Peninsula Section

The Peninsula Section of the Washington Chapter of the APA was formed in 1993 and includes the area covered by Clallam, Jefferson, Mason, and Kitsap Counties.

Board | Bylaws | Events | Items of Interest

Board of Directors

The Peninsula Section Executive Committee organizes section activities, such as quarterly Planners Forums and the Annual Conference, and the President serves as a liaison to the APA Washington Board. The 2019-2020 Executive Committee members are as follows:

President	Judy Surber	City of Port Townsend [email protected]
President-Elect	Benjamin Braudrick	City of Port Angeles [email protected]
Secretary	Christy Carr	City of Bainbridge [email protected]
Treasurer	Jennifer Sutton	City of Bainbridge [email protected]
Kitsap County Rep.	Christy Carr	City of Bainbridge Island [email protected]
Clallam County Rep.	Richard Hendricksen	City of Sequim (Retired) [email protected]
Mason County Rep.	David Windom	Mason County [email protected]
Jefferson County Rep.	Joel Peterson	Jefferson County [email protected]

Bylaws

The Section Bylaws were updated in December 2014.

The purpose of the Section is to:

Perform as a section of the Chapter pursuant to Chapter Bylaws;
Provide members local/regional expression of APA purposes and objectives;
Provide a local/regional vehicle for APA members involvement in the affairs of the APA;
Advance the art and science of planning;
Encourage the exchange of planning information and experience;
Generally, function as a professional planners organization; and
Coordinate and cooperate with governmental entities, allied professions, other planning/environmentally concerned groups.

The benefits to members include:

Communication with other Section planners to stay abreast of current events and activities throughout the Section;
Training and education related to topics of interest to the Planning professional;
Communication and information related to the Chapter’s legislative initiatives; briefing on recent Hearing Board and Court decisions;
Staying current on AICP credit requirements by sponsoring training and courses that earn AICP credits, and
Of course, socially interacting with our peers is also a welcome benefit of the quarterly meetings.

Meetings

The Executive Committee generally holds meetings in association with the quarterly Planners Forums. Announcements for additional meetings will be posted here. All are welcome to attend. The Executive Committee is continually planning future activities. Your input is appreciated either at meetings or by email to Secretary Christy Carr.

Past Events

Regional Planners’ Forums: Peninsula Section APA, Washington State Department of Commerce and the Planning Association of Washington collaboratively present the Regional Planners’ Forums. Agendas are available via the Commerce webpage