Katie Gienapp

Katie Gienapp (she/her) is a M.S. in Urban & Regional Planning and Master of Public Affairs double degree student. A former military kid, Katie has lived in many different places, but she calls Chippewa Falls, WI her home. She earned her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Wheaton College (IL), where she wrote her senior thesis about the impact spatial belonging on social engagement. As a graduate student, Katie has interned at the Regional Policy and Implementation division at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), the Property Planning Section at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Office of Rural Prosperity at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). Through her internships and coursework, she aims to investigate the ways in which planning practices and policy can work together to create a sense of place.