Bio: Responsible for managing Lakeside Development, the transformation of the former U.S. Steel mill site located in south Chicago into a 600 acre mixed-used LEED-ND innovative 21st Century community. Focused on strategic and operational management, managing the consultant team and interfacing with elected officials and the local community to ensure successful completion of Lakeside Development.
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Miami University of Ohio in Liberal Arts, a Master degree in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a MBA with a real estate development concentration from Roosevelt University.
Key Publications: Encyclopedia of Chicago, Author, "Parking."
Other Publications: University of Illinois Alumni Feature Story on Lakeside, Nasutsa Mabwa "Transformer" 2011. Crain's Chicago Business, 40 Under 40 Featured List, 2010.
Past Assignments: Local SE Chicago Business Community Outreach Meeting, Speaker,2012 CREW National Conference Learning Tour, Speaker,2012 HACIA, Speaker,2012 10th Ward Annual Green Summit, Speaker,2012 Dearborn Realtist Board, Speaker,2012 Counselors of Real Estate Tour, Presentation, Speaker,2012 CORENET Panel on Brownfield Redevelopment, Panelist,2012 International Municipal Laywer's Association Brownfields, Panelist,2011
Bio: In 2009, Mark N. Lundgren co-founded Land Pointer, Ltd., a consultancy providing services in planning, real estate, and management. The firm focuses upon public outreach and consensus building in matters of planning and land use. Mr. Lundgren had served the U.S. Government forty years in a variety of management and leadership capacities. With the U.S. General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service (1971-86; 2001-11), Mr. Lundgren served its Regions 1, 3, and 5, as well as its National Office. Among his career highlights with GSA, he: participated in founding a new Regional Office; established and managed a facilities planning operation; successfully completed intergovernmental coordination and nation-to-nation Section 106 consultation; managed and executed disposal of federally owned real property, conducting community outreach, marketing, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory, environmental and historic preservation requirements; managed the launch of a new capital lease construction program; coordinated a national restructuring of interagency relationships with GSA’s border agency clients; and directed and led formation of a new real estate acquisition division. At the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Lundgren served as Director of the Real Estate Division at the 24-state Northern Division from 1986 to 2001, where he distinguished himself in supporting the White House Military Office, acquired and disposed of vast tracts of land, and as contracting officer for several cutting edge public/private ventures, lease construction, and housing development projects valued at well over $500 million. Professional memberships include: the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and the American Planning Association, its Economic Development and Private Practice Divisions, and its Federal Planning Division (Charter Member, Past Chair, Executive Board Emeritus). Lundgren holds the AICP designation as a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Education: Lundgren graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double major, in Political Science and Sociology. He earned his M.S. degree “With Distinction” in Management of the Public Service from DePaul University. Lundgren also earned a Certificate in Advanced Management from the University of Chicago, graduated from NAVFAC’s Executive Management Development Program, and earned an Executive Program Certificate from the Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business at Texas A & M University. He trained with the International Shotokan Karate Federation, achieved Sho Dan Rank, and was awarded diploma by the Japan Karate Association.
Key Publications: Proceedings of the National Conference of the American Planning Association, 1997, "Economic Development Conveyances of Military Bases." Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 129, July 5, 2002, Notice of Availability, Draft EIS No 020276, Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Property Disposal. Federal Register, Vol. 68, No. 55, March 21, 2003, Notice of Availability, Final EIS No. 030108, Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Disposal Implementation. Signatory and a lead participant, Memorandum of Agreement, HoChunk Nation and USA, Section 106 Consultation on Disposal of Badger Army Ammunition Plant, 2007. Facilitator and Editor, Economic Development Transition Team Report, 46th Ward of Chicago, 2011.
Other Publications: Editorial, Crain's Chicago Business, Economics and Human Considerations.
Past Assignments: Moderator, Speaker and Organizer, National Conference of the American Planning Association, 1997, Economic Development Conveyances of Military Bases. Organizer and Moderator, Badger Intergovernmental Group meetings, Baraboo, 2002-2007. Moderator and Lead Speaker, DEIS Public Hearing on Disposal of BAAP, Baraboo, 2002. Speaker, GSA & CBP Facilities Management Restructuring Leadership Forums, Indianapolis, Newport, Ft. Worth, and D.C., 2008. Speaker and Panelist, National Border Conference, Ft. Worth, 2008. Organizer and Panelist, APA-FPD Workshop, Las Vegas, 2008, Section 106 Nation-to-Nation Consultation. Moderator, Industry Forums, St. Paul, 2009 & 2010, Disposal of Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant. Guest Lecturer, DePaul University Graduate School of Public Service, Chicago, 2010, "Government Budgeting Processes." Panelist, APA-FPD Workshop, Los Angeles, 2011, Future and Former Leadership Forum.
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