Representatives and Alternates

Curent SPS representatives are listed for each of the six representational divisions. Alternates are elected to serve at-large, representing across divisions.

Representatives

Division One
Academic Affairs – College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Representatives
Name Email Term
Margaret Myles mmyles@niu.edu 2026-2028
Jennifer Manning manning@niu.edu  2026-2028
Matthew Dupuis mdupuis1@niu.edu 2025-2027

Division Two
Academic Affairs – Other Colleges, Graduate School, Libraries, Research and Innovation Partnerships, Executive Vice President and Provost, Human Resources and International Affairs

Representatives
Name Email Term
Anthony Preston apreston@niu.edu  2026-2028
Megan Woodruff meheather@niu.edu 2026-2028
Amy Buhrow abuhrow@niu.edu 2025-2027
Edye Cowan ecowan@niu.edu 2025-2027
Christy Cunningham-Watson ccunningham@niu.edu 2025-2027
Jade Silva Tovar jsilvatovar@niu.edu 2026-2028
Lauren Teso lteso@niu.edu 2026-2028

Division Three
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

Representatives
Name Email Term
Kellie Martial kmartial@niu.edu 2025-2027
Rodrigo Lopez rodrigo.lopez@niu.edu 2025-2027

Division Four
Divisions of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development and University Advancement

Representatives
Name Email Term
Cody Carter  ccarter1@niu.edu 2025-2027
Candice Olagunju cwheaten1@niu.edu 2025-2027
Shannon Stoker sstoker@niu.edu  2026-2028
Carrie Blackwood-Williams cblackwood@niu.edu 2026-2028
Sarah Sweet ssweet@niu.edu 2026-2028

Division Five
Divisions of Administration and Finance, Information Technology, General Counsel, Marketing and Communications and President’s Office

Representatives
Name Email Term
John Boswell jboswell@niu.edu 2026-2028
Deborah Gettemy dgettemy@niu.edu 2026-2028
Malhar Saheed asaheed@niu.edu 2026-2028

Division Six
Intercollegiate Athletics

Representatives
Name Email Term
Heath Duncan hduncan@niu.edu 2026-2028
Dawn Crawford dcrawford@niu.edu 2026-2028