Village of Downers Grove, Illinois
Nora Shader King is an experienced architecture and community development professional currently serving as the Building Division Manager for the Village of Downers Grove, Illinois, since June 2021. Prior to this role, Nora worked as a Senior Project Manager and Studio Leader at Whitney Architects from May 2016 to June 2021, and as a Project Architect at Wight & Company from June 2007 to May 2016. Early in career, Nora gained valuable experience as an Intern Architect at Daniel P. Coffey & Associates and Jeffrey and Associates in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Nora holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, supplemented by studies at the Ecole d'Architecture de Versailles.
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Village of Downers Grove, Illinois
The Village of Downers Grove, IL, population 48, 867, is located 22 miles west of Chicago. Convenient access to Chicago via rail and several major expressways make Downers Grove a prime location to live, work and do business. Several major corporations have business operations in Downers Grove including Advocate Health Care, Dover Corporation, Pepperidge Farm, DeVry, Inc. and Sanford, maker of Sharpie and Paper Mate. Highly ranked schools were a top factor in Downers Grove being named one of the Top 10 Livable Cities for kids by Livability.com. Downers Grove has also been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Friendliest Towns.