History

AHEAD@NU was started in January, 2010 by a small group of volunteer staff members. Since that time membership has grown to over 625 people from across Northwestern's schools and campuses. The group is sponsored and advised by the Office of Business and Finance.

Steering Committee

The AHEAD@NU steering committee consists of various administrators in the Northwestern community. These include:

Co-Chairs

	Alexis Saba Program Coordinator, MMM Program McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science
	Sara Wright Assistant Director, Admission & Recruitment The Graduate School

Committee Members

	Catherine Barrera - AHEAD@NU Community Development Chair Research Administrator Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
	Kate Biddle - AHEAD@NU Marketing Chair Marketing Coordinator, Masters of Science in Education School of Education and Social Policy
	Brandon DeLallo - AHEAD@NU Communications Chair Project Management Specialist Project Cafe
	Janelle Gaudio - AHEAD@NU Events Chair Project Coordinator, Certificate Program for Undergraduates Kellogg School of Management
	Julie Dunn Assistant Director of Media Services University Athletics
	Julie Johnson Assistant Director of Planning Administration & Planning
	Nicole Masen Program Administrator, Clinical Research Professionals Training Center for Education and Career Development, NUCATS Institute
	Meghan Ozaroski Program Manager Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies
	Lauran Qualkenbush Director Office of Research Integrity

Founders

	Meghan Ozaroski Program Manager Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies
	Adam Cebulski Campus Consultant & Marketing Specialist OrgSync

Who is eligible to participate?

AHEAD@NU is open to all staff members at Northwestern University who are interested in learning more about the field of higher education, people hoping to network within the NU community, and those seeking professional development opportunities, either to excel within their current position or to move to a new area within the University.

Listserv

In order to join AHEAD@NU and be notified of upcoming events please sign up for our listserv.

To sign up for the listserv please follow these steps:

1. Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.it.northwestern.edu without any subject line.
2. Type the following command in the message:

   SUBSCRIBE AHEAD firstname lastname

   Where firstname lastname is your first and last names.

   For example:

   SUBSCRIBE AHEAD Jane Doe

   Adds Jane Doe to the list AHEAD from the e-mail you sent the request from