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.
St. John's College Academic Advising Handbook

Faculty
Marjorie Beyers

Brenda Recchia Jeffers, PhD, RN, Chancellor / Dean, Professor
brenda.jeffers@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45165

Office: 1S131

Mary Barnes

Mary Barnes, RN, MS, CCRN - Assistant Professor
mary.barnes@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45454

Office: 2S207


Linda Blakely

Linda Blakley, MSN, RN - Instructor
linda.blakley@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45450

Office: 2S211

Linda Blakley 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

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45451

Office: 2S219

Mary Ellen Carlson

Mary Ellen Carlson, MS, RN, CNE - Instructor
maryellen.carlson@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45436

Office: 2S224
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

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45439

Office: 2S212
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

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45435

Office: 2S208

Renae Hale

Renae Hale, MSN, RN - Adjunct Faculty
renae.hale@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464

Office: 2S204

Cheryl Huffman

Cheryl Huffman, MS, RN - Assistant Professor
cheryl.huffman@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45456

Office: 2S227

Linda Mabus

Linda Mabus, MA, MS, RN - Assistant Professor
linda.mabus@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45445

Office: 2S206

Mary Micklus

Mary Micklus, MSN, RN - Instructor
mary.micklus@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464

Office: 2S204

Marilyn Robins

Marilyn Robins, DNPc, RN - Adjunct Faculty
marilyn.robins@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 47878

Office: 2S215
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

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45447

Office: 2S204

Casey Schumacher, MSN, RN - Academic Lead
casey.schumacher@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45441

Office: 1S104

Yvonne Schmudde

Yvonne Schmudde, MS, RN - Assistant Professor
yvonne.schmudde@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45452

Office: 2S226
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 Shackleford, PhD, RN - Associate Professor
judy.shackleford@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45444

Office: 1S137
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

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45455

Office: 2S220
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

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45468

Office: 1S140
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

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45440

Office: 1S139

Mary Brown, BA - Financial Aid Officer
mary1.brown@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 44705

Office: 1S136


Dorothy Dorner

Dorothy Dorner - Department Secretary
dorothy.dorner@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45165

Office: 1S131


Wilma Christianson

Wilma Christianson - Department Secretary
wilma.christianson@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45166

Office: 1S105

Jeannette Forgas

Jeannette Forgas -College Clerk
jeannette.forgas@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu

(217)-544-6464, extension: 45168