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Staff & Administration

Tiffany Leighton

Tiffany Leighton
Director, Operations & Outreach
tiffany.leighton@northwestern.edu

  • Governance & Strategy

  • Operations Management

  • Programmatic Management

  • Postaward Management

  • Reporting & Evaluation

Catherine Rodl

Catherine Rodl-Maffie
Assistant Director, Operations and Outreach
crodl@uchicago.edu

  • Communications

  • Outreach Initiatives

  • Operations Management

  • Programmatic Management

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Alexander Molenaar

Sr Research Administrator

molenaar@northwestern.edu

Post Award & Operations:

  • Budgeting & Projections & Approvals

  • Sponsor Financial Reporting

  • SubK Management

  • URIC Reporting

Mary Wawro

Mary Wawro
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
mwawro@astro.uchicago.edu

University of Chicago Postaward:

  • Approvals Appointments, Payroll

  • Appointments, Payroll

  • Monthly Reconciliations

  • Reimbursements & Purchasing

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Na'Koshia Banks
Program Coordinator
banksn@uchicago.edu
Convening Programs:

  • Annual Conference

  • ​Annual Retreat

  • Collaboration Workshop

  • Public Lectures

  • Scientific Workshops

Rachel Riesling

Rachel Riesling
Program Coordinator
rachel.riesling@northwestern.edu

Convening Programs:

  • Annual Conference

  • ​Annual Retreat

  • Collaboration Workshop

  • Public Lectures

  • Scientific Workshops

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Kierra Hannon
Program Assistant
kierra.hannon@northwestern.edu

Visitor & Member Experience:

  • Building & Space Access

  • Office Management

  • Room Scheduling

  • Scheduling and Support for Sr Leadership

  • Support of Program Coordinators

Benjamin Stemen

Benjamin Stemen
Social and Digital Media Specialist
stemenb@uchicago.edu

Communications:

  • Advertising & Branding

  • Newsletter & News Stories

  • Photography

  • Social Media

  • Website

Laurie Kaderabek

Laurie Kaderabek
Business Administrator
laurie.kaderabek@northwestern.edu

Northwestern University Postaward:

  • Approvals Appointments, Payroll

  • Appointments, Payroll

  • Monthly Reconciliations

  • Reimbursements & Purchasing

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