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 wide-ranging experience in economic and real estate development, most recently as 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 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 is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.  He is also an active member of the Urban Land Institute, serving on the Executive Committee of its Chicago District Council, and the Metropolitan Planning Council as a member of the Resource Board.  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 experience in economic and demographic analysis of regions, real estate analysis and GIS applications. He combines real estate concepts, urban planning principles, and GIS tools to conduct real estate market and feasibility studies and prepare economic development and redevelopment plans. Ranadip received his graduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has a bachelor’s degree in architecture with honors 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, has experience in corridor planning, financial feasibility analysis, market feasibility analysis, and fiscal impact analysis. His work at S. B. Friedman & Company has included market and economic feasibility studies, tax increment financing ( TIF ) projections, financial gap analyses, TIF district eligibility studies and plans, area planning studies, assistance with developer solicitation and land disposition processes. Geoff holds a B.A. in History from Northwestern University, and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree, with a specialization in economic development, from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the American Planning Association and serves on the Executive Committee of the National Brownfield Association – Illinois Chapter.

Jewell W. Walton, AICP - Project Manager, has experience in community and economic development, transit-oriented development, downtown planning, tax increment financing issues, and market research. During her tenure at S. B. Friedman & Company, she has prepared market analyses, TIF district eligibility studies, and tax increment financing projections and performed financial gap analyses. Jewell holds a Master’s in Urban Planning and Policy, with a specialization in Economic Development, from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She serves as a commissioner for the City of Country Club Hills Economic Development Commission and is a member of the American Planning Association. She received her B.A. in Business Administration and Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University.

Elizabeth Schuh, AICP, LEED GA - Associate Project Manager, has experience in economic and fiscal impact analyses, special and business improvement district establishment, market analysis, economic development, strategic planning, and community development.  She holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree as well as a Certificate in Real Estate Development from the University of Michigan.  She has a B.A. in Community Psychology from the University of Illinois.  She is a member of the American Planning Association, the Urban Land Institute, and the Chicago Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.

Claudine S. Emeott – Associate, has experience in affordable housing, economic development finance, and land use and transportation planning.  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. 

Parisa Ford - Associate, has experience in land use planning, urban economics, cultural resource preservation, and community revitalization. She 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.



Jolene Saul, AICP - Associate, has experience in affordable housing, community and economic development, market analysis and planning research.  She holds a Master of Urban Planning degree with a specialization in Housing and Economic Development from New York University .  She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Writing.  She is a member of the American Planning Association and the Urban Land Institute.

Harpreet Gill - Research Associate, has experience in quantitative and qualitative planning research and spatial data visualization. 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.