Leadership

The Los Angeles Section is governed by a group of volunteer leaders elected or appointed from the ranks of its members. Elections are held annually for positions whose term has expired.

Elected Members

Section Director
Kristen Asp, AICP
City of Glendale
Term: 1/01/2010 — 12/31/2011


Section Director Elect
Marissa Aho, AICP
Rosenheim & Associates, Inc.
Term: 1/01/2011— 12/31/2012


Vice Director — Policy
Diana Varat
Richards, Watson & Gershon
Term: 2/01/2011 — 12/31/2013

Vice Director — Finance and Records
Hope Fang, AICP
JGMC/Long Beach Unified School District
Term: 1/01/2011— 12/31/2012

Vice Director — Programs
Vacant
Term: 1/01/2011 — 12/31/2012

Vice Director — Programs
Vacant
Term: 1/01/2011 – 12/31/2012

Vice Director — Professional Development
Vacant
Term: 1/01/2009— 12/31/2011

Vice Director — Professional Development
Peter Noonan
City of Beverly Hills
Term: 1/01/2011 – 12/31/2012

Vice Director — Awards Co-Chair
Peter Carter, AICP, LEED AP
Fehr & Peers
Term: 1/01/2011 – 12/31/2012

Vice Director —Awards Co-Chair
Gabriela Juarez, AICP
City of Los Angeles
Term: 1/01/2010— 12/31/2011

Vice Director — Membership
Nick Maricich
City of Los Angeles

Term: 1/01/2011— 12/31/2012

 

                    

Appointed Members

Marketing Director
Dave Neubecker
CRA LA

Los Angeles News Co-Editors
Ben Salsman  

Los Angeles County
Lameese Elqura

City of Los Angeles

Webmaster
Maryann Marks, AICP

Civic Solutions, Inc

Young Planners Representative
Roopa Dandamudi
URS Corporation

University Liason
Alex Irvine
Craig Lawson Co.

Membership Inclusion Director
Anna M. Vidal
City of Los Angeles

Public Information Officer
Ashley Atkinson
Long Beach Redevelopment Agency

Newsletter Co-Designers
Francis Reilly -
UCLA
 
Planning Commissioner
Vacant

Student Representatives

Chris Jones
UCLA

Andre Sahakian
USC

Erin Walker 
Cal Poly Pomona

Larry Shoemaker
Cal State Northridge

Cal State Northridge Student Association