Office of Compliance and Integrity

Sarah E. Harebo joined the Office of General Counsel in May 2019. Prior to joining the UW System, she served as the Director of Equal Opportunity for the University of Maine System where she was responsible for equal employment opportunity, Title IX, ADA/504, and Affirmative Action compliance. Before that, she served as the Title IX Coordinator and Institutional Equity Officer at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Prior to her work in higher education, she worked as a staff attorney at the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and at the YWCA Domestic Violence Legal Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and her Juris Doctor at the Pennsylvania State University – Dickinson School of Law. Sarah also holds a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University.

Katie Patten, Public Records Coordinator, joined UW System’s Office of General Counsel in April 2018. Katie graduated from UW Madison in 2011 with a B.S. in Biology and Environmental Studies. She also completed a Post Baccalaureate Paralegal Degree from Madison Area Technical College in 2013. Katie previously worked for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources from 2013 to 2018, the last three years as the agency’s lead coordinator on public records issues; developing new policies, procedures, and tracking mechanisms for public records requests.

Kristina Williston joined the Office of General Counsel in July 2019. Kristina previously worked for UW Colleges & UW-Extension from 2016 to 2019 in the Office of Human Resources and most recently on the Organizational Development team. Kristina received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota and completed a Human Resources Certificate from Madison College. Kristina has a dual appointment (50% Office of Compliance, 50% Shared Services).