Bio: Jacob Brockhouse is a member of the 2019 cohort. He currently serves as a Risk Management Specialist with the Risk Management Agency in Springfield, Illinois. Jacob has worked in public service for the past ten years, and has experience in legislative analysis and administrative law. His research interests include veteran’s advocacy, policy implementation and effectiveness, and the historical relationship between segregation and government policy.

Hometown: Winneba, Ghana

Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Cape Coast, BA Economics and Sociology

Graduate Institution: Eastern Illinois University (EIU), M.A. Political Science (Public Admin /Policy concentration)

Hometown: Normal, IL

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Illinois State University, Business Administration

Graduate Institution and Major: Illinois State University, MBA

Hometown: Troy, IL

Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Missouri at Columbia – Bachelor of Journalism (Emphasis in Broadcast)

Graduate Institution and Major: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville – Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bachelor of Arts in English

Graduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Master of Arts in Educational Leadership

Hometown: Springfield, IL

Undergraduate Degree: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1988) Bachelor’s Degree in Radio-Television

Graduate Degree: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (1997) Masters Degree in Mass Communication

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Loyola University Chicago, B.A. in Political Science

Graduate Institution and Major: Benedictine University Springfield, Master of Business Administration

Hometown: Kankakee, IL

Undergraduate Institution & Major: Grambling State University, Biology

Graduate Institution & Major: Nicholls State University, Education Leadership W/ Concentration in Higher Education Administration

Hometown: Darien, Illinois

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Lewis University, Criminal/Social Justice

Graduate Institution and Major: Lewis University, Public Safety Administration

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Hometown: Current: Urbana, IL (Grew up in Effingham, IL)

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, B.A. in Recreation Administration with an option in Therapeutic Recreation and a Psychology Minor

Graduate Institution and Major: Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, M.A. in Gerontology