Karen Freeman-Wilson

Gary

Karen Freeman-Wilson has been the mayor of her hometown of Gary, Indiana since January 2012. She is the first female to lead the “Steel City” and the first African-American female mayor in the state of Indiana. Freeman-Wilson has served in the public arena most of her professional life. She was previously the Indiana Attorney General, the Director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, and the presiding judge of the Gary City Court. She was also a leader in the national drug court movement having served as the CEO of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and Executive Director of the National Drug Court Institute. Freeman-Wilson is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Freeman-Wilson has been honored by the White House Office of Drug Control Policy, Governors of Indiana and various organizations throughout the United States.