The MDRN Advisory Committee members collaborate with the Chaddick Institute in assessing plans and topics for events and projects. The members have also volunteered their professional skills and experience to present topics and facilitate discussion at Network meetings.
The Committee has recently formalized to represent a diverse range of Chicago area municipalities, and seeks to include various forms of design review, geographic and cultural diversity. The current members are:
Andy Cross AICP, MDRN Chair, Planner at the City of Highland Park
Tom Farace, MDRN Vice-Chair, Senior Planner at the Viallge of Schaumburg
Jeff Brady AICP, Director of Planning at the Village of Glenview
Susan Criezis, Community Development Director at the Village of Kenilworth
Deanna Gotta, Chair of the Appearance Commission for the Village of Morton Grove
Afshan Hamid, Design Planner for the Village of Arlington Heights
John Hedrick, Senior Advisor to the Chaddick Institute, Founder of the MDRN
Nicholas Kalogeresis AICP, Vice President at The Lakota Group, Inc.
Karen Marren, Associate Planner for the Village of Libertyville
Laurie B. Marston, Urban Planning Consultant
Dudley Onderdonk AICP LEED, Planning & Community Development Consultant
Michelle Stegall AICP, Planner for the Village of Glen Ellyn
MDRN Advisory Council members are appointed by and serve at the discretion of the Chaddick Institute. For further information regarding the Advisory Committee, or selection criteria, please contact mdrn@depaul.edu.
