Faculty: A - E A-E F-M N-R S-Z Anne Paslean Abasolo Student Development Faculty/Counselor B.A., Michigan State University M.S., National-Louis University Paula Akialis Health Information Technology B.S.N., University of Texas-Austin M.S., Loyola University M.B.A., University of Dallas Marjorie Allen English as a Second Language and Linguistics B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor M.A., American University, Washington, DC Ronald N. Ally Executive Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services B.S., Elmhurst College Ed.D., Northern Illinois University Ed.S., Northern Illinois University Andrew Anastasia Assistant English B.A., Illinois State University M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Nancy Andrews Health Careers R.D.H., University of Pittsburgh B.S.H.R.P., University of Pittsburgh M. Ed., National Louis University David Antonides Student Development Faculty/Counselor B.S., Santa Clara University M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary; Graduate School of Psychology Chris Athanassopoulos Assistant Engineering B.S., University of Illinois M.S., University of Illinois Vicki Atkinson Associate Dean, New Student Programs, Career Development and Rita & John Canning Women's Program B.A., Roosevelt University 1
M.A. Ed., Roosevelt University Ed. D., Northern Illinois University Yelda Aydin-Mullen B.S., Middle East Technical University - Turkey M.S., Middle East Technical University - Turkey Kenya Ayers Vice President and Chair of the Board of NECSS A.B., University of Michigan M.S., Eastern Michigan University Ed.D., University of Houston Lisa Ayers Nursing B.S.N., Indiana University M.S.N., Northern Illinois University CNE, Certified Nurse Educator Susanne K. Bajt B.S., University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana M.B.A., Lake Forest Graduate School of Management M.S. Ed., University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana Ed.D., University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana Michael J. Barzacchini Director of Marketing Services B.S., Ohio University M.A., Ohio University Michael Bates Dean of Teaching, Learning and Distance Education B.S., Indiana University M.S., University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana Ed.D., National Louis University Patrick Bauer Chief Information Officer B.S., University of Michigan M.S., University of Michigan Patrick Beach Hospitality Management A.B.A., Oakland Community College B.S., Grand Valley State University M.S., Central Michigan University Getachew Begashaw Economics B.A., University of California - Santa Cruz M.A., Michigan State University Ph.D., Michigan State University Jennifer Bell 2
Adult Educational Development B.A., University of Chicago M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago Michael Bentley Jr. Humanities B.A., Northwestern University M.A., California Institute of Integral Studies Kurt Billsten Assistant Maintenance/Manufacturing/Welding Technology B.S., Elmhurst College Margaret Bilos Speech/Theatre B.S., Illinois State University M.A., Miami University of Ohio Lisa Blaylock Assistant B.A., Southeast Missouri State University Bret Bonnstetter Controller B.S., Iowa State University Willis Boughton B.S., Kansas State University Ph.D., University of Illinois Barbara E. Bowker Music B.A., Beloit College M.A.T., Beloit College M.M., University of Wisconsin Madison Ph.D., Northwestern University David Braunschweig A.A.S., Harper College A.S., Harper College B.G.S., Roosevelt University M.I.S./M, University of Phoenix Denise L. Brents Nursing B.S.N., Loyola University FNP-BC, Northern Illinois University Laura Brown 3
Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer B.A., University of St. Francis Kathy Bruce Dean of and Science B.A., Southern Illinois University M.S., Michigan State University Ed. D., Ferris State University Patricia Bruner Graphics Arts Technology B.S., Illinois State University M. Ed., University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana Helen M. Burroughs Psychology B.A., Barat College M.A., Illinois School of Professional Psychology Psy.D., Illinois School of Professional Psychology Lisa Busto Assistant Accounting B.S., Marquette University M.B.A., North Central College C.P.A., State of Illinois Linda Campbell Psychology B.A., Roosevelt University M.A., Roosevelt University M.A., Roosevelt University Kathleen Canfield Assistant Director of Job Placement Resource Center B.A., Northern Illinois University M.S. Ed., Northern Illinois University M.A., Northeastern Illinois University Jeremy Chamberlain Assistant B.S., Montana State University Ph.D., Northern Illinois University Karen Chandra Nursing Diploma, Evangelical School of Nursing B.S.N., Aurora College M.S.N., Aurora University M.B.A., Aurora University Malathy Chandrasekar Assistant Economics B.A., University of Madras M.A., Bharathidasan University 4
Kimberly Chavis Dean of Health Careers B.S., Loyola University M.S., Loyola University Ed.D., Benedictine University Tong Cheng Biology B.S., Wuhan University M.S., Wuhan University Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago Diana Cincinello Adult Educational Development B.A., Northeastern Illinois University M.S. Ed., Northern Illinois University William Clark B.A., Northwestern University M.S., Northwestern University John F. Clarke Psychology A.S., Harper College B.S., Northern Illinois University M.A., University of Northern Colorado Gregory Clemons Music B.M.E., University of Kansas M.A., California State University Kevin Cole Assistant Physical Sciences B.S., University of Illinois at Chicago M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago Susan Contarino Director of Client Systems B.S., Roosevelt University M.B.A., Keller Graduate School Maria Coons Chief of Staff/Vice President of Institutional Planning and Strategic Alliances B.S., Indiana University M.B.A., Loyola University Ed.D., National Louis University Karega Cooper Assistant B.S., Clark Atlanta University M.S., Clark Atlanta University 5
Kelly Coronado Assistant English as a Second Language B.A., University of Iowa M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago Katherine Coy Assistant Director of Institutional Research B.A., Florida Atlantic University Ph.D., University of Iowa Brian Cremins English B.A., Dartmouth College M.A., University of Connecticut, Storrs Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs Gerardo Cruz World Languages - Spanish B.A., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee M.A., Marquette University Lin Cui English as a Second Language and Linguistics B.A., Shanghai University of International Business and Economics - Shanghai, China M.A., University of Waterloo - Ontario, Canada Rebecca Curtin B.S., Iowa State University M.Ed., National-Louis University Julie D'Agostino Assistant Director of Nursing B.A., Northeastern Illinois University B.S.N., Elmhurst College M.S.N., DePaul University Karen Koczaja Dailey Assistant Chemistry B.S., University of Notre Dame Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana Deborah Damcott Physical Sciences B.S., Pennsylvania State University M.S., University of Michigan Ph.D., University of Michigan Enrique D'Amico Assistant B.S., Elmhurst College Anne Davidovicz 6
English A.A.S., Jackson Community College B.A., Michigan State University M.F.A., University of Oregon Michele DeCanio Student Development Faculty/Counselor B.A., National-Louis University M.S., National-Louis University A.G.S., College of DuPage Carl Dittburner Architectural Studies A.A.S., Harper College B.Arch., Illinois Institute of Technology; Licensed Architect - IL M.A., Illinois Institute of Technology Thomas J. Dowd Jr. Chemistry B.A., State University of New York at Potsdam Ph.D., University of Notre Dame Geoffrey Durian B.S.ME, Washington University (Missouri) B.S., Purdue University James Edstrom Librarian B.A., University of Illinois M.S., University of Illinois M.A., University of Illinois Monica Edwards Sociology B.S., Illinois State University M.S., Illinois State University Ph.D., Loyola University Julie Ellefson-Kuehn Chemistry B.S., DePaul University M.S., DePaul University M.Ed., National Louis University Kenneth L. Ender President B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University M.Ed., University of Georgia Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University 7