| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory T. Kuhn | Director | gkuhn@niu.edu | 815-753-2789 |
| Mary Strub | Director of Administration, Outreach | mstrub@niu.edu | 815-753-0974 |
| Melissa "Mel" Henriksen | Assistant Director of Strategic Management, Policy, and Community Development | mhenriksen@niu.edu | 815-753-0323 |
| Dawn S. Peters | Assistant Director, Team Leader: Association Management | dpeters@niu.edu | 815-753-0923 |
| Brian Richard | Assistant Director, Team Leader: Workforce Development and Economic Analysis | brichard@niu.edu | 312-612-0360 |
| Desheng "Ben" Xu | Assistant Director, Team Leader: Data Informatics | dxu@niu.edu | 815-753-4790 |
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanna Ballard | Senior Research Specialist | jballard5@niu.edu | N/A |
| Andy Blanke | Research Specialist | ablanke1@niu.edu | 815-753-1569 |
| Yolanda Clark | Senior Research Specialist | yclark@niu.edu | N/A |
| Candace Dickerson | Research Specialist | cdickerson@niu.edu | 815-753-1907 |
| Miriam "Mim" Evans | Senior Research Associate | mevans@niu.edu | N/A |
| Jennifer Foil | Director of Workforce Policy and Programs | jfoil@niu.edu | 815-753-1907 |
| Christine Flynn | Research Associate | cflynn5@niu.edu | 815-753-1907 |
| Paula Freeze | Research Specialist | pfreeze@niu.edu | 815-753-2077 |
| Alexandra "Alex" Galindo | Business Administrative Associate | agalindo@niu.edu | 815-753-1906 |
| Rachel Gorsuch-Sorensen | Research Associate | rgorsuchsorensen@niu.edu | N/A |
| Julie Gommel Bailey | Research Specialist | juliebailey@niu.edu | 815-753-6538 |
| Alli Hoebing | Research Specialist | ahoebing1@niu.edu | N/A |
| William Holderfield | Research Specialist | wholderfield1@niu.edu | 815-753-7502 |
| Ivy Hood | Research Specialist | ihood@niu.edu | 815-713-8896 |
| Jie Huang | Research Specialist | jhuang2@niu.edu | N/A |
| Anastasia Kocher | Research Specialist | akocher1@niu.edu | 815-501-0167 |
| Marco Lenis | Consultant, Latino Business and Community Development | mlenis@niu.edu | 815-753-1387 |
| Jian "Jeff" Liu | Senior Research Specialist | jliu6@niu.edu | 815-753-2673 |
| Deidra R. Minor | Research Associate | dminor1@niu.edu | 815-753-1907 |
| Jim Norris | Senior Public Management and Local Government Specialist | jnorris@niu.edu | 815-753-0183 |
| Terah Scott | Grant Manager, Office of Employment and Training Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
terah.scott@illinois.gov | 312-814-6696 |
| Yaxiong "Eric" Shao | Research Specialist | yshao1@niu.edu | N/A |
| Liang Tang | Senior Research Specialist | ltang5@niu.edu | N/A |
| Dawn Wucki-Rossbach | Public Management and Local Government Specialist | dwuckirossbach@niu.edu | N/A |