Economic Development Committee
Economic Development Committee
The CMAP Economic Development Committee promotes economic & workforce development policies, best practices, and research that foster sustainable growth and regional coordination. Further, the committee will advance the recommendations of ON TO 2050 for economic development through research and recommendations around regional industry clusters, tax policies, workforce development, innovation as well as the broader range of infrastructure, land use, and governance policies that lead to sustainable regional prosperity.
The committee's charge is to:
- Provide feedback to staff and the coordinating committees on CMAP projects, research, and analyses as they relate to regional economic development issues.
- Provide critical review of CMAP draft reports and their underlying research on proposed regional plans, projects, and policies.
- Serve as a discussion forum for regionally important issues in economic development, innovation, and workforce planning and policy.
- Coordinate and prioritize policy positions, programs, and advocacy between CMAP and other organizations.
- Identify relevant economic development best practices in the CMAP region and encourage their adoption by CMAP partners.
- Convene economic development stakeholders to help formulate and implement policies and plans consistent with best practice and the ON TO 2050 Plan.
The 2019 meeting schedule is below. All meetings will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, see CMAP's calendar.
- Monday, January 28
- Monday, March 25
- Monday, June 24
- Monday, October 28
Members
Dionne Baux | National Main Street Center |
John Carpenter | Choose DuPage |
Peter Creticos | Institute for Work and the Economy |
Kristi DeLaurentiis | South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association |
Jonathan Furr | Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University |
Bryan Gay | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
John Greuling | Will County Center for Economic Development |
Terrance Hall | World Business Chicago |
Emily Harris | Chicago Community Trust |
Matt Hillen | Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership |
Michael Horsting | Regional Transportation Authority |
Jason Keller, vice chair | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
Gretchen Kleinert | Chicago TREND |
Kevin Kramer | Village of Hoffman Estates |
Joey Mak | Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce |
Kelly O'Brien | Alliance for Regional Development |
Lance Pressl | Institute for Work and the Economy |
John Reinert | McHenry County Board |
Ayom Siengo | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago |
Ed Sitar | ComEd |
Jay Stewart | Cook County Bureau of Economic Development |