Appointed in Spring 2005, the Diversity Task Force of the APA Membership Committee is charged with developing implementable ideas to increase the diversity of the membership. In addition, the subcommittee is responsible for providing insight into effective outreach strategies to diverse audiences. The subcommittee issued their annual report to the board at the 2007 APA National Planning Conference in Philadelphia.
Irayda M. Ruiz, AICP
Chair
Task Force Members:
Irene N. Adair
Lucilla L. Ayer, AICP
Virginia Carrasco
Alexander Chen
Joseph Curtis, AICP
Elizabeth Delgado
Fleming A. El-Amin, II, AICP
Ted Jojola
Marjorie P. Press
Michele O. Rodriguez, AICP
Mitchell J. Silver, AICP
Elizabeth Tyler, FAICP
Contact the APA Diversity Task Force of Membership: diversity@planning.org
APA President David Siegel, AICP appointed the Social Relevance Task Force in September 2005. The Social Relevance Task Force's charge is to identify and investigate opportunities to forge strategic partnerships which will result in increased participation in planning policy and local planning processes by underserved populations and persons of color.
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