People
At the Fab Lab, our team of dedicated staff, interns, volunteers, and community and university partners are the heart of our makerspace. Bringing diverse backgrounds and innovative perspectives together we celebrate making in its many forms and encourage the love of it to grow in others.
Faculty & STAFF
Michael Dalton
CU Community Fab Lab Manager
Emilie Butt
Instruction & Engagement Coordinator
Amanda Elzbieciak
Business & Operations Specialist
Duncan Baird
Instructor & Lab Assistant
Sara Paige Ballenger
Instructor & Community Engagement Team Member
Wayne Hardy
Community Affairs Specialist
Amanda Good
Community Engagement Team Member
James Bhur
Lab Assistant
Malcolm Coulter
Lab Assistant
Mark Hayek
Lab Assistant
Iona Hopping
Lab Assistant
Ethan Feng
Lab Assistant
Sabrina Longo
Lab Assistant
Cas Hunter
Lab Assistant
Erika Lindsey
Lab Assistant
Jaidyn Smith
Lab Assistant
Mads Christiansen
Lab Assistant
Komal Kumaran
Lab Assistant
Tyler Dakai
Lab Assistant
Nico Doret
Lab Assistant
Naomi Popescu
Lab Assistant
Gabriel Blumenfeld
Lab Assistant
Dhanashri Purohit
Lab Assistant
Doxey Kamara
Lab Assistant
Samantha Jones
Lab Assistant
GRADUATE, TEACHING, AND RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Zadia Valenze
Fab Lab Graduate Assistant
Litong Zeng
Fab Lab Graduate Assistant
Shinhye Alice Cha
Fab Lab Research Assistant
Marguerite Carrithers
Fab Lab -Skeuomorph Press Graduate Assistant
ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS
Chris N.
Tom Krepcio
Gwyneth Krepcio
Philo Wang
FACULTY AFFILIATES
Associate Professor, Acting MSLIS and CAS Program Director, and Acting Director of Graduate Studies, iSchool
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Urbana Neighborhood Connections Center
2012-present
The Urbana Free Library
2013-present
Urbana Middle School
2017-present
Champaign Community Unit 4 School District
2022-present
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
2022-present
The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP)
2025-present
