant Professor
linda.mabus@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Mary Micklus
Mary Micklus, MSN, RN - Instructor
mary.micklus@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Marilyn Robins
Marilyn Robins, DNP, RN - Adjunct Faculty
marilyn.robins@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Marilyn Robins currently Board Certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Also, she is completing a Doctoral in Nursing Practice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. As a new adjunct faculty at St. John’s College, she is teaching medical surgical clinical part time.
Jennifer Rogers
Jennifer Rogers, Pharm D, RPH - Instructor
jennifer.rogers@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Casey Schumacher, MSN, RN - Program Director
casey.schumacher@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Yvonne Schmudde
Yvonne Schmudde, MS, RN - Instructor
yvonne.schmudde@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Yvonne Schmudde is an Instructor of Nursing at St. John’s College in Springfield, Illinois, a position she has held since 2000. image
Judy Shackelford
Judy Schackleford, PhD, RN - Associate Professor
judy.schackleford@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Dr. Judy Shackelford ia an associate professor at St. John's College, Department of Nursing. She has been an educator for 21 years. image
Jennie VanSchyndel
Jennie VanSchyndel, MS, RN - Assistant Professor
jennie.vanschyndel@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Jennie VanSchyndel is a Assistant Professor of Nursing at St. John's College, Department of Nursing, a position she has held since 1993.
Support Services
Beth Beasley
Beth Beasley, MA, RN - Student Development Officer
beth.beasley@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Beth M. Beasley MA, RN is currently the Student Development Officer at St. John’s College, Department of Nursing.image
Linda Quigley
Linda Quigley, BA - Admissions Officer/Registrar
linda.quigley@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Mary Deatherage
Mary Deatherage, BA - Financial Aid Officer
mary.deatherage@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Mary Deatherage is Financial Aid Officer at St. John’s College, Department of Nursing. She began her career in student financial assistance in 1985 and has been a member of the Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (ILASFAA) since that time.
Dorothy Dorner
Dorothy Dorner - Department Secretary
dorothy.dorner@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Wilma Christianson
Wilma Christianson - Department Secretary
wilma.christianson@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu
Jeannette Forgas
Jeannette Forgas -College Clerk
jeannette.forgas@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu