Meet the Team

Executive Board

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    Em Hall, Ph.D.

    PRESIDENT

    Em is the owner of Em + H Chicago, a boutique consulting firm that’s a certified DBE with the Chicago Transit Authority and WBE with the State of Illinois. Em is an indoor cycling instructor, yogi, and Law & Order enthusiast. On the weekends, she’s teaching her old cats new tricks.

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    David Schottky, AICP

    VICE PRESIDENT

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    Jake Lang

    TREASURER

    Jake is a Data Scientist with the Chicago Transit Authority passionate about data accessibility and impact-oriented analytics. He's also a painter and has been known to brew his own mead on occasion.

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    Jill Kramer

    SECRETARY

Steering Committee Chairs

  • Hunter Heyman

    Urban Planner, City of Oak Forest; Founder, Strong Towns Chicago

  • Pete Lauer

    Independent Mobility & Transportation Consultant

  • Francesca Lewis

    Program Coordinator, Shared-Use Mobility Center

  • Ryan McCray

    Master of Arts in Public Policy, University of Chicago.

  • Farid Peiravian

    Clinical Associate Professor, University of Illinois Chicago

  • Grace Zheng, AICP

    Urban Planner, WSP

Steering Committee Members

Pooria Choobchian - Sharma and Associates, Inc.

John Donners - R.M. Chin & Associates

Michael Dunst, AICP - Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Victoria Kurlander (Tory) - Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Farid Peiravian - University of Illinois Chicago