He joined Active Transportation Alliance in February 2020. Lillian holds an Associates Degree in Arts from the City Colleges of Chicago.Īdvocacy Manager, Active Transportation AllianceĪlex has five years of experience in multi-modal planning, advocacy, and data analysis with a focus on providing equitable access to transportation systems. She is also a certified Openlands TreeKeeper. Lillian is CPR trained, restorative justice trained, and trauma-informed certified. Lillian brings skills to her work that she gained during an Ameri-Corp apprenticeship, and during her time as a program assistant with The Student Conservation Association. Lillian Holden is the Education and Outreach Coordinator at Openlands and works with volunteers, teachers, and staff to build and inspire advocates for nature. She is currently participating in the Urban Land Institute's 2021 Health Leaders Network.Įducation and Outreach Coordinator, Openlands Outside of MPC, she also serves on the boards of the Calumet Collaborative and Health & Medicine Policy Research Group. As a representative of MPC, she serves on the board of the Illinois Environmental Council, and is a community co-chair of the Partnership for Healthy Chicago. Chloe received her master’s degree in public health from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She brings this background in identity-based education into her role as Co-Chair of MPC’s Equity Committee. Examples include assessing the potential health impact of land-use policies and using community health data to help prioritize health and racial equity in land acquisition for conservation.īefore working in public health and planning, Chloe was a researcher and instructor for the Intergroup Dialogue programs at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Michigan. In particular, she has brought elements of health impact review and community health needs assessment into projects. As Manager of Health Equity and Planning, Chloe brings her expertise in population health research and policy into MPC’s program areas. Manager of Equity & Planning, Metropolitan Planning CouncilĬhloe joined MPC in 2016. Laura holds a BA in History from the University of Chicago, an MS in Zoology from Miami University, and an MA in Environmental Geography from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Laura is a co-author of A Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Chicago Wilderness. Laura Barghusen is the Aquatic Ecologist at Openlands and works with local, regional, and state governments, communities, and other stakeholders to connect people to the waterways of northeastern Illinois through open space and water trail planning, biological monitoring of rivers and streams, legal and policy work, education, and events. (CT) to learn about our new interactive map, which features local community-level riverfront activations across Chicago! Register today. Join us on Wednesday, August 25 from Noon - 1 p.m.
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