Skip to main content

Our people

The MPC staff took its 2009 photo in Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago. In the backdrop is the historic Marquette Building, where MPC's offices are located. (From left): Arynne Gilbert, Katherine Bucar, Marc Garcia, MarySue Barrett, Kristi DeLaurentiis, Angelina Leyva, Peter Skosey, Robin Snyderman, Terri Scales, Kirsten Powers, Josh Ellis, Mandy Burrell Booth, Dominic Tocci, Kim Grimshaw Bolton, Karin Sommers, Jackie Diaz, Emily Tapia Lopez, and Samantha DeKoven. Not pictured: Jane Hornstein, Pam Lee, Chrissy Mancini Nichols, Rob McCloskey, Lillie Sellers, and Joanna Trotter.

MarySue Barrett
President
Kim Grimshaw Bolton
Vice President of Marketing and Engagement
Mandy Burrell Booth
Communications Director
Samantha DeKoven
Project Manager
Employer-Assisted Housing
Federal Investment Reform
Josh Ellis
Program Director
Interjurisdictional Collaboration
Water
Nancy Firfer
Senior Advisor
Homes for a Changing Region
Breann Gala
Senior Research Assistant
Ryan Griffin-Stegink
Communications Associate
Tim Grzesiakowski
Project Manager
Commute Options
Emily Hudson
Executive Assistant
Pam Lee
Development Assistant
Angie Leyva
Program Assistant
Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Project Manager
Federal Investment Reform
Transportation Innovation
Rob McCloskey
Vice President of Finance & Administration
Marisa Novara
Project Manager
Community Building Initiative
Placemaking Chicago
Reconnecting Neighborhoods
Lillie Sellers
Project Manager
Employer-Assisted Housing
Peter Skosey
Vice President
Bus Rapid Transit
Federal Investment Reform
Gary and Region Investment Project
Placemaking Chicago
Transportation Innovation
Robin Snyderman
Vice President of Community Development
Commute Options
Employer-Assisted Housing
Homes for a Changing Region
Interjurisdictional Collaboration
Public Housing in the Public Interest
Regional Housing Initiative
Dominic Tocci
Project Manager
Interjurisdictional Collaboration
Joanna Trotter
Community Development Director
Bus Rapid Transit
Community Building Initiative
Corridor Development Initiative
Gary and Region Investment Project
Reconnecting Neighborhoods

MPC's communications team serves as a first point of contact for inquiries.

Kim Grimshaw Bolton, Vice President of Marketing and Engagement
(312) 863-6020 kbolton@metroplanning.org

Mandy Burrell Booth, Communications Director
(312) 863-6018 mburrell@metroplanning.org

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Planninc Council 140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1400 Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 922-5616 phone (312) 922-5619 fax info@metroplanning.org
Helping create competitive, equitable, and sustainable communities

Since 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has been dedicated to shaping a more sustainable and prosperous greater Chicago region. As an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, MPC serves communities and residents by developing, promoting and implementing solutions for sound regional growth. Read more about our work »

Current projects