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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.

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Carlos Octavio Ballinas

Business Administrator, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Council for Race and Ethnic Studies

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Dorina Aguilar Rasmussen

Associate Dean for Student Affairs for Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

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Kranthi Akula

Clinical Research Operations Coordinator Lead for Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Paulina Fletcher

Senior Financial Administrator, Finance, Administration; Northwestern University School of Law

Jim Konrad

Jim Konrad

Assistant Vice President, Procurement, Payment and Logistics

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Yael Mayer

Director of Operations & Outreach, Office for Research and Business Administrator, Center for Synthetic Biology

Shayna Thomason, Associate Director, Financial Administration, Student Affairs

Shayna Thomason

Associate Director, Financial Administration, Student Affairs

Joan Trimuel Williams, Director, Compliance, Office for Regulatory Affairs; Feinberg School of Medicine

Joan Trimuel Williams

Senior Director, Compliance, Office for Regulatory Affairs; Feinberg School of Medicine

Beth Tucker, Program Advisor, Operations, Northwestern Career Advancement

Beth Tucker

Program Advisor, Operations, Northwestern Career Advancement