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Executive Board

President	Nancy Eklund, AICP	City of Tukwila
Vice President	Denise Lathrop, AICP	City of Des Moines
Secretary	Dinah Reed, CFM	Yakima County
Treasurer	Al Torrico	Toll Brothers
Past President	Rick Sepler, AICP	City of Bellingham
Columbia Section	Ardele Steele, AICP	City of Zillah
Inland Empire Section	Mary May, AICP	Community Frameworks
Northwest Section	Meredith Penny Chris Comeau (Acting)	Island County
Peninsula Section	Ben Braudrick, AICP	City of Port Angeles
Puget Sound Section	Brandon Gonzalez, AICP	Alta Planning
Southwest Section	Judith Perez, AICP	PBS Engineering
South Sound Section	Grant Beck	City of Yelm

Standing Committees

Annual Conference	Chad Eiken	City of Vancouver
Awards (Joint)	Jonathan Kesler (PAW)	City of Kent
Awards (Joint)	Darby Cowles, AICP (APA)	City of Bellingham
Communications Committee	Laura Benjamin, AICP	PSRC
Communications Committee	Andrea Harris-Long, AICP	PSRC
Community Planning Assistance Team	Bob Bengford, AICP	Makers, Inc.
Community Planning Assistance Team	Patrick Lynch, AICP	Transpo Group
Continuing Education	Nikole Coleman, AICP	City of Poulsbo
Diversity Committee	Maren Murphy, AICP, co-chair	City of Spokane
Diversity Committee	Vacant, co-chair	-
Legislative Committee	Yorik Stevens-Wajda, AICP	Snohomish County
Legislative Committee	Esther Larsen	Works at, but does not represent, Spokane County
Membership Committee	Vacant
Membership Committee	Vacant
Nominations	Vacant	-
Planning Official Development Officer	Dee Caputo, FAICP	Retired
Professional Development Officer	Nikole Coleman, AICP, Chair	City of Poulsbo
Professional Development Officer	Wayne Carlson, FAICP	AHBL, Inc.
Scholarship Committee	Wells Williams, AICP	Retired
Scholarship Committee	Kirk Rappe, AICP	City of Edgewood
Tribal Committee	Michael Cardwell, AICP	Quinault Tribe

Ad Hoc Committees

Emerging Professionals	Vacant	-
Climate and Sustainability Initiative	Nicole Sanders
FAICP Nominations Committee	Leonard Bauer, FAICP	King County
FAICP Nominations Committee	Karen Wolf, FAICP	King County
Nominations	Vacant	-
Sponsorship Program	Vacant	-
Youth in Planning	Steve Butler, FAICP	MRSC
Youth in Planning	Gwen Rousseau, AICP	City of Bellevue

Ex Officio

Allied Professions Liaison	Hiller West	Island County
UW Professionals Council Representative	Kevin O'Neill, AICP	WSP
EWU Faculty Representative	Kerry Brooks	Eastern Washington University Dept of Planning & Public Administration
UW Faculty Representative	Brandon Born	University of Washington Department of Urban Design & Planning
WWU Faculty Representative	Paul Stangl	Western Washington University
EWU Student Representative
UW Student Representative	James Eager
WWU Student Representative	Nick Schmeck	Skagit County