Staff Directory

Leadership Team

Kerry Wilks, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate School and AVP of International Affairs
kwilks@niu.edu
815-753-9402

Jessica Reyman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
jreyman@niu.edu
815-753-9406

Janelle M. Laudick, Ed.D.
Executive Director of Graduate Enrollment
jlaudick@niu.edu
815-753-6808

Kayla Doane
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
kdoane@niu.edu
815-753-9403


Marketing and Recruitment

Name Title Phone Email
Casey Coots, M.S.Ed., MBA Director of Marketing and Communications 815-752-6962 ccoots@niu.edu
Maha Alkarzon Graduate Assistant N/A malkarzon2@niu.edu 

Admissions

Name Title Phone Email
Arezou Kashani Soto, M.A. Director of Graduate and International Admissions 815-753-8276 akashani@niu.edu
Anne Arne Domestic Graduate Admission Officer 815-753-4900 aarne@niu.edu
Erin Corwin-Surwillo International Graduate Admission Officer 815-753-9410 corwinsurwillo@niu.edu 
Emily Maduzia Online Graduate Admissions Officer 815-753-0165 emaduzia@niu.edu
Wade Rosebrook Graduate Student at Large Admission Representative 815-753-4343 wrosebrook@niu.edu 

Enrollment and Records

Name Title Phone Email
Theresa LaRocco Enrollment/Records Coordinator 815-753-9411 tlarocco@niu.edu
Bailey Scidmore-Sievers Records Representative 815-753-9413 bmartin6@niu.edu
Christine Holloway Thesis and Dissertation Coordinator 815-753-9409 cholloway@niu.edu
Tinamae Yap Records Representative 815-753-0395 myap@niu.edu

Office Support

Name Title Phone Email
Brenda Hoiness Receptionist 815-753-0395 bhoiness@niu.edu
Lakeisha Jackson Academic Advising Report Specialist 815-753-9414 lapplewhite@niu.edu
Barbara Stark Business Administrative Associate 815-753-9530 bstark@niu.edu
Deborah Williams Graduate Colloquium Coordinator 815-753-0425 dwilliams16@niu.edu

Contact Us

The Graduate School
Williston Hall 100

815-753-0395
gradsch@niu.edu

Northern Illinois University
1425 West Lincoln Hwy
DeKalb, IL 60115

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Hours: M-F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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