2024-2025 Members

Officers

Jim Slagstad
President
2025-2027 term

Residential Dining Services
jslagstad@niu.edu

Jay Monteiro

Jay Monteiro
Vice President
2024-2027 term

Procurement Services and Contract Management
jmonteiro@niu.edu

Cindy Kozumplik

Cindy Kozumplik
Parliamentarian
2025-2028 term

Division of Information Technology
ckozumplik@niu.edu

Kathy Mosher
Treasurer
2023-2026 term

Computer Science
kmosher@niu.edu

Tracy Ward
Secretary
2025-2028 term

Physical Plant
tlward@niu.edu

Representatives

Jessie Alex
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2023-2026 term
jalex@niu.edu

Gigi Beaird
Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications
2025-2028 term
gbeaird@niu.edu

Tamara Boston
Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
2024-2027 term
tboston@niu.edu

Angelica Gutierrez-Vargas

Angie Gutiérrez-Vargas
Student Financial Advising Services
2025-2028 term
avargas@niu.edu

Sam Hawkins
Holmes Student Center
2025-2027 term
shawkins1@niu.edu 

Rob Kerschke 
Residential Dining Service
2023-2026 term
rkerschke@niu.edu

Rave Meyer

Rave Meyer
Environmental Studies
2024-2027 term
rmeyer@niu.edu

Mark Pietrowski

Mark Pietrowski
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
2025-2028 term
pietrowski@niu.edu

David Rapp
Chemistry and Biochemistry
2024-2027 term
drapp2@niu.edu

Sara Richter
Libraries
2023-2026 term
srichter1@niu.edu

Cindy Robinson
Campus Dining Service
2023-2026 term
csmith42@niu.edu

Linda Srygler
Office of Research Compliance, Integrity and Safety
2025-2028 term
lyates@niu.edu

Alternates

Kristie Crane
Alternate #2
Sociology Department
2025-2026 term

Tawanda Paul
Alternate #1
Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation
2025-2026 term
tgipson1@niu.edu

Michael Rhode
Alternate #3
Human Resource Services
2025-2026 term
mrhode1@niu.edu

Ex-officio Members

Holly Nicholson

Holly Nicholson
Operating Staff Personnel Advisor (OSPA)

University Marketing
hnicholson@niu.edu
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Sandra Cox
University Ombudsperson
scox1@niu.edu

Contact Us

Operating Staff Council
Altgeld Hall 103
815-753-7193
osc@niu.edu