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Executive Board

President Anne Broache, AICP
WSP USA
Past-President Chad Eiken, AICP
City of Vancouver
Vice President Robby Eckroth, AICP
Skagit County 
Secretary Jason Greenspan, AICP City of Bothell
Treasurer Evan Maxim, AICP City Of SeaTac
Columbia Section Ryan Nelson (President)
City of Richland
Inland Empire Section Ariel Medeiros (President) City of Pullman
Northwest Section Brad Johnson (President) City of Burlington
Peninsula Section Larry Harala City of Tacoma
Puget Sound Section Ray Gastil, AICP (President) Gastilworks, LLC
Southwest Section Claire Lust (President ) City of Ridgefield
South Sound Section Brad Medrud, AICP City of Tumwater 


Standing Committees

Awards (Joint) Jonathan Kesler, AICP (PAW) City of Snoqualmie
Anya Gedrath City of Bellingham
Communications Committee Ben Braudrick, AICP City of Port Angeles
Riya Debnath WSP, Inc.
Community Planning Assistance Team Bob Bengford, AICP Makers, Inc.
Patrick Lynch, AICP Transpo Group
Continuing Education Katie Enders, AICP Puget Sound Regional Council
Annual Conference Committee Nancy Eklund, AICP (Chair)

City of Tukwila

  Host City Rep (Co-chair)

Melissa Johnston, Washington State Department of Commerce

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Maren Murphy, AICP City of Spokane
Gwen Rousseau, AICP City of Bellevue
Legislative Committee Robin Proebsting (Chair) King County
Chris Collier – Vice Chair Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASCO)
Membership Committee Kirk Rappe, AICP
Snohomish County
Nominations Robby Eckroth, AICP Skagit County
Planning Official Development Officer Erin Ishizaki, AICP, AIA, LEED, AP, ND Mithun Architects 
Professional Development Officer Nancy Eklund, AICP City of Tukwila
Scholarship Committee Steve Butler, FAICP
Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC)
Kristen Holdsworth, AICP (Co-Chair) City of Kent
Indigenous Committee
Bridget Ray Washington State Department of Commerce 
Youth in Planning Stephanie Velasco (Chair) City of Seattle


Ad Hoc Committees

Climate and Sustainability Initiative  Paula Reeves, AICP (Co-chair)  WA Dept. of Health 
Rishabh Ukil, AICP (Co-chair)  MAKERS
Emerging Professionals Sarah Whitney (Co-chair) University of Washington
  Will McPherson (Co-chair) University of Washington
FAICP Nominations Committee Paul Inghram, FAICP (Co-chair) Puget Sound Regional Council
Karen Wolf, FAICP (Co-chair) Retired


Ex-Officio

Allied Professions Liaison Chris Comeau, FAICP-CTP Transpo Group
UW Professionals Council Representative Mandi Roberts  OTAK
EWU Faculty Representative Dr. Jason Scully Eastern Washington University
UW Faculty Representative Brandon Born University of Washington
Department of Urban Design & Planning
WWU Faculty Representative Paul Stangl Western Washington University
EWU Student Representative
TBD TBD
UW Student Representative

Dalton Huey

University of Washington
WWU Student Representative
Jovie Anderson Western Washington University

 

APA National Task Force – WA APA Rep

APA National Task Force – WA APA Rep

Chris Comeau, FAICP-CTP Transpo Group