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Financial Aid - Chicago: Administration
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Office of Financial Aid 710 N. Lake Shore Dr. Abbott Hall, Rm 629 Chicago, IL 60611 financial‑aid-chicago@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-8722 |
Setting and implementing policies and programs designed to make it possible for most students to pursue their education at Northwestern regardless of their financial circumstances; aid awards include: scholarships, grants, loans, and Work-Study |
| Emily Osborn Director eosborn@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-6683 |
Overall financial aid administration, processing and packaging aid for Physical Therapy (PT), Prosthetics/Orthotics (PO), Physician Assistant (PA), and Law (LLM) |
| Abigail Orfino Administrative Assistant devon.negron@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-8722 |
Daily office activities, maintaining office email, mail and incoming phone calls; coordinates outside scholarship processing |
| Sahar Ebrahim Student Records Coordinator |
312- 503-0423 |
All forms; data entry, including award entry; mailings; maintaining department's e-mail |
| Andrea Velazquez Duran Financial Aid Counselor andrea.duran@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-3411 |
General financial aid counseling and loan processing |
Financial Aid - Chicago: Assistant Directors
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Associate Director |
312- 503-4588 |
Processing and packaging aid for undergrad SPS (CNED) and Law JD and JDMBA students, VA School Certifying Official for all Pritzker and Feinberg programs, SES Set Up |
| Jazmin Colon Assistant Director jazmin.colon@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-4588 |
Processing and packaging aid for half of the CGRD students |
| Patric Morris Assistant Director patric.morris@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-6685 |
Processing and packaging aid for Feinberg MD students |
| TarKia Aponte Assistant Director tarkia.aponte@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-2166 |
Processing and packaging aid Kellogg EW-MBA and Law (MSL) students. |
| Megan McGovern Assistant Director megan.mcgovern@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-6682 |
Processing and packaging aid for half of the CGRD students |
Financial Aid - Bienen
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Music Admission and Financial Aid 711 Elgin Rd. Evanston, IL 60208 musiclife@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-3141 |
Awarding students more than $3 million in merit-based assistance in the form of graduate tuition grants and teaching/work assistantships, with some students receiving full-tuition waivers and stipends |
| Thomas Crespo Assistant Dean for Admission, Financial Aid and Graduate Services thomas.crespo@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-3141 |
Overall financial aid administration |
Financial Aid - Kellogg
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Kellogg Financial Aid Office Jacobs Center 2001 Sheridan Rd., Rms 247-8 Evanston, IL 60208 finaid@kellogg.northwestern.edu |
847- 491-3308 |
Determining, reviewing, awarding, and processing financial aid, including loans and scholarships; reviews and processes loan assistance applications for alums. |
| Jake Achey Director of Financial Aid jake.achey@kellogg.northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8694 |
Administer and oversee the Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA and MSMS Financial Aid Programs. |
| Donald Robertson Associate Director of Financial Aid donald.robertson@kellogg.northwestern.edu |
847- 467-1769 |
Reviews and processes financial aid applications for EMBA-Evanston and Miami; coordination of loan processing/resolving problems for EMBA. |
| Ryan Czech Associate Director of Financial Aid ryan.czech@kellogg.northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8695 |
Manage Full-Time and MSMS Programs/responsible for all technology updates and improvements. |
| Vacant Financial Aid Advisor |
847- 467-3743 |
Kellogg finaid email account; review & processing of aid applications for international students; coordinates and processes the merit/financial need endowment and gift scholarship awards; coordinates and processes the GIM trip and Tech Venture loan awards. |
| Riian Winn Financial Aid Advisor r-wynn@kellogg.northwestern.edu |
847- 467-7050 |
Reviews and processes Full-Time and EMBA financial aid applications; assists with provisional email awards and keying of financial aid packages in SES; Reviews and processes the Collins Family Loan Assistance Program applications; certifies all loan applications |
| Charles Williams Financial Aid Advisor charles.williams1@kellogg.northwestern.edu |
847- 467-1071 |
Managing the Financial Aid records in Image Now; packaging and awarding of financial aid funds; reviewing and auditing financial aid records to ensure accuracy and compliance. |
Financial Aid - Medill
