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.

Section Director (Elected)

Name: Emily Elliott
Employer: MNS
Email: EElliott@mnsengineers.com

Section Director Elect (Elected)

Name: Open
Employer:
Email:
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Past Section Director (Elected)

Name: Christine Saunders
Employer: Christine Saunders & Associates, LLC
Email: (714) 488-1529
Email: Christine@csaundersassociates.com

Professional Development Officer (Elected)

Name: Khadija Nadimi
Employer:
Email: Nadimi225@gmail.com

Vice Director of  Policy (Elected)

Name: Taylor Libolt Varner
Employer: National Community Renaissance (National CORE) Email: TLVarner@nationalcore.org

Vice-Chair of Administration (Appointed)

Name: Aaron Pfannenstiel, AICP, LEED AP
Employer: Altas Planning Solutions
Email: Aaron@atlasplanning.org

 
Vice Chair – Awards Program (Appointed)

Name: Suzanne Peterson
Employer: Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)
Email: SPeterson@wrcog.us

Vice Chair – Awards Program (Appointed)

Name: Melissa Garrety
Employer: UCR
Email: melissa.garrety@ucr.edu

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Vice Chair – Membership (Appointed)

Name: Gem Montes
Employer: 
Email: Gem1230@gmail.com

Vice Chair – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, DEI (Appointed)

Name: Ebony McGee Anderson
Employer: EJMA Planning
Email: Ebony@ejmaplanning.com

Membership Coordinator (Appointed)

Name: Leila Namvar
Employer: City of Indio
Email: LNamvar@indio.org

CPR Liaison / ArtVULUPS Director (Appointed)

Name: Miguel A. Vazquez, AICP
Employer: Riverside County Department of Public Health
Email: MVazquez@rivcocha.org

Section Historian (Appointed)

Name: OPEN
Employer:
Email: 
Planning Commissioner Liaison, West (Appointed)

Name: Jerry Blum
Employer:
Email: 

Planning Commissioner Liaison, East (Appointed)

Name: Christian Rodriguez
Employer: Kounkuey Design Initiatives (KDI)
Email: christian@kounkuey.org

University Liaison – University of California, Riverside (Appointed)

Name: Melissa Garrety
Employer: University of California, Riverside
Email: Melissa.Garrety@ucr.edu

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University Liaison – Cal Poly Pomona (Appointed)

Name: Brandy Chappell
Employer: Cal Poly Pomona (CPP)
Email: BNChappell@cpp.edu

CPF Liaison (Appointed)

Name: John Hildebrand
Employer: County of Riverside
Email: JHildebr@rivco.org

Vice Chair – Young  & Emerging Planners Group (Appointed)

Name: Josh Lee
Employer: San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA)
Email: JLee@gosbcta.com
Young & Emerging Planners Coordinator (Appointed)

Name: Mairany Anaya
Employer: San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA)
Email: MAnaya@gosbcta.com

Young & Emerging Planners Coordinator (Appointed)

Name: OPEN
Employer:
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Young & Emerging Planners Coordinator (Appointed)

Name: Siji Fernandez
Employer: City of La Quinta
Email: SFernandez@laquintaca.gov

Arts in Planning (Appointed)

Name: Eddy Jara (Appointed)
Employer: Riverside County Department of Public Health
Email: EJara@ruhealth.org

Webmaster (Appointed)

Name: Kamryn Kubose
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Member at Large

Name: Bryan Jones
Employer:
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Communication & Social Media Coordinator / Editor (Appointed)

Name: OPEN
Employer:
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