Senior Staff
Senior Associate Vice President for Financial Operations and Treasurer
Amanda J. Distel
Email: amanda.distel@northwestern.edu
Phone: 847-491-7350
Assistant to the Senior Associate Vice President
Veronica Hudgins
Email: v-hudgins@northwestern.edu
Phone: 847-491-4727
Senior Staff
The following functions and their respective leaders report to the Senior Associate Vice President for Financial Operations.
- Administration & Strategic Projects, DeBorah Krueger, Senior Director
- Controller, Nicole Van Laan, Controller
- Student Finance, Rebecca Parker, Director
- Tax and Regulatory Services, Pavanti P. Prasad Rugg, Senior Tax Officer
- Treasury Operations, Richard M. Emrich, Director
- Research Financial Operations, LaShawnda V. Hall, Executive Director
DeBorah Krueger
Senior Director of Administration and Special Projects
- Email: d-krueger@northwestern.edu
- Phone: 847-467-0160
Nicole Van Laan
Controller
- Website: Office of the Controller
- Email: nicole.vanlaan@northwestern.edu
- Phone: 847-491-4722
Rebecca Parker
Director of Student Finance
- Website: Student Financial Services
- Email: r-parker@northwestern.edu
- Phone: 847-491-4690
Pavanti P. Prasad Rugg
Senior Tax Officer
- Website: Tax and Regulatory Services
- Email: p-rugg@northwestern.edu
- Phone: 847-467-1661
Richard M. Emrich
Director of Treasury Operations
- Website: Treasury Operations
- Email: r-emrich@northwestern.edu
- Phone: 847-467-0422
LaShawnda V. Hall
Executive Director, Research Financial Operations
- Websites: Accounting Services for Research and Sponsored Programs (ASRSP) and Cost Studies
- Email: lashawnda.hall@northwestern.edu
- Phone: 847-491-4716