Director of Compliance
Joan Trimuel is the Director of Compliance at Feinberg School of Medicine’s Office for Regulatory Affairs.
Joan has been at Northwestern (NU) since June 1999 where she has also worked in NU’s Office of Audit and Advisory Services in Financial Operations.
In 2021, Joan sits as the president of the Northwestern University Staff Advisory Council (NUSAC) and as a past president of the Association of Northwestern University Women’s (ANUW), she currently serves as a mentor in their mentor ship program.
She holds a JD from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, a MS in Higher Education from NU, and BS in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Joan is licensed to practice law in Illinois and is a certified public accountant.
Joan’s loving family consists of her supportive husband, Jabari, and inquisitive son, Jordan.
Outside of work, Joan serves on the board for Girls on the Run – Chicago, an after-school character development program for girls 3rd – 8th grade. Joan is also a mentor to an amazing high school student in the Link Unlimited program.