Paddle Calumet Waterways

Bio: Jason Berry is Special Projects Manager and Zoning Administrator for the City of Blue Island. His work includes brownfields assessment, active transportation initiatives, green infrastructure implementation, and cultural heritage tourism and preservation. Jason sits on the Calumet Stewardship Initiative’s Smart Growth Committee and is a founding member and Vice-President of the Calumet Waterway Stewards, an organization dedicated to promoting the Little Calumet River and Cal-Sag Channel.

Education: University of Chicago, AM'06

Past Assignments: Chicago Wilderness Congress 2012: "Millennium Reserve-Calumet Core: Connecting Habitat, People, and Economies" Vital Lands Summit 2012 APA Illinois State Conference 2012: "Plants, Paddles, and People: Community-Based Approaches to Urban Stormwater" CEED (UIC): Local Food System as a Strategy for Economic Development Statewide Preservation Conference: "Old Green, New Media" Brownfields 2011: "Environmental Justice Initiatives" and "Taking Action: Community Health and Brownfields."