2021-22 Wetmore Lecture Series
Thursday, October 28, 2021
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Room 225 Temple Buell Hall
Please join us for the second Wetmore lecture of the 2021-22 academic year. Drew Awsumb is currently the Deputy Director of Community Development for the City of Highland Park, Illinois and previously worked in city management for approximately ten years, mostly recently serving as the City Administrator in Fairview Heights, Illinois. Prior municipal roles in the Chicago and St. Louis metropolitan areas included duties in strategic performance management, economic development, and municipal budgeting. He also worked across the country as an urban planning consultant in a wide variety of communities. Drew holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science from American University in Washington, D.C., a Master’s of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, and a Master’s of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.