Caroline O'Boyle
(she/her)
Associate Vice President & Illinois State Director, Trust for Public Land

Caroline has over 35 years of experience as a leader and partnership broker in the arts, parks, and open space sectors. At Trust for Public Land, she leads both regional and neighborhood projects that seek to improve community health and quality of life by increasing access to outdoor green space. Projects include restoring the historic Sears Sunken Garden, and creating a state-of-the-art basketball court. On a regional level, she launched a partnership with the Chicago-Calumet River Watershed Council to create a Climate Smart Cities decision support tool and is working on a ballot initiative to increase funding for the Forest Preserves of Cook County.

Panelist: Maximizing Public-Private Collaborations: Best Practices Applied to Public Spaces