Charlene Mitchell

Charlene Mitchell is an accomplished legal and academic professional currently serving as a Program Assistant in the Linguistics Department at Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences since 2019, where Charlene also contributed to various programs including the Middle East and North African Languages Program and the Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life. Prior to their role at Northwestern, Charlene held the position of Chief Analytics Officer at Electronic Processing of North America and was a Partner at Johson & Bell, Ltd. Charlene began their legal career as an Associate at Price Tunney Loughnane Reiter & Bruton, P.C. and Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, following their initial role as a Case Coordinator for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago. Charlene's educational background includes a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in American/United States Studies from the University of Notre Dame. Notably, Charlene was recognized as a Meteor Award Winner in 2022.