Station:

• San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex
• US Fish & Wildlife Service Headquarters Office (Advanced Fellow)

Years Served:

• 2014-2015 and 2016-2017

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Pre-Fellowship Education:

• Master’s in Urban Planning and Policy, Transportation Planning and Geo-spatial Analysis and Visualization from University of Illinois at Chicago
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Northeastern Illinois University

Bio: Jacob Connor served as a Public Lands Transportation Fellow for the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge, as well as, an Advanced Public Lands Transportation Fellow with the US Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Office in Arlington, VA. The fellows program married Jacob’s passion for preserving the natural environment with his career aspirations in alternative transportation. As a bicycle and transit commuter, he hoped to help people transition into cleaner, healthier alternative modes of transportation.

Current Position (2024): Transit Planning Lead, SRF Consulting Group

Other Post-Fellowship Education/Job(s): Service Planning Senior Manager, Chicago Transit Authority