{"id":52,"date":"2021-11-18T14:15:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T20:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:42:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:42:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kathryn-amato-compliance-amp-ethics-officer\">Kathryn Amato, Compliance &amp; Ethics Officer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/593\/2022\/04\/headshot-december-2018-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of Kathryn Amato\" class=\"wp-image-292\" \/><figcaption>Kathryn Amato<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathryn returned to 51ÁÔÆæ in 2022 to serve as the Compliance &amp; Ethics Officer.&nbsp; Previously, she served as 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Public Records Custodian from 2018 to 2021.&nbsp; Kathryn received her law degree from Marquette University Law School.&nbsp; She received her Master of Arts in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.&nbsp; Prior to joining 51ÁÔÆæ, Kathryn worked as a law librarian and adjunct professor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Kathryn Amato<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:amatok@uwm.edu\">amatok@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-251-7107\">414-251-7107<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot fa-fw\"><\/i><span>Chapman Hall, 345<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uwm-s-campus-compliance-structure\">51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s Campus Compliance Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s compliance activities occur within a decentralized structure and are based largely on departmental responsibility for compliance within a particular area. In order to provide increased attention, oversight, and coordination to 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s compliance with state and federal laws, as well as UW System Board of Regent, UW System Administration, and 51ÁÔÆæ policies, 51ÁÔÆæ created a Compliance Steering Committee, which reports to an Executive Committee comprised of the Chancellor and senior leadership. This Committee will oversee several compliance working groups, each of which is dedicated to a cluster of related compliance topics\/issues. The specific committee responsibilities are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-executive-committee\">Executive Committee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Executive Committee, comprised of the Chancellor and the Chancellor&#8217;s direct reports, has overall responsibility for oversight of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s compliance activities. The Chancellor is ultimately responsible for 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s compliance work, and the Division\/Unit Heads are responsible for the compliance activities in their respective units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-compliance-steering-committee\">Compliance Steering Committee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Compliance Steering Committee, chaired by 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Chief Legal Counsel, advises the Executive Committee on university-wide compliance activities, the Steering Committee\u2019s work, and the Working Group activities. The Steering Committee is comprised of its chair, the Compliance &amp; Ethics Officer, and the chair of each Compliance Working Group. The mission of the Steering Committee is to promote excellence in 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s compliance efforts to assure integrity and compliance with our legal, regulatory, and ethical responsibilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-compliance-working-groups\">Compliance Working Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s ongoing compliance work is coordinated through several Working Groups organized around topical areas. Each Working Group is comprised of those individuals responsible for compliance in specific areas within that working group\u2019s topical area. Each Working Group\u2019s responsibilities are to review and monitor ongoing compliance activities, report to the Compliance Steering Committee as requested or otherwise needed, identify new and emerging compliance issues within its area, and identify, discuss, and determine best practices for the coordination of compliance activities within its area. Each Working Group is expected to raise concerns with compliance within its area to the Compliance Steering Committee chair.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s Campus Compliance Structure 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s compliance activities occur within a decentralized structure and are based largely on departmental responsibility for compliance within a particular area. 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