Carmine specializes in community planning, zoning, public involvement, economic development, downtown planning, small town development, site redevelopment, and project implementation. He works with a wide range of municipalities to find creative solutions to challenging development issues and sees them through to implementation; recognizing that projects are not truly completed until construction is finished. Prior to starting CIB Planning, Carmine was a co-founder of LSL Planning, the Director of Planning and Community Development for Utica, NY, Executive Director of the Herkimer County, NY, Development Corporation and City Planner for Rome, NY. 

Justin Sprague specializes in municipal planning and zoning, economic development, corporate incentives and location support, downtown development, corridor improvement and regional economic development planning. Justin was instrumental in creating the I-69 Thumb Region “Accelerate” Economic Development Strategy and Prosperity Plan, resulting in a coordinated Federal Economic Development Strategy and State Prosperity Plan. He has developed economic development strategies for the City of Grand Blanc, Swartz Creek, Laingsburg and other Michigan municipalities.

Hannah Smith is a Senior Planner for CIB Planning where she works on planning, zoning, and public engagement. Prior to CIB Planning, Hannah worked as the Planning Assistant for the City of Novi. Hannah graduated with a Master’s of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan. Her professional interests include municipal planning, sustainability-focused planning, and community engagement. She has performed zoning ordinance updates, master plan updates, and parks and recreation plan updates for communities across Michigan.