About University Marketing

University Marketing is part of the Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications.

Our team brings together expertise in advertising, brand management, creative services, CRM operations, digital accessibility, internal communications, recruitment communications and web strategy.

Meet Our Team

Leadership

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Leadership contacts
Name Title Email
Jennice O'Brien Assistant Vice President, University Marketing jennice@niu.edu
Janice Steinkellner Administrative Assistant jsteinkellner@niu.edu

Advertising

About Advertising

Advertising team contacts
Name Title Email
Robin Boyko Director, University Marketing and Brand Management rboyko@niu.edu
Kendal Harvell Assistant Director, Advertising kharvell@niu.edu

Brand Management and Clearinghouse

About Brand Management and Clearinghouse

Brand Management and Clearinghouse team contacts
Name Title Email
Robin Boyko Director, University Marketing and Brand Management rboyko@niu.edu
Andrew Board Clearinghouse Associate aboard@niu.edu
Michael J. Mackey Clearinghouse Manager mmackey@niu.edu

Creative Services

About Creative Services

Creative Services team contacts
Name Title Email
Diane Layng Graphic Designer dlayng@niu.edu
Janeta Likov Graphic Designer jlikov@niu.edu
Tony Wedick Senior Graphic Designer awedick1@niu.edu

CRM Operations

About CRM Operations

CRM Operations team contacts
Name Title Email
Ted Campbell Associate Director, CRM Operations tcampbell9@niu.edu
Brett McCullough CRM Coordinator bmccullough1@niu.edu
Lori Salinas CRM Analyst lsalinas@niu.edu
Michael Tweed Senior CRM Analyst mtweed@niu.edu

Digital Accessibility

About Digital Accessibility

Digital Accessibility team contacts
Name Title Email
Holly Nicholson Inclusive Technology Manager hnicholson@niu.edu

Internal Communications

About Internal Communications

Internal Communications team contacts
Name Title Email
Andrew Pemberton Assistant Director, Internal Communications and Clearinghouse apemberton1@niu.edu

Strategic Recruitment Communications

About Strategic Recruitment Communications

Strategic Recruitment Communications team contacts
Name Title Email
Amanda DeSimon Assistant Director, Strategic Recruitment Communications ahuisman@niu.edu
Angélica Gutiérrez-Vargas Spanish Recruitment Communications Specialist avargas@niu.edu
Kyle McCord CRM Communications Associate kmccord2@niu.edu

Web Strategy and Support

About Web Strategy and Support

Web Strategy and Support team contacts
Name Title Email
Rachel Xidis Director, Digital Strategy rachelx@niu.edu
Neil Colwell Web Design Lead neil@niu.edu
Brandon Dai Web Support Lead bdai@niu.edu
Donnie Forti Web Project Manager dforti@niu.edu
Jory Keller Web Design Lead jkeller5@niu.edu
Lori Propheter Web Strategy Lead lpropheter@niu.edu
Brian Walk Senior Web Developer bwalk@niu.edu
Jessica Webb Web Support Lead jewebb@niu.edu

Contact Us

University Marketing
Still Hall 110
marketing@niu.edu