Eileen Vedder joined Northwestern Athletics as an Academic Advisor in November of 2022. She works closely with student-athletes from football, women's fencing, baseball, men’s & women’s soccer, men’s & women’s golf, women’s tennis, women’s lacrosse and wrestling.
 
Prior to Northwestern, Vedder was at Charleston Southern University (CSU) as the Coordinator of Academic Affairs for Athletics. She attended the College of Charleston (CofC) where she was a cross country and track and field student-athlete. While at CofC, Vedder was an active member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and served as an Orientation Intern with New Student Programs.

Vedder graduated in May of 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Public Health and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from CSU.