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Vice President for Operations
Paul Boice has served on our Board of Trustees for six years; the last three as the Vice Chair. He and his wife are the parents of a Trinity alumnus. He most recently comes to us from the Reformed Church in America, where he served as Assistant General Secretary. Prior to that position, he spent two decades as the head of communication/human resources and talent development at Meijer, a $17 billion retail company with locations in 6 states that employs 90,000 people. For many years, he also has maintained consulting relationships in the area of strategic communications, marketing, social media, and brand positioning. Paul believes that institutions thrive and grow when a culture of change is instilled in the DNA of the organization.
Katie Oomkes is the Area Director for South and West Halls.
Cheryl Katalinic was drawn to Trinity because of its beautiful campus and the close proximity to her home. She enjoys working with students during such a transformative time of their lives. She loves Trinity’s small intimate setting and considers the college a hidden gem.
Katalinic coordinates all of the charges and awards from around campus as part of her role in the Student Accounts department. She has spent much time and energy into making Student Accounts its own department. It has been rewarding and hard work centered on the 2.0 Initiative and Student Success and Retention. She is pleased by all the upgrades and enhancements to the student’s billing and paying experience.
Before coming to Trinity Katalinic was a banker and a proud stay at home mom who raised 3 children. She is also a sports enthusiast. She loves all Chicago sports teams except the Cubs. She is also a Notre Dame, DePaul and Army fan. She loves the outdoors, working in the yard. She also loves golf and travel.
As the Director of International Student Services, Mabia Shadel’s responsibilities will include providing transitional support to new international students, supporting and connecting international students to existing structures of support, and managing official documentation for our 40+ international students.
Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mabia is fluent in Portuguese and loves traveling. She decided to come to study Public Relations and Advertising at Lee University in the United States to expand her worldview. While in college she won awards as the Outstanding International Student and the ADDY award. She also completed a summer semester in the heart of Scotland in Edinburg. During her journey, she married Andrew and now lives in the Chicago area with her husband and son Lucas.
“Trinity feels like Narnia, a secret and exciting place in the midst of a big city ready to be explored,” she says.