Patricia Widmayer is Manager of Development for Information Technology, Northwestern University, and also Executive Director of the North Suburban Higher Education Consortium, a collaboration of 27 colleges and universities in Chicago’s north and northwest suburbs sharing programs and projects through technology.

Prior to joining Northwestern, Patricia was President and Senior Consultant for Widmayer & Associates, a Chicago consulting firm working with colleges and universities, national associations and state agencies on strategic planning and public policy issues. From 1973-1985, she was policy specialist and staff director for the Speaker of the Michigan House, Congressman Bob Carr, three Michigan Superintendents of Public Instruction, and the Governor of Michigan. She also was Executive Director of the Governor’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education in that state, a high school teacher and a university faculty member, and holds a B.A. in Political Science, and a Ph.D. in Education from Michigan State University.

Gary Greenberg is Director of Planning and Development for Information Technology at Northwestern University. He works on special projects to develop opportunities for using Information Technology to enhance learning, research, and administration at the University. He is also Director of the Collaboratory Project, a Northwestern University initiative funded by the Ameritech Foundation to help education, cultural, and nonprofit organizations use network technologies to advance education.

Gary received his B.A. from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has taught at Yale University, Rutgers University, and Northwestern University, where he also managed the Advanced Technology Group.