Meet the Staff
NLU's Academic Advising & Coaching teams are here to help! Each student is assigned a personal advisor based on their academic level, program and campus. We are trained to advise students in both general policy information and detailed programmatic requirements to complete your degree. We also partner with your faculty to help provide you with the best experience possible. See your advisor or coach's contact information below!
Student Success Coaches (Wheeling, Day-time Undergraduates)
| Gil, Lady | (847) 947-5080 | All majors |
| Ortega, Bianca | (847) 947-5397 | All majors |
| Martinez, Dariana | (847) 947-5794 | All majors |
Student Success Coaches (Chicago, Day-time Undergraduates)
| Barradas, Wanda | (312) 261-3444 | BUS, CSIS, COM |
| Burnside, Shuntaye | (312) 261-3837 | CJ, PSY |
| Castro, Isabel | (312) 261-3859 | CSIS |
| Corbin, David | (312) 261-3079 | All UG education, CJ |
| Ruiz, Allegra | (312) 261-3679 | BSW, CJ, HMS, PSY |
| Gunn, Sherry | (312) 261-3993 | All UG education |
| Hatcher, Benjamin | (312) 261-3082 | BUS, COM, CSIS, HOS |
| Mann, Joyce | (312) 261-3644 | BUS, CSIS, COM |
| Miller, Larry | (312) 261-3362 | BSW, CJ, HMS, PSY |
| Mphanza, Cheswayo | (312) 261-3914 | BUS, CSIS, COM |
| Roh, Andrew | (312) 261-3586 | All UG education |
| TBA | (312) 261-3797 | BSW, CJ, HMS, PSY |
| Sorrell, Torrence | (312) 261-3157 | BUS, COM, CSIS |
| TBA | (312) 261-3083 | BSW, CJ, PSY |
Kendall College Advising Team
| Graham, Michael | (312) 261-3227 | Advises Baking/Pastry A-L, AAS Cul A-L, BA Culinary Mgmt A-M, Hosp A-L, Cert Prof Cookery A-K, Cert Baking/Pasty A-J |
| Mendoza, Viviana | (312) 261-3109 |
Advises Baking/Pastry M-Z, AAS Cul M-Z, BA Cul Mgmt N-Z, BA Hosp M-Z, Cert Prof Cookery L-Z, Cert Baking/Pasty K-Z |
Undergraduate Transfer Student Advising Team
| Cerasuolo, Vince | (312) 261-3404 | Advises Direct 2 Success Education- BA ECE (A-M), ELE and ITS (Online/Chicago) |
| Gonzales, Katheryn | (312) 261-3119 | Associate Director: manages UG education advisors; Advises UG ELED & SEC |
| Irizarry, Jasmine | (312) 261-3873 | Advises CSIS (all platforms) |
| Lopez, Chelsea | (312) 261-3933 | Advises UG BSBA, HCL at Chicago, Online |
| Mailey, Marchella | (312) 261-3292 | Advises UG ECE (H-Q), ITS, Competency-Based ECE N-Z |
| Peery, Adria | (312) 261-3315 | Advises Direct 2 Success: Psychology, Human Services Mgmt, Social Work, BS Business Admin |
| Ponce De Leon, Arielle | (630) 847-4030 | Assistant Director, Advises ABS Lisle & Triton, HSM, PSY, Social Work |
| Rodriguez-Gomez, Patricia | (888) 658-8632 ext 3095 | Advises UVM Dual-Degree & Certificates, Accelerate U |
| Smith, Sarah | (312) 261-3566 |
Advises Early Childhood Education (CH A-G Online, A-G), Early Childhood Learning (CH & Online A-L), Applied Educational Studies |
| Stevens, Erin | (312) 261-3007 | Advises Nursing (all TR tracks), BA MCH, BA IDS, CAM/COM Wheeling, HSM/PSY Wheeling, BSBA Wheeling |
| Trumpower, Maddie | (312) 261-3257 | ECE Advising Coordinator; Advises UG ECE, ECP, ELED & SPE, ECE Mayor’s Group & Competency Based |
| Valladres, Ricky | (312) 261-3738 | Advises UG ECE (R-Z), ECL (M-Z) |
| Washington, Alfreda | (312) 261-3167 | Advises MKT Chicago & Online, ABS Chicago & Offsite, COM Chicago & Online, CSJ Chicago & Online |
| Whelehan, Allison | (312) 261-3033 | Associate Director of Advising, manages UG education advisors; Advises STEP, Post Bacc ECE, NDS LBSI, NDS ESL/BE |
Graduate Advising Team
| Anderson, Maria | (312) 261-3113 | Advises MAT Special Ed (A-L), MAT MGE, MED/EDS LSE |
| Botica, Liz | (888) 658-8632 ext 4234 | Advises GR MAT Secondary & MAT Special Ed (M-Z) |
| Brady, Desiree | (312)-261- 3733 | Advises CH & Online MPA, MHA, MAP, HRMD, MBA, MSIOP |
| Chen, Joy | (312) 261-3696 | Advises MED/EDS/EDD Ed Leadership & EDD Teaching & Learning |
| Collins, Stephanie | (312) 261-3566 | Advises GR Residency groups (CPS, TFA, D187/189), MAT ECE Accelerated and ECE4 Grant |
| Huntley, Claire | (312) 261-3239 | Advises MAT Early Childhood Ed (M-Z), MAT ELED (M-Z) |
| Jacobs, Bianli | (800) 366-6581 ext 6113 |
Advises MS CMHC (Tampa) last name N-Z, CMHC Certificate (Tampa), MEd/EDS/Doctor of Ed Leadership (Tampa), Counselor Ed & Supervision (CES) |
| Leonardo, Antonella | (312) 261-3787 | Advises MAT Early Childhood Ed – A-L, MAT Elementary Ed A-L |
| Niendorf, Emma | (312) 261-3481 | Assistant Director: Advises MED SPE, MED CIAPS |
| Ott, Leah | (312) 261-4227 | Associate Director of Advising, manages GR NCE advisors; Advises Reading |
| Shyriy, Marta | (847) 947-5837 | Advises GR CIAPS, School Psych, Teacher Leader, ECA |
| Snow-Hernandez, Maria | (888) 658-8632 ext 3257 | Advises DBA (Tampa) DBA, FSPP, MS Org Leadership (Tampa), Doctoral Psychology (Tampa) |
| Zuniga, Laura | (312) 261-3194 | Advises ISPP and Organizational Leadership |
