APA California Board

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The voting members of APA California’s Board include the members of the Executive Board, and all Section Directors.

The appointed members are non-voting and serve one-year terms. Affiliate members are non-voting and serve the terms of their affiliated office.

Executive Board


PRESIDENT Ashley Atkinson, AICP 2 Year Term: 2021-2022 [email protected]	VICE PRESIDENT FOR DIVERSITY & EQUITY Allison Joe, AICP 2 Year Term: 2022-2023 [email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECT Andrea Ouse, AICP 1 Year Term: 2022 (President, 2023-2024) [email protected]	VICE PRESIDENT FOR MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP Juan Borrelli, AICP 2 Year Term: 2022-2023 [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION Lisa Lind, AICP 2 Year Term: 2022-2023 [email protected]	VICE PRESIDENT FOR POLICY & LEGISLATION Eric Phillips 2 Year Term: 2021-2022 [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT FOR CONFERENCES Bob Lagomarsino, AICP 2 Year Term: 2021-2022 [email protected]	VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Carey Fernandes, AICP 2 Year Term: 2022-2023 [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION Ellie Fiore, AICP 2 Year Term: 2021-2022 [email protected]	SECTION DIRECTORS’ REPRESENTATIVE: Tara Lake San Diego Section Term on EB: 1 Year
CALIFORNIA PLANNING FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Hing Wong, FAICP 1 Year Term: 2022 [email protected]	SECTION DIRECTORS’ REPRESENTATIVE: Jonnie Lan Central Section Term on EB: 1 Year
COMMISSION & BOARD REPRESENTATIVE Stefan Chraghchian 2 Year Term: 2021-2022 [email protected]	STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Enrique Arcilla 1 Year Term: November 2021-October 2022 [email protected]


CENTRAL SECTION Jonnie Lan 2 Year Term: 2022-2023	NORTHERN SECTION Florentina Craciun, AICP 2 Year Term: 2021-2022 [email protected]
CENTRAL COAST SECTION Rachel Raynor, AICP 2 Year Term: 2021-2023	ORANGE COUNTY SECTION Stephanie Roxas Tomaino, AICP 2 Year Term: 2022-2023
INLAND EMPIRE SECTION Christine Saunders 2 Year Term: 2021-2022	SACRAMENTO VALLEY SECTION Kacey Lizon 2 Year Term: 2022-2023
LOS ANGELES SECTION Fern Nueno 2 Year Term: 2022-2023 [email protected]	SAN DIEGO SECTION Tara Lake 2 Year Term: 2021-2022


AICP EXAM COORDINATOR Asha Bleier, AICP	CHAPTER HISTORIAN – NORTHERN J. Laurence (Larry) Mintier, FAICP [email protected]
CHAPTER AWARDS COORDINATOR – NORTHERN Elaine (Xue) Ling [email protected]	CHAPTER HISTORIAN – SOUTHERN Steven A. Preston, FAICP [email protected]
CHAPTER AWARDS COORDINATOR – SOUTHERN Geoffrey Danker, AICP [email protected]	CONFERENCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR Tess Harris
DISTANCE EDUCATION COORDINATOR Greg Konar, AICP	TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DIVISION REPRESENTATIVE Nikki Diaz [email protected]
FAICP COORDINATOR Robert Olshansky, FAICP	UNIVERSITY LIAISON – NORTHERN Ahoura Zandiatashbar [email protected]
NATIONAL POLICY & LEGISLATION REPRESENTATIVE Alicia Suarez Falken, AICP	UNIVERSITY LIAISON – SOUTHERN Vacant [email protected]
STATEWIDE PROGRAMS COORDINATOR Catherine Lin, AICP	YOUNG & EMERGING PLANNERS COORDINATOR - SOUTHERN Annapurna Singh [email protected]
YOUNG & EMERGING PLANNERS COORDINATOR - NORTHERN Paige Peltzer, AICP [email protected]


APA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REGION VI Kristin Asp, AICP 4 Year Term: 2022-2025	PLANNER EMERITUS NETWORK (PEN) PRESIDENT Hanson Hom, AICP 2 Year Term: 2021-2022
AICP COMMISSIONER, REGION VI Miroo Desai, AICP 4 Year Term: 2022-2025	CALIFORNIA PLANNING ROUNDTABLE (CPR) PRESIDENT Miguel A. Vazquez, AICP 2 Year Term: 2022-2023
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, REGION VI Nazmus Sadat 2 Year Term: 2021-2022


EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Cher Ekasala (916) 634-7287 [email protected]	ASSOCIATION, CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & CERTIFICATION MAINTENANCE Cher Ekasala (916) 634-7287 [email protected]	NATIONAL APA Chicago Office 205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 431-9100 [email protected] [email protected]
	ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT Christine Bauders Compass Management Solutions 2443 Fair Oaks Boulevard, #1177 Sacramento, CA 95825 [email protected] (916) 634-7287