Emily Innes founded Innes Associates in 2020 to continue collaborating with communities throughout New England. She brings over thirteen years of experience in urban planning and design, including as a project manager of complex projects that focus on the revitalization of downtowns and industrial areas, zoning changes to promote community goals, and comprehensive and strategic plans at a variety of scales.

Emily has a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an extensive background in design with advanced coursework in interior design, rendering, and architecture at the Boston Architectural College, and received the Professional Certificate in Real Estate Finance and Development from MIT’s Center for Real Estate in June 2022.

She worked for The Cecil Group and Harriman Associates, after its acquisition of The Cecil Group, for ten years before founding Innes Associates.

Emily is a member of ULI and is on the Real Estate Advisory and Climate Resiliency Committees and the Boston Urban Development Council. She has been on the adjunct faculty of Boston University’s City Planning and Urban Affairs program since 2019, co-teaching the Capstone course since 2021.

Ewan Innes is responsible for managing all technology at Innes Associates. Ewan brings his experience in programming and data management to the urban planning field and is leading the data science division. 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. 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.

Paula was born in Spain and lived in Mexico, Italy, the Netherlands and now the United States. 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 planner/designer is to help improve people’s life quality and to build healthy environments where communities can thrive.

Supriya holds a Bachelor of Architecture from India and a Master’s in Urban Design from Washington University in St. Louis. In St. Louis 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.

Jimmy is a Lowell, Massachusetts native who 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 will help our team uncover the interrelationships between data and topics of community concern. This will better support public conversations about options and solutions that can promote healthy environments and sustainable communities that work well for everyone.

Madge Pate is a research specialist at Innes Associates, Ltd. She has a strong interest in real estate and urban community development. Madge grew up in Gloucester, MA and after attending the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and earning her BA in Political Science, she moved to Boston and 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.

Gina was born in Salem, MA but grew up in Southern Greece. She studied Business Management & Administration at the University of Piraeus. Her childhood dream was to help design a better community for everyone.

As IA’s Administrative Specialist, Gina brings a positive attitude and customer service experience to coordinating communications among our communities, our clients and our team - internal and external.