PANEL: Housing at Scale: Chicago and the Missing Middle

29 Oct 2026
Future of Midwest (Stage 3)
Speakers
George Phillips Sorich
George Phillips Sorich, Vice President, Residential, North America - NORR
Kimberly Danna
Kimberly Danna, Deputy Regional Administrator - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Alice Jordan
Alice Jordan, Principal Agent - Compass
Kemena Brooks
Kemena Brooks, Chief of Staff - Chicago Housing Authority
Brian Hacker, AICP
Brian Hacker, AICP, Supervising Planner, West Region - City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD)
Thomas Ciesielski
Thomas Ciesielski, Deputy Commissioner of Compliance at Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities - City of Chicago