Emily Innes, AICP, LEED AP ND is an award-winning planner with over fourteen years of experience in planning and urban design. In 2020, she founded Innes Associates to work with communities throughout New England on issues around land use. At Innes, Emily oversees firm operations and the client experience. She also leads the Planning and Urban Design Division.

Emily’s primary focus is helping communities understand how the physical use of land has a significant impact on the social, economic, and environmental health of the community. Emily was the former Director of Planning for Harriman and began her planning career at The Cecil Group, which merged with Harriman in 2015. She has a BA in Linguistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the MIT Professional Certificate in Real Estate Finance and Development.

A former member of the Milton Planning Board and the town’s finance committee, Emily also served as the chair of Milton’s Master Plan Committee. She co-taught the capstone course for Boston University’s City Planning and Urban Affairs Program from 2021-2023, and remains on the CPUA Board. She taught a course in Sustainable Design at the Boston Architectural College in summer 2024.

Emily has also spoken on zoning and housing issues for the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association, the Urban Land Institute, the Greater Boston Real Estate Association, and the Citizens Planner Training Collaborative. She is a member of the Urban Land Institute, and serves on the Real Estate Advisory Committee, the Climate Resiliency Committee, and the Urban Development Council.

Ewan is an experienced project manager, collaborating with clients directly to address project needs and ensure a smooth process and successful outcomes. His past professional experience includes seventeen years at Dunkin’ Brands, working in IT and marketing, and 12 years at Oracle in client-focused data analysis management and e-commerce platform development. An active member of Milton’s Finance Committee for six years, he served as Secretary (2008-2009) and Chair (2010-2012).

Ewan has a Masters in Scottish History from the University of Edinburgh. He also holds a Certificate in Applied Data Science from MIT’s Professional Education program.

Ewan leads the Municipal Services Division and, as CTO, is responsible for the firm’s technology assets and initiatives.

Paula has a 5-year bachelor’s in architecture. She spent seven years in Rotterdam where she acquired her professional experience in the field of sustainable urbanism. Her professional profile moves between urbanism, landscape and environmental science. She believes that her role as an urban designer/planner is to help improve people’s life quality and to build healthy environments where communities can thrive. Paula is working on Form-Based Codes, Green Scores, and other regulatory strategies for better use of land in our communities.

Supriya holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master’s in Urban Design. While in St. Louis, MO she focused on climate resiliency projects, before spending five years in Kentucky where she worked on historic preservation, site plans, affordable housing and neighborhood/street design. Passionate about preservation and equitable development, Supriya’s commitment lies in crafting spaces that foster community dialogue and engagement. Her design approach is to promote holistic urban planning and design practices. Supriya is leading a series of projects in zoning and design guidelines across three states.

Jimmy holds an M.S. in Geography from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has a passion for cartography, GIS, and urban planning. His skills in spatial analysis help the Innes team uncover the interrelationships between data and topics of community concern. His analytical maps supports public conversations about options and solutions that can promote healthy environments and sustainable communities that work well for everyone. Jimmy has developed ESRI-based tools to help communities understand existing physical assets.

Madge Pate is a research specialist at Innes Associates. She has a strong interest in real estate and urban community development. After attending the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and earning her BA in Political Science, she began building a career in Real Estate and Corporate law. She went on to receive her Paralegal Certification at Northeastern University and worked for several years at local firms.

Madge’s legal background is a significant asset in identifying legislative tools and programs for implementation of land use strategies. She has worked with clients on RFPs for the disposition of municipal land.

Gina studied Business Management & Administration at the University of Piraeus. Her childhood dream was to help design a better community for everyone. As Innes Associates’ Administrative Specialist, Gina brings positive attitude, strong organizational skills and customer service experience to coordinating communications among our communities, our clients and our team – internal and external.