Staff and Advisory Board

Staff and Advisory Board

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Director
Renée Redd
2000 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-2733
r-redd@northwestern.edu

Renée Redd joined the Women’s Center at Northwestern University in May of 1994. She previously worked as Director of the Office of Women’s Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1991 to 1994 and prior to that at UIC worked as a Staff Psychologist at the Counseling Center. Renée finished her doctoral studies in counseling psychology at the University of Iowa in 1989. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in psychology from the University of Iowa in 1981. Renée is a licensed psychologist who has special interests and training in women’s issues, career self-efficacy, sexual harassment, sexual assault, relationship violence and diversity issues. Her therapeutic orientation centers on trauma theory. Renée is an active member of the Campus Coalition on Sexual Violence at Northwestern University.  In 2011, Renée was a finalist for the Northwestern University Employee of the Year award.

Associate Director
Njoki Kamau
2000 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-2734
ngk@northwestern.edu

Njoki Kamau joined the Women’s Center at Northwestern University in September 1991 as the Associate Director. She previously served as the Director of the Evanston/North Shore YWCA’s Domestic Violence Services program. Njoki earned her MBA from Southern Methodist University, and she holds a Master’s in international management from the American Graduate School of International Management (AGSIM). She attended Nairobi University, where she earned her undergraduate degree in business administration. In 2007, Njoki was honored by Mayor Richard Daley as the recipient of the Chicago Distinguished Immigrant Award. Also in 2007, Njoki received the Greg Kindle Ally Award by the Northwestern University LGBT Resource Center. She has also been honored by the Organization of Women Faculty for her contributions to women at Northwestern. Her article, “From Kenya to North America: One Woman’s Journey,” was published in Issue: A Journal of Opinion in 1996 and has been reprinted in No Easy Victories: African Liberation and American Activists over a Half Century, 1950-2000. A life-long community activist, Njoki works regularly with United to End Racism and other social justice organizations.

Director of Programs
Cara Tuttle Bell
1401 Abbott Hall
710 N Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 503-3401
cara-bell@northwestern.edu

Cara Tuttle Bell joined the Women's Center at Northwestern University in January 2010. She previously worked with Center for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina Upstate from 2007-2009. Cara is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School, where she served as Managing Editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law and earned Scholastic Excellence awards in Employment Discrimination and Labor Law. Cara also holds a Master of Arts degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Louisville and a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Ball State University, where she graduated summa cum laude. In 2010, she was named a Graduate of the Last Decade by Ball State University. Cara is an active member of the National Organization for Women and previously served as the Legislative Issues Coordinator for its Louisville, Kentucky, chapter. She serves as an institutional representative for Northwestern University in the Illinois Network of Women in Higher Education (INWHE). Cara was recently named a 2011 Writer in Residence for Ms. JD.

Counselor
Sara Walz
2000 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-2735
s-walz@northwestern.edu

Sara Walz, LCSW, joined the Women’s Center at Northwestern University in January 2007. She previously was the Counseling Director at Chicago Women’s Health Center. Sara received her Master’s in Social Work from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from Boston University. As a counselor at the Women’s Center, Sara provides therapy from a relational and feminist framework. Her clinical interests and experience include abuse related trauma, sexual assault, and the impact of traumatic experiences on ones sense of self. Sara serves on the Steering Committee of the Campus Coalition on Sexual Violence (CCSV) at Northwestern University.

Program Assistant
Camille Elmore-Trummer
2000 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-7360
celmoretrummer@northwestern.edu

Camille Elmore-Trummer joined the Women’s Center at Northwestern University as the Program Assistant in March 2011. She previously worked in the Office of Alumni Relations and Development collaborating on university philanthropic initiatives with local and international organizations. Camille holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Communication and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Washington, where she graduated with distinction, in 2009. Camille is a Ronald E. McNair Research Scholar, and has conducted published research on race, identity and feminist theory in South Africa, Brazil and Germany. In 2009, Camille co-founded the University of Washington’s Women of Color Collective – a grassroots organization that supports diversity and coalition building. Camille is an active member of the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) and has a passion for and investment in, supporting and empowering women.

Counseling Interns

Counseling interns work out of the Women Center’s Evanston office, and can be reached at (847) 467-7259 or via e-mail.

Kristin Holmes is a fourth year clinical psychology doctoral student at the Adler School of Professional Psychology.  She has worked with domestic violence survivors since 2002, both in the United States and in the Caribbean.  Kristin has always been passionate about advocating for women's issues.  She strives to support her clients on their individual journeys. 

Allison received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and is currently a second year graduate student here at Northwestern, studying for her Master of Arts in counseling psychology, which she expects to receive this June.  Last year, she did her practicum work at Maine Center, a community mental health center in Park Ridge, IL.  Her clinical interests include a variety of women's issues such as trauma and complex trauma, issues of gender and sexuality, sexual violence, and minority struggles.  She is also passionate about advocacy and outreach in these areas.  She sees clients both in Evanston and downtown Chicago.

Shena Young is a third-year student in the clinical psychology program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.  She received her Master’s of Education in Counseling from the University of Houston and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin.  Her clinical interests and experience are centered around sexual trauma, women’s issues, and body image concerns across the lifespan.  She is passionate about addressing disparities in mental health care for marginalized communities, exposing the mental health effects of sex trafficking, and international psychology as a point of intervention abroad.  As a clinician, she offers therapy from an existential-relational framework and is interested in incorporating yoga to support the healing process.   

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