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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
Katherine Bucar
Communications Associate
Mandy Burrell Booth
Assistant Communications Director
Samantha DeKoven
Housing Consultant
Employer-Assisted Housing
Kristi DeLaurentiis
Manager, Local Government and Community Relations
Jackie Diaz
Program Assistant
Josh Ellis
Associate
Interjurisdictional Collaboration
Water Supply Planning
Marc Garcia
Assistant to the President
Kim Grimshaw Bolton
Communications Director
Jane Hornstein
Consultant, Employer and Development Relations for Employer-Assisted Housing
Employer-Assisted Housing
Pam Lee
Development Assistant
Angie Leyva
Program Assistant
Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Manager, Fiscal Policy
Kirsten Powers
Development Director
Terri Scales
Assistant Development Director
Lillie Sellers
EAH Consultant
Employer-Assisted Housing
Peter Skosey
Vice President
Federal Investment Reform
Public Private Partnerships
Transportation Investment
Robin Snyderman
Vice President of Community Development
Employer-Assisted Housing
Housing Choice
Interjurisdictional Collaboration
Public Housing in the Public Interest
Karin Sommer
Associate
Corridor Development Initiative
Placemaking Chicago
Transit Innovation
Emily Tapia Lopez
Manager
Bus Rapid Transit
Congestion Pricing
Transit Innovation
Transportation Investment
Dominic Tocci
Manager, Interjurisdictional Collaborations
Interjurisdictional Collaboration
Joanna Trotter
Manager, Community Building Initiative
Community Building Initiative
Corridor Development Initiative
Reconnecting Neighborhoods

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

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

Kim Grimshaw Bolton, Communications Director
(312) 863-6020 kbolton@metroplanning.org