Director
Director Katherine Keough-Jurs
Katherine Keough-Jurs, FAICP, is the Director of the Department of City Planning and Engagement for the City of Cincinnati.
Ms. Keough-Jurs has worked for the City of Cincinnati since September, 2000. She was Project Manager for Plan Cincinnati, the City of Cincinnati’s first comprehensive plan in over 30 years, and winner of the American Planning Association's (APA) 2014 Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan, APA Ohio’s 2013 Ohio Planning Award for Comprehensive Planning in a Large Jurisdiction, and the 2013 Frank F. Ferris Award for Planning in Hamilton County, Ohio.
She holds a Master of Community Planning from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Political Science from Miami University. She has been certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) since 2001.
Ms. Keough-Jurs is a member of the Board of the Ohio Chapter of the APA and is also the Director of the Cincinnati Section of APA Ohio.
Ms. Keough-Jurs became Interim Director of the Department of City Planning beginning January 1, 2018 and was appointed Director officially on February 7, 2018.