Dylan is the Assistant Director of the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), where he has worked since 2006.  At the MPO he oversees the activities of the planning staff, develops the annual work program and budget, and coordinates with MPO representatives on a variety of planning issues.  He has more than 15 years of experience in local government, specializing in transportation planning, regional planning, and sustainability planning. Dylan has a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology and a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, both from the University of Iowa.

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