iSEE Bios

Meet Heidi Leerkamp, iSEE Proposal Development Lead

Apr 20, 2023 | iSEE Bios

Meet Heidi Leerkamp, iSEE’s new Proposal Development Lead! She joined the institute in April 2023 but has been working with the University of Illinois for 23 years. A native of Chicago’s South Side, Leerkamp is a University of Illinois alum, and upon receiving her...

Meet Michelle Marquart, iSEE Events and Client Relations Coordinator

Mar 6, 2023 | iSEE Bios

Michelle Marquart is the new Events and Client Relations Coordinator at iSEE. Before joining the Institute, she worked with Conference and Event Services at the U of I for nearly 15 years. Michelle graduated with a B.S. in Animal Sciences here at the University of...

Meet Nancy Berkman, Senior Proposal Developer and Financial Specialist

Aug 30, 2022 | iSEE Bios

Nancy Berkman joined iSEE in May 2022 as the Institute’s Senior Proposal Developer and Financial Specialist. She has worked at the University of Illinois for 12 years, with more than 10 years of sponsored programs research administration experience. Berkman earned her...

Meet Basia Latawiec, SCAPES Research Coordinator and Project Manager

Aug 24, 2022 | iSEE Bios

Basia Latawiec is an iSEE Research Program Coordinator and Project Manager of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded SCAPES (Sustainably Colocating Agricultural and Photovoltaic Electricity Systems) Agrivoltaics project. Before joining the institute, she was a...

Tyler Swanson: Author, Podcaster, Policy Advocate, Sustainability Champion

Aug 24, 2022 | ELP, iSEE Bios, SEE Fellows Profiles

Tyler Swanson, a University of Illinois senior in Environmental Economics and Policy, is the image of a student who can never have their hands in enough work. As an iCAP Team clerk, a member of the first Environmental Leadership Program student cohort, Q Magazine...

Meet Sarah Gerth, iSEE Proposal Developer and Financial Specialist

Jul 22, 2022 | iSEE Bios

Sarah Gerth is iSEE’s Proposal Developer and Financial Specialist. She joined the Institute in May 2022, but has been working with the University of Illinois since 2019, where she was a Grants and Contracts Associate. After receiving her associate’s degree at Parkland...