Meet Our Staff

Leadership Team

Jason Rhode

Jason Rhode

Associate Vice Provost for Teaching, Learning, and Digital Education
815-753-2475 | AC115
jrhode@niu.edu
Tracy Miller

Tracy Miller

Director of Instructional Design and Development
815-753-8315 | AC111
tracy.miller@niu.edu
Stephanie Richter

Stephanie Richter

Director of Teaching Excellence and Support
815-753-0614 | AC110
srichter@niu.edu

Administrative Support

Name Title Phone Email Location
Amy Deegan Office Support Specialist 815-753-0595 adeegan@niu.edu AC107
Tina Moran Administrative Assistant 815-753-5361 tinamoran@niu.edu AC107

Teaching Excellence and Support

Name Title Phone Email Location
Yvonne Johnson Multimodal Teaching Coordinator 815-753-2690 yjohnson@niu.edu AC100A
Amanda Smothers Teaching and Learning Coordinator 815-753-5803 amanda.smothers@niu.edu AC116
Michael Strunk Multimedia Coordinator 815-753-7165 mstrunk1@niu.edu AC114
Michael Taylor Instructional Support Specialist 815-753-1385 mktaylor@niu.edu AC112

Instructional Design and Development

Name Title Phone Email Location
Diane Alberts Senior Instructional Designer 815-753-6874 dalberts@niu.edu AC100F
Megan Holt Online Teaching Coordinator 815-753-5320 megan.holt@niu.edu AC100K
Jennifer Howard Video Producer and Instructional Designer 815-753-0179 jahoward@niu.edu AC100G
Christiane Ong-McCarthy Senior Instructional Designer 815-753-2401 cdong@niu.edu AC100J
Cynthia Paralejas Senior Instructional Designer 815-753-4003 cparalejas@niu.edu AC100H
Rob Piercy Senior Instructional Designer 815-753-3163 robert.piercy@niu.edu AC100J

Contact Us

Center for Innovative
Teaching and Learning

Phone: 815-753-0595
Email: citl@niu.edu

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