Associate Planner

Maria Garcia Reyna

Maria Garcia Reyna is an Associate Planner at McKenna, based in the Northville office until the Detroit location opens later this summer. She brings wide-ranging experience in strategic and community planning, having worked with municipalities across the Midwest, South, and Great Plains during her time at Planning NEXT in Columbus, Ohio. There, she supported comprehensive and disaster recovery plans, conducted land use and demographic research, and developed tailored engagement strategies and public-facing materials.

Maria also contributes to the evolving role of technology in planning. Her research on AI best practices informed the development of her previous firm’s planning philosophy, and she continues to explore its potential to support inclusive, data-driven decision-making. Maria is an AICP candidate and holds a Master of Urban Planning and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Michigan. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.