Barbara Sporlein
Planning Director
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Barbara Sporlein joined the City of Minneapolis as its Director of Planning in January 2004. The Planning Division of the Minneapolis Department of Planning and Economic Development is responsible for the City’s long range planning, transportation planning, development consultation and formal review, heritage preservation planning and administration, environmental review, arts and culture coordination, airport planning, and zoning administration and enforcement.

Prior to this position, Sporlein was the Deputy Director of the St. Paul Public Housing Agency and a City Planner for the City of St. Paul, Minnesota. 

She has a Master of Planning Degree, Bachelor of Science in Geography, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Public Administration. Sporlein is married and has two boys.