Janice serves as General Counsel overseeing all legal and compliance matters for the District including business law and contracts compliance, EEO and affirmative action, security and privacy matters and litigation.

janice.falkenberg@domail.maricopa.edu

David provides advice and counsel to College and District Administration regarding employment, Human Resources, and Equal Employment Opportunity matters. David oversees all employment litigation matters, manages outside counsel in representing MCCCD in state and federal courts, and advises our stakeholders to resolve internal and external legal disputes in compliance with employment laws.

david.bowman@domail.maricopa.edu

Jim oversees the contracts and business services functions for MCCCD, including drafting standard or template contracts, reviewing and negotiating all non-standard contracts agreements, real property agreements, and maintaining the district trademark, copyright and other intellectual property portfolio. As Chief Privacy Officer, Jim also serves on the district’s Incident Response Team and has a lead role in implementing the district’s Written Information Security Program.

james.curtin@domail.maricopa.edu

Sandra serves as the Senior Associate General Counsel, working specifically with Academic and Student Affairs/Regulatory Compliance, providing advice regarding FERPA, Title IX, Title IV, Title VI, ADA/504, Clery, EDGAR 86, and non-immigrant immigration.

Jason serves as the Associate General Counsel of Title IX and ADA/504 Compliance. In this role, he serves as a resource for compliance in these areas and also assists the Privacy and Security team.

jason.sweat@domail.maricopa.edu

Cecilia is the Regional Title IX & EO Director (West region), providing regional oversight of all aspects of the EDGAR 86 (Biennial Report), Title IX, ADA/504, Title VI, and Clery (reporting) matters to ensure consistency, compliance and operating effectiveness across the enterprise.

compliance@domail.maricopa.edu

Deric oversees the employee discrimination complaint process, and manages responses to external agency discrimination complaints.  He also is responsible for overseeing the creation of the District's affirmative action plan and veterans reporting requirements.

deric.hall@domail.maricopa.edu

Tina is responsible for reading and negotiating changes on MCCCD agreements that require Legal review, under the direction of the Senior Associate General Counsel, Business Services and Chief Privacy Officer. Tina also maintains MCCCD’s contracts management system, CLM, providing access, training, and updates as needed.

ce.nipko@domail.maricopa.edu

Lori assists General Counsel and Sr. Associate General Counsels in employment and litigation matters, assists in managing outside counsel in representing MCCCD in state and federal courts and responses to public records requests.

lori.herigstad@domail.maricopa.edu

Jyll provides paralegal support for employment and litigation matters, EEO matters, garnishments and responses to public records requests.

jyll.geter@domail.maricopa.edu

Judy serves as Program Manager for Maricopa Governance and public records. In this role, she serves as a resource for the Administrative Regulation approval process and public records retention. She also provides neutral interest-based conflict resolution and professional development services for employees and managers to support collegial, respectful working environments.

judy.gragg@domail.maricopa.edu

Danay serves as the Public Stewardship Coordinator primarily responsible for responding to public records requests. The Coordinator also provides operational support to the area of Public Stewardship Services, which includes Maricopa Administrative Regulations, Ombuds and web maintenance on Public Stewardship services webpages.

danay.bell@domail.maricopa.edu

Michelle serves as the Executive Assistant to the General Counsel, oversees special projects, and manages the OGC office operations.

michelle.crowley@domail.maricopa.edu

Senior Administrative Assistant Kassie Smith provides administrative support to the attorneys across legal topics and matters.