Executive Committee 2022-2023

Third Year Councilors

 

Irinia Calin-Jageman, Ph.D.

Dominican University 

 

Alana Kirby, MD, Ph.D.

Rush University 

David J. Rademacher Ph.D.

Loyola University of Chicago

(708)-216-3395

Second Year Councilors 

Kamran Avanaki, Ph.D. 

University of Illinois at Chicago 

Website

 (314) 397-1862

LinkedIn

 

Brian T David, Ph.D.

Rush University 

(312) 563-4686

 

 

Maria Traka, Ph.D. 

Midwestern University 

Website 

 

Undergraduate Program Liaison

Naomi Wentworth, Ph.D.

Lake Forest College

Website

(847) 735-5256

First Year Councilors 

Chris Hill, Ph.D.

Northern Illinois University 

 

Jhumku Kohtz, Ph.D. 

Northwestern University 

 

Austin Lim, Ph.D. 

DePaul University 

Michael Stefanik, Ph.D. 

North Central College 

Jialing Xiang, Ph.D. 

Illinois Institute of Technology 

Joseph Zak, Ph.D. 

University of Illinois at Chicago 

 

Postdoctoral Councilors

 

Ben Yang, Ph.D. 

Northwestern University 

 

Fund Raising Coordinator 

Matthew Kmiecik, Ph.D. (He/Him/His)

NorthShore University Health System 

Website 

Twitter: @mattkmiecik14

 

Website Administrator

Social Media Coordinator

Chicago Brain Bee Coordinators 

 

Bill Rochlin, Ph.D.

Loyola University Chicago

Website

(773) 508-2450

 

Eric Gobel, Ph.D.

Loyola University Chicago 

(773) 508-3095

 

Guest Councilors 

Artist in Residence

 

 

Joanne O'Keefe, Ph.D.

Rush University

Webs

 

Cindy Voisine, Ph.D.

Northeastern Illinois University

(773) 442-5745

 

 

 

Denise Cook-Snyder, Ph.D.

Medical College of Wisconsin 

Website

 

Maggie Gill, Ph.D.

North Central College

Website

Pembe Hande Ozdinler, Ph.D.

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Website 

Laura Shanahan, Ph.D.

Northwestern University 

Twitter  @LShanahanimal