James Quisenberry

James Quisenberry
Executive Director for Student Affairs Technology and Chief Information Officer for Student Affairs

James Quisenberry is currently the Executive Director for Student Affairs Technology and Chief Information Officer for Student Affairs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In his previous role on campus, he served as the Associate Director of University Housing for Technology Services. Before joining the Urbana campus he worked in the private sector with online learning systems, focusing on curriculum and student information system products in K-12 with Pearson Education, NCS, and NovaNet Learning. Mr. Quisenberry holds both B.A. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science which he received from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He has been active in professional organizations including NASPA, EDUCAUSE, and ACUHO-I. He is currently serving as the elected national chair for the NASPA Technology Community. Mr. Quisenberry is also a founding facilitator for the IT Leadership Workshop where he has served for over 12 years to graduate over 300 emerging leaders from all three U of I campuses and the University of Illinois System.

Mr. Quisenberry has over 32 years of experience using technology to support education. He focuses on building strong teams in all areas of technology support and invests strongly in leadership development for all staff so the can lead from where they are.