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Office of Budget and Planning
Location: 1800 Sherman Ave, 6th Floor, Evanston, IL
Phone Number: 847-491-4286

Staff Listing

Budget and Planning Staff Listing
Name Contact Information
Lauren Armstrong
Senior Budget Analyst

lauren.armstrong@northwestern.edu
Jim Brady
Manager of Budget Systems

james.brady@northwestern.edu
Rebecca Clark
Senior Budget Analyst

rebecca.clark@northwestern.edu
Nga Du
Analyst for Graduate Student Funding

n-du@northwestern.edu
Daniel Durack
Senior Associate Vice President of Budget and Planning

daniel.durack@northwestern.edu
Sara Lease
Executive Director of Budget and Planning

s-lease@northwestern.edu
Scott McColaugh 
Budget Analyst

scott.mccolaugh@northwestern.edu
Trevor Nantais
Executive Assistant
847-491-4283
Trevor@northwestern.edu
Ashley Uy
Senior Manager Capital Programs, Resource Allocation and Analysis

ashley@northwestern.edu
Eric Wachtel
Senior Director of Budget and Planning

e-wachtel@northwestern.edu
Reid Wellensiek
Senior Manager of Graduate Student Funding

m-wellensiek@northwestern.edu
Brian Winchel
Senior Budget Analyst

brian.winchel@northwestern.edu
Katie Williams
Senior Manager of Financial Analysis

katie.morris@northwestern.edu

Staff Area Assignments

Budget and Planning Staff Area Assignments
Unit Name Staff Member
Alumni Relations & Development Scott McColaugh
ASG Analytics Committee Ashley Carlson
Athletics and Recreation Eric Wachtel, Scott McColaugh
Bienen School of Music Rebecca Clark
Capital Budgeting  Ashley Carlson
Central Budget Jim Brady
Debt Service Eric Wachtel
Employee Benefits Ashley Carlson
Facilities  Ashley Carlson
Feinberg School of Medicine Eric Wachtel, Brian Winchel
Global Marketing and Communications Ashley Carlson
Graduate Tuition and Financial Aid Ashley Carlson
Information Technology Ashley Carlson, Eric Wachtel
Kellogg School of Management Brian Winchel
McCormick School of Engineering Rebecca Clark
Medill School of Journalism Lauren Armstrong
Non-Recurring Reserves Jim Brady
NU Press Katie Williams
NU Qatar Brian Winchel
NUPlans Eric Wachtel
Office for Research Rebecca Clark
Office of the President & Reporting Units Katie Williams
Office of the Provost Katie Williams
Pritzker School of Law Brian Winchel
Quarterly Forecasting Ashley Carlson
Recurring Reserves Jim Brady
Residential Services Brian Winchel
School of Communication Lauren Armstrong
School of Education and Social Policy Lauren Armstrong
School of Professional Studies Brian Winchel
Student Affairs Brian Winchel
The Graduate School Ashley Carlson
Undergraduate Tuition and Financial Aid Reid Wellensiek 
University Control Ledger Eric Wachtel
University Library Katie Williams
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Rebecca Clark