Name & Title Email Phone Location Bio
Katherine (Kate) Aidala
Associate University Counsel
Katherine.Aidala@cu.edu 303.860.4249 CU Boulder bio
Jeanne Baak
Associate University Counsel
Jeanne.Baak@cu.edu 303.735.4792 CU Boulder bio
Bijan Bewley
Assistant Counsel
Bijan.Bewley@cu.edu 303.492.3740 CU Boulder bio
Katie Gleeson
Associate University Counsel
Katie.Gleeson@cu.edu 303.492.2413 CU Boulder bio
Greg Henning
Assistant Counsel and Contract Specialist
Gregory.Henning@cu.edu 303.735.4769 CU Boulder bio
Elvie Henson
Sr. Managing Associate University Counsel
Elvira.Henson@cu.edu 303.492.4618 CU Boulder bio
Kayla Johnson-Levy
Legal Administrative Assistant
Kayla.Johnson-Levy@cu.edu 303.492.7481 CU Boulder bio
Michelle Krech
Sr. Associate University Counsel
Michelle.Krech@cu.edu 303.492.1285 CU Boulder bio
Alexandra Long
Research Counsel
Alexandra.Long@cu.edu 303.492.5141 CU Boulder bio
Alex Loyd
Associate University Counsel
Alex.Loyd@cu.edu 303.735.3010 CU Boulder bio
Sara Missel
Sr. Paralegal & E-Dis. Specialist
Sara.Missel@cu.edu 303.492.7599 CU Boulder bio
Clair Novi
Paralegal
Clair.Novi@cu.edu 303.492.4420 CU Boulder bio
Annalissa Philbin
Sr. Associate University Counsel
Annalissa.Philbin@cu.edu 303.860.5658 CU Boulder, Technology Transfer bio
VACANT
CORA Compliance Administrator
  303.735.7427 CU Boulder bio
Jennifer Wunsch
Associate Counsel and Contract Specialist
Jennifer.Wunsch@cu.edu 303.735.8958 CU Boulder, Office of Contracts and Grants bio

 

 

Katherine (Kate) Aidala
Associate University Counsel
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
Katherine.Aidala@cu.edu
303-860-4249 ph
303-492-4086 fx

Katherine Aidala serves as an Associate University Counsel at the University of Colorado Boulder campus. Before joining the Office of University Counsel in 2023, she worked at the Colorado Attorney General’s Office for 11 years, as a Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Employment Unit, and as an Assistant Attorney General in the Appellate Unit. She also previously served as a law clerk to Judge James Casebolt and Judge Steven Bernard on the Colorado Court of Appeals. Ms. Aidala received a B.A. in History from the University of Rochester and a J.D. from William and Mary Law School.

 

 

 


Jeanne Baak
Associate University Counsel
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
Jeanne.Baak@cu.edu
303.735.4792 ph
303.492.4086 fx

Jeanne Baak serves as an Associate University Counsel at the University of Colorado Boulder Campus. Ms. Baak previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Employment Personnel and Civil Rights Unit of the Colorado Department of Law and litigated at a large Denver law firm for eight years. Ms. Baak holds a B.A. in Political Science from Wake Forest University and a J.D. from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, where she was an Associate Editor on the Maryland Law Review and president of the law school chapter of the Women’s Bar Association. Prior to law school, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the West African nation of Burkina Faso.

 

 

 


Bijan Bewley
Assistant Counsel
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
Bijan.Bewley@cu.edu
303.492.3740

Bijan Bewley serves as Assistant Counsel at the University of Colorado Boulder Campus. Mr. Bewley received his B.A. in International Affairs from CU Boulder and his M.S. in International Business from CU Denver. He received his J.D. from the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, where he served as President of the Moot Court Board. Prior to joining the University, Mr. Bewley worked as an associate attorney for a Longmont law firm.

 

 

 


Katie Gleeson
Associate Counsel
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
katie.gleeson@cu.edu
303.492.2413 ph
303.492.4086 fx

Katie Gleeson serves as Associate Counsel in the Boulder Campus Office of University Counsel. Ms. Gleeson received her B.A. in History from Colorado State University. She received her J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law, where she was Co-Editor-in-Chief of the New Mexico Law Review and graduated cum laude. Prior to joining University Counsel as Research Counsel in the Litigation office, Ms. Gleeson served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Colorado and as a law clerk for Justice Richard Bosson at the New Mexico Supreme Court.

 

 

 


Greg Henning
Assistant Counsel and Contract Specialist
Office of Contracts & Grants
3100 Marine Street
Boulder, CO 80309
Gregory.Henning@cu.edu 
303.735.4769 ph

Greg Henning serves as Assistant Counsel and Contract Specialist for the Office of Contracts and Grants. Mr. Henning received his B.A. in History from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from the University of Denver, with a certificate in International Law and an emphasis in Business Transactions. Before law school, Mr. Henning worked for the University in the Administrative Services Dept. of Norlin Library. Prior to joining the University, Mr. Henning served as in-house counsel for a global change management company.

