May 15, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Senior Administration


 

Calendar year listed after title indicates year of appointment at North Central College; second date indicates appointment to present position.

President

Anita Thomas, President; Professor of Psychology. 2023. B.S., Northwestern University, 1989; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1995, Loyola University Chicago.

Cabinet Members

Adrian Aldrich, Vice President for Institutional Advancement. 2006. B.A., North Central College, 2002; M.Ed., Grand Valley State University, 2004.

Matthew C. Burden, Vice President of Information and Technology/Chief Information Officer. 2013, 2016. B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1990; M.S., University of Chicago, 2002; M.B.A., University of Illinois, 2008.

James W. Godo, Assistant Vice President for External Relations and Special Assistant to the President. 1993, 2013. B.A., North Central College, 1993; M.A., Northern Illinois University, 2000.

Abiodun Goke-Pariola, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. 2015. B.A. (Hons), University of Ife, Nigeria, 1974; A.D., The University of Michigan, 1982.

Rebecca Gordon, Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Belonging; Chief Diversity Officer. 2016. B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1981; M.A., 1984, Ed.D., 1990, Northern Illinois University.

Agnieszka Hanni, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing. 2023. B.A., Elmhurst College, 2009; M.A., 2013, Ph.D., 2015, Ed.S., 2022, National Louis University.

Michael J. Hudson, Vice President of Operations. 1995, 2016. B.S., 1993, M.S., 1994, Eastern Illinois University.

Maryellen Skerik, Vice President for Finance/Chief Financial Officer. 2016. B.S., University of Illinois at Chicago; CPA.

Deans

Stephen Maynard Caliendo, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. 2005, 2016. B.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1999; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 1998, Purdue University.

Kristin Geraty, Associate Provost and Dean of Engaged Learning; Interim Dean of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship. 2009. B.A., University of Notre Dame, 2001; M.A., 2004, Ph.D., 2010, Indiana University.

Mary Groll, Chairperson, Department of Medical Sciences; Program Director, Master of Science in Medical Science Program; Interim Dean of the School of Education and Health Sciences; Professor of Health Sciences. Masters of Science in Medical Science. 2019. B.A., Knox College, 1992; M.S. Northern Illinois University, 1995; M.D., Northwestern University School of Medicine, 2000.

Julie M. Williams, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Student Success. 2018, 2019. B.A., Alma College, 1995 ; M.Ed., Loyola University of Chicago, 1997; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2011.