Research Supervisor

April Djakoniya brings a variety of nonprofit and higher education experience to Lipman Hearne.  In her role at Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies, she oversaw marketing and communications for a wide range of nontraditional programs, and was instrumental in launching Argosy University’s online programming.  At Shedd Aquarium she worked to integrate marketing across departments and led a team through launch of a social networking site. She brings to Lipman Hearne a passion for research and insight-driven planning.

She also spent time in Russia where she worked for the U.S. Consulate in St. Peterburg, at the International Research & Exchanges Board, and as an English language teacher.

April earned her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and will complete her M.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University in August 2008.