Connecting Planning Professionals and Students in Riverside & San Bernardino Counties

EXECUTIVE BOARD

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

Section Director

Emily Elliot, AICP

MNS, Engineers, Inc.

Eelliott@mnsengineers.com

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Professional Development Officer

Peter Minegar, AICP

MNS, Engineers, Inc.

Pminegar@mnsengineers.com

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Vice Director of Policy

Taylor Libolt Varner

MNS, Engineers, Inc.

lvarner@nationalcore.org

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Appointed Positions

Vice Director of Administration

Aaron Pfannenstiel, AICP, LEED AP

aaron@atlasplanning.org 

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Programs Chair

Robert Flores

robcflo@outlook.com 

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Programs Coordinator

Yesenia “Yesi” Becerril

YBecerril@rivco.org

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Programs Coordinator

Chris Brizuela

cbrizuela@msaconsultinginc.com

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Vice Chair of Awards Program

Melissa Garrety, AICP Candidate

melissa.garrety@ucr.edu

Vice Chair of Awards Program

Mairany Anaya

manaya@gosbcta.com

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Vice Chair of Membership

Gem Montes

Gem1230@gmail.com

Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Ebony McGee Andersen

ebony@ejmaplanning.com

CPF Liaison

John Hildebrand

jhildebr@rivco.org

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CPR Liaison / ArtVULUPS Director

Miguel Vazquez, AICP

mvazquez@ruhealth.org

951-830-8101

CivicSpark Fellow

Nabeeha Said

nabeeha.said@ruhealth.org

Arts in Planning

Sandy Chandler

sandy.chandler@webbassociates.com

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Section Historian

Jim Mulvihill

mulvihil@csusb.edu

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Section Historian

Carolyn Schutten

csartcultureplanning@gmail.com

Planning Commissioner Liaison, Western County

Josh Lee

jlee@gosbcta.com  

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Planning Commissioner Liaison, Eastern County

Christian Rodriguez Ceja

christian@kounkuey.org

University Liaison – University of California, Riverside

Melissa Garrety

melissa.garrety@ucr.edu

University Liaison – Cal Poly Pomona

Brandy Chappell

bnchappell@cpp.edu

Communications Co-Chair

Tony Lopez

Tony.Lopez@aecom.com

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Communications Co-Chair

Kamryn Kubose-Peutz

kamrynkubose@gmail.com

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Communications Coordinator

Maddie Jordan

Mjordan@yucaipa.gov

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Communications Coordinator

Adam Rush

Adamrushcitycouncil@gmail.com

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Young Emerging Planners (YEP) Co-Chair

Kassie Vickers

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Young Emerging Planners (YEP) Co-Chair

Derek Meksavanh

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Young Emerging Planners (YEP) Coordinator

Mina Kim

Mkim@octa.net

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Members at Large

Suzanne Peterson

speterson@wrcog.us

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Gustavo Gómez

gusgomez@live.com

Christian Farmer

Cfarmer@yucaipa.gov

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Nicole Campbell

NCampbell@lomalinda-ca.gov

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Lorena Matarrita

Lmatarrita@lomalinda-ca.gov

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Sean Kelleher

seanke@moval.org

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