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

General Information

Division of Academic Affairs
Altgeld Hall 215
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115

815-753-8387
815-753-0701 FAX
provost@niu.edu  

Provost Staff 

Chris McCord, Ph.D
Executive Vice President and Provost
Altgeld Hall 215C-1 
815-753-0493
mccord@niu.edu 

Carolinda Douglass, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
Altgeld Hall 310 
815-753-0492
cdoug@niu.edu

Vernese Edghill-Walden
Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Diversity
and Chief Diversity Officer
Altgeld Hall 211
815-753-2638
vedghillwalden@niu.edu

Murali Krishnamurthi
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Altgeld Hall 214
815-753-6502
mkrishna@niu.edu

Susan Mini
Vice Provost for Resource Planning
Altgeld Hall 220C
815-753-0495
smini@niu.edu 

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

Academic Leadership

Associate Vice Provost and Directors

Greg Barker
Director
Testing Services
Adams Hall 128
815-753-1203
gbarker1@niu.edu

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

Shevawn Eaton
Director
ACCESS
Williston Hall 100F
815-753-1141
seaton1@niu.edu 

Todd Gilson
Director
University Honors Program
Campus Life Building 110B
815-753-0694
tgilson@niu.edu

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

Denise Hayman
Director
CHANCE Program
Williston Hall 125A
815 -53-0201
dhayman1@niu.edu

Dan House
Director
Institutional Research
Lowden Hall 103
815-753-6002
jhouse@niu.edu

Gail Jacky
Director
University Writing Center
Stevenson B Lower Level
815-753-6636
gjacky@niu.edu

Renique Kersh
Associate Vice Provost/Director
Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning
Altgeld Hall 215D
815-753-8154
rkersh@niu.edu

Ed Klonoski
Associate Vice Provost
Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs 
Altgeld Hall 215A
815-753-8387
eklonoski@niu.edu

Brandon Lagana
Acting Executive Director
Career Services
Campus Life
815-753-7140
blagana@niu.edu

Jerry Montag
Director/Registrar
Registration and Records
Williston Hall 220
815-753-0681
jerry.montag@niu.edu

Jenny Parker
Associate Vice Provost
University 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

Jeff Reynolds
Director
Decision, Support and Analysis
Altgeld Hall 215 
815-753-7997
jreynolds@niu.edu  

Jason Rhode
Executive Director of Extended Learning
Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center
Adams Hall 318
815-753-0595
jrhode@niu.edu  

Kelly Smith
Director
First- and Second-Year Experience
Altgeld Hall 100
815-753-0028
kellysmith@niu.edu 

Ritu Subramony
Director
Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation 
Adams Hall B20
815-753-3545
rsubramony1@niu.edu  

Administrative Support

Sue Anderson
Administrative Assistant
Undergraduate Studies
Altgeld Hall 215 
815-753-8381
sanderson@niu.edu 

Dana Ditrichs-Kunkel
Administrative Assistant
Faculty Affairs
Altgeld Hall 220A
815-753-8386
dditrichs@niu.edu 

Crystal Doyle
Administrative Assistant
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Altgeld Hall 220 
815-753-8378
ccoppel@niu.edu

Sarah Leis
Associate Director, Decision Support and Analysis
Swen Parson 316 
815-753-4242
sleis@niu.edu

Abby Lund
Business Administrative Associate
Wiliston Hall 300 
815-753-1144
alund@niu.edu

Roger Maas
Associate Director of Budget and Facilities
Altgeld Hall 220D 
815-753-8380
rmaas@niu.edu

Joan Parrish
Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Provost
Altgeld Hall 215C-2
815-753-9400
jparrish1@niu.edu

Donna Smith
Catalog Editor/Curriculum Coordinator
Wiliston Hall 321 
815-753-0126
dsmith@niu.edu