Northern Illinois University
Division of Academic Affairs
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Provost's Staff 

Beth Ingram
Executive Vice President and Provost
Altgeld Hall 215C-1 
815-753-0493
bingram@niu.edu 

Vernese Edghill-Walden
Vice President for Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,
Chief Diversity Officer and Interim Chief Human Resources Officer
Altgeld Hall 211
815-753-2638
vedghillwalden@niu.edu

Omar Ghrayeb
Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Altgeld Hall 215B
815-753-0494
oghrayeb@niu.edu

Chad McEvoy
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Altgeld Hall 220B
815-753-8284
cmcevoy@niu.edu

Academic Leadership

Fred Barnhart 

Bob Brinkmann

Purush Damodaran

Laurie Elish-Piper
Dean, College of Education
815-753-1949
laurieep@niu.edu

Cassandra Hill
Dean, College of Law 
815-753-8595
clhill@niu.edu

Paul Kassel

Donald Peterson

Balaji Ragopalan 
Dean, College of Business 
815-753-1755 
brajagopalan@niu.edu

Lynda Ransdell
Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences
815-753-1877
lransdell@niu.edu

Associate Vice Provost and Directors

Tracy Ash
Interim Co-Director
CHANCE Program
Williston Hall 125
815-753-8081
tash@niu.edu

Greg Barker
Executive Director, Institutional Research and Analytics
Executive Vice President and Provost
Campus Life 120
815-753-1203
gbarker1@niu.edu

Tim Condon 
Director of Budget and Financial Analysis
Executive Vice President and Provost
Altgeld Hall 220D
815-753-8380
tcondon1@niu.edu 

Anton Goff
Director/Associate Athletic Director
Student Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS)
Yordon Center 110E
815-753-1727
agoff1@niu.edu

Cathy Doederlein
Director of Career Services
Career Services
Campus Life Building 220
815-753-7169
cdoederlein1@niu.edu

Chad Glover
Director
Jobs PLUS
Holmes Student Center 705
815-753-2056
cglover@niu.edu

Michela Holtz
Director
Student Engagement and Experiential Learning
Altgeld Hall 100
815-753-8155
mholtz@niu.edu

Lisa King
Interim Co-Director
CHANCE Program
Williston Hall 125
815-753-1691
lking@niu.edu

Gail Jacky
Director
Huskie Academic Support Center 
Founders 260
815-753-6636
gjacky@niu.edu

Brandon Lagana
Director of Planning and Assessment
Health Services 412
815-753-7927
blagana@niu.edu

Cody Schmitz
Director/Registrar
Registration and Records
Williston Hall 220
815-753-0681
regrec@niu.edu

Jenny Parker
Executive Director
Office of Educator Licensure & Preparation
Williston Hall 214
815-753-0846
jparker@niu.edu

Michelle Pickett
Director
Academic Advising Center
Academic Advising Center 100B
815-753-2573
mpickett@niu.edu

Andrea Radasanu

Jason Rhode
Executive Director
Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning
CA 115
815-797-2477
jrhode@niu.edu  

Ritu Subramony
Director
Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation 
Swen Parson 316
815-753-3545
rsubramony1@niu.edu  

Administrative Support

Tori Artman
Business Administrative Associate
Undergraduate Studies and Institutional Effectiveness
Altgeld Hall 215
815-753-7037
tartman@niu.edu

Denise Halverson
Catalog Editor/Curriculum Coordinator
Williston Hall 321
815-753-0126
dhalverson@niu.edu 

Mia Hannon
Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Provost
Altgeld Hall 215
815-753-9400
hannon@niu.edu 

Joan Parrish
Assistant to the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs
Altgeld Hall 220A
815-753-8386
jparrish1@niu.edu

Jeanie Sparacino
Office Manager
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Altgeld Hall 215 
815-753-8387
jsparacino@niu.edu