ON TO 2050 - Key Persons


Aaron Durnbaugh

Job Titles:
  • Chairman / Loyola University Chicago

Abolfazl (Kouros) Mohammadian

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Professor and Department Head, Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

Adam Ballard

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Aditya Karan

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Al Larson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • President, Village of Schaumburg

Aleman, Erin

Job Titles:
  • Executive Office

Alice Gallagher - President

Job Titles:
  • Mayor
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Allison Milld Clements

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Executive Director, Illinois Housing Council, Housing Committee

Amy McEwan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Member of the Unified Work Program Committee

Amy McEwann

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Andrew Madigan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee
  • Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Financial

Angelo "Skip" Saviano - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Anne Sheahan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice Chair of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Vice President of Business Affairs, HNTB Corporation

Arlene Kocher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Division Administrator - Illinois

Audrey Wennink

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee
  • Metropolitan Planning Council

Austen Edwards

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Regional Economy Committee

Becerra, Jennifer

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Blake Grigsby

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Bob Tucker

Job Titles:
  • Chairman / Chicago Community Loan Fund

Brian Daly

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Climate Committee

Brittany Matyas

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

Brown, Aaron

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Caitlin Ritter

Job Titles:
  • Real Estate

Carolyn Schofield

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Planning Committee
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Vice Chair of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the McHenry County Board ( McHenry )

Ceschin, Rick

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Chad Riddle

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Committee

Chalen Daigle

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Charles Abraham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Chris Heibert

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Chris Snyder

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Christina Kupkowski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Clark, David

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Corinne Pierog

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • County Board Chair

Cynthia Kanner

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Dan Burke

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Committee

Dan Cronin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • County Board Chair

Dan Shapiro

Job Titles:
  • Mayor

Daniel Honigman

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Darnell Shields

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Darwin Burkhart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Dave Brady - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

David Bennett

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Deborah Stone

Job Titles:
  • Vice - Chair

Debra Shore

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Wastewater Committee

Diane Williams

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Coordinating Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee
  • Trustee, Flossmoor

Dionne Baux

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Dixon, Teri

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Dobbs, Kama

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Dominic Marturano

Job Titles:
  • Mayor

Dominick Argumedo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Regional Economy Committee

Dorval Carter

Job Titles:
  • President of the MPO Policy Committee

Doug Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of the Transportation Committee
  • Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Dryla-Gaca, Agata

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Edith Makra

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Ehlke, Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Outreach

Elena Grossman

Job Titles:
  • Building Resistance Against Climate Effects

Elizabeth Kocs

Job Titles:
  • GTI Energy

Elliott Hartstein - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Emily Berendt

Job Titles:
  • Mayor
  • Member of Committee

Ensign, Alex

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Outreach

Eric Czarnota

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

Erik Llewellyn

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Erin Aleman

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
Executive Director Erin Aleman leads the CMAP staff, who have diverse capabilities in comprehensive planning, data research and analysis, and many related disciplines. See the staff directory, phone us at 312-454-0400, or use the web contact form.

Ferguson, Doug

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Ferguson, Nicholas

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Fran Klaas

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Franco Coladipietro

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • President, Village of Bloomingdale

Frank Beal

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Member of the Wastewater Committee
  • Senior Executive / Civic Consulting Alliance

Frank, Parry

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Freddy Vasquez

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Project Manager / Planning Liaison, DMMC

Fulk, Jenna

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Gary Grasso

Job Titles:
  • Mayor
  • Member of Committee

Gerald Bennett

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Mayor
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Mayor, Palos Hills ( Southwest Cook )

Gia Biagi

Job Titles:
  • Commissioner
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee

Glenn Ryback - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Gomez, Eduardo

Job Titles:
  • Executive Office

Greg Lungmus - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Grover, Jane

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Outreach

Heather Mullins

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Committee

Heather Tabbert

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Manager of Local Planning and Programs, Regional Transportation Authority, Land Use Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee

Heidi Lichtenberger

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

Heidy Persaud

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Center for Neighborhood Technology
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Heither, Craig

