Professional Development Officers

Professional Development Officers (PDOs) are established in each chapter of the American Planning Association to facilitate the exam certification process and continuing education efforts. Your PDO is a critical information source, whether you're looking for information on upcoming training opportunities in your area or seeking additional help as you prepare for the AICP exam.


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Many chapters offer examination counseling (groups, one-to-one) to those preparing to take the AICP written examination. If you'd like help in preparing for the exam, please contact the PDO in your chapter area listed below.

Alabama
Bob Atallo, AICP
City of Madison
100 Hughes Road
Madison, AL 35758
(P) 256-772-5630
bobatallo@knology.net

Alaska
Laurie Cummings, AICP
HDR Alaska
2525 C. Street, Suite 305
Anchorage, AK 99503
(P) 907-644-2065
(F) 907-644-2022
laurie.cummings@hdrinc.com

Arizona
Farhad Tavassoli, AICP
City of Goodyear
190 N Litchfield Rd
Goodyear, AZ 85338-1370
(P) 623-882-7985
ftavassoli@goodyearaz.gov

Arkansas
Walter Malone, AICP
City of Little Rock, Planning Department
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(P) 501-371-6819
wmalone@littlerock.org

California
Kimberly Christensen, AICP
City of El Segundo
350 Main Street
El Segundo, CA 90245-3813
(P) 310-524-2340
(F) 310-322-4167
kchristensen@elsegundo.org

Colorado
Michael Sutherland, AICP
City and Couty of Broomfield
620 Columbine Street
Denver, CO 80206
(P) 303-464-5869
(F) 303-438-6297
msutherland@ci.broomfield.co.us

Connecticut
John Pagini, AICP
846 Silver Street
Coventry, CT 06238
(P) 860-742-7056
pagini@charter.net

Delaware
John Kennel, AICP
Dept of Natural Resources and Env Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
(P) 302-739-9255
(F) 302-739-7864
john.kennel@state.de.us

Florida
Tina L. Demostene, AICP
920 37th St
Orlando, FL 32805-7129
(P) 407-447-9720
tina.demostene@pulte.com

Georgia
Gary Cornell, AICP
Jordan, Jones & Goulding, Inc.
6801 Governors Lake Parkway
Norcross, GA 30071
(P) 678-333-0229
gcornell@jjg.com

Hawaii
Peter G. Flachsbart, AICP
Univ. of Hawaii
Urban & Regional Planning Dept.
46-183 Lilipuna Road
Kaneohe, HI 96744
(P) 808-956-8684
flachsba@hawaii.edu

Idaho
Diane Kushlan, AICP
Planning and Management Services
P.O. Box 8463
Boise , ID 83707
(P) 208-433-9352
dkushlan@fiberpipe.net

Illinois
Roseann O'Laughlin, AICP
Edwards and Kelcey
1 N. Franklin, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60606
(P) 312-384-6327
(F) 312-251-3015
rolaughlin@ekmail.com

Indiana
Cynthia A. Bowen, AICP
5936 Portillo Place
Indianapolis, IN 46254-5086
(P) 317-786-0461
cbowen@rwa.com

Iowa
Gary D. Taylor, AICP
Iowa State University
286 College of Design
Dept. Community & Regional Planning
Ames, IA 50011-0001
(P) 515-294-2973
(F) 515-294-5156
gtaylor@iastate.edu

Kansas
Eldon G. Miller, AICP
City of Valley Center
P.O. Box 188
116 S. Park
Valley Center, KS 67147
(P) 316-755-7310
(F) 316-755-7319
egmiller@valleycenterks.org

Kentucky
Megan V. De Sola, AICP
Viox & Viox Inc
466 Erlanger Rd
Erlanger, KY 41018-1428
(P) 859-727-3293
mdesola@vioxinc.com

Louisiana
Ed Elam, III, AICP
Burk-Kleinpeter Inc
5112 Antonini Drive
Metairie, LA 70006
(P) 504-486-5901
eelam@bkiusa.com

Maryland
Jacquelyn Rouse, AICP
Annapolis City Planning & Zoning
160 Duke of Gloucester St
Annapolis, MD 21401-2517
(P) 410-263-7961
jmr@annapolis.gov

Massachusetts
Marc R. Rousseau, AICP
Town of Easton
136 Elm Street
North Easton, MA 02356
(P) 508-230-0632
mrousseau@easton.ma.us

Michigan
Mark Taormina, AICP
Planning Director
City of Livonia
33000 Civic Center Dr
Livonia, MI 48154-3060
(P) 734-466-2290
(F) 734-458-6007
mtaormina@ci.livonia.mi.us

Minnesota
Kate Garwood, AICP
Multimodal Transportation Manager
Anoka County Highway Department
1440 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW
Andover, MN 55304
(P) 763-862-4230
kate.garwood@co.anoka.mn.us

Mississippi
Kara W. Drane, AICP
Forrest County Planner
Hattiesburg, MS
(P) 601-583-7507
kdrane@co.forrest.ms.us

Missouri
Ada Hood, AICP
City of Ellisville
One Weis Avenue
Ellisville, MO 63011
(P) 636-227-8507 x3042
(F) 636-227-9486
ahood@ellisville.mo.us

National Capitol
Katherine Kelly, AICP
Golden Triangle BID, Corp
1120 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 260
Washington, DC 20036
(P) 202-463-3517
kms1123@hotmail.com

Nebraska
Derek L. Miller, AICP
City of Omaha
1819 Farnam Street
Suite 1110
Omaha, NE 68183
(P) 402-444-5210
dlmiller@