1. DAVID HUSEMOLLER, AICP 1479 Potawatomi Road
Grayslake, Illinois 60030
847/287-7477
dhusemoller@hotmail.com
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Objective: Provide leadership in promoting environmental, economic, and socially
sustainable practices and policies from local to regional levels
Professional Experience
Planning
Executive Secretary to the Lake County Regional Planning Commission
Facilitator of sustainability initiatives for Lake County
Leading the amendment process of the Unified Development Ordinance
for alternative energy systems
Facilitating the update of the Regional Framework Plan for sustainable
building practices
Coordinating regional policy development on groundwater supply
policy initiative for local food and sustainable agriculture for Lake County
Representative on the Land Use Task Force for the Rte. 120 Corridor Planning
Council
GIS mapping for countywide land use and policy development
Review of proposed development subject to the Heartland Agreement
Management
Owner and operator of EarthWild Gardens
Retail of native plants
Accounting, marketing and website design
Facilitator of the Alternative Energy Task Force of Lake County Communities
Worked with representatives from over 20 municipalities
Developed model ordinances and resource guide
Received National Association of Counties 2010 Achievement Award
Produced short videos for Lake County Television (LCTV) on renewable energy,
local planning history and progressive planning practices
Administration of HOME and Community Development Block Grant funds
Facilitation of programs and presentations for institutional, regional and national
conferences and workshops
Environmental
Native landscaping consultation, design and implementation
Teaching workshops on rain gardens and native landscaping
Participated in watershed plan development and implementation
Helped Lake County to adopt the goal to preserve 20% of its land as open space
Represented Lake County at Allies for Nature and Culture and Leave No Child
Indoors to encourage connections for children with nature

2. DAVID HUSEMOLLER
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Education
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs.
Master of Urban Planning and Policy. July 2003
Loyola University, School of Social Work, Chicago, Illinois.
Master of Social Work. May 1992
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology. May 1988
Social Studies Education and German Language Education. December 1988
Universität Konstanz, year exchange in Germany, 1986-1987
Schools of Spanish Language and Latino Cultures
Mexico and Guatemala, summer 1992
Professional Work History
Lake County, Planning, Building and Development Department
Senior Planner, November 2003 - Present.
EarthWild Gardens
Business owner and operator, October 2005 - Present
Prairie Crossing
Planning Intern, March – May 2003
Children's Memorial Hospital / DaVita Children’s Dialysis Center
Senior Social Worker, February 1998 - November 2003
(August 2001 – November 2003, part-time at DaVita only)
Illinois Child Care Association / Pre-School Owners
Consultant and Group Facilitator, January 1995 - December 2000
Ravenswood Community Mental Health Center
Staff Therapist, January 1995 - February 1998
United Charities / Metropolitan Family Services
Social Worker II, October 1992 - December 1994

3. Presentations
Tilting at the Wind, Illinois APA, Annual Conference, Evanston, October 2011.
Landscape Regulations, College of Lake County,”Sustainable Landscapes,” Grayslake,
October 2011.
Small Wind Industry, Illinois Municipal League, Annual Conference, Chicago,
September 2011.
Greening the County, College of Lake County, “County Green,” Grayslake, May 2011.
Wind Energy Model Ordinance, McHenry County Planners, Lake in the Hills, March
2010.
Bringing Wind Home, Illinois City and County Managers Association, Annual
Conference, Normal, February 2010.
Planning for a Sustainable Future, Ryerson Woods, “Youth Environmental Symposium,”
October 2010.
Small Wind Facilities, Illinois APA, Annual Conference, Normal, September 2010.
Rain Gardens: Practical, Beautiful & Healthy, Chicago Botanic Garden, June 2010.
Legacy of Edward Bennett in Lake County, Mobile Workshop, Upper Midwest APA,
September 2009.
Rain Gardens: Practical, Beautiful & Healthy, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe,
February 2008.
My Transplant Journey: Perspectives from Teens Who Have Been There. The
National Association of Transplant Social Workers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, November
2001.
The Pediatric Transplant Program, The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, “Living
with Transplantation, 2001,” Chicago, April 2001.
Psychosocial Issues in Renal Insufficiency, The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois,
“Kids & Kidney Disease,” Chicago, October 2000.
Psychosocial Issues with Pediatric End-Stage Renal Disease Patients, The National
Kidney Foundation, National Spring Conference, Miami, Florida, November 1999.