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Ellen M. McCarthy is the director of the Office of Planning for the United States city of Washington, D.C. [1] She previously served in that position from 2004 to 2007. Appointed by Mayor Anthony Williams, [2] [3] She was forced out of the position by wealthy Ward 3 homeowner groups [4] who resented her development policies.

Before then, she served as deputy director for Development Review, Neighborhood Planning and Historic Preservation. McCarthy was former director of the DC Downtown Partnership, a group fostering revitalization of the historic downtown section of the city. She also ran a private practice in land use and transportation planning.

Between terms, she served as Director of Planning and Land Use at the Washington office of Arent Fox. [2]

She attended the University of Maryland, and has a Master of Urban Planning from Harvard University. [2]

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