Northern Illinois University
Department of Political Science
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The Political Science Advisory Board was established in 2011 to provide the department chair with guidance on programmatic matters. The board is responsible for the development and continued success of our mentorship program and professional development seminar held each fall.

Current

Name	Title	Company
DaLisa Barnes	Dean of Humanities	DRW College Preparatory High School, Chicago, IL
Gregory Brady, J.D.	Deputy General Counsel for Administration	Northern Illinois University
John J. Brandon	Director, Regional Cooperation Programs and Associate Director, Washington, D.C.	The Asia Foundation
Krista Edwards, J.D.	Former Partner	Sidley and Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.
Jason Jividen, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Politics	Saint Vincent College
Robin Kelly, Ph.D.	Congresswoman, Illinois' 2nd District	U.S. House of Representatives
Christopher Nelson	Manager of Government and Regulatory Affairs	Comcast Cable
Carlos Ortiz, J.D.		Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLD
Dave Rasmussen	Retired	Alcatel-Lucent
Jim Scott, Ph.D.	Herman Brown Chair and Professor of Political Science	Texas Christian University
Gary Timmins Jr.	Congressional Staff	U.S. House of Representatives
Robin Waters	Associate	Loeb and Loeb
Jeffrey Yordon	Former Chairman, CEO and President	Sagent Pharmaceuticals

Emeritus

Name	Title	Company
Richard Doherty, J.D.	Founder	Log Cabin Legal Services
John G. Peters, Ph.D.	President Emeritus	Northern Illinois University