University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Masters of Urban Planning and Policy (projected for May 2026), GPA: 4.0

Specialization: Urban Transportation

Certificate: Geospatial Analysis and Visualization

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

BSPA, majoring in Environmental Management, GPA: 3.89

Minors: Urban Planning & Community Development, Law & Public Policy, Creative Writing

Thesis: “Now More Than Ever: Effective Avenues for Eliciting Climate Change Action in Gen Z,” O’Neill School of Environmental and Public Affairs Honors Program, thesis advisor Dr. Nathaniel Geiger, defense April 2024

Foresight Intern, American Planning Association, Chicago, IL; September 2025-Present

* Duties: Assisting in Trend Universe website updates, creating a database of use cases for artificial intelligence in planning and public administration

* Skills developed: Research skills, presentation creation and delivery, technical writing

Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; November 2025-Present

* Duties: Working on EPA-funded compostable dining materials technical assistance project in Illinois and Indiana

* Skills developed: Website development, interviewing, survey collection

McKinney Climate Fellow, Environmental Resilience Institute, Terre Haute, IN; August 2023–May 2024

* Duties: Created a Climate Resilience Plan for the city and led community workshops to facilitate climate change conversations

* Skills developed: Event facilitation, professional writing, data analysis

Building and Planning Intern, Town of St. John, St. John, IN; June 2023–August 2023

* Duties: Created a legal guide and an area land use plan; assisted the planning department in everyday events and meetings

* Skills developed: Basic GIS skills, professional networking, navigating local government

Planners’ Network Student Group, University of Illinois at Chicago; August 2025–Present

Sunrise Bloomington, Indiana University; August 2021–February 2023

Teaching Assistant, Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (SPEA-V 435), Indiana University; Fall 2023

Teaching Assistant, Environment and People (SPEA-E 183), Indiana University; Fall 2021

• Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign and Illustrator)

• ArcGis Pro, Online, Dashboard, Experience Builder, StoryMap

• Excel

• SPSS

Zhenia Dulko, Foresight Manager, American Planning Association

Email: zdulko@planning.org

Dr. David López-García, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago

Email: lopezgar@uic.edu; Phone: 312-355-1819

Dr. Jeffrey Holdeman, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, Indiana University 

Email: jeffhold@indiana.edu; Phone: 812-855-5891