  {"id":62,"date":"2015-06-30T15:19:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T15:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:36:01","slug":"information-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/information-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IT Help Desk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aqua-hr\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IT Help Desk Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@eastcentral.edu\">helpdesk@eastcentral.edu<\/a><br>636-584-6738<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hours<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\" tabindex=\"0\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Days<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Mon\u2013Thurs<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7 a.m.\u20136:30 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fri<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7 a.m.\u20134:30 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"ecc-button\" href=\"http:\/\/whd.eastcentral.edu\/\">Web Help Desk System*<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Only accessible while on-campus or connected through the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø VPN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IT Personnel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aqua-hr\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help Desk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>End user support for Desktop and Software<br>x6738<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/dee.gibbs_.jpg\" alt=\"Dee Gibbs portrait\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Dee Gibbs<\/strong><br><em>Coordinator, Technical Support<\/em><br>denette.gibbs@eastcentral.edu<br>x6722<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/portraits\/empty-portrait.png\" alt=\"Missing portrait default image\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Dave Steffens<\/strong><br><em>Technical Support Technician<\/em><br>david.steffens@eastcentral.edu<br>x6599<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/tom.gasaway.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Gasaway portrait\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Tom Gasaway<\/strong><br><em>Technical Support Technician<\/em><br>thomas.gasaway@eastcentral.edu<br>x6611<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">I\u2019ve worked at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø for 3.5 years and am originally from St. Clair, returning to the area about 10 years ago. I\u2019ve always been interested in all things tech and enjoy helping solve problems and improve how things work. Outside of work, I spend time with family and friends, and I\u2019m a big sci-fi fan. I\u2019m currently working toward an MS in IT and a second bachelor\u2019s degree in math.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/portraits\/david.harper.jpg\" alt=\"David Harper portrait\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>David Harper<\/strong><br><em>Technical Support Technician<\/em><br>david.harper@student.eastcentral.edu<br>x6738<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/dustin.jenkins.jpg\" alt=\"Dustin Jenkins portrait\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Dustin Jenkins<\/strong><br><em>Technical Support Technician<\/em><br>dustin.jenkins@eastcentral.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Network and Systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Technology Infrastructure and Server management and support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/joe.lawton.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Lawton portrait\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Joe Lawton<\/strong><br><em>Network and Systems Manager<\/em><br>joe.lawton@eastcentral.edu<br>x6642<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">With over 20 years of IT expertise across the hospitality and insurance sectors, I now oversee campus-wide network and server infrastructure. My role is centered on maintaining connectivity and managing enterprise user environments through Microsoft 365 as well as several on-premise applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/portraits\/chad.wray.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Wray portrait\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Chad Wray<\/strong><br><em><em>Assistant Network and Systems Manager<\/em><\/em><br>chad.wray@eastcentral.edu<br>x6673<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">System Administrators<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Colleague\/Informer\/Perceptive Content support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/portraits\/daniel.gruenenfelder.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Gruenenfelder portrait\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Daniel Gruenenfelder<\/strong><br><em><em><em>Enterprise System Associate<\/em><\/em><\/em><br>daniel.gruenenfelder@eastcentral.edu<br>x6725<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">Started ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Oct 2024; prior 7+ years at St Charles Community College.<br>Decades of experience as Unidata programmer\/analyst in corporate America IT in various industries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/nate-black-wilson.jpg\" alt=\"Nate Black-Wilson portrait\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Nate Black-Wilson<\/strong><br><em><em><em>Enterprise System Associate<\/em><\/em><\/em><br>nathan.black-wilson@eastcentral.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IT Director<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile it-contact-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/portraits\/doug.houston.jpg\" alt=\"Doug Houston portrait\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><strong>Doug Houston<\/strong><\/strong><br><em><em><em><em>Director, Information Technology<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><br>doug.houston@eastcentral.edu<br>x6732<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.it-contact-grid div:nth-of-type(1) {\n  flex-basis:150px!important;\n  flex-grow: 0!important;\n}\n@media (max-width:600px) {\n  .it-contact-grid {\n    gap: 10px!important;\n  }\n  .it-contact-grid div:nth-of-type(1) {\n    flex-basis:100px!important;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT Help Desk IT Help Desk Contact helpdesk@eastcentral.edu636-584-6738 Hours Days Hours Mon\u2013Thurs 7 a.m.\u20136:30 p.m. Fri 7 a.m.\u20134:30 p.m. Web Help Desk System* * Only accessible while on-campus or connected through the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø VPN IT Personnel Help Desk End user support for Desktop and Softwarex6738 Dee GibbsCoordinator, Technical Supportdenette.gibbs@eastcentral.edux6722 Dave SteffensTechnical Support Techniciandavid.steffens@eastcentral.edux6599 Tom GasawayTechnical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-62","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1120,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions\/1120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}