East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Stephen Ducker is a seasoned GIS professional currently serving as a GIS Planner II at the East-West Gateway Council of Governments since April 2022. Previously, Stephen worked as a Geographic Information Systems Analyst at T-Kartor USA from October 2019 to April 2022 and held the position of Manager at New Legacy Partners from June 2015 to June 2019, where responsibilities included researching and collecting data on development projects in the Washington DC metropolitan area, tracking permits, zoning, and sales records. Stephen holds a B.A. in Art History from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an M.A. in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development from Saint Louis University.
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East-West Gateway Council of Governments
The East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWG or Council) provides a forum for local governments of the bi-state St. Louis area to work together to solve problems that cross jurisdictional boundaries. The geographic region that East-West Gateway has served since 1965 is the 4,500 square miles encompassed by the City of St. Louis; Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis counties in Missouri; Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois. East-West Gateway’s designation as a regional council of governments (COG) means that the agency has the civic responsibility to set the table for cooperative planning and problem-solving among and between any of its member local governments who believe that they can accomplish better things by working together than by acting separately. Although much of this cooperative planning takes place among the eight major jurisdictions of the region, it is not uncommon to find several small cities and towns clustered around a community betterment initiative at East-West Gateway. These initiatives address issues as diverse as tax policy, environmental quality, public safety, workforce development, access to jobs, economic development, community planning, and others that might be of interest to members of the Board of Directors.