| Email& | Telephone | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Medill Office of Financial Aid Fisk Hall 1845 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60208 MedillFinAid@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-5228 |
Awarding more than $8 million in institutional grants and donor-sponsored scholarship assistance to incoming graduate students each year; determining, reviewing, awarding and processing financial aid including loans |
| Julie Collins Assistant Dean, Graduate Admissions & Financial Aid collinsj@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-5359 |
Administer and oversees all graduate financial aid programs, including journalism and integrated marketing communications. |
| Donna Wang Su Associate Director, Graduate Admissions & Financial Aid donnasu@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-1239 |
Manage full-time and professional programs; reviews and processes scholarships; initial contact for Veteran Affairs benefits, 529 plans, AmeriCorps, fee waivers, employer reimbursement forms; responsible for all technology updates and improvements |
|
Sage Dunne |
847- 467-4521 |
Reviews and processes financial aid applications for Full-Time Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC); manages the Medill FinAid email account, review & processing aid application; coordinates the merit-financial need endowment and gift scholarship awards |
|
Krystal Diana Johnson |
847- 467-5281 |
Initial contact for Integrated Marketing Communications Professional |
Financial Aid - TGS
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Student Funding Office Rebecca Crown Center, Rm 1‑502 633 Clark St. Evanston, IL 60208 tgs-fa@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-5279 |
Advises and supports TGS PhD and MFA programs regarding monthly stipend payments, quarterly tuition awards, and annual health insurance subsidies. Students seeking loans should contact the Graduate Financial Aid office.” |
| Laura Soria Director of Graduate Student Funding & Operations lsoria@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-6026 |
Oversees all finance, budget, expense report inquiries |
| Sam Okun-Perlin Assistant Director of Graduate Student Funding samuel.perlin@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-1845 |
Oversees all graduate student stipend, tuition, health insurance subsidy inquiries |
| Amir Byer Financial Assistant amir.byer@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-4166 |
Assists with graduate student stipend, tuition, health insurance subsidy inquiries |
Financial Aid - Undergrad
Financial Aid - Undergrad: Administration
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Financial Aid 1801 Hinman Ave. Evanston, IL 60208 undergradaid@u.northwestern.edu |
847- 491-7400 |
Awarding and processing financial aid for Evanston undergraduate students, this includes federal, institutional need-based assistance and parent & alternative loans |
| Jim Heller University Aid Director james.heller1@northwestern.edu |
Overall financial aid administration for all aid offices | |
| Adom Harris Interium Director of Financial Aid Operations adom.harris@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-1620 |
Day-to-day financial aid operations, loan processing, FISAP, federal application data and softwar |
| Mary Stonis Associate Director m-stonis@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-4016 |
Award reviews, appeals, and satisfactory academic progress |
| Vacant Director, FA Systems & Technology m-powell@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8564 |
CAESAR system setup and reporting |
| Angie Vaughn Systems Analyst angela.vaughn@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8556 |
CAESAR system setup and reporting |
| Eric Barker Research Analyst/Report Assoc. eric.barker@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-0193 |
CAESAR system setup and reporting |
Financial Aid - Undergrad: Assistant Directors
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaylee Grech Senior Assistant Director kaylee.grech@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-0621 |
Athletic Aid |
| Gwen Masterton Financial Aid Counselor gwendolyn.masterton@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-6744 |
Counseling |
| Christine Renee Charles Assistant Director christine.charles@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8568 |
Counseling & assist with Study Abroad |
| Carmen Zapata Senior Assistant Director carmen.zapata@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8448 |
Counseling and Study Abroad |
| John Richmond Senior Assistant Director john.richmond@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8560 |
Counseling, oversight of front line counseling and scheduling |
| Nick Lazzara Assistant Director n-lazzara@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8000 |
Pell Grant, counseling |
| Ashton Linson Assistant Director ashton.linson@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8448 |
