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Robert Brinkmann
Dean and Smerge Endowed Dean’s Chair
815-753-1061
rbrinkmann@niu.edu

Renee Page
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
815-753-7955
rpage@niu.edu

Amanda Durik Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs 815-753-7969 adurik@niu.edu	Christopher McCord Associate Dean for Academic Administration 815-753-7958 mccord@niu.edu
Suzanne Hogan Administrative Aide for Undergraduate Affairs and Research and Graduate Affairs 815-753-7959 shogan@niu.edu	Leslie Matuszewich Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs 815-753-1066 lmatusze@niu.edu
Lydia Mueller Administrative Aide for Research and Graduate Affairs 815-753-7956 lmueller3@niu.edu

Ellen Hamrick
Director of Budget and Financial Operations
815-753-1065
ehamrick@niu.edu

Paula Meyer
Director of Communications
815-753-0518
pmeyer2@niu.edu

Davin Bostic
Web Manager
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Alex VerVynck Director of Advancement 815-753-1557 avervynck@niu.edu	Laura Knight Senior Director of Advancement 815-753-2390 laura.knight@niu.edu
Kyleigh Exner Associate Director of Advancement 815-753-7533 kwallace4@niu.edu	Dianne Fraedrich Office Manager 815-753-7953 dfraedrich@niu.edu

Simón E. Weffer-Elizondo, Ph.D.
Director of College Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
815- 753-7954
sweffer@niu.edu

Jessie Alex
Office Manager
815-753-7953
jalex@niu.edu

Eric Jones, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Global Initiatives
815-793-4216
eajones@niu.edu

Anna Quider, Ph.D.
Affiliated Senior Research Fellow
815-761-5558
aquider@niu.edu

Rob Carlson IT Support Associate 815-753-1322 rcarlson1@niu.edu	Michael Corvino Technical Support Specialist mcorvino@niu.edu
Emmalynn Hoyt Information Systems Manager ehoyt1@niu.edu	Jason Larry Technical Support Coordinator jlarry@niu.edu
Aleksandar Kosoric Information Systems Director 815-753-1722 akosoric@niu.edu	Seth Kruizenga IT Support Associate 815-753-2300 skruizenga2@niu.edu