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 the NUSAC bylaws and 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
Rebecca Erickson Executive Committee- Secretary, Senior Clinical Veterinarian, Center for Comparative Medicine, Office for Research	Lisa Jene Collins Executive Committee- Treasurer, Business Administrator (Earth and Planetary Sciences Department/Environmental Sciences Program) Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Council

Lindsey Dugue Benefits Committee Co-Chair, Course Support Specialist Finance Dept., Kellogg School of Management	Beth Tucker Benefits Committee Co-Chair, Program Advisor, Operations, Northwestern Career Advancement
Eric Budzynski Associate Director for Religious Life & Chapel Music Religious & Spiritual Life, Student Affairs	Kristine Casman Senior Director of Business Operations for Northwestern University Libraries
Hope Wallace Director of Graduate Academic Advising & Professional Programs, Medill	Rebekah Sigman Communications Committee Co-Chair, Assistant Director of Community Relations, Department of Athletics and Recreation
Chris Yohe Communications Committee Co-Chair, Director Environmental Health & Safety Department of Safety & Security	Analiz Castillo Research Data Analyst Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine
Colleen Kjellberg Academic Advisor Student Services, School of Professional Studies	Alexandra Steinberg Senior Program Coordinator, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine
Beth Clifford Smith Director of Human Resources, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Administration	Erin Johnson Human Resources Committee Co-Chair, Coordinator of Communications, Center for Talent Development/SESP
Samuel Okun-Perlin Human Resources Committee Co-Chair, Assistant Director of Graduate Student Funding, The Graduate School	Jack Thomas Taylor Interim Director Associate Curator and Manager of Exhibition Planning The Media Majlis at Northwestern Qatar
Stephanie Cisneros Associate Director for International Student Services, Kellogg School of Management	Katia Birkett Senior Compensation Analyst, Office of Human Resources
Jennifer Gerrard Outreach Committee Co-Chair Senior Director Global Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives Office of the Vice President for International Relations	Kristin Jacobson Outreach Committee Co-Chair Administrative Assistant IV, Development and Alumni Relations, Feinberg School of Medicine
Sarah Gross Assistant Director of Career Advising,  Northwestern Career Advancement	London Blocker Senior Program Administrator, Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences; Feinberg School of Medicine
Heather Brown Learning Designer, School of Professional Studies

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