Northwestern University Staff Advisory Council (NUSAC) Engaging and Amplifying Staff Voices

The Northwestern University Staff Advisory Council (NUSAC) serves as an advisory voice and change-agent for Northwestern staff in matters relating to community engagement, professional opportunities, and workplace concerns. This is accomplished through active engagement with staff, the University President, the Office of Human Resources and/or various senior administrators.

NUSAC is composed of staff, appointed by the President or his/her representative, from among the exempt and non-exempt staff of the University. It serves an important function for communication between the University’s administration and the staff. The Council’s primary liaison shall be with the Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resource Officer. The Department of Human Resources shall provide, from its resources and budget, a reasonable amount of support for the Council’s activities. The functions of the Council are as follows:

• To work with the Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resource Officer, the Senior Vice President for Business and Finance, and the President, in hearing and reviewing staff concerns and interests.
• To serve as a “sounding board” for Central Administration on proposed actions and programs that will affect the staff.
• To initiate suggestions for improvements in the staff relations of the University and to help bring to the attention of Central Administration useful ideas that may originate from within the staff.
• To recommend to the President staff members who can serve as appointees on other University committees where such appointments are appropriate.
• To serve, in general, to help make Northwestern’s educational community an efficient, fulfilling and attractive environment for employment.

Learn more by reviewing our NUSAC Summary document.

Executive Board

Cymon Kimmel Executive Committee- Chair Assistant Director of Enrollment Management School of Professional Studies	Funmilayo Ojikutu Executive Committee- Vice Chair Associate Director Academic Advising, School of Education and Social Policy
Jennifer Gerrard Executive Committee – Secretary Senior Director Global Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives Office of the Vice President for International Relations	Lisa Jene Collins Executive Committee- Treasurer  Business Administrator (Earth and Planetary Sciences Department/Environmental Sciences Program) Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Brian Drabik Executive Committee – Past Chair Director of Financial Aid Operations Office of Financial Aid

Council

Wendy Roberts Journeyman Carpenter Facilities Management	Valerie Smith Benefits Committee Co-Chair Associate Director of Admissions Undergraduate Admission
Kristine Casman Benefits Committee Co-Chair Associate Department Administrator, Department of Ophthalmology Feinberg School of Medicine	Stephanie Cisneros Associate Director for International Student Services, Kellogg School of Management
Beth Tucker Program Advisor, Operations, Northwestern Career Advancement	Samuel Okun-Perlin Assistant Director of Graduate Student Funding, The Graduate School
Rebecca Erickson Senior Clinical Veterinarian, Center for Comparative Medicine, Office for Research	Eric Budzynski Associate Director for Religious Life & Chapel Music Religious & Spiritual Life, Student Affairs
Alex Schultes Outreach Committee Co-Chair Assistant Dean for the Student Experience, Northwestern Qatar	Analiz Castillo Research Data Analyst Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine
Lindsey Dugue Course Support Specialist Finance Dept., Kellogg School of Management	Kristin Jacobson Outreach Committee Co-Chair Administrative Assistant IV, Development and Alumni Relations, Feinberg School of Medicine
Rebekah Sigman Assistant Director of Community Relations, Department of Athletics and Recreation	Jack Thomas Taylor Interim Director Associate Curator and Manager of Exhibition Planning The Media Majlis at Northwestern Qatar
Erin Johnson Human Resources Committee Co-Chair Coordinator of Communications, Center for Talent Development/ SESP	Chris Yohe Communications Committee Co-Chair, Director Environmental Health & Safety Department of Safety & Security
Hope Wallace Director of Graduate Academic Advising & Professional Programs, Medill	Alexandra Steinberg Senior Program Coordinator, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine
Colleen Kjellberg Academic Advisor Student Services, School of Professional Studies	Christian Murau Senior Benefits Financial Analyst, Office of Human Resources, Benefits

For a list of past Council members, please visit our Historical Membership Page.