Committees and Partners

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is a university-wide effort supported by partners across campus. Below is a list of committees charged with mobilizing campus efforts to increase voter education and turn-out for the 2022 election cycle.

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Steering Committee 

  • Devlin Collins, President, Student Government Association, Nonprofit and NGO Studies Undergraduate
  • Dallas Douglas, Speaker of the Student Senate, Anthropology Undergraduate 
  • Grant Goral, ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll, Political Science and History Undergraduate 
  • Michaela Holtz, Office of the President Staff Fellow (chair) 
  • Jacob Jovanovich, Senator, Accountancy Undergraduate
  • Meg Junk, Chief of Staff for Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs  
  • Sandy Lopez, Director, Office for Undocumented Student Support, Academic Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion 
  • Julie Ann O’Connell, Assistant Director, Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies 
  • Ariel Owens, Assistant Director, Gender, and Sexuality Resource Center
  • Andy Pemberton, Internal Communications Manager; Web and Internal Communications
  • Gaylen Rivers, Assistant Director of Programming, Center for Black Studies
  • Susan Russell, League of Women Voters DeKalb County
  • Laura Vazquez, Professor, Department of Communication 

Communication Subcommittee

  • Andy Pemberton, Internal Communications Manager; Web and Internal Communications (chair) 
  • Alison Maurer, Social Media Strategist, Institutional Communications
  • Robin Boyko, Director of University Marketing and Brand; Marketing and Creative Services
  • Wester Wuori, Associate Director of Strategic Communications; Institutional Communication
  • Rachel Xidis, Associate Director, Web and Internal Communications 

Voter Education Subcommittee

  • Michaela Holtz, Office of the President Staff Fellow (co-chair) 
  • Laura Vazquez, Professor, Department of Communication (co-chair) 
  • Gaylen Rivers, Assistant Director of Programming, Center for Black Studies
  • Grant Goral, ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll, Political Science and History Undergraduate 
  • Devlin Collins, President, Student Government Association, Nonprofit and NGO Studies Undergraduate
  • Jacob Jovanovich, Senator, Accountancy Undergraduate

Voter Registration and Turnout Subcommittee

  • Meg Junk, Chief of Staff for Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs (co-chair) 
  • Sandy Lopez, Director, Office for Undocumented Student Support, Academic Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (co-chair)
  • Ariel Owens, Assistant Director, Gender, and Sexuality Resource Center
  • Grant Goral, ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll, Political Science and History Undergraduate
  • Jacob Jovanovich, Senator, Accountancy Undergraduate
  • Susan Russell, League of Women Voters DeKalb County
  • Gaylen Rivers, Assistant Director of Programming, Center for Black Studies

Evaluation and Assessment Subcommittee

  • Julie Ann O’Connell, Assistant Director, Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies 
  • Sarwar Minar, Political Science Graduate Student

Additional Campus Partners

  • Academic Advising Center 
  • Career Services 
  • Center for Black Studies  
  • CHANCE 
  • DeKalb County League of Women Voters 
  • Disability Resource Center 
  • Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing, and Communications 
  • Division of Information Technology  
  • Division of Intercollegiate Athletics
  • Division of Student Affairs 
  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office 
  • Fraternity and Sorority Life  
  • Gender and Sexuality Resource Center 
  • Office of Student Conduct 
  • Office of the President 
  • Office of the Provost
  • Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning 
  • Recreation Services 
  • Student-Athlete Academic Support Services 
  • Student Government Association  
  • University Honors 
  • University Libraries

Contact Us

If you have questions or would like to propose an event related to the ALL IN Campus Challenge, email us at All_In@niu.edu.

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