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Chicago, Il, Us

Dekalb, Il, Us

Dekalb, Il, Us

Chief legal officer for Northern Illinois University. With dual reporting responsibilities to the Board of Trustees and the President, serve as chief legal advisor to the President, Board of Trustees, and university executive officers; Provides advice to the Board on governance, interpretation of Board regulations, ensures meetings are conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, and parliamentary procedure; Coordinates all legal services for the university and manages the team of lawyers and administrative professionals who serve in the Offices of General Counsel, Employee/Labor Relations, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); Advise and represent Northern Illinois University in all its legal affairs, including outside counsel selection and management through the Illinois Attorney General’s Office or private law firm; Northern Illinois University is a public doctoral high research university with a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment of over 17,000 students; 5 in-state locations; 3 international degree programs; operating budget of $495 million dollars; 3300 faculty and full-time employees; 15 administrative and 2 academic collective bargaining units; 7 colleges (Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health and Human Services, Law, Liberal Arts and Science, and Visual and Performing Arts); and 11 NCAA Division I athletic programs.

Founded in 1940, SSCAC is the oldest African American art center in the United States and is a Chicago Historic Landmark. SSCAC showcases established artists and nurtures emerging creators. Through educational and artistic programs, exhibitions, talks, tours, and more, the center strives to engage, educate and connect community members to African American art and artists.

Baltimore, Md, Us

2015-Present, Chief of Staff and General Counsel, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC), Baltimore, MD Served as principal aide to the President of BCCC; a comprehensive state community college, primarily serving 620,000 residents of Baltimore City; 3,000 full time students with 7,400 credit headcount and 9,800 non-credit; total budget of $90,000,000; 400 full time employees and 600 contractual employees, including adjunct faculty; one collective bargaining unit governed by three collective bargaining MOU’s. Responsibilities:• Served as chief advisor to the President; responsible for the planning and day-to-day management of the College; supported the President in dealing with a range of faculty, staff, student, and public affairs issues; directly handled matters of institutional importance on behalf of the President, as appropriate.• Direct reporting included administration and finance, student affairs, institutional planning and research, institutional advancement and marketing, workforce development and continuing education, and governmental affairs.• Determined and formulated policies and provided overall direction of the College within guidelines set up by the President.• Coordinated and integrated the activities of senior advisors to the President in the development and implementation of established strategic initiatives for the President.• Designed, established, and maintained an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the organization's goals and objectives.

Baltimore, Md, Us

Chief legal officer of an institution with 400 employees and annual operating budget of $90 million dollars.

Baltimore, Md, Us

Served as Associate General Counsel to Morgan State University; provided legal advice, guidance, and counsel to a coeducational doctoral research institution, designated as Maryland's Public Urban University; 6,000 full time students and approximately 7,700 students in programs from the baccalaureate through the doctorate; $200 million dollars operating budget; two collective bargaining units governed by two MOU’s.

Assistant Attorney General that served multiple clients including the Educational Affairs Division and the Department of Transportation. Representative matters include personnel, real estate, contracts, intellectual property, immigration, procurement, and litigation. Participated as primary counsel in depositions, board hearings, administrative proceedings, and motion hearings. Provided legal assistance to all higher education institutions on eminent domain, and property acquisition matters. Previously, lead trial attorney for eminent domain and real estate matters for the Maryland State Highway Administration.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)