Parent PLUS, NU Loans and private loans, emergency aid |
| Erin Mason Assistant Director erin.mason@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-4431 |
Counseling and Verification |
Financial Aid - Undergrad: General Office Team
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanne Crouch Office Coordinator j-crouch@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8447 |
Manages the Perceptive Content (imaging) system/Document Intake |
| Kelli Michelin Program Assistant k-michelin@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-4430 |
Data entry specialist |
| Rachael Grabowski Loan Coordinator/Advisor rachael.grabowski@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8565 |
Counseling and Processing PLUS loan applications in SES |
| Samira Naamane Outside Scholarship Processor s‑naamane@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-4095 |
Processing outside scholarships in SES |
Financial Aid - Undergrad: Work-Study Team
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
|
Kristin Butnik |
847- 491-8568 |
Monitoring Work-Study student employment and amounts paid |
|
Trish Schumacher |
847- 467-6445 |
Recording Work-Study activities |
Evanston Office of Graduate Financial Aid
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Evanston Office of Graduate Financial Aid 555 Clark St., 3rd Floor Evanston, IL 60208 gradfinaid@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8950 |
Awards and processes loans for TGS and graduate students in the Bienen School of Music, McCormick School of Engineering, School of Communication and School of Education and Social Policy |
| Adina Andrews Director of Evanston Office of Graduate Financial Aid Operations aandrews@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8562 |
Day to day operations; Americorps - UGRD; NU Loan processing for UGRD, TGS, ENGG, SPCG, and EDG; SES exit program |
|
Grzegorz Marcin Bogaczyk Assistant Director |
847- 467-0415 |
SES setup; student appeals; computer issues & queries; budget set-ups |
|
Cosby Fua |
847- 491-8941 |
Loan processing and loan adjustments; updating all loan-related information on TGS website |
| Teresa Earp Program Assistant t-earp@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-8951 |
Answering the phone, greeting and directing guests at the receptionist desk, monitoring the gradfinaid email account, compiling monthly Student Finance student traffic reports |
Student Finance
Student Finance - Overall
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidated invoicing of all student accounts; collection of balances due & refund of credit balances; client service of student accounts; compliance with regulatory requirements and records maintenance; processing and disbursement of federal and institutional loans including NU Loans, Endowed Loans, Primary Care Loans, and Perkins Loans | ||
| Tuition charges, room and board charges, University fees, billing, and payments on the Evanston campus: studentaccounts-ev@northwestern.edu 555 Clark St., 1st floor Evanston, IL 60208 |
847- 491-5224 |
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| Tuition charges, room and board charges, University fees, billing, and payments on the Chicago campus: studentaccounts-chicago@northwestern.edu 345 E Superior, Mezzanine Chicago, IL 60611 |
312- 503-8503 |
|
| NU Loans, Endowed Loans, Primary Care Loans, and Perkins Loans, including lending, servicing, and repayment: studentloans@northwestern.edu 555 Clark St., 1st floor Evanston, IL 60208 |
847- 491-3125 |
|
| Erin Herrick Director erin.herrick@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-2544 |
Overall Student Finance administration for both the Chicago and Evanston campuses, including Operations, Administration & Strategy, and Systems teams |
Student Finance - Administration & Strategy
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | 847- 491-2543 |
Overall administration and strategy; projects and initiatives; accounting, change management, budget, HR, facilities, reporting, and communications |
Student Finance - Administration & Strategy: Accounting Team
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Denise Izguerra Manager, Accounting nicole.izguerra@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-4687 |
Administration of student loan and tuition accounting functionality, including analyzing, verifying, and reporting student financial information; bad debt write-off, audit support |
|
Carivenda 'Cari' Magee
|
847- 491-2538 |
Reconciling student loan activity including principal, interest, and fees; Journals self-insurance and cost of funds; processes credit balance refunds; and facilitates Loan Forgiveness Programs. |
| Scott Torres Accounting Coordinator scott.torres@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-1927 |
Depositing, posting, identifying, and reconciling tuition payments; processing payments for the 529 Plan, VA Yellow Ribbon, and Executive MBA Program; Payment Processing for 3rd Party. |
| Kay Tiemchaiyapum Accounting Assistant kay.tiem@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-4690 |
Reconciling tuition account activity; posting and reconciling Flywire payments; journal vouchers; backup for depositing, posting, and reconciling tuition payments |
Student Finance - Operations
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
|
Katwanya West |
847- |
Administration of overall student accounts and student loan operations, including customer accounts, loan servicing & collections for both the Chicago and Evanston campuses |
Student Finance - Operations: Chicago Team
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
|
Belgica 'Becky' Rodriguez |
847- 491-4388 |
Administration of Chicago operations for student accounts, student loans, and depository services, including the management of partnerships with Chicago-based programs and Chicago Financial Aid. |
|
Nicole Chen |
312- |
Return of Title IV refunds- Evanston accounts, Uncashed checks processing, reconciliation, and Medical School exceptions for SPS, managing the student accounts-chicago email account, and the Law School. |
| Ves Brumfield Financial Assistant v‑brumfield@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-8504 |
Assisting students with account inquiries, Title IV refunds, 3rd-party payments, VA payments, CRT wires, SPS non-credit payments/postings, and liaising with PO, PT, and PA |
| Magdalena Martinez Financial Assistant m‑esparza‑martinez@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-1175 |
Assisting students with account inquiries, employer reimbursement plans, 3rd-party payments, CRT check payments, tuition calculation reports, returned checks, and liaising with Evening/Weekend MBA |
| Rosalyn Taylor Financial Assistant rosalyn.taylor@northwestern.edu |
312- 503-8319 |
Assisting students with account inquiries, Chicago campus schools Third Party invoicing, and payment monitoring. |
Student Finance - Operations: Evanston Team
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Iva Dachkova Yovcheva Manager, Evanston Operations iva.yovcheva@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-4686 |
Overall customer service regarding student tuition and fees, athletic aid, cash management, Title IV refunds, diploma holds, and duplicate ID issues |
|
Vicente Gonzalo Alban |
847- |
Assisting students with account inquiries, posting and adjustments, fraternities and sororities billing questions, provisional release forms processing, term pricing exceptions, and athletic aid. tuition benefits |
| Clara Ferretti Financial Assistant clara.ferretti@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-5224 |
Assisting students with account inquiries; prepaid tuition, room and damage deposits, and Music applied instruction fees. Initial triage of student-accounts-ev emails. |
| Irena Rudek Financial Assistant i‑rudek@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-4684 |
Assisting students with account inquiries, tuition deposits, returned checks, returned ACH refunds, and tuition calc audits |
|
Alejandro Chang |
847- 491-3766 |
Assisting students account inquiries; faculty/staff tuition reduction benefits, Northwestern Memorial tuition benefit posting, outside agency loan checks processing, term pricing exceptions for study abroad and study abroad fee waivers |
Student Finance - Operations: Collections & Servicing Team
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Tanya Herbert Manager, Loan Servicing and Collections tanya.herbert@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-7995 |
Manages loan servicing and collections team; liaison with ECSI (loan servicer) and collections agencies; exit interviews. |
| Cynthia Rogers Sr. Student Financial Services Rep. cynthia‑rogers@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-4295 |
Borrower contact for loan accounts in repayment for students whose last names begin with A to L |
| Beverly Huggins Sr. Student Financial Services Rep. b-huggins@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-2541 |
Borrower contact for loan accounts in repayment for students whose last names begin with M to Z |
| Loriann Safian Sr. Student Financial Services Rep. l-safian@northwestern.edu |
847- 491-2694 |
Collections of past due tuition and fees accounts |
| Fabrizzio Ramos Financial Assistant fabrizzio.ramos@northwestern.edu |
847 - 491-4685 | Overall processing of Perkins, Endowed, and NU loans for students whose last names begin with A to Z; OnBase imaging |
Student Finance - Systems Team
| Telephone | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Jude Almeida Systems Analyst jude.almeida@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-0439 |
Configuration and testing of tuition calculation and billing, batch refunds and auto approvals, item type setup, and test manager for SES upgrades/PUMS |
| Josephine Ravara Business Systems Analyst j‑ravara@northwestern.edu |
847- 467-1664 |
Configuration and testing of tuition calculation and billing, batch refunds and auto approvals, item type setup, and test manager for SES upgrades/PUMS |