Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
Karen Chen is an accomplished professional with a robust background in urban and regional planning, economic development, and event management. Currently serving as an Associate at Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. since May 2023, Karen previously held the role of Economic Development Consultant at Jon Stover & Associates from February 2022 to May 2023. Prior experience includes roles at Assedo Consulting as a Planner I/Outreach Specialist, and at the U.S. Green Building Council, where responsibilities included Conference Education Planner and Event Program Associate. Early career efforts involved an internship in Development & Public Affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and as a Program Coordinator Intern at Assemble, where local artists were recruited for gallery exhibitions. Karen holds a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Georgetown University and a Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, complemented by a Studio Arts Minor and a Digital Media Certificate.
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Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) is a land economics consulting firm experienced in the full spectrum of services related to real estate development market analysis, public/private partnerships, and the financing of government services and public infrastructure. Founded in 1983, the firm has four offices: Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, California, and Denver, Colorado—and EPS’s team of 35 consultants serves clients throughout the country and abroad. EPS’s practice emphasizes fiscal, economic and environmental “sustainability,” drawing on its primary practice areas as well as its integrated vision of places and collaborative approach to problem-solving. EPS builds off recent presentations and research that EPS has conducted on the evolving practice of sustainable development and green building standards, practices, and policies.