About us
MCG is a strategic consulting firm that partners with social change leaders to ensure communities thrive in place and to transform systems to work for all. We blend creative imagination with technical know-how to make your moonshot a reality by:
Providing planning and policy consulting services that include consulting and workshop facilitation in the following areas: infrastructure finance, housing, climate, economic development, ETOD, civic engagement and healing centered practices
Creating art to visualize the maps that are made and remade everyday with sacred memories, cultural traditions and radical dreams in Black geographies
Curating experiences to connect communities across generations and inspire civic imagination & collective healing
Chandra Christmas-Rouse is the founding principal of Marie Consulting Group (MCG). She is an urban planner, economic mobility strategy and artist based in Chicago, IL. A background in urban planning and environmental justice informs Chandra's design approach of working with community stakeholders in a participatory process to support capacity building, achieve place-based solutions, and reimagine systems. Her past experiences include integrating policy and strategy consulting with technical knowledge to advance economic mobility and sustainability for a number of local, regional and international organizations and firms. She holds a BA in Environmental Sciences & Policy with distinction from Duke University and a Master of Urban Planning with a concentration in real estate finance from Harvard University.