Office of the General Counsel

Karla Mitchell Gowen

General Counsel

The Office of the General Counsel is responsible for all legal work arising from the activities of the District.

The mission of the office is to provide superior legal counsel, guidance and policy analysis to the colleges, satellite campuses, WKKC, the District Office, and the Board of Trustees to ensure that the District’s decisions and actions comply with federa​l, state, and local law.   

Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA")   

All FOIA requests must be submitted in writing and directed to: (i) GenCounselOffice@ccc.edu; or (ii) FOIA Officer, 180 N. Wabash, Ste. 200, Chicago, IL 60601. FOIA requests must be submitted as directed above to ensure receipt of such request and to receive a response to such request. The statutory period for complying with or denying a FOIA request shall not begin until the request is received in writing at the above e-mail or mail address.​  

Faculty and Staff

NAME

TITLE

Karla Mitchell Gowen

General Counsel

Aaron Allen

Associate General Counsel

Joseph Bornstein

Associate General Counsel

Dorothy Carroll

Associate General Counsel

Stephanie Gratton

Associate General Counsel

Valerie Harper

Associate General Counsel

Christopher Jensen

Associate General Counsel

Atonio Littleton

Associate General Counsel

Caitlin McNulty

Associate General Counsel

Sarah Peterlin

Associate General Counsel

Abenaa Redus

Associate General Counsel

Michelle Crawley

Senior Paralegal & Project Manager

Aaron Zabrinas

Paralegal

Haley Valente

Paralegal

Maria Salinas-Beltran

Business Manager

Marcia Lewis

Executive Office Manager

Aricka Jones

Compliance Officer & Director of Risk Management