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2023-2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall administration and operation of the Chapter. To this end, the Board has the authority to conduct any activity consistent with the intent of the Chapter Bylaws and the Bylaws of APA. The APA Virginia Chapter Board meets on a quarterly basis.
Executive Committee Members:
President
Andrew W. Hopewell, AICP, CZA
Director of Planning & Community Development, Town of Culpeper
president@apavirginia.com
Past-President
Earl Anderson, AICP
Senior Planner, York County
past.president@apavirginia.com
VP Chapter Affairs
Josh Gillespie, AICP
Director of Community Development, Louisa County
chapter.affairs@apavirginia.com
VP External Affairs
Julie Chop, CZA
Principal Planner, City of Portsmouth
external.affairs@apavirginia.com
VP Inclusion
Tammy Holt
President, Universal Patterns Urban & Regional Management Consulting and Care Group
inclusion@apavirginia.com
VP Legislative and Policy Affairs
M. Tyler Klein, AICP
Senior Planner, Frederick County
legislation@apavirginia.com
VP Membership
Donald Whipple, AICP
Chief Planner, City of Hampton
membership@apavirginia.com
VP Sections
David Samba
Project Manager, Kimley-Horn
sections@apavirginia.com
Professional Development Officer
John Harbin, AICP
Executive Director, Chesapeake Land Bank Authority
pdo@apavirginia.com
Secretary
Brian Wegener, AICP, CZA
Program Manager, Loudoun County
secretary@apavirginia.com
Treasurer
Jason Espie, AICP
Principal Planner, EPR PC
treasurer@apavirginia.com
Standing Committee Chairs & Board Appointees:
FAICP Committee Chair
Lorna Parkins, FAICP
faicpchair@apavirginia.com
Planning Directors Chair
Tevya Griffin, AICP
Director of Planning and Codes Compliance, City of Williamsburg
info@apavirginia.com
Development Chair
Brad Shelton, AICP
Director of Planning, Michael Baker International
sponsorship@apavirginia.com
YPG Chair
Caitlin Aubut
Planner, York County
ypg@apavirginia.com
CPAP Chair
Will Cockrell, AICP
Planner, EPR PC
cpap@apavirginia.com
Faculty Representative
Tom Sanchez, PhD
Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Tech
info@apavirginia.com
Student Representative
Meredith Beavers
Masters Candidate, University of Virginia
ukf2ru@virginia.edu
Planning Officials Development Officer
Mike MacKenzie
Director, Land Use Education Program, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis at Virginia Commonwealth University
podo@apavirginia.com
Non-Voting Members:
Communications Director
Nick Rogers, AICP, CZA
Zoning Amendment Coordinator & Principal Planner, Arlington County
communications@apavirginia.com
Planners Advocacy Network Director
Shubha Punase
Project Manager, Prince George's County
pan@apavirginia.com
Faculty Representatives
Suzanne Moomaw, PhD, Chair & Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia
info@apavirginia.com
Jim Smither, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
info@apavirginia.com
Newsbrief Editor
Colie Touzel, Public Involvement & Title VI Coordinator, Fredericksburg Area MPO | GWRC
newsbrief@apavirginia.com
Social Media Coordinator
Jackie Wilkens, Marketing Coordinator, project:HOMES
socialmedia@apavirginia.com
Staff:
Eldon James
APA Virginia Staff
admin@apavirginia.com
Martina James Nalley
APA Virginia Staff
martina@apavirginia.com
Gillian Saul
APA Virginia Staff
gillian@bellatrixcg.com