Ann McCabe & Associates, Inc.

Background

Ann's resume is available on request.

phone: 773.661.1230  | email ann@annmccabeinc.com

Ann McCabe is an environmental regulatory professional with extensive industry, trade association and NGO contacts. For her clients, she draws on her government, private sector, non-profit and consulting experience and contacts.  Her firm focuses on state and regional regulatory initiatives and conducts outreach and stakeholder engagement on energy and environmental issues in Illinois and other Midwest states.  In recent years, she has tracked the Midwest Governors' Association's low carbon fuel standard and cap and trade work groups, prepared comments on state regulations, and written papers on how Midwest states are attracting and retaining clean energy businesses and the challenges of biomass energy.

From 2008-2009, as Midwest Regional Director for The Climate Registry, Ann recruited companies and organizations to voluntarily track and report greenhouse gas emissions and organized three well-attended climate forums for members and prospects.  She also identified and secured opportunities for the City of Chicago to present its Climate Action Plan to the business community. 

As a partner with Policy Solutions Ltd. from 2002-2007, Ann conducted environmental policy analysis, advocacy and outreach for corporate, non-profit and foundation clients including the American Petroleum Institute, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Council of Great Lakes Governors, Enbridge Energy and Union of Concerned Scientists. The founding partner of Policy Solutions, Henry Henderson, became director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Midwest office, and Ann started her own firm.

As an Associate Director of the Delta Institute,  Ann recruited businesses and institutions to the Clean Air Counts initiative to reduce ozone-causing emissions through voluntary measures in the Chicago region. With US EPA Region 5 and Illinois EPA she developed quantification metrics for emission reduction strategies.

During her ten years at BP and Amoco, Ann managed state and federal regulatory issues affecting refineries, chemical plants and fuels. She worked on air-related gasoline issues in Indianapolis, St. Louis and Kansas City and led multi-disciplinary teams addressing EPA's proposed ozone and particulate matter standards and the Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative. She represented BP and Amoco on stakeholder groups and trade association committees.

From 1986-1990, Ann was the State of Illinois' liaison to the Congressional delegation for natural resources, environment and nuclear issues in the Washington, DC office. Her primary focus was the Clean Air Act amendments, and she helped secure the initial funding for Lake Michigan ozone (air quality) modeling.  Prior to joining the DC office, Ann assisted the commissioners at the Illinois Commerce Commission and served as a state budget analyst in Springfield, Illinois.

Ann has served on the Illinois Environmental Council board since 2002.  She is actively involved in the Foresight Sustainable Business Alliance, Lakeview Chamber and Lake Michigan Air and Waste Management Association. She was President of Chicago Women in Government Relations from 1999-2001.

On the local level as President of West Lake View Neighbors from 2006 through 2010, Ann interacted with the 44th and 32nd Ward Aldermen, their staff and the Lake View Citizens Council.

Ann holds an M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in political science from Williams College.