Laura Wilkison

Senior Consultant

Laura Wilkison holds a Masters in Public Services Management from DePaul University and has been active in legislative strategy formulation for transportation and other issues since 1996. Laura joined Metro Strategies as Vice-President in January 2006. Previous experience includes working for the Chicago Department of Transportation as the Project Coordinator for Legislation and Policy. In this capacity she formulated federal and state legislative strategies that culminated in the City receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in project funding. She was passionate about her role as the City of Chicago’s Project Manager for the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program, a $1.5 billion rail infrastructure program. She served as the Chair of the CREATE Advocacy Committee. Laura served on the Chicago Area Transportation Study’s Public Involvement Committee for 5 years.

Laura continues to focus on transportation safety issues as they affect our region. She facilitates a statewide committee to address impaired driving through the Illinois judicial system. She also works with the City of Chicago on rail grade crossing issues.

Laura spent five years as congressional staff providing community outreach services for Congresswoman Karen McCarthy, 5th District of Missouri. She assisted the DNC with the 1996 elections and interned for Senator Carol Moseley-Braun.

Contact Laura: lwilkison@metrostrategiesinc.com