Paul A. Dillon, CMC - Advisor, is an expert in the areas of transportation land use and aviation-related development. He is the president and CEO of Dillon Consulting Services LLC (www.dillonconsult.com), a Chicago-based business and non-profit advisory firm. With over 35 years of experience, he has directed many studies, among them the economic impact of commuter rail station location alternatives, an analysis of land use at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport,  a redevelopment program for Navy Pier, a tax and employment analysis of the North Loop Redevelopment area, and market and financial feasibility analyses for a new downtown headquarters for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Paul has served on numerous non-profit boards and federal, gubernatorial, legislative and mayoral advisory commissions and committees. He is currently a trustee of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and a Public Member and Commissioner of the national Commission for Case Manager Certification.

Mark Angelini - Practice Leader, has nearly 30 years of wide-ranging experience in economic and real estate development. As a Practice Leader at S. B. Friedman & Company since 2006, he has overseen more than 20 projects of build-out value exceeding $150 million involving economic feasibility and market analysis, TIF and fiscal impacts, as well as program and development management services. His clients include private developers, land owners, municipalities and not-for-profit institutions. Prior to joining the firm, Mark was Vice President of an award-winning developer of mixed-use properties in urban and suburban locations.  In that capacity, he has managed all aspects of commercial, residential and industrial development - including master planning, design, entitlements, budgeting, financing, sales and marketing, leasing and management for projects valued in excess of $250 million. In addition, Mark has held leadership positions in various civic and non-profit organizations and in federal and local government, including serving as Executive Assistant for Economic Development to U.S. Senator Paul Simon and as a staff director for economic development in the Chicago City Council.  Mark holds a B.S. in Engineering, Cum Laude, from the University of Notre Dame and a M.S. in Engineering from Northwestern University .

Tony Smith, AICP - Practice Leader, is a planner and real estate analyst with experience in downtown, corridor, and transit-oriented development planning, tax increment financing analysis, real estate financial analysis, and market analysis.  While at S. B. Friedman & Company, he has performed financial gap analyses, and prepared market analyses, tax increment financing projections, TIF district eligibility studies and plans, station area development plans, and economic development strategies.  He has also assisted clients with public-private partnership negotiations and deal structuring.  Tony holds a Master's in City Planning, a Post-Master's Certificate for study in Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, and a B.A. in Urban Studies and Environmental Studies, all from the University of Pennsylvania.  He is a member of the American Planning Association, the Urban Land Institute, and the Congress for the New Urbanism.  He recently authored an article entitled "Market Analysis: a Zoning Necessity" for the February 2006 issue of the American Planning Association's Zoning Practice magazine.

Ranadip Bose, AICP - Senior Project Manager, has expertise in real estate market analysis, financial analysis and economic impact studies. One of his key focus areas at S. B. Friedman & Company is to continually develop and improve analytical tools in these disciplines.  He was the lead staff member responsible for conducting the economic impact analysis for the O'Hare Modernization Program for DuPage County and the market feasibility analysis for the proposed 2016 Olympic Village in Chicago. Ranadip has a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor's in Architecture from Jadavpur University, India. He is a member of the American Planning Association and the Indian Institute of Architects.

Carmelo Barbaro - Project Manager, has experience in real estate development, market research and planning analysis. He holds an A.B. in Government from Harvard University, and an M.Sc. in Regional and Urban Planning Studies from the London School of Economics. He is a member of the American Planning Association and the Urban Land Institute.




Geoff Dickinson, AICP - Project Manager, is a real estate and economic development advisor with expertise in public-private partnerships, special taxing district establishment, public finance, market and financial feasibility, development strategy, public policy and urban planning issues. His work at S. B. Friedman & Company includes market feasibility analyses for a variety of land uses, special district (TIF, business improvement district/special service area) planning and designations, area planning studies, fiscal impact analyses, and development strategy and project implementation advisory services. Geoff holds a B.A. in History from Northwestern University, and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the American Planning Association and active in the Illinois Tax Increment Association.

