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title: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Compliance
canonical_url: https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/schools/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign-745/departments/compliance-18
tags:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Compliance
- DI
- Big Ten
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# University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Compliance

- **Location:** Champaign, Illinois
- **Division:** DI
- **Conference:** Big Ten

## Current Staff

| Name | Title | Years in Dept |
|------|-------|---------------|
| [Benjy Wilber](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Benjy-Wilber-2101525564) | Associate Director of Athletics, Compliance | 10 |
| [Tessi Taylor](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Tessi-Taylor-2101525555) | Assistant Director of Athletics, Compliance | 8 |
| [James Hilliard](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/James-Hilliard-2101590554) | Director of Compliance, Eligibility and Financial Aid | 6 |
| [Heather Thomas](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Heather-Thomas-2101606907) | Assistant Director of Compliance, Financial Aid | 4 |
| [Meredith Page](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Meredith-Page-2101633330) | Assistant Director of Compliance | 1 |

## Department History

### Compliance 2025-2026

| Person | Role |
|--------|------|
| [James Hilliard](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/James-Hilliard-2101590554) | Director of Compliance, Eligibility and Financial Aid |
| [Benjy Wilber](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Benjy-Wilber-2101525564) | Associate Director of Athletics, Compliance |
| [Tessi Taylor](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Tessi-Taylor-2101525555) | Assistant Director of Athletics, Compliance |
| [Heather Thomas](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Heather-Thomas-2101606907) | Assistant Director of Compliance, Financial Aid |
| [Meredith Page](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Meredith-Page-2101633330) | Assistant Director of Compliance |

### Compliance 2024-2025

| Person | Role |
|--------|------|
| [James Hilliard](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/James-Hilliard-2101590554) | Director of Compliance, Eligibility and Financial Aid |
| [Benjy Wilber](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Benjy-Wilber-2101525564) | Associate Director of Athletics, Compliance |
| [Tessi Taylor](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Tessi-Taylor-2101525555) | Assistant Director of Athletics, Compliance |
| [Chris Byron](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Chris-Byron-2101564860) | Assistant Director of Athletics, Compliance, Eligibility & Financial Aid |
| [Heather Thomas](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Heather-Thomas-2101606907) | Assistant Director of Compliance, Financial Aid |

### Compliance 2023-2024

| Person | Role |
|--------|------|
| [James Hilliard](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/James-Hilliard-2101590554) | Director of Compliance |
| [Tyler Block](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Tyler-Block-2101602833) | Director of Compliance |
| [Benjy Wilber](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Benjy-Wilber-2101525564) | Associate Director of Athletics, Compliance |
| [Ryan Squire](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Ryan-Squire-2101525891) | Executive Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Chief Integrity Officer |
| [Tessi Taylor](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Tessi-Taylor-2101525555) | Assistant Director of Athletics, Compliance |
| [Chris Byron](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Chris-Byron-2101564860) | Assistant Director of Athletics, Compliance, Eligibility & Financial Aid |
| [Heather Thomas](https://wi-jobs.demo.winad-hq.com/Heather-Thomas-2101606907) | Assistant Director of Compliance, Financial Aid |