Staff Directory
- Leadership
- Benefit Services
- Business Operations
- Civil Service Testing
- Classification and Compensation
- Employee Experience
- Employee Life Cycle
- Employee Well-being
- HR Service Centers
- Payroll
- Talent Acquisition
Leadership
John Acardo
Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer
815-753-6291
jacardo@niu.edu
Liz Guess
Assistant Vice President and HR Chief of Staff
815-753-1347
eguess@niu.edu
Cathy Doederlein
Director, Employee Experience
815-753-7169
cdoederlein1@niu.edu
Brian Smith
Director, Employee Well-being
815-753-6039
bsmith12@niu.edu
Vicky Guzman
Associate Director, Employee Life Cycle
815-753-5907
vguzman4@niu.edu
Benefit Services
| Davis, Bridgett | Benefits Officer | 815-753-6318 | bcdavis@niu.edu |
| Delancey, Martha | Benefits Officer | 815-753-3205 | mdelancey@niu.edu |
| Hueramo, Vickie | Benefits Officer | 815-753-5071 | vhueramo@niu.edu |
| Kruizenga, Stephanie | Benefits Officer | 815-753-6077 | skruizenga@niu.edu |
| Johnson, Laurie | Benefits Officer | 815-753-7056 | ljohnson13@niu.edu |
Business Operations
| Hook, Grace | Data Analyst | 815-753-1099 | gshook1@niu.edu |
| Kenney, Ann | Special Projects Facilitator/Web Content Manager | 815-753-1788 | akenney@niu.edu |
Civil Service Testing
| McCue, Matt | Testing Services - Assistant Manager | 815-753-6033 | mmccue2@niu.edu |
| Wronkowski, Vicki | Testing Services Manager | 815-753-5436 | vwronkowski@niu.edu |
Classification and Compensation
| Dosier, Noah | Classification and Compensation Officer | 815-753-2975 | ndosier@niu.edu |
| Seloover, Ethan | Classification and Compensation Officer | 815-753-8312 | eseloover1@niu.edu |
Employee Experience
| Kerschke, Susan | HR Partner | 815-753-0462 | skerschke@niu.edu |
| Mazzolini, Richard | HR Partner | 815-753-8381 | rmazzolini1@niu.edu |
Employee Life Cycle
| Dienst-Thomas, Lisa | Faculty and SPS Employment Processing | 815-753-6541 | ldienstthomas@niu.edu |
| Heller, Salina | Manager SPS, Faculty, Civil Service Student/Grad Assistants and Extra Help | 815-753-0144 | salina.heller@niu.edu |
| Hoebing, Mary | Civil Service Employment Processing | 815-753-1394 | mhoebing@niu.edu |
| Imthurn, Amanda | Faculty and SPS Employment Processing | 815-753-1507 | aimthurn@niu.edu |
| Lampley, Michael | Student and GA Employment Processing | 815-753-6702 | mlampley1@niu.edu |
| Olea, Spencer | Student and GA Employment Processing | 815-753-1705 | solea1@niu.edu |
| Rybicki, Cecilli | Extra Help Employment Processing | 815-753-6804 | crybicki@niu.edu |
| Sias, Darius | Assistant Manager Students and GAs | 815-753-6029 | dsias1@niu.edu |
Employee Well-being
| Caserno, Vicki | Counselor | 815-753-9191 | vcaserno1@niu.edu |
| Gilbert, Lesley | Assistant Director, Employee Services HR Development | 815-753-9196 | lclements@niu.edu |
| Ngovo-Williams, Savili | Counselor | 815-753-1616 | sngovo@niu.edu |
| Smith, Karen | Program Services Specialist | 815-753-9191 | ksmith12@niu.edu |
HR Service Centers
| Aumann-Weyenberg, Adriana | Customer Service Assistant | 815-753-7065 | aaumannweyenberg@niu.edu |
| Wright, Yvette | Customer Service Specialist | 815-753-1606 | ywright@niu.edu |
Payroll
| Cheney, Anne | Program Assistant | 815-753-1220 | acheney@niu.edu |
| Hess, Sandy | Assistant Director | 815-753-6050 | shess@niu.edu |
| Lexa, Tammy | Payroll Manager | 815-753-6043 | tlexa@niu.edu |
Talent Acquisition
| Rhode, Michael | Talent Acquisition Specialist | 815-753-6036 | mrhode1@niu.edu |
| Young, Randy | Talent Acquisition Specialist | 815-753-7143 | ryoung7@niu.edu |
Contact Us
Human Resource Services102 Lowden Hall
P: 815-753-6000
F: 815-753-2335
humanresources@niu.edu