Sustainability Consultancy Director, Sustain Our Future

Kyra Woods is a proud Chicagoan and honored to wear titles like daughter, sister, Soror, friend, collaborator, and change-maker. Kyra is an alumna of Northwestern University, where she received her Bachelors of Science degree in environmental engineering in 2013; the U.S. Peace Corps, through which she served as a public health volunteer in Guinea with the UN’s World Food Programme; and Chicago United for Equity’s 2020 cohort.

Kyra has nurtured her childhood interests in biology, environmental health, and public health into a career spanning various sectors. After returning to Chicago from her role with the Peace Corps , Kyra worked with the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club as the lead for Chicago’s Ready for 100 campaign. She went on to work at the City of Chicago in the Office of Mayor Lori Lightfoot as a Policy Advisor. Beginning this year, Kyra is the Sustainability Consultancy Director for Sustain Our Future Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to developing strategies for meaningful community benefit through the rapidly growing green economy. Each role has allowed Kyra to exercise her commitment to creating more resilient, safe, and healthy communities. 

In her free time, Kyra loves riding her bike and casual hikes. Whether with friends or solo, she enjoys exploring roads and trails in Chicago and new cities. She also enjoys maintaining her Duolingo streak, caring for her growing collection of house plants, and traveling with family and friends. 

Dr. Daniel Horton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University, where he leads the Climate Change Research Group.  A primary focus of his research examines the relationship between environmental factors such as extreme heat and poor air quality and their exposure, health, and environmental justice implications.   

Dan spent his youth running through the woods of upstate New York, tending to his mother’s Toggenburg goats, and patiently learning to fish from my father and older brothers. He received a B.S. in Physics from Tulane University, a B.S. in Atmospheric

Sciences from Texas A&M University, a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Michigan and performed postdoctoral research in Stanford’s Department of Earth System Science. In addition, Dan served in AmeriCorps as an environmental educator and trail boss, and five years in the U.S. Air Force as an operational weather officer. 

CTA

From the subway trains, exit at Jackson Boulevard. From the elevated trains, exit at Adams Street/Wabash Avenue. 

• Howard/95th-Dan Ryan (Red)

• Linden (Evanston)/Loop (Purple)

• Kimball/Loop (Brown)

• O'Hare/Forest Park (Blue)

• Harlem-Lake/Cottage Grove or Ashland/63rd (Green)

• Midway/Loop (Orange)

• 54th-Cermak/Loop (Pink)

Buses

Bus routes interconnect throughout the city. These buses stop very near the Loop Campus. All routes are subject to change by the CTA. You may contact the CTA at (312) 836-7000 or (800) 972-7000 or TDD (Hearing Impaired) (312) 836-4949. For more information, visit transitchicago.com.

Metra Trains

All Metra Train stations are located within a short walking distance of the Loop Campus.

By Bike
Divvy is Chicago's bike sharing system, with thousands of bikes and hundreds of stations throughout the city. There are several Divvy stations located near DePaul's Loop Campus. For more information and pricing, please visit divvybikes.com.

Visitor Parking

Monroe Street Garage (underground) 250 East Monroe Street

Crosstown Auto Park: 328 South Wabash

Auditorium Garage: 65 East Congress

General Parking Corporation: 55 East Monroe

CNA Building: 311 South Wabash

University Self Park: 54 South Wabash

Mid City Parking: 219 South Wabash