Jewell W. Walton, AICP - Project Manager, has extensive experience in forming public-private partnerships by means of community and economic development, transit-oriented development, downtown planning, affordable housing, tax increment financing, and market research. Her work at S. B. Friedman & Company has resulted in the construction or preservation of more than 1,000 residential units throughout Chicago, the surrounding suburbs and in the City of Rockford.  Jewell holds a Master's in Urban Planning and Policy, with a specialization in Economic Development, from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a B.A. in Business Administration and Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University. She is a member of the American Planning Association and the Illinois Housing Council.

Elizabeth Schuh, AICP, LEED GA - Associate Project Manager, has experience in economic and fiscal impact analyses, special and business improvement district establishment, development feasibility analysis, market analysis, and economic development,. She recently completed a region-wide economic and fiscal impact analysis for multiple land use typologies for CMAP's Go To 2040 planning process, and also participated in the feasibility analysis for the Green Exchange's request for City of Chicago TIF funds. Elizabeth holds a Masters of Urban and Regional Planning as well as a Certificate in Real Estate Development from the University of Michigan.  She received a B.A. in Community Psychology from the University of Illinois. She is a member of the American Planning Association and the Chicago Chapter of the US Green Building Council.

Maximilian Eisenburger - Associate, has experience in housing policy, real estate valuation and tax policy research. He has analyzed the impact of foreclosures on residential property values in Cook County, developed and tested real estate models that quantify the impact of affordable housing restrictions on market values, and contributed to a handbook on urban forestry published by the American Planning Association. Max holds a Master in Urban Planning and Policy degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Development Sociology from Cornell University.

Claudine S. Emeott - Associate, has experience in real estate and market analysis, transit-oriented development (TOD) planning, economic impact modeling, and tax increment financing (TIF). Claudine conducted the market and real estate analysis that underpins the Addison Industrial Corridor Strategic Plan, and she completed an economic impact study for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's proposed expansion. In addition to these projects in Chicago, she has conducted multiple TIF analyses and deal reviews for the City of Milwaukee, including a feasibility study for the planned Moderne, a high-rise apartment project in downtown Milwaukee. She holds a Master of City Planning degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard University.  Claudine is a member of the Urban Land Institute.  

Parisa Ford - Associate, combines real estate finance principals and urban land economics with her background in planning to analyze public financing sources, real estate market trends, development feasibility and implementation strategies. She recently completed the market study and feasibility analysis for the Thorndale Corridor Master Plan evaluating the corridor's redevelopment potential in conjunction with the O'Hare Modernization Program. Parisa holds a Master of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning with a specialization in Economic Development, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture with a specialization in Landscape History and Cultural Landscape Preservation, both earned at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Parisa is a member of the American Planning Association and Young Real Estate Professionals of Chicago.

Ben King - Associate, has background and experience in real estate development, market research and governmental affairs. His work in urban real estate development includes mixed-use, adaptive re-use and TIF-funded projects. Prior to joining S.B. Friedman, he was an Assistant Project Manager for the Morsberger Group in Atlanta, Georgia, where his responsibilities included financial analysis, project marketing, market research, and community relations for urban adaptive re-use projects. He has also worked for state and local elected officials in Georgia as a legislative aide and research associate. Ben has an M.B.A. with a dual concentration in Real Estate and Finance from Georgia State University, and a B.A. in History from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute.

Natasha Ruser - Associate, has experience in commercial lending, community development finance and tax increment financing (TIF). Prior to joining S. B. Friedman & Company, Natasha was a resident intern at ShoreBank, a prominent community development financial institution, where she worked in commercial and institutional lending. She was responsible for structuring loans to small businesses and large, faith-based organizations. She was also instrumental in developing a loan participation program as part of ShoreBank's capital raising campaign. In addition to her work in community finance, Natasha has experience researching and analyzing TIF financed deals in Chicago. She holds a Master of Urban Planning and Policy degree from the University of Illinois Chicago and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Slavic Languages and Literature from Indiana University.

Harpreet Gill - Research Associate, has experience in research and analysis of demographic, real estate and business data, and existing and future development patterns in urban, suburban and rural contexts. She has assisted with land use recommendations for site specific and corridor planning projects. Harpreet holds a B.A. in Geography with a concentration in Metropolitan Land Use Planning and a minor in Economics from DePaul University.  She is a member of the Association of American Geographers.