 

 

 


Elvie Henson
Sr. Managing Associate University Counsel
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
Elvira.Henson@colorado.edu
303.492.4618 ph
303.492.4086 fx

Elvie Henson serves as Senior Managing Associate University Counsel in the Boulder Office of University Counsel. Ms. Strehle-Henson earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree, with a double major in History and English, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ms. Henson also received her law degree from the University of Colorado. Before changing careers to pursue the practice of law, Ms. Henson worked in the field of high technology at Storage Technology Corporation (now Sun Microsystems). A native of Germany, she is fluent in German as well as English.

 

 

Kayla Johnson-Levy
Legal Administrative Assistant
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
303.492.7481 ph
303.492.4086 fx

Kayla Johnson-Levy serves as a Legal Administrative Assistant in the Office of University Counsel at CU Boulder. Ms. Johnson-Levy received her B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies and Spanish from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the University, she worked as a legal assistant for a legal aid nonprofit in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

 

 

 


Michelle Krech
Sr. Associate University Counsel
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
Michelle.Krech@cu.edu
303.492.1285 ph
303.492.4086 fx

Michelle Krech serves as Senior Associate Counsel in the Boulder Campus Office of University Counsel. Ms. Krech joined the University in 2008 as a Legal Research Associate. Ms. Krech graduated summa cum laude from the Honors College at Arizona State University receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology and the Alumni Award. She went on to earn her J.D. from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Before joining the Office of University Counsel in April 2008, Ms. Krech practiced law in a private law firm

 

 

 


Alexandra Long
Research Counsel
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
Alexandra.Long@cu.edu
303.492.5141 ph
303.492.4086 fx

Alexandra Long serves as Research Counsel at the University of Colorado Boulder Campus. Ms. Long received her B.A.s in Sociology, History, and Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts from Colorado State University. She received her J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School. Prior to joining the University, Ms. Long served as a law clerk to Judge Russell Klein at the First Judicial District Court and Judge Karl Schock on the Colorado Court of Appeals.

 

 

 

 


Alexander Loyd
Associate University Counsel
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
Alex.Loyd@cu.edu
303.735.3010 ph
303.492.4086 fx

Alex Loyd serves as an Associate University Counsel at the Boulder Campus Office of University Counsel. Mr. Loyd received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science from the University of Vermont. Mr. Loyd received his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, where he was president of the Environmental Law Society and graduated cum laude. Before joining University Counsel, Mr. Loyd was a staff assistant for the Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer on the Boulder Campus. Mr. Loyd is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and the Boulder Bar Association.

 

 

 


Sara J. Missel
Sr. Paralegal & E-Dis. Specalist
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
Sara.Missel@cu.edu
303.492.7599 ph
303.492.4086 fx

Sara Missel serves as a Senior Paralegal & E-Dis. Specalist in the Office of University Counsel at CU Boulder. Ms. Missel has worked for the University since May 1, 2005. Prior to joining the Office of University Counsel, Ms. Missel worked as a paralegal for the Office of the Public Defender, Appellate Division. Ms. Missel holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Economics, a Paralegal Certificate, and is a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS).

 

 

 


Clair Novi
Paralegal
University of Colorado - Boulder Campus
924 Broadway
013 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0013
Clair Novi@cu.edu
303.492.4420 ph
303.492.4086 fx

Clair Novi serves as the Paralegal in the Office of University Counsel at CU Boulder. Ms. Novi has been with the University since October 1, 2015. Prior to joining the Office of University Counsel, Ms. Novi worked as an Administrative Assistant in the Office of University Risk Management.Ms. Novi holds a bachelor's degree in Language, Literature, and Culture with a concentration in Spanish.

 

 

 


Annalissa Philbin
Sr. Associate University Counsel
University of Colorado - System Office
1800 Grant Street, Suite 700
035 UCA
Denver, CO 80203
Annalissa.Philbin@cu.edu
303.860.5658 ph
303.860.5650 fx

Annalissa Philbin serves as Senior Associate University Counsel in the System Administration Office, working primarily with Venture Partners at CU Boulder. Prior to January 2019, Ms. Philbin also worked with CU Innovations on the CU Anschutz campus. Before joining the System Administration Office in 2012, Ms. Philbin served as Sr. Research Associate Attorney for the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus Office of University Counsel. Ms. Philbin holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Science and Environmental Analysis and Policy from Boston University, graduating magna cum laude, and a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law.

 

 


VACANT
CORA Compliance Administrator
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309
(303) 735-7427

This position is currently vacant. 

 

 

 

 


Alexandra Long
Research Counsel
University of Colorado, Office of University Counsel
924 Broadway, 13 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
303.735.7267 ph
Alexandra.Long@cu.edu

Alexandra Long serves as Research Counsel at the University of Colorado Boulder campus.  

 

 

 


Jennifer Wunsch
Associate Counsel and Contract Specialist
Office of Contracts & Grants
3100 Marine Street
Boulder, CO 80309
jennifer.wunsch@cu.edu
303.735.8958 ph

Jennifer Wunsch serves as Associate Counsel and Contract Specialist for the Office of Contracts and Grants. Ms. Wunsch has been with the University since January of 2014 and previously served as Executive Assistant to the Vice President, University Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Regents. Prior to joining the University, Ms. Wunsch worked as an associate attorney for a law firm in Boulder and as a deputy district attorney in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Ms. Wunsch holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Emory University and a J.D. from the University of Colorado.