Meet Our Team

Carmen Hernández

Assistant Director for Student Services and Advising

I meet with students

Portugal, Spain, & the Americas (including GESI Latin America)

carmen.hernandez@northwestern.edu

Sara McGuinn

Associate Director for Global Engagement Programs

I meet with students, I advise Visiting Exchange Students

Africa (south of the Sahara) & GESI Morocco and Uganda

sara.mcguinn@northwestern.edu

Ryan Rounds

Assistant Director for Program Management and Outreach

I meet with students

France & Global Horizons

ryan.rounds@northwestern.edu

Jacob Schoofs

Assistant Director for Program and Data Management

I meet with students

Austria, Balkans, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, & Switzerland

I oversee and implement data reporting initiatives, requests, and data management processes

jacob.schoofs@northwestern.edu

Kevin Tribe

Senior Program Coordinator

I meet with students

Australia, Denmark, England, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, & Sweden

kevin.tribe@northwestern.edu

Lauren Yurman

Senior Program Coordinator

I meet with students

Asia, GESI (Thailand & Vietnam), Greece, Kazakhstan, Latvia, & Poland

I support Visiting Exchange Students.

lauren.yurman@northwestern.edu

Laura Barron

Study Abroad Operations Coordinator

I manage student billing, registration and handle payments and processes. I support Visiting Exchange Students.

l-barron@northwestern.edu

Catrina DeBord

Senior Associate Director for Program Management and Operations

I oversee programs and operations, and manage programs for Northwestern in Greece and Italy. 

catrina.debord@northwestern.edu

Patrick Eccles

Senior Associate Director for Global Engagement Programs

I meet with students

I oversee global engagement programs including the Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) and co-curricular initiatives. I also lead the office student engagement strategy.

Jessica Fetridge

Senior Associate Director for Student Services and Advising

I meet with students

Middle East & North Africa

I oversee student services & advising, and provide backend management for all Global Practicum Programs and Northwestern programs in Argentina, China, and Spain.

jessica.fetridge@northwestern.edu

Laura Johnson

Marketing & Communications Manager

I oversee marketing and communications strategy, as well as website, social media and the GLO Fellows and Ambassadors program. 

laura.johnson@northwestern.edu

Sara Tully

Director

I collaborate with my colleagues in setting priorities and goals for GLO and in determining and carrying out strategies to provide world class global learning opportunities for all Northwestern undergraduates.

sara.tully@northwestern.edu

Gabriela Vazquez

Study Abroad Operations Manager

I oversee and implement program management administrative processes and other office operations.

gabriela.vazquez@northwestern.edu