The Inland Empire Section (IES) of the American Planning Association (APA) is governed by a combination of elected and appointed volunteers. For more information regarding this Section or to volunteer for an available position, please contact the Section Director.
Elected Positions


Professional Development Officer
Peter Minegar, AICP
MNS, Engineers, Inc.

Appointed Positions





Vice Chair of Membership
Gem Montes
Gem1230@gmail.com

Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Ebony McGee Andersen
ebony@ejmaplanning.com

CPR Liaison / ArtVULUPS Director
Miguel Vazquez, AICP
mvazquez@ruhealth.org
951-830-8101



Section Historian
Carolyn Schutten
csartcultureplanning@gmail.com



University Liaison – University of California, Riverside
Melissa Garrety
melissa.garrety@ucr.edu







Members at Large



Gustavo Gómez
