Blake B.

Urban planner and data analyst with multiple years of experience in long-range, comprehensive, and community-level planning initiatives. Currently working as a GIS and Data Strategist with the Planning and Data Management office at Chicago Public Schools. Primary research and professional interests include social and environmental justice, education policy, labor and cooperative organization, economic development, land use, and housing. Master's graduate in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Specializations in the fields of Environmental Planning and Policy and Spatial Design and Analysis. Certificate in Geospatial Analysis and Visualization. Served as President of the Urban Planning and Policy Student Association (UPPSA) from 2018-2019, which received the 2018 award for Outstanding Planning Student Organization (PSO) in the field of Best Practices from the American Planning Association (APA).