Meet Our Staff
Division Leadership Team
Sol Jensen
Vice President
for Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications
Altgeld Hall 300
815-753-8366
sjensen1@niu.edu
Lisa Miner
Senior Associate Vice President of Institutional Communications/
Chief Communications Strategist
Still Hall 110
815-753-6069
lminer@niu.edu
Anne Hardy
Assistant Vice President, Student Financial Assistance
Peters Campus Life Building 260
815-753-0143
ahardy@niu.edu
Mayra Lagunas
Assistant Vice President, Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Williston Hall 100
815-753-8301
mlagunas@niu.edu
Jennice O'Brien
Assistant Vice President,
University Marketing and Internal Communications
Still Hall 104
jennice@niu.edu
Jenna Pracht
Director of Orientation and First Year Programs
jkrumpos1@niu.edu
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Miner | Senior Associate Vice President for Institutional Communications and Chief Communications Strategist | 815-753-6069 | lminer@niu.edu |
|
Janice Steinkellner |
Administrative Assistant | 815-753-1063 | jsteinkellner@niu.edu |
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jami Kunzer | Editorial Writer | 815-753-7113 | jkunzer@niu.edu |
| Tom Parisi | Associate Director | 815-753-3635 | tparisi@niu.edu |
| Wester Wuori | Associate Director of Strategic Communications | N/A | wwuori@niu.edu |
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Duerkes | Photography Manager | 815-753-6669 | wduerkes@niu.edu |
| Patrick Kunzer | Multimedia Communications Associate | N/A | pkunzer@niu.edu |
| Allison Maurer | Associate Director of Social Media | N/A | amaurer@niu.edu |
| Nicole Montiel | Social Media Manager | N/A | nmontiel@niu.edu |
| Jon Sall | Multimedia Producer Specialist | 815-753-6413 | jsall@niu.edu |
| Suzanne Tennant | Senior Photographer | 815-753-6909 | stennant@niu.edu |
University Marketing Staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jennice O'Brien | Assistant Vice President, University Marketing | jennice@niu.edu |
| Andrew Board | Clearinghouse Associate | aboard@niu.edu |
| Robin Boyko | Director, University Marketing and Brand Management | rboyko@niu.edu |
| Matthew Braasch | Web Analytics Project Manager | mbraasch@niu.edu |
| Ted Campbell | Associate Director, CRM Operations | tcampbell9@niu.edu |
| Neil Colwell | Web Design Lead | neil@niu.edu |
| Brandon Dai | Web Support Lead | bdai@niu.edu |
| Amanda DeSimon | Assistant Director, Strategic Recruitment Communications | ahuisman@niu.edu |
| Donnie Forti | Web Project Manager | dforti@niu.edu |
| Angelica Gutierrez-Vargas | Spanish Recruitment Communications Specialist | avargas@niu.edu |
| Kendal Harvell | Assistant Director, Advertising | kharvell@niu.edu |
| Vitaliy Koen | Graphic Designer | vkoen@niu.edu |
| Jory Keller | Web Design Lead | jkeller5@niu.edu |
| Diane Layng | Graphic Designer | dlayng@niu.edu |
| Michael J. Mackey | Marketing Associate | mmackey@niu.edu |
| Brett McCullough | CRM Coordinator | bmccullough1@niu.edu |
| Kyle McCord | CRM Communications Associate | kmccord2@niu.edu |
| Holly Nicholson | Inclusive Technology Manager | hnicholson@niu.edu |
| Andy Pemberton | Assistant Director, Internal Communications and Clearinghouse | apemberton1@niu.edu |
| Lori Propheter | Web Strategy Lead | lpropheter@niu.edu |
| Mariano Spizzirri | Assistant Director, Campus Promotions | mspizzirri@niu.edu |
| Michael Tweed | Senior CRM Analyst | mtweed@niu.edu |
| Brian Walk | Senior Web Developer | bwalk@niu.edu |
| Jessica Webb | Web Support Lead | jewebb@niu.edu |
| Rachel Xidis | Director, Digital Strategy | rachelx@niu.edu |
| Tony Wedick | Senior Graphic Designer | awedick1@niu.edu |
Contact Us
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Williston Hall 100
Financial Aid and Scholarships Office
Swen Parson Hall 245
Orientation and First Year Programs
Williston Hall 334
Marketing and Communications
Still Hall 110
Student Financial Advising Services
Peters Campus Life Building 260