Mathematics
Chao Lu
Department Chair (Summer 2026)
The Harold Washington College Mathematics Department is dedicated to providing the highest quality educational experience. We offer courses which prepare students to meet their educational, professional, and personal goals.
The Mathematics Department is a learning-centered community of scholars, committed to providing students of diverse backgrounds and varying skill levels a multitude of mathematics courses so that they may acquire the knowledge necessary to succeed in their future endeavors.
Faculty and Staff
Department Secretary
| Name | Phone | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| York, Juli | (312) 553-5935 | jyork4@ccc.edu | 702 |
Full-time Faculty
| Name | Leadership Position | Phone | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belz, Luke | (312) 553-5897 | lbelz@ccc.edu | 702F | |
| Fakhrid-Deen, Jashed | (312) 553-5932 | jfakhrid-deen@ccc.edu | 702J | |
| Jianu, Liliana | (312) 553-5689 | ljianu@ccc.edu | 702F | |
| Kakumanu, Sarah | (312) 553-5931 | skakumanu1@ccc.edu | 702C | |
| Lu, Chao | (312) 553-5937 | clu1@ccc.edu | 702G | |
| Miranda-Mendoza, Fernando (*) | (312) 553-5743 | fmiranda-mendoza@ccc.edu | 702D | |
| Ortega, Oscar | (312) 553-3063 | oortega@ccc.edu | 702B | |
| Sabino, Christopher | (312) 553-3153 | csabino@ccc.edu | 702C | |
| Salajean, Camelia | (312) 553-3197 | csalajean@ccc.edu | 702H | |
| Swigart, Jeffrey (*) | (312) 553-3062 | jswigart@ccc.edu | 702D | |
| Thomas, LaNisha | (312) 553-5889 | lthomas209@ccc.edu | 702E |
(*) Math Department’s website editors
Adjunct Faculty
Notes: Adjunct faculty may receive messages via email or the Math Department’s main phone number: 312-553-5935. Shared office spaces are in rooms 730 and 733.
| Name | Email |
|---|---|
| Abrantes, Rachelle | rabrantes@ccc.edu |
| Al-Shboul, Qasim | qalshboul@ccc.edu |
| Ahamed, Mohiuddin | mahamed@ccc.edu |
| Anderson, Michael | manderson75@ccc.edu |
| Aufdenkampe, John | jaufdenkampe@ccc.edu |
| Bell, Byron | bbell@ccc.edu |
| Blichowski, Tadeusz | tblichowski@ccc.edu |
| Chin, Huajen | hchin3@ccc.edu |
| Cosentino, Anthony | acosentino@ccc.edu |
| Estrada, Ignacio | iestrada4@ccc.edu |
| Gamboa, Jose Maria | jgamboa16@ccc.edu |
| He, Qian | qhe3@ccc.edu |
| Hleihel, Patricia | phleihel@ccc.edu |
| Kim, Lae | lkim22@ccc.edu |
| Kruszka, Edward | ekruszka@ccc.edu |
| Lentynska-Miekisz, Katarzyna | klentynska-miekisz@ccc.edu |
| Li, Jia Rong | jli5@ccc.edu |
| Lopez, Nathan | nlopez283@ccc.edu |
| Motorga, Narcis | nmotorga@ccc.edu |
| Nguyen, Tam | tnguyen77@ccc.edu |
| O’Connor, Colleen | coconnor15@ccc.edu |
| Oram, Mark | moram1@ccc.edu |
| Polly, Regan | rpolly@ccc.edu |
| Ramos, Maria | mramos43@ccc.edu |
| Seidman, Steven | sseidman@ccc.edu |
| Sidy-Sow, Aboubacar | saboubacar-sidy@ccc.edu |
| Urbina-Romero, Wilfredo | wurbinaromero@ccc.edu |
| Zaitseva, Tatyana | tzaitseva@ccc.edu |
| Zhou, Baoyi | bzhou1@ccc.edu |
