Personal Experience

Marcela Mora-Yatko is a planning consultant at Beus Gilbert McGroder PLLC, a premier boutique law firm concentrating on High Stakes Litigation, Real Estate and Zoning Law, and Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death.  Ms. Mora-Yatko is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Zoning law practice.

Prior to joining the zoning and Real Estate team at Beus Gilbert McGroder in 2022, Marcela was at a planning and engineering consulting firm for seven years. As a senior planner, Marcela led multidisciplinary teams in coordination with city and county staff throughout Arizona and across the country, to develop a wide range of long-range land use plans and address zoning matters. This experience has provided Marcela with intimate knowledge of the community plans and ordinances that guide development in communities across Arizona.

Education

Arizona State University – Bachelor of Science Urban Planning

Bachelor of Arts Sustainability

Memberships & Activities

American Planning Association – Arizona Chapter

American Institute of Certified Planners