Huskie Spotlight
Kathryn “Kathi” Buffington
Office Manager in Undergraduate Advising and Student Resources department
More Spotlight Students
Kassandra Worden
Pre-Veterinary Medicine major
Rachel Gathman
Medical Laboratory Science major
Ari Norris
Studio Art - Sculpture major
Robert Bishop
Accountancy major
Mary Carter
Biomedical Engineering major
Erica Vivaldo
Nonprofit and NGO Studies major and Family Social Services major
Abriana Willis
Dance major
Thomas Corbett
Mechanical Engineering major
Erin Hernandez
Political Science major, Spanish major
Olivia Elliot
Business Administration major
Pablo Valencia-Garcia
Athletic Training major
Skylar Alexeas
History major
Drew Donnally
Chemistry major, Marketing minor
Edgar Favela
Human Development and Family Sciences student
Megan Haduch
Speech Language Pathology graduate student
Sydney Johnson
Communication Studies and Nonprofit and NGO Studies majors
Josh Helsper
Mechanical Engineering major
Cristal Medina
Nutrition and Dietetics graduate student
Lee Bell
Physical Education major
Rachel Bicksler
Elementary Education major
Stephen Samuels
Second-Year Law Student
Heriberto Ponce
Master of Fine Arts student
Zeinab Saab
Master of Fine Arts student
Rachel Jacob
History and Political Science major
Diana Garcia
Nutrition and Dietetics major
Lenard Simpson
Jazz Studies major
Sandra Gallant-Jones
College of Law student
Glennita Williams
Political Science major
Luis Hernandez
Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology graduate student
Helen Spader
Foreign Languages and Literatures graduate
Kamila Krupiarz
Mechanical Engineering graduate
Parrys Jones
Technology major
Miranda Hernandez
College of Law graduate
Jenna Bujarski
Communication graduate
Chenfang Su
Finance major
Tyler Hayes
Kinesiology major
Adam Pope
Anthropology major
Jessica Christofersen
Journalism major
Tamir Hargana
World Music graduate student
Spencer Janis
Psychology and Mathematics double major
Marilyn Chakkalamuri
Biology student
Stephanie Torres
Public Health major
Chantel Davis
Violin Performance major
Alfredo Cervantes
Athletic Training major
Nicole Hoffmann
Engineering major
Phillip Wilson
OMIS major
Nicole Krakowiak
Public Health major
Daisy Campuzano
Sociology major
Mike Sooley
Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness major
Keeayla Jones
Psychology major
Fabian Yanez
Kinesiology major
Zohra Sattar
Chemistry major
Ryan Sims
Technology major
Shanna Metzger
Accountancy major
More Spotlight Faculty & Staff
Walker Ashley
Professor of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences
Julie Miller
Electronic Research Administration (eRA) coordinator for the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS)
Amanda Littauer
Professor of History and Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality
Debbie Rempfer
Scholarship coordinator in the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Cathy Cradduck
Administrative assistant for the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS) vice president
Denise Burchard
Assistant to the chair of the Department of Public Administration
Jessica Labatte
School of Art and Design Instructor of Photography
Gillian King-Cargile
Director of NIU STEM Read program
Katy Whitelaw
Information Technology Accessibility Officer
Blythe Kitner
Audiology instructor
Federico Sciammarella
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jeanette Rossetti
School of Nursing Professor
Alex Gelman
Director of School of Theatre and Dance
Tom Smith
Education Professor
Jan Reynolds
Sociology Instructor
Katja Wiemer
Psychology Professor
Diane Rodgers
Associate Sociology Professor
Abul Azad
Professor in the Department of Technology
Leslie Pergament-Nenia
Office support specialist at NIU’s Jerry L. Johns Literacy Clinic
Heide Fehrenbach
History Professor
Douglas Klumpp
Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor
Michelle Demaray
Psychology Professor
Nancy Brown
Building Services and Operating Staff Council
Reed Scherer
Geology and Environmental Geosciences Professor
Lynn Retherford
Coordinator of Teacher Certification for the School of Music
Ross Powell
Geology and Environmental Geosciences Professor
Jay Monteiro
Assistant to the dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Jo Burke
Director of the NIU Art Museum
Laura Lundelius
Director of Campus Services
Mark Pietrowski
Acting director of External Programming
Karen Baker
Associate Vice President, Title IX Coordinator
Theresa LaRocco
Records Supervisor for the Graduate School
Jeanne Isabel
Program director and associate professor for Medical Laboratory Sciences
Melissa Burlingame
Assistant Director
Mark McGowan
manager of college communications
Jason Akst
Instructor of Journalism in Department of Communication
Qingkai Kong
Mathematical sciences professor
Brenda Hart
Office Administrator
Ruperto Herrera
Application Programming Analyst
Mahesh Subramony
Professor of Management
Teresa Wasonga and Andrew Otieno
Professors in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations and the Department of Technology
Gulsat Aygen
Professor of Linguistics in the Department of English
Jason Hanna
Professor of Philosophy
Toni Van Laarhoven
Professor in the Department of Special and Early Education
Swapan Chattopadhyay and Omar Chmaissem
Presidential Research Professorships
Myoungwhon Jung
Professor of Special and Early Education
Mark Cordes
Professor in the College of Law
Laura Vazquez
Undergraduate Program Director for the Department of Communication
Greg Barker
Director of Testing Services and Academic Affairs Research Support
Lise Schlosser
Office manager
Cheng-Hou Lee
Professor of Cello in the School of Music
Bill McCoy
director of the Building Ethical Leaders Using an Integrated Ethics Framework (BELIEF) Program
Federico Sciammarella
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Amy Newman
English Professor
