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Employees Columbia College Chicago Richard Dowsek

Richard Dowsek

Former

Former Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO; Special Advisor to the President at Columbia College Chicago

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2020. Published on January 24, 2026.

$192,500
2020

Total compensation

Richard Dowsek has been listed as an employee of Columbia College Chicago in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016.

Annual compensation details

$192,500
+1.9%
Former Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO; Special Advisor to the President
2020
$193k org
24 hrs/wk
$189,000
+4.5%
Former Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO; Special Advisor to the President
2019
$189k org
24 hrs/wk
$180,800
-30.7%
Former Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO; Special Advisor to the President

Total compensation by year

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2020

Other employees at Columbia College Chicago

Kwang-Wu Kim
President and CEO, Trustee, Ex-Officio
$816,422
$546,698 from orgNo related comp$269,724 other
Jerry Tarrer
Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO
$313,245
$272,027 from orgNo related comp$41,218 other
Shawn Wax
Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations
$308,285
$267,430 from orgNo related comp$40,855 other
Suzanne Blum Malley
Senior Associate Provost (Through NOV 2020)
$289,512
$232,505 from orgNo related comp$57,007 other
Michael Joseph
Vice President, Enrollment Management
$279,866
$254,259 from orgNo related comp$25,607 other
Sharon Wilson Taylor
Vice President, Student Affairs
$269,665
$213,044 from orgNo related comp$56,621 other
Kathie Koch
AVP and Chief Information Officer
$266,945
$250,480 from orgNo related comp$16,465 other
Patricia Bergeson
Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel
$266,583
$227,514 from orgNo related comp$39,069 other
Terence Smith
Special Counsel Labor Relations
$263,736
$222,548 from orgNo related comp$41,188 other
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January 24, 2026:
2020 Columbia College Chicago 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 Columbia College Chicago 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 Columbia College Chicago 990 published

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