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We are committed to pushing the marketing conversation forward at Booth and cultivating new opportunities for engagement, enrichment, and growth for Booth students, alumni, and the general business community.
Kilts Center Leadership
Katie Claussen Bell, '23
Executive Director, Kilts Center for Marketing
As Executive Director, Katie leads the Center’s strategy and operations to advance the science and practice of marketing at Chicago Booth and beyond. In this role, she develops co-curricular educational programs for MBA students, facilitates academic research, engages alumni leaders, and directs thought leadership initiatives that bridge academic insights with business impact.
Prior to her time at Chicago Booth, Katie was a research analyst and project specialist at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, a social policy research firm. She began her career in marketing communications at CNA Insurance.
Katie earned her MBA from 黑料社, an MA in Sociology from Loyola University Chicago, and BA in sociology from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame.
Katie Claussen Bell, '23
Jean-Pierre Dub茅
James M. Kilts Distinguished Service Professor of Marketing and Charles E. Merrill Faculty Scholar
Jean-Pierre Dub茅
Kilts Center Staff
Samreen Imami
Director, Programs and Engagement
Samreen has a background in communications, management, and marketing, with expertise in imaging and design. She has taught courses in multimedia design and developed creative solutions throughout her career in industries such as marketing, tech, education, and healthcare. Before joining the Kilts Center, she managed a primary care clinic, where she enhanced patient relations and development.
Samreen Imami
Heather McGuire
Senior Associate Director, Data Center Operations
Heather has a long history with the University of Chicago, helping elevate research projects and communication efforts for Chapin Hall and the Research Computing Center before joining the Kilts Center team. Previously, she worked in the Provost Office at Valparaiso University, International Affairs, where she spearheaded the restructuring of the Confucius Institute, optimizing project and budget resource management.
Heather earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in Business Management from Western Governors University and her MBA degree from Valparaiso University.
Rebecca Covey
Associate Director, Marketing and Engagement
Rebecca is a marketing leader with experience in strategic communications, client services, and project management within the higher education sector. At the Kilts Center, she leads initiatives to enhance the Center's visibility, engagement, and impact. Previously, Rebecca was an Account Director at creative marketing and advertising agencies, managing portfolios of global clients and national brands.
She earned her bachelor's degree in Media and Communication Studies from the University of Brighton and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, with a concentration in History, from Northwestern University.
Flora Alvarado
Assistant Director, Kilts Center
Flora has a background in event planning and student engagement. Prior to joining the Kilts team, she worked with the residence life departments at Lewis University and Arizona State University. In her roles, she directed student leaders on managing new student housing orientation, conflict resolution, and monthly event planning and implementation. She also spearheaded event budgets, crisis management, diverse department collaboration, and event promotion.
Flora earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in Marketing and Social Media Marketing followed by her master of arts in Organizational Leadership with a focus in Higher Education from Lewis University.
Riley Langefeld
Assistant Director, Data Center Operations
Riley has a background in communications, writing, and political work. He also has experience as a law clerk and an academic research analyst. Before joining the Kilts Center, he worked as a beat journalist and news editor at a daily newspaper, where he covered state and local government.
Riley Langefeld
Nancy Huang
Data Center Manager, Data Center Operations
Nancy has a background in data analysis and engineering. Before joining the Kilts Center team, she worked as a Senior Data Analyst at a homecare company, developing business metrics dashboards to enable data-driven insights for stakeholders.
Nancy earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from University of California, Berkeley.
Nancy Huang
Lauren Miller
Data Center Manager, Data Center Operations
Lauren has a background in administration, with experience spanning higher education, nonprofit work, and research. Prior to joining the Kilts team, Lauren served as a financial coordinator at UChicago's Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. She has managed account budgeting, grant administration, event planning and program outreach. Lauren earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology at Northwestern University.
Lauren Miller