Office of the General Counsel
Karla Mitchell Gowen
General Counsel
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 federal, 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 |
| Brian Patient | Associate General Counsel |
| Abenaa Redus | Associate General Counsel |
| Michelle Crawley | Senior Paralegal & Project Manager |
| Aaron Zabrinas | Paralegal |
| Maria Salinas-Beltran | Business Manager |
| Marcia Lewis | Executive Office Manager |
| Aricka Jones | Compliance Officer & Director of Risk Management |
