Jyrell Keys

Jyrell Keys currently serves as the Director of Award Management at DePaul University since May 2022. Prior professional experience includes roles as Manager of Research Administration and Senior Grants Administrator at Northwestern University from May 2016 to April 2022, and as a Financial Administrator at the University of Chicago from December 2012 to May 2016, where responsibilities included grant administration and fiscal activities management. Additionally, Jyrell was the SAF Coordinator at Loyola University Chicago from December 2006 to December 2012, overseeing financial management for the Student Activity Fund and budget coordination for student organizations. Early career experience includes serving as a Teaching Assistant/Substitute at Glencoe School District #35. Jyrell holds a Master’s degree in Education from DePaul University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Barat College of DePaul University.