Experiential Digital Global Education Staff Directory
Leadership Team

Arshad Saiyed
Associate Vice President,
Digital Education & Innovation
a.saiyed@northeastern.edu

Robert Towner
Assistant Vice President,
New Ventures & Business Operations
r.towner@northeastern.edu

Erin Smith
she/her/hers
Assistant Vice President,
Digital Infastructure & Technology
er.smith@northeastern.edu

Rebecca Rufo-Tepper
she/her/hers
Executive Director,
Digital & Enterprise Learning
r.rufo-tepper@northeastern.edu

Jodi Alexander
Executive Director,
Progam & Relationship Management
j.alexander@northeastern.edu
Digital and Enterprise Learning Team

Sarah Callan
she/her
Director of Enterprise Learning

Cathy Swain
she/her
Senior Learning Solutions Archetect

Lauren Hatfield
she/her
Learning Design Manager

Joe Ryan
Learning Design Manager

Stephanie Tanguay
she/her
Learning Design Manager

Dominique Lieu
she/her
Senior Learning Experience Designer

Denise Littlefield
Senior Learning Experience Designer

Wendy DiBrigda
she/her/hers
Senior Learning Experience Designer

Holly Franklin
she/her/hers
Principal Product Designer

Alyssa Anderson
she/her
Learning Experience Designer

Jackie Bertman
she/her/hers
Learning Experience Designer

Sydney Ross
she/her
Learning Experience Designer

Kira Twombly
she/her
Learning Experience Designer

Mike Dawley
Learning Experience Designer

Brian Burke
he/his
Learning Experience Designer

Neeve MacGregor
she/her/hers
Learning Experience Designer

Jamie Traynor
she/her
Senior Multimedia Design Specialist

Jina Moran
she/her/hers
Multimedia Video Producer

Sophie Trout
she/her
Multimedia Video Producer

Rachel Creemers
she/her
Graphic Designer/Animator

NJ Park
he/him/his
Multimedia Video Producer

David Crowley
Director of Video Production

Polly Searles
she/her/hers
Assistant Director of Video Production

Joseph Venezia
he/him/his
Studio Production Manager

Marc DiBenedetto
he/him
Live Engagement Producer and Multimedia Specialist

Brian Farrell
he/him/his
Live Engagement Producer

William Frasca
Virtual Production Specialist

Melissa Frazier
she/her/hers
Assistant Creative Director

Walid Abouljoud
Senior Graphic Designer/Animator

Kevin Tobin
Senior Video & Multimedia Producer

Ariel Saloman
she/her
Graphic Designer/Animator

Jennifer Frawley
she/her/hers
Senior Learning Experience Designer

AJ Dalal
Senior Learning Solutions Architect

Leslie Harwood
she/her/hers
Director of Learning Solutions
Digital Transformation Team

Beth Rochefort
she/her
Director of Digital Transformation

Lauren Hankin
she/her
Director of Technical Services

James Lewis
Senior Technical Specialist

Matt Behlmann
he/him
Lead Data Scientist
New Ventures and Business Operations Team

Rosa Kondri
she/her/hers
Associate Director
Finance and Operations

Elaine Mom
she/her/hers
Operations Manager

Jen Bilicki
she/her/hers
Operations Manager

Bradley Hemenway
Senior Data Analyst

Connor Biggs
Business Analyst

Ayub Sharif
Data Analyst

Hoa Anh (Michelle) Hoang
she/her/hers
Data Analyst

Tyler Sonnenberg-Ward
he/him/his
Director of Learner Acquisition
t.sonnenberg@northeastern.edu

Haley Hostetter
she/her/hers
Assistant Director of Learner Acquisition
h.hostetter@northeastern.edu

Prajacta Kulkarni
she/her/hers
Assistant Director of Learner Acquistion
pra.kulkarni@northeastern.edu
Program and Relationship Management Team

Sharon Hsiao
she/her/hers
Director of Learning & Engagement

Tanla Bilir
Course Manager

Whitney Newman
she/her/hers
Course Manager

Lauren Redman
she/her/hers
Program & Relationship Manager –
Online MS in Data Analytics Engineering, Online MS in Information Systems, Online MS in Management

Katie Freedman
she/her/hers
Success Manager –
Online MS in Data Analytics Engineering, Online MS in Information Systems

Kelly Carr
Success Manager –
Online MS in Management

Constance Gist
she/her/hers
Program & Relationship Manager –
PwC

Shannon Brown
he/him
Success Manager –
PwC

Jessica Ward
she/her/her
Program & Relationship Manager –
Online MBA

Morgan Francese
she/her/hers
Success Manager –
Online MBA