Corey presides over all aspects of the company’s legal department, which includes legal advice, risk management, corporate compliance, litigation, management agreements and contracts and corporate records and governance. Corey came to Pratum after a three-year presidential appointment as Senior Counsel for the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Corey’s 23 years of legal experience also includes experience as general counsel for a Housing Authority in Canton, OH, the owner and principal of her own law firm, and as the Director of Compliance and Human Resources for the City of Canton, OH. Corey earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Bowling Green State University and then her Juris Doctor (JD) at the University of Toledo College of Law. She was also a participant in the Women of Color Executive Leadership Program offered by Harvard Business School.