Contact DRS
* All phone numbers are area code 217.
Division of Research Safety
102 Environmental Health and Safety Building
101 S. Gregory Street
Urbana, IL 61801-3070
MC-225
Phone: (217) 333-2755
Irene Cooke, Director
Phone: (217) 333-2755
Administrative Staff
E-mail DRS Administrative Staff: ![]()
| Last Name | First Name | Title | Phone No. | |
| Hitchcock | Tina | Business Manager | (217) 244-6818 | |
| Hunter | Ieca | Secretary III | (217) 244-4562 | |
| Kammin | Michael | Web and Database Project Specialist | (217) 333-1691 | |
| Malek | Barb | Database Coordinator | (217) 244-5652 | |
| Young | Lowre | Staff Clerk | (217) 244-4559 |
| Accounting, Budget, and HR Functions: Tina Hitchcock (217) 244-6818 |
| Student/Staff Payroll, Safety Committee Meetings, Biosafety Fact Sheets, Scheduling Certifications of Laminar Flow Equipment: Lowre Young (217) 244-4559 |
| Director's Calendar, Posters, Fact Sheets, General Info: Ieca Hunter (217) 244-4562 |
| Database development: Barb Malek (217) 244-5652 |
| DRS Website: Michael Kammin (217) 333-1691 |
| Online Training Log In Assistance: Chris Benson (217) 244-7580 |
Biological Safety Section (BSS)
E-mail Biological Safety Section Staff: ![]()
| Last Name | First Name | Title | Phone No. | |
| Arseneau | Linda | Biological Safety Professional | (217) 244-1939 | |
| Barker | Shad | Environmental Health and Safety Technician III | (217) 244-7606 | |
| McGill | Tina | Project Specialist | (217) 244-2952 | |
| Miller | Monica | Assistant Director and Head, Biological Safety Section | (217) 244-9585 | |
| Schneerman | Martha | Biological Safety Professional | (217) 244-3688 | |
| Vodkin | Michael | Biological Safety Professional | (217) 244-7362 | |
| Weise | Alex | Environmental Health and Safety Technician I | (217) 244-7216 |
| Institutional Biosafety Committee: Tina McGill (217) 244-2952 |
| Campus Bloodborne Pathogen Program: Linda Arseneau (217) 244-1939 |
| Biological Waste Disposal: Shad Barker (217) 244-7606 |
| Sharps Disposal Container Pickups: http://www.drs.uiuc.edu/sharps/ |
Chemical Safety Section (CSS)
E-mail Chemical Safety Section Staff: ![]()
| Last Name | First Name | Title | Phone No. | |
| Hill | Landon | Chemical Waste Professional | (217) 333-2436 | |
| Marriott | James | Chemical Safety Professional | (217) 244-4366 | |
| Maze | Debra | Environmental Health and Safety Technician II | (217) 244-1177 | |
| Nachtigall | Keith | Environmental Health and Safety Technician II | (217) 333-3223 | |
| Perilongo | Joseph | Chemical Waste Professional | (217) 244-7213 | |
| Tsiakals | Nick | Chemical Safety Professional | (217) 244-0682 | |
| Weise | Alex | Environmental Health and Safety Technician I | (217) 244-7216 |
| Chemical Safety: (217) 244-0416 |
| Chemical Waste: (217) 333-2436 |
Radiation Safety Section (RSS)
E-mail Radiation Safety Section Staff: ![]()
| Last Name | First Name | Title | Phone No. | |
| Craig | Trish | Radiation Safety Technician | (217) 244-7367 | |
| Knight | Marion | Radiation Safety Professional | (217) 244-3538 | |
| Niswander | Mark | Radiation Safety Professional | (217) 244-7233 | |
| Scherer | David | Assistant Director and Head, Radiation Safety Section | (217) 244-7605 | |
| Sefranek | Paul | Radiation Safety Professional | (217) 244-6853 |
| X-ray, Lasers, Dosimetry: Mark Niswander (217) 244-7233 |
| Isotope Orders, Deliveries, Inventory, Waste: Marion Knight (217) 244-3538 |
| Permits, Lab Audits, Surveys: Paul Sefranek (217) 244-6853 |
| Radioactive Waste Pickups: https://www.drs.uiuc.edu/regwaste/radwastePU/ |
* All phone numbers are area code 217.


