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
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