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Hirst, Mitch

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Hugh O'Hara

Job Titles:
  • Mayor Teresa Kernc, Diamond, Transportation Committee Director

Jack Chan

Job Titles:
  • Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

Jack Darin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Executive Director, Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, Environment and Natural Resources Committee

Jackie Forbes

Job Titles:
  • Council Director

Jada Porter

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

James Healy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Janel Forde

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Chief Operating Officer, City of Chicago

Jason Keller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Economic Development Director for Illinois, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Economic Development Committee

Jason Navota

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Wastewater Committee

Jazmin Vega

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

Jeffery Schielke

Job Titles:
  • Mayor
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Committee

jeffery Sherwin - President

Job Titles:
  • Mayor
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Jeffrey Sriver

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Chicago Department of Transportation
  • Member of Committee

Jen Walling

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Jennifer (Sis) Killen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Bureau Chief Transportation and Planning, Cook County Department of Transportation & Highways, Transportation Committee
  • Department of Transportation and Highways Superintendent
  • Member of Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee

Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • County Executive

Jennifer Tammen

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Jessica Hector-Hsu

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Transportation Committee

Jessica Ortega

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Jim Derwinski - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee

Jim Discipio - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Jim Grabowski

Job Titles:
  • Village Manager, Elmhurst, Transportation Technical Committee Deputy Director

Joan Fox

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Joe Schofer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Academic and Research
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Joe Surdam

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

John Donovan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Federal Highway Administration
  • Member of Committee
  • Member of Transportation Committee

John Noak

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Member of the Wastewater Committee
  • Mayor, Village of Romeoville
  • Mayor, Village of Romeoville ( Will )
  • Member of Programming Committee

John Skillman - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Jon Paul Diipla

Job Titles:
  • Executive Directory

Jonathan Furr

Job Titles:
  • Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University

Jones, Crishon

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Jose Rios

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Joseph Mancino - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Joseph Marchese

Job Titles:
  • Mayor

Joseph Tamburino

Job Titles:
  • Mayor
  • Member of Committee

Josh Potter

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Judith Kossy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee
  • Principal, Policy Planning Partners, Economic Development Committee

Kaci Crowley

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

Kama Dobbs

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of the STP Project Selection Committee
  • Chairman / Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
  • Chairman of Committee

Karen Darch - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President
  • Member of Committee
  • President, Village of Barrington ( Northwest Cook )

Katie Piotrowska

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Coordinating Committee

Keith Ogle - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Kelley Brookins

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Regional Administrator, Region 5

Kendra Freeman

Job Titles:
  • Metropolitan Planning Council

Kendra Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

Kevin Carrier

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of Transportation Committee

Kevin Ivers

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Kevin O'Malley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Chicago Department of Transportation
  • Member of Committee

Kim Porter

Job Titles:
  • Vice - Chair

Kimberly Beattie Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Kos, Leroy

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Kristi DeLaurentiis

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Lagattolla, Al

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Outreach

Lanyea Griffin

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee

Leanne Redden

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority ( MPO Policy Committee )
  • Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority ( RTA )

Len Austin - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Len Cannata

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

Leon Rockingham

Job Titles:
  • Mayor
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Committee
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Lesli A. Melendy

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Lindsay Bayley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Transportation Committee
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Lindsey Douglas

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs - Northern Region

Lopez, Carlos

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Lulu Blacksmith

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Lynnette Ciavarella

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Mandi Florip

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Marcella Bondie Keenan

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Marisa Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership

Mark Fowler

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, NWMC

Martha Dooley

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Martin Oberman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee

Mary Nicol

Job Titles:
  • Chicago Department of Transportation

Mary Werner - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Matern, Terry

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Matthew Brolley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Coordinating Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • President of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee
  • President, Village of Montgomery
  • President, Village of Montgomery ( Kane / Kendall )

Matthew Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee

Mayor George Van Dusen

Job Titles:
  • Mayor
  • Co - Chairman, North Shore Council
  • Member of Committee

McAdams, Alexis

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

McEwan, Amy

Job Titles:
  • Executive Office

Menninger, Martin

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Michael Connelly

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Chicago Transit Authority
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Michael Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Senior Program Officer, Chicago Community Trust, Human and Community Development Committee

Michael Einhorn - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Michael Fricano

Job Titles:
  • Planning Liaison

Michael Horsting

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio / Regional Transportation Authority

Michael Meyers

Job Titles:
  • World Business Chicago

Mike Buehler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • County Board Chair

Mike Klemens

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Transportation Planning

Monday, March

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Regional Economy Committee

Monday, November

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Regional Economy Committee

Monday, September

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Regional Economy Committee

Morck, Dave

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Munoz, Sheryl

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Nancy Firfer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee
  • Senior Advisor, Metropolitan Planning Council ( MPC ), Housing Committee

Nancy Rotering

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Mayor, City of Highland Park ( Lake )

Naomi Davis

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Nicholas, Arthur

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Nina Idemudia

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Assistant Commissioner, Department of Planning and Development, City of Chicago

Olatunji Oboi Reed

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Olson, Dan

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Omer Osman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • IDOT Secretary
  • Transportation Secretary

Paul Goodrich

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chief Operating Officer, City of Chicago
Nina Idemudia, assistant commissioner, department of planning and development, City of Chicago

Paul May

Job Titles:
  • DuPage Water Commission

Pedro, Diane

Job Titles:
  • Executive Office

Peter Creticos

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Portillo, Jose

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Outreach

Raed Mansour

Job Titles:
  • Chicago Department of Public Health

Renee Patten

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Richard Kwasneski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • Chairman / Pace

Richard Mack - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Richard Pellegrino

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, WCMC

Richard Reinbold

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Coordinating Committee
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Member of the Wastewater Committee
  • President, Village of Richton Park
  • President, Village of Richton Park ( South Cook )

Rita Athas

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Programming Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee

Ritzenthaler, Greta

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Rivera, George

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Robert Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Deerfield, Transportation Committee Chairman

Rocco Zucchero

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Deputy Chief of Engineering for Planning, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Transportation Committee
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Rodriguez, Jose

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Rogus, Matt

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Russell Pietrowiak

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Tier II Consultation Committee

Ruth Rosas

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Sandy Hart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • County Board Chair

Schmidt, Todd

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Scott Gryder

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MPO Policy Committee
  • County Board Chair

Sean Wiedel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Assistant Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation, Environment and Natural Resources Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee

Sema Abulhab


Shannon McGhee

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Sheri Cohen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Programming Committee
  • Member of Programming Committee
  • Senior Health Planning Analyst, Chicago Department of Public Health, Human and Community Development Committee

Stacy Meyers

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Stefan Schaffer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CMAP Board
  • Member of the Coordinating Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Strategist, American Cities Climate Challenge, Natural Resources Defense Council

Stephane Phifer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Coordinating Committee

Steve May

Job Titles:
  • Village Manager, Westmont, Transportation Technical Committee Director

Steve Streit

Job Titles:
  • Mayor

Stolpe, Sarah

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Suzette Quintell

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, DMMC

Tara Orbon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Ted Penesis

Job Titles:
  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Teri Dixon


Terry Weppler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • President, Village of Libertyville

Thomas Dow

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Thomas Gary

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Thomas Hayes - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Member of Committee

Thomas Maillard

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Tiedemann, Lance

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Administration

Tiffany McDowell

Job Titles:
  • Chicagoland Equity Network

Tom Kelso

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • IDOT Office of Planning and Programming
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Tom Rickert

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Tony Greep

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Federal Transit Administration
  • Member of Committee
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Troy Parlier - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Vana, Jennie

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Outreach

Vanessa Ruiz

Job Titles:
  • Illinois Department of Transportation

Vela-Schneider, Blanca

Job Titles:
  • Executive Office

Vicky Smith

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, SCM

Vignesh Krishnamurthy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Chicago Department of Transportation
  • Member of Transportation Committee

Wallace Van Buren

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Wastewater Committee
  • Chairman / Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies

Weber, Mary

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analysis

Williams, Anna

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Outreach

Witherspoon, Ingrid

Job Titles:
  • Executive Office

Zahra Suratwala

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Zamarrón, Alonzo

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Outreach