Director of Environmental Programs at the Mid-America Regional Council
Tom Jacobs has thirty years of experience working in Kansas City and internationally at the intersection of sustainable community development and natural resource management. He has worked for the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), Kansas City’s regional planning organization for nearly 25 years, serving as Director of Environmental Programs since 2001. In this position, Tom oversees regional environmental policy and planning initiatives related to open space conservation, air quality, watershed management, energy efficiency and conservation. and solid waste management. He recently lead a regional effort to develop a Regional Climate Action Plan for metro Kansas City. Tom received graduate degrees in ecology and sociology from Duke University and Cornell University, respectively.
