Name: Viviana Matthews Title: Senior Developer Department: Student Affairs IT Where are you from? I was born and raised in Valdivia, Chile. I moved to Chicago 14 years ago. What brought you to Student Affairs? Prior to coming to Northwestern, I was working for another university in the central IT department. Northwestern’s reputation and focus
Name: Jose Santos Title: Associate Director Department: Northwestern Career Advancement Where are you from? I was born in the Philippines and my family immigrated to the U.S. (New Jersey) when I was in 7th grade. What brought you to Student Affairs? Growing up I always strived to improve people and the community. In Student Affairs,
Name: Jim Stachowiak Title: Director of Assistive Technology & Assistant Director Department: AccessibleNU Where are you from? Troy, Michigan (Detroit Area) What brought you to Student Affairs? I was interested in the opportunity to utilize assistive technology to impact the academic experience of students with disabilities in a positive way. How many years have you
Name: Dornette Ashley Title: Event Planning Manager Department: Norris Event Planning Where are you from? I am from Evanston, IL. What brought you to Student Affairs? I was employed by a retail paint company in Evanston, doing their accounts payable and receivable’s for 13 stores. I’d been with them for some time and wanted a
Name: Dan Amato Title: Assistant Director for Conduct and Community Standards Department: Residential Life Where are you from? I grew up in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago where I live now as well. What brought you to Student Affairs? I had the chance to be an RA when I was in undergrad and a couple
Name: Ronnie Toca Title: Administrative Assistant Department: Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs Where are you from? Havana, Cuba What brought you to Student Affairs? I wanted to gain a broader perspective on university life. How many years have you worked in Student Affairs at Northwestern? 1 What’s your favorite part about working
Name: Jenny Douglas Title: Assistant Director, Operations & Services Department: Residential Services Where are you from? Palos Park, IL What brought you to Student Affairs? I started in Student Affairs as a Resident Director in Fall 2013 and was lured in by the opportunity to work with a team whose goals included creating a meaningful
Name: Joyce Doerhoefer Title: Laboratory Supervisor Department: Student Health Service Where are you from? I grew up in Mendota Illinois, a small farming community about 2 hours from here. I came to Chicago in 1985 to finish my degree at Rush University, and have been a suburbanite since 1987. What brought you to Student Affairs?
Name: Amy Metelsky Title: Business Analyst Department: Student Affairs IT Where are you from? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania What brought you to Student Affairs? When planning a move to Chicago in 2015, I was interested in pivoting away from the mobile commerce company where I had spent the past 3 years into something that could have a
Name: Meghan Finn Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker Department: Counseling & Psychological Services Where are you from? Cleveland, OH What brought you to Student Affairs? I had been working in medicine, and was interested in a change. I came across the position in CAPS in what felt like a coincidental way. I did not have
