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Senior Leadership Team Employment Contracts

Name Department Term of Appointment Current Base Salary Guaranteed Additional Compensation Maximum Incentive-based Compensation
Acardo, John (DOCX) Human Resource Services 7/1/26-6/30/31 $225,000 None

$5,000

Earl-Jackson, Ray (DOCX) University Advancement 7/1/25-6/30/30 $299,880 $10,000 None (being developed for FY27 to replace guaranteed amount)
Elish-Piper, Laurie (PDF) Executive Vice President and Provost 4/1/24-6/30/29 $357,204 None

$9,000

Frazier, Sean (PDF) Intercollegiate Athletics 7/1/24-6/30/27

$367,197.12

$9,0000

$219,500[1]

Freeman, Lisa (PDF) President's Office 7/1/21 - 6/30/27 7/1/27-6/30/28[2]

$515,000

$70,000 deferred compensation 457(f) plan

None

Jensen, Sol (PDF) Vice President for Marketing and Communications 1/1/23 - 6/30/27

$291,630.96

None None
Middlemist, George (PDF) Vice President for Administration and Finance, CFO 1/16/23-6/30/28 $325,686 None

None

Miner, Lisa Institutional Communications Annual $217,989.12 None

None

Morales, Marisol (DOCX) Vice President for Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development 8/1/26-6/30/31 $255,000 None

None

Mocarski, Richard (PDF) Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships 7/1/24 - 6/30/29

$300,471.60

$9,600

None

Parks, Matthew (PDF) Chief Information Officer Annual $294,780 None None
Perry, Bryan (PDF) General Counsel 7/1/23 - 6/30/27 

$327,199.44

$3,500 None
Reneau, Clint-Michael (PDF) Vice President Student Affairs 6/16/22 - 6/30/28

$281,350.8

$9,120 $15,000
Streb, Matthew (PDF) President's Office Annual $223,440.96 None None
Sumner, Carol (PDF) Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 7/16/23 - 6/30/28 $288,915.12 None

None

[4]Amounts per occurrence could impact this maximum – see contract for details

[4]One-year presidential contract extension approved with same terms and conditions. Please view the March 19, 2026 Board of Trustees Report for details.

Contact Dr. Freeman

Office of the President
Altgeld Hall 300
815-753-1271
president@niu.edu