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Category: Staff Spotlight

Staff Spotlight: Heather Cohen

Name: Heather Cohen Title: Assistant Director of Student Conduct Department: Student Conduct Where are you from? Columbus, Ohio What brought you to Student Affairs?  College has always been the place where I saw myself from the time I saw a gorgeous Seventeen magazine spread on University of Virginia. In high school I used to help

Staff Spotlight: Danny Roselli

Name: Danny Roselli Title: Residence Director-North 2 Department: Residential Services Where are you from?  I am originally from West Palm Beach, FL What brought you to Student Affairs?  When I was a junior in undergrad my idea of becoming a doctor washed away as i passed out at the sight of blood. Luckily i was

Staff Spotlight: Brad Zakarin

Name: Brad Zakarin Title: Director, Office of Residential Academic Initiatives Department: Residential Services Where are you from?  Miami, Florida What brought you to Student Affairs?  I’ve always been involved in the residential aspects of higher education. I spent 12 years in live-in positions starting with two years as a Resident Counselor in college and concluding with

Staff Spotlight: Heather Solov-St. Martin

Name: Heather Solov-St. Martin Title: Residential Life Program Manager Department: Residential Services Where are you from?  Plano, TX What brought you to Student Affairs?  I fell in love with Student Affairs as an undergraduate student at SMU trying to figure out what I was going to do after graduating. I met with mentors, got heavily involved,

Staff Spotlight: Allie Hoffman

Name: Allie Hoffman Title: Senior Technical Support Specialist Department: Student Affairs Information Technology Where are you from? Chicago What brought you to Student Affairs? I’ve been with Northwestern for a little over five years, first with the medical school and then with Facilities. After becoming a Student Advisor I became more familiar with what Student

Staff Spotlight: David Hartmann

Name: David Hartmann Title: Assistant Director of Business & Finance Department: Division of Student Affairs Where are you from? Chicago, Illinois What brought you to Student Affairs? Conversations with my former Director, Theresa Delin, turned into the suggestion that I might want to apply for a job in Residential Services. How many years have you

Staff Spotlight: Christina A Smith

Name: Christina A Smith Title: Administrative Assistant Department: Student Enrichment Services Where are you from? South Side of Chicago What brought you to Student Affairs? I was a NASPA Undergraduate Fellow (NUFP) during undergrad. I joined this program because all the people who had a significant impact on my identity development worked in Student Affairs

Staff Spotlight: Briana Newkirk

Name: Briana Newkirk (they/them/their) Title: Administrative Assistant 3 Department: Campus Inclusion & Community Where are you from? Rural Wisconsin What brought you to Student Affairs? Ironically, an English internship. I thought I would be a magazine editor when I was in my undergrad and ended up in the Women’s Resource Center for an English internship…

Staff Spotlight: Fabiola Montiel

Name: Fabiola Montiel Title: Director of Clinical Services Department: CAPS Chicago Campus Where are you from? I’m originally from Mexico City. How many years have you worked in Student Affairs at Northwestern? 4 What’s your favorite part about working in Student Affairs? Ever since my training years, I have dedicated my career to university counseling centers and

Staff Spotlight: Jod Taywaditep

Name: Jod Taywaditep Title: Staff Psychologist/Associate Director for Training Department: Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Where are you from? I grew up in Thailand but I’ve lived in Chicago for 28 years. What brought you to Student Affairs? I was hoping to extend beyond being a university counseling center staff psychologist to take on the