Bucknell University, B.A., National Merit Scholar, 1972

University of Chicago, M.A., Mellon Scholar, 1973

Laurie B. Marston, AICP has over 30 years of experience as a municipal planner and economic development consultant during which time she has counseled municipalities and private developers in:

• Comprehensive planning
• Site plan review
• Zoning approval and review
• Fiscal impact analyses
• Economic development strategies and implementation
• Redevelopment strategies
• Transit-oriented development

Village of Wilmette, IL -- Director of Community Development

City of Des Plaines, IL -- Community Development Coordinator

Du Page County, IL - Community Development Block Grant Assistant Administrator

City of Waukegan, IL -- Planner

NEFCO (Akron, Ohio) -- Assistant Planner

Village of Skokie, IL -- Associate Planner

American Planning Association
American Institute of Certified Planners
Women in Planning and Development - member of Executive Committee
Metropolitan Planning Council - member of the Burnham Award Committee
Evanston, IL Plan Commission - former member
Lambda Alpha land economics honorary society

• Chicago Bar Association and American Planning Association-- articles on zoning for wireless technology and group homes
• American Planning Association and the Chaddick Institute -- speeches on design review and residential teardowns