Professional Staff

Jill Zambito
Director for Student Involvement and Leadership Development
zambito@niu.edu
815-753-6707

Dain Gotto
Acting Associate Director for Student Involvement and Leadership Development
dgotto@niu.edu
815-753-6597

Joe Lifshitz
Technical Director
jlifshitz@niu.edu
815-753-2901

Dino Martinez
Assistant Director for Leadership and Student Organizational Services
dmartinez@niu.edu
815-753-6505

Destiny McDonald
Assistant Director for Community Service
dmcdonald@niu.edu
815-753-6511

Lynn Schmitz
Assistant Director for Huskie Family Connections
lschmitz1@niu.edu
815-753-9727

Graduate Assistants

Tashena Brown
Graduate Assistant, Fraternity and Sorority Life
tbrown15@niu.edu
815-753-6700

Elliot Echols
Graduate Assistant, Fraternity and Sorority Life
eechols1@niu.edu
815-753-6700

Paige Hochstatter
Graduate Assistant, Fraternity and Sorority Life
phochstatter1@niu.edu
815-753-6700

Chris Hodge
Graduate Assistant, Fraternity and Sorority Life
chodge@niu.edu
815-753-6700

Terrance Hopson
Graduate Assistant, Campus Activities Board
thopson2@niu.edu
815-753-2467

Anna Ma
Graduate Assistant, Huskie Family Connections
ama4@niu.edu
815-753-4444

Maria Ahmad
Graduate Assistant, Leadership and Student Organizational Services
mahmad2@niu.edu
815-753-6595

Liz McAllister
Graduate Assistant, Community Service
emcallister1@niu.edu
815-753-6595

Office Support Staff

Patti Gingrich
Office Support Specialist
Student Involvement & Leadership Development
pgingrich@niu.edu
815-753-6706

Sumiko Keay 
Office Support Associate
Campus Activities Board
skeay@niu.edu
815-753-1580

Mindy Venners
Office Support Associate
Student Association
mvenners@niu.edu
815-753-0486

Marzena Szmydt
Accountant
mszmydt@niu.edu
815-753-5204