Stephanie Cisneros
Assistant Director for Kellogg School of Management
F-1/J-1 students in Kellogg FT 1Y and 2Y MBA, MMM, MBAi, exchange and EMBA programs.
Our Staff
Meet the OISS advisors, leaders and administrators on this page. International students and scholars can find their assigned advisor on the Student Advisor tab or Scholar Advisors tab.
If you are an F-1 or J-1 international student, please find your advisor in the Student Advisors tab. Student advisors are assigned based on the first letter of your surname (family name) except for master's level students and exchange students in the Kellogg School of Management.
International scholars are international visitors and employees, including faculty members, staff, researchers, post-docs, exchange visitors and short-term visitors. Scholar advisors are assigned based on the hosting department/school at Northwestern.
OISS locations and hours
Visit the Contact our Office page for Student Services Office and Scholar Services Office locations, phone numbers, and current office hours.
Web-in Wednesdays
Meet with an advisor virtually - no appointment needed
Go to the Web-in Wednesdays section for information on how and when you can connect with an OISS advisor for virtual advising services.
Student Advisors
Ya (Haylee) Zhou
International Student Advisor
Student surnames/family names beginning with:
A, B, C, D, E, F, M
Ryan Radebaugh
International Student Advisor
Student surnames/family names beginning with:
G, H, I, J, K, N, O
Qianying (Chainey) Gao
Coordinator of International Student Experience
Student Advisor for student surnames/family names beginning with: Q, R, S
Mark Zajac
Systems Analyst
Student Advisor for student surnames/family names beginning with: T
Rachel Krein
Associate Director
Student Advisor for student surnames/family names beginning with: L, U, V
Samantha Sodetz
International Student Advisor
Student surnames/family names beginning with:
P, W, X, Y, Z
Angelica Garcia
Senior International Student Advisor
Scholar Advisors
Cara Mitchell Lawson
Assistant Director of Scholar Services
Employment/Scholar visas for Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Legal Permanent Residency
Ariana Drule
Scholar Advisor
Employment/Scholar visas for Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences and McCormick School of Engineering
Rachel Krein
Associate Director, OISS
Employment/Scholar visas for:
NU staff including NUIT, APS, Library & Athletics
Jennifer Mok
Scholar Advisor
Employment/Scholar visas for Feinberg School of Medicine, Medill School of Journalism, School of Communication, and Office of Research Centers including ANSER, CBIE, CIERA, CLP, IIN, ISE, NAISE, NUANCE, Proteomics, Sleep and Circadian Biology, SQI, and Materials Research Center
Lydia Panton
Scholar Advisor
Employment/Scholar visas for Pritzker School of Law, Feinberg School of Medicine, NU Qatar, and Bienen School of Music.
Ryan Radebaugh
Scholar Advisor
Employment/Scholar visas for Kellogg School of Management and School of Education & Social Policy (SESP)
OISS Leadership & Administration
Geet Vanaik
Director, OISS
Rachel Krein
Associate Director, OISS
Cara Mitchell Lawson
Assistant Director of Scholar Services
Mark Zajac
Systems Analyst
Jeff Cernucan
Project Manager
Julie Wojtal
Program Assistant
Lydia Gunn
Program Assistant
Su Yeon Yoo
Program Assistant
Margaret (Gret) Tindall
Program Assistant