Phillip D. Peters Regional Planning Fellowship Program

The committee meets several times annually to coordinate financial/budgetary matters, program promotion, candidate interviewing/selection and fundraising.  Membership of the committee demonstrates the continuity and commitment of its founders and partners.  Six members are former NIPC employees, four members are CMAP employees, two are former Peters Fellows and two are Peters family members.

Committee Chairman

John A. Swanson
Executive Director, Northwestern Indian Regional Planning Commission
Former Executive Director, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
 

Committee Members

Larry Christmas
Former Executive Director, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission

Bob DuCharme
Former Staff Member, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission

Larry Aggens
Former Staff Member, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission

Robert Piper
Former Staff Member, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission

Dorienne Preer
Human Resources Principal, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Stephen Ostrander
Associate Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Erin Aleman
Senior Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Eighth Peters Fellow (2007)

Keith Sbiral
Assistant Village Manager, Village of Brookfield, Illinois
First Peters Fellow (2000)

Jean Peters
Wife of Phil Peters

Susan Peters Schaefer
Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP
Daughter of Phil Peters