Our Chapter is headed by an Executive Committee comprising both elected and appointed positions. More information is available here.
Executive Committee Meetings are open to all Maryland APA chapter members and are generally held the third Friday of every month. For more information on upcoming meetings, please email us at contact@apamaryland.org.
APPOINTED OFFICERS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Vacant
EMERGING PLANNERS GROUP
Jasmine Forbes
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
Joe Griffiths, AICP
Manager, Local Assistance and Training, Planning Services
MARYLAND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION
Joe Griffiths, AICP
Maryland Department of Planning
WEBMASTER
Andrew Bernish, AICP / GISP
GIS Planner, KFH Group - MD Dept of Transportation
BUSINESS MANAGER
April Smith
Planner, Baltimore County
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Siddhartha Sen, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - COLLEGE PARK
Clara E Irazábal Zurita Arch., M.Sc., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Director and Professor - Urban Studies and Planning Program
SALISBURY UNIVERSITY
Amal Ali
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Stefani Spector
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Thomas Suchecki
ELECTED OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Lynda Eisenberg, AICP
Director, Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Michael Bayer, AICP Senior Community Planner, Wallace Montgomery
VICE PRESIDENT
Sarah Diehl, AICP
Community Planner, US Army Corps of Engineers
SECRETARY
Najila Ahsan
Town Planner, Town of Emmitsburg
TREASURER
Chris Jakubiak, AICP
Director, City of Annapolis Planning and Zoning
PAST PRESIDENT
Helen Spinelli, AICP Retired
ELECTED OFFICERS | MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
STATEWIDE
Richard Hall, AICP
General Manager, Department of Land Use - New Castle County, DE
WESTERN MARYLAND
Alan Feinberg, AICP
Chair, East Frederick Rising's Planning and Urban Design Committee
EASTERN SHORE
Stephen O’Connor, AICP
Director, Cecil County Dept. of Land Use & Development Services
SOUTHERN MARYLAND
Olivia Vidotto
Planner III, Calvert County
BALTIMORE METRO AREA
Vacant
