Ellen M. McCarthy is the director of the Office of Planning for the District of Columbia, in the United States."Ellen McCarthy returning as the director of the DC Office of Planning !" - bloomingdale She previously served in that position from 2004 to 2007. Appointed by Mayor Anthony Williams,"In the stars" - Washington Business Journal She was forced out of the position by wealthy Ward 3 homeowner groups"Wisconsin Badgers" - Washington City Paper who resented her development policies.
Before then, she served as deputy director for Development Review, Neighborhood Planning and Historic Preservation. McCarthy was former director of the DC Downtown Partnership, a group fostering revitalization of the historic downtown section of the city. She also ran a private practice in land use and transportation planning.
Between terms, she served as Director of Planning and Land Use at the District of Columbia office of Arent Fox.Ellen M. McCarthy Biography, Arent Fox website, Retrieved March 28, 2010
She attended the University of Maryland, and has a Master of Urban Planning from Harvard University.
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External links Office of Planning biography "Today at Crew" - Bisnow "Embassy Chef Challenge 2010" - Bisnow "Carr Co. Opposes District's `Living Downtown' Policy; Developer Doesn't Want Housing in Project" - The Washington Post "Girding For a Fight In Foggy Bottom; GWU Expansion Raises Objections" - Washington Post "After Defense Decision, a Realigned Landscape" - Washington Post "City buys time to safeguard neighborhood zoning regs" - The Common Denominator "Williams’ city planner pick has big job ahead" - The Common Denominator "Media Report Links D.C. Official to Bribery Probe" - Washington Post "Erase the past, see the future" - Washington Business Journal