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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

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Julie Des Jardins

Associate Director, Engagement and Community

julie.desjardins@northwestern.edu

  • Community Building

  • Outreach Initiatives

  • STEM Group Dynamic Strategy

  • Discussing ways to plug into NITMB and other opportunities

Catherine Rodl

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

  • Communications

  • Outreach Initiatives

  • Operations Management

  • Programmatic Management

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Tricia Howard

Senior Research Administrator

tricia@northwestern.edu

Post Award & Operations

  • Budgeting & Projections & Approvals

  • Sponsor Financial Reporting

  • SubK Management

  • URIC Reporting

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Penelope Johnson

Senior Program Coordinator

penelope.johnson@northwestern.edu

Convening Programs:

  • Annual Conference

  • Annual Retreat

  • Collaboration Workshop

  • Public Lectures

  • Scientific Workshops

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Paula Trautvetter

Senior Program Coordinator for

Communications & Scholars
paula.trautvetter@northwestern.edu

Training & Broader Impacts:

  • NITMB Visitor Program & Affiliate Members

  • Fellows & Trainees

  • Communications

  • Recruitment Activities

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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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Madison Ryan

Program Coordinator

madison.ryan@northwestern.edu

Convening Programs:

  • Annual Conference

  • Annual Retreat

  • Collaboration Workshop

  • Public Lectures

  • Scientific Workshops

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Joseph Bell
Financial Assistant
joseph.bell@northwestern.edu

Accounting & Finances:

  • Reimbursement Processing

  • Administrative Transactional Assistance

  • Registration & Receipt Archival

  • Fiscal Analytics & Reports

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Kierra Hannon

Program Assistant
kierra.hannon@northwestern.edu

Visitor & Member Experience:

  • Building & Space Access

  • Office Management

  • Room Scheduling

  • Scheduling & 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

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