Senior Planner
Alexis Farrell, AICP, NCI
Alexis is a Senior Planner who serves communities through day-to-day zoning administration, long-range planning projects, community engagement, and detailed data analysis and mapping. She is skilled at offering concise, data-driven insights that equip communities with the tools they need to identify needs and opportunities for growth while crafting innovative, community-informed solutions to complex problems.
Before becoming a planner, Alexis worked in the nonprofit sector in Detroit, where she learned how to bring differing parties to the table and identify points for collaboration and understanding. Born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan, she is enthusiastic about serving resilient communities and sees potential in all places.
Alexis holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Relations and Policy with a minor in Economics from Michigan State University.
Back to people“
My ultimate goal is collaborating with communities to take advantage of existing assets to reach their vision of creating more equitable, sustainable, and thriving places. Seeing how this work shows up on the ground is the most rewarding experience; I love learning how people find value in planning, whether that’s in the form of a new park or trail, safer and more accessible transit, or a revitalized downtown.
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