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.

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

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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.

Email Stephanie

Schedule an appointment with Stephanie

Haylee Zhou

International Student Advisor

Advisor for surnames/family names beginning with:
A, B, C, D, E, F, W, X, Y, Z

Email Haylee

Schedule an appointment with Haylee

Ryan Radebaugh

International Student Advisor

Surnames/family names beginning with:
G, H, I, J, K

Email Ryan

Schedule an appointment with Ryan

Angelica Garcia

Senior International Student Advisor

Surnames/family names beginning with:
L, M, N, O, P

Email Angelica

Schedule an appointment with Angelica

Rachel Krein

Associate Director

Student Advisor for student surnames/family names beginning with: Q, R, S and U, V

Email Rachel

Schedule an appointment with Rachel

Mark Zajac

Systems Analyst

Student Advisor for student surnames/family names beginning with: T

Email Mark

Schedule an appointment with Mark

Scholar Advisors

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Cara Mitchell Lawson

Assistant Director of Scholar Services

Legal Permanent Residency

Email Cara

Ariana Drule

Scholar Advisor

Employment/Scholar visa for Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences and McCormick School of Engineering

Email Ariana

Rachel Krein

Associate Director, OISS

Employment/scholar visas for:
NU staff including NUIT, Buffett, APS, Library & Athletics

Email Rachel

Jennifer Mok

Scholar Advisor

Employment/Scholar visas for Feinberg School of Medicine, Medill School of Journalism. School of Communication, andOffice of Research Centers including ANSER, CBIE, CIERA, CLP, IIN, ISE, NAISE, NUANCE, Proteomics, Sleep and Circadian Biology, SQI, and Materials Research Center

Email Jennifer