Capitalizing on Livability in Park Forest

Bio: Village Manager; Village of Park Forest 2005 - present Assistant Village Manager, Park Forest: 1998-2005 Assistant Public Works Director, Village of Glencoe: 1997/1998 Administrative Intern, Village of Park Forest: 1996/1997

Education: Undergraduate Work (Political Science) and Graduate Work (Public Administration) both completed at Northern Illinois University

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Bio: Director Recreation & Parks, Village of Park Forest

Education: Landscape Architecture, West Virginia University

Past Assignments: NCBI Diversity Training - Great Lakes Park Training Institute

Bio: Sustainability Coordinator Village of Park Forest

Bio: Kristin Ihnchak, a Senior Planner with CMAP, has over 7 years of sustainability-focused planning experience. Her work at CMAP has focused on working with communities in the Chicago region to develop sustainability plans and update zoning ordinances. Prior to joining CMAP in April 2011, Kristin was an Urban Designer/Planner with Farr Associates, an architecture and urban planning firm on the cutting edge of sustainable design. During her 4 years there, she was a project manager for zoning code rewrites (including form-based codes), master plans, sustainable zoning code audits, and LEED Neighborhood Development evaluations. Kristin has held internships with Duncan Associates, the American Planning Association, and the Chicago Center for Green Technology. She has a Master's degree in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Bio: Director of Economic Development and Planning for the Village of Park Forest, IL for the past eight years. Prior to coming to Park Forest, held a similar position in the Village of Matteson, IL. Also worked for the City of Georgetown TX for 13 years as a planner.

Education: A.B. from Mount Holyoke College M.U.P. from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign