Kurt Hansen is a 2014 Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences graduate from the College of ACES at the University of Illinois. He is the past president and sitting treasurer for the Chicago Illini Club, a member of the Round Barn Society, 2020 Commencement Speaker for the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, and a previous member of the College of ACES Alumni Board.
Kurt has served on the Lake Zurich Tree Commission and the Forest Park Altenheim Advisory Committee, and is a volunteer educator for ACES Family Academies, the University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalist Program, and the Boy Scouts of America Environmental Science Merit Badge Program.
Kurt is an ecologist and environmental consultant who supports project environmental compliance for private developers, municipalities, government units, utility companies, and departments of transportation.