Bio: Greg Sanders is Information Architect for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). He serves as technical lead for online data systems including Metropulse (http://metropulsechicago.org/# and http://metropulsechicago.org/jobs). Greg co-founded the IDEA data sharing coalition (Illinois Data Exchange Affiliates) in 2006 and the Full Circle community mapping and planning project in 2004. Greg was previously I.T. Director for the Cleveland Housing Network and Senior Programmer-Analyst for Penske Logistics. He has managed federal Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) grants in both Cleveland and Chicago.
Education: Greg holds a BA in political science from Oberlin College and a Masters degree in mass communications from Kent State.
Key Publications: Articles in the Chicago Community Trust’s "New News: Journalism We Want and Need" -- “Data Hounds and Watchdogs: How Transparency Can Save Democracy” and “Information Superhighways and the Future of Communication” (2010) Article in URISA News: “Get Ready for Real Time: Up-to-the Minute Data Exchange in Urban Information Systems” (2006)
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Past Assignments: National Association of Regional Councils, Midwest Region (2012): “GIS Tools and Economic Development” URISA (Urban & Regional Information Systems Association) (2011):“E Pluribus Chicago” URISA annual conference (2008): “The Business Case for Open Data Sharing” CLOCC (Coalition to Lower Obesity in Chicago’s Children) Quarterly meeting - presentation on community data systems (2008) MacArthur Foundation, Innovative Technology Tools special gathering (2008) Brookings Institution, Urban Markets Initiative (2006): “Approaches to Local Data Sharing” National Association of Regional Councils, Chicago area (2004): Innovative web tools for planning BELL Sustainability Conference, Chicago (2004): Sustainable Neighborhood Development Enterprise Foundation National Conference (2000): Web-based Neighborhood Indicators
Bio: Drew began his professional life teaching 4th grade as a Teach For America corps member on Chicago’s south side. He enjoys community work and pursued graduate school in urban planning at the University of Illinois at Chicago as a way to continue on that track. Following graduate school, Drew spent time as a community development consultant at MCIC before coming to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Currently, Drew manages the agency’s work developing model codes, ordinances and toolkits. He also is the lead on the Homes for a Changing Region (http://1.usa.gov/N9U5m8) project. Finally, Drew was the project manager responsible for the development of MetroPulse (www.metropulsechicago.org) and co-founder of the Future Leaders In Planning (FLIP) program for high school youth at CMAP.
Education: Drew has a bachelors in sociology from Indiana University (2002) and a masters in urban planning and policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago (2006).
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