Staff Directory

Carrie Forsman
Carrie Forsman
  • Title:
    Senior Director, Events and Facilities
  • Email:
  • Phone:
    491-8686

Carrie Forsman has dedicated nearly two decades to Northwestern and currently serves as NU's director of facilities and operations. Forsman acts as the direct contact and game manager for football, men's and women's basketball and field hockey. Her duties involve the coordination of facility preparation, media access, security and other event personnel, including event venue set up an take-down.

Prior to coming to Northwestern as the assistant director in 2000, Forsman was the director of intramurals at UIC for one year, after serving as an intramural intern at the University of Michigan and a graduate assistant with Western Illinois University's intramurals and recreation facilities.

Forsman, a Mason City, Iowa, native received her bachelor's degree from Valparaiso University while a member of the Crusaders' women's basketball program. Following her time at Valparaiso, Forsman earned her master's degree from Western Illinois University in sports management.

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