Office of Administration, Finance, Facilities & Planning Staff
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- Leadership
- McCormick Finance
- People / HR
- On Assignment
- Research Appointments and Visas
- Center for Centers
- Facilities, Space, and Safety
Leadership

McCormick Finance

Genevieve Comeau
Senior Director of FinancePhone: 847-467-0311
Office: 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 400
Email Genevieve
- Strategy for Resource Utilization
- Financial Reporting
- Policies & Best Practices
- Finance Team Performance & Service

Phillip Ghalioungui
Director, Financial AdministrationPhone: 847-467-2973
Office: 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 400
Email Phillip
- Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Analysis of Financial Trends
- Complex & Unique Finance Questions

Vacant Position
Senior Financial AdministratorOffice: 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 400
- Budget Planning
- Gifts & Endowments Management
- Reconciliation
- Annual Faculty Salary Planning
- Endowed Professorships

- New Faculty Start-Up & Retentions
- Commitments & Transfers
- Tuition Revenue
- Cognos Reports

Justina Weathersby-Martin
Financial Operations ManagerPhone: 847-467-3609
Office: 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 400
Email Justina
- NUFinancials Level 3 Approvals (non-spon)
- FFRS Access & Workflow Setup
- Corporate Card Administration
- Policy Exceptions; Contracted Services; DPRs
- Contracts
- Finance Staff Onboarding

Vacant Position
Financial Administrator- Faculty Salary Recovery & Summer Salary
- Adjunct Payroll
- myHR School Approvals

- Chartfield Request
- Cohen Commons Accounting
- Corporate Card Back-up

- Payroll; Position Funding; PED Reporting
- Faculty Appointments

Kyle Kwiatkowski
Financial Assistant – Reimbursement CenterPhone: 847-467-5135
Office: 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 400
Email Kyle
- Faculty Expense Reimbursements
- Requisitions and Journal Entries

Vacant Position
Accounting Specialist – Reimbursement Center- Faculty Expense Reimbursements
- Requisitions and Journal Entries
People / HR

Kimberly S Higgins
Director, McCormick HR Administration & Talent ManagementPhone: 847-467-3027
Office: 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 400
Email Kimberly
- Strategy and Organizational Management
- Policies and Best Practices
- Performance Management

Zac Davis
Senior Human Resources AdministratorPhone: 847-467-5811
Office: 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 400
Email Zac
- Oversight of People Operations
- Reporting and Analytics (myHR Access)
- Administration, Compensation and Benefits
- Annual Staff Salary Planning
- See "On Assignment" section for details

Peter Kim
Associate Director, Recruitment & DevelopmentPhone: 847-467-0647
Office: 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 400
Email Peter
- Strategic Recruiting and Hiring
- Staff Development Initiatives
- New Employee Orientation

Rebecca Rowland
Program Assistant 3Phone: 847-467-2982
Office: Technological Institute, Room L373
Email Rebecca
- Administrative Support, HR Administration
- Customer Service Center Support, Visa & Research Appointments

Vacant Position
Program Coordinator Senior, McCormick AdministrationPhone: 847-467-3609
- Recruitment Support
- Staff Onboarding and Orientation
On Assignment
Support Available to McCormick Units by Request


Zac Davis
Business Administrator on Assignment- Floating Administrative Support to McCormick Units (by request)
- Special and AFF&P Projects
To request temporary assignment support for financial, program, or business administration in your unit, please email Kimberly Higgins.
Research Appointments and Visas

Molly Scanlon
Research Appointments Manager, Research Appointments and VisasPhone: 847-467-1554
Office: Technological Institute, Room L373
Email Molly
- Research Appointments: Research Staff, Research Visitors, Research Faculty, Postdocs
- Visas and Work Authorization Advising
- McCormick Research Appointment Offer Letters

Kari LeBeau
Research Appointments Advisor, Research Appointments and Visas, Graduate Studies and ResearchPhone: 847-467-4350
Office: Technological Institute, Room L373
Email Kari
- Research Appointments: Research Staff, Research Visitors, Research Faculty, Postdocs
- Visas and Work Authorization Advising
- McCormick Research Appointment Offer Letters
Center for Centers

Eunae Jo
Director, Center for CentersPhone: 847-467-1024
Office: Technological Institute, Room L373
Email Eunae

Stephen Pedersen
Program Coordinator, Center for CentersPhone: 847-491-4394
Office: Technological Institute, Room L373
Email Stephen
Facilities, Space, and Safety

Darryl Baker
Sr. Director of Space, Planning and SustainabilityPhone: 847-467-1994
Office: Technological Institute, Room L376
Email Darryl
- Space planning, strategy, and optimization
- Facilities Management and Safety
- Sustainability

Gabriella Lopez
Sr. Project CoordinatorPhone: 847-467-1994
Office: Technological Institute, Room L376
Email Gabriella
- Key requests, Wildcard access
- Moves
- Facilities connect requests
- Small furniture orders/redesigns
- Building maintenance issues
- Reserving spaces (conference rooms)