Tom Jacobs

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Tom has over 15 years of experience working in Kansas City and internationally to promote more sustainable development patterns and an improved ethic of environmental stewardship. He has worked for the Mid-America Regional Council for 12 years, serving as Director of Environmental Programs since 2001, where he oversees regional environmental policy and planning initiatives related to open space conservation, air quality, watershed management and solid waste management. Tom received graduate degrees in ecology and sociology from Duke University and Cornell University, respectively.