Jocelyn Gibson, MCP | Managing Principal, Director of Business Development
jgibson@thezoneco.com | 513.746.8838 (d)
Education : B.A., University of Cincinnati, Master of City Planning, University of Cincinnati (DAAP)
Background: ZoneCo Principal Jocelyn Gibson is an experienced and knowledgeable city planner with extensive public and private sector planning, zoning and commercial real estate experience. In addition to managing projects, Jocelyn is the firm’s Director of Business Development.
Prior to joining ZoneCo, Jocelyn worked at the Global Real Estate firm, CBRE. Jocelyn was a strategist for global real estate portfolios, developing client strategies regarding locational decisions, workspace optimization, property consolidation, and advising on zoning and land use. Before her time at CBRE, Jocelyn was a Planner with the City of Cincinnati from 2012-2015. She was with the Department for the development of their award-winning form-based code and their award-winning comprehensive plan.
Jocelyn is a co-founder and past Chair of the Midwestern Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNUMW). She was elected to the CNU National Board in 2021. Jocelyn believes in acting locally; she is a Trustee in her Community Council, a Board Member of her local CDC, and President of a local Board of Zoning Appeals.
Jocelyn was born and raised in Ontario, Canada before moving to the United States to pursue collegiate athletics. Jocelyn is a former Division I athlete, and previously held the University of Cincinnati records for the indoor 800m and 1,000m races. She currently lives in the Detroit, Michigan area.