Carlos Octavio Ballinas
Business Administrator, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Council for Race and Ethnic Studies
Meet Our Employees
Our community consists of individuals with an entire world of different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. They are creative problem-solvers and dedicated professionals who contribute to our University’s teaching and research goals. Meet some of these employees, and hear what they have to say about working at Northwestern.
Maureen Veronica Knight-Burrell
Director, Information Technology
MaryPat Pyles
Customer Service Manager, Facilities
Scottie Akines Jr.
Business Administrator, Theatre, School of Communication
Kranthi Akula
Regulatory Operations Manager for Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine
Brian Drabik
Director of Financial Aid Operations, Department of Financial Aid
Marc Michio Ellis
Exam Specialist Manager/Student Services Coordinator, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Paulina Kijek
Assistant Director, Finance, Administration; Northwestern University School of Law
Jim Konrad
Assistant Vice President, Procurement, Payment and Logistics
Dorina Aguilar Rasmussen
Associate Dean for Student Affairs for Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
LaShanta’ Le’Sure
Associate Director for Faculty Affairs and Administrative Operations, School of Communications
Yael Mayer
Research Projects Associate, Office for Research and Business Administrator, Center for Synthetic Biology
Shayna Thomason
Associate Director, Financial Administration, Student Affairs
Joan Trimuel Williams
Director, Compliance, Office for Regulatory Affairs; Feinberg School of Medicine
