Ellen McCarthy

{{Short description|American urban planner}}

Ellen M. McCarthy is the director of the Office of Planning for the United States city of Washington, D.C.[http://bloomingdaleneighborhood.blogspot.com/2014/04/ellen-mccarthy-returning-as-director-of.html "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,[http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/03/12/tidbits1.html "In the stars" - Washington Business Journal] She was forced out of the position by wealthy Ward 3 homeowner groups[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/26637/wisconsin-badgers "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 Washington office of Arent Fox.[http://www.arentfox.com/people/index.cfm?fa=profile&id=448 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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