Staff Directory

Leadership Team

Kerry Wilks, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate School and AVP of International Affairs
kwilks@niu.edu
815-753-9402

Jessica Reyman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
jreyman@niu.edu
815-753-9406

Janelle M. Laudick, Ed.D.
Executive Director of Graduate Enrollment
jlaudick@niu.edu
815-753-6808

Kayla Doane
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
kdoane@niu.edu
815-753-9403

Marketing and Recruitment
Name	Title	Phone	Email
Awni Alkarzon, Ed.D	International Graduate Recruitment Coordinator	815-753-1985	aalkarzon2@niu.edu
Casey Coots, M.S.Ed., MBA	Director of Marketing and Communications	815-752-6962	ccoots@niu.edu
Maha Alkarzon	Graduate Assistant	N/A	malkarzon2@niu.edu

Admissions
Name	Title	Phone	Email
Arezou Kashani Soto, M.A.	Director of Graduate and International Admissions	815-753-8276	akashani@niu.edu
Anne Arne	Domestic Graduate Admission Officer	815-753-4900	aarne@niu.edu
Erin Corwin-Surwillo	International Graduate Admission Officer	815-753-9410	corwinsurwillo@niu.edu
Wade Rosebrook	Graduate Student at Large Admission Representative	815-753-4343	wrosebrook@niu.edu

Enrollment and Records
Name	Title	Phone	Email
Theresa LaRocco	Records/Audit Supervisor	815-753-9411	tlarocco@niu.edu
Carolyn Law	Thesis and Dissertation Advisor	815-753-9405	claw@niu.edu
Bailey Scidmore-Sievers	Records Representative	815-753-9413	bmartin6@niu.edu
Christine Holloway	Records Representative	815-753-9409	cholloway@niu.edu

Office Support
Name	Title	Phone	Email
Brenda Hoiness	Receptionist	815-753-0395	bhoiness@niu.edu
Lakeisha Jackson	Academic Advising Report Specialist	815-753-9414	lapplewhite@niu.edu
Barbara Stark	Business Administrative Associate	815-753-9530	bstark@niu.edu
Deborah Williams	Graduate Colloquium Coordinator	815-753-0425	dwilliams16@niu.edu

The Graduate School
Williston Hall 100

Northern Illinois University
1425 West Lincoln Hwy
DeKalb, IL 60115

Hours: M-F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.