PRINCIPALS
Ardmore Associates takes great pride in its strong leadership and dedicated hands-on involvement with every client and project. Our personalized approach and years of experience have served as the foundation for establishing solid, long-term client relationships.
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Cherryl Thomas
President Cherryl worked for the City of Chicago for 30 years in the Departments of Public Works, Water, Aviation and Buildings, and as Deputy Chief of Staff for Infrastructure in the Mayor’s Office. Cherryl retired as Commissioner of Buildings for the City of Chicago to accept an appointment by President Clinton as Chairman of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. Upon completion of her term at the Railroad Retirement Board, Cherryl founded Ardmore Associates. |
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L.R. (Dick) Unzelman Dick has spent over 30 years representing federal and municipal agencies and managing the development and expansion of numerous airports around the world. He led the project management office for several expansion projects at O’Hare International Airport and most recently was the project director for the redevelopment of Chicago Midway International Airport. |
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Dennis Connolly Dennis worked for the City of Chicago Departments of Public Works and Sewers for more than 30 years. He retired as the Acting Commissioner for the Department of Sewers. Dennis has held positions of Resident Engineer, Chief Engineer, First Deputy Commissioner and Acting Commissioner, and is licensed in the State of Illinois as a Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor. |




