The Staff of the Illinois Small Business Center at Illinois State University
Director, Elizabeth Binning
Ms. Binning received her undergraduate and master’s degree from Illinois State University. During the eight years she worked at Bradley University, Ms. Binning worked with a number of business outreach centers including the Center for Executive and Professional Development, Center for Testing, Leadership Development Center, Turner Center for Entrepreneurship, as well as the Illinois Small Business Development Center. In September 2006, the Pantagraph named Ms. Binning one of the "20 under 40" most influential community leaders in McLean County. In 2007 she was nominated for both the YWCA Women of Distinction and McLean County Chamber of Commerce Athena Award.
Business Assistant, Liz Allen
Ms. Allen has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Purdue University and is currently completing a Master of Science degree specializing in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Her areas of expertise includes human resource management, survey development, and creating personnel selection measures.
Business Assistant, Nadejda Sledneva
Ms. Sledneva is a native of Russia where she obtained a specialist degree in linguistics. She is currently completing her Master of Arts in Political Science, specializing in Public Administration. Ms. Sledneva previously worked for Deloitte as a Tax Consultant where she prepared tax returns and participated in stock option plan development and implementation for client companies.
Business Assistant, Nick Strong
Mr. Strong has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and is currently completing a Master of Science degree specializing in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He previously worked for Allstate Insurance, providing job analysis and interview development for positions within Allstate’s home office and field offices.
Secretary, Joyce Parmenter
Ms. Parmenter has been employed at Illinois State University for over ten years. Many Entrepreneurship majors know her as the secretary for the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies program. Her work with the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Illinois State University includes scheduling client appointments and assisting in the management of the SBDC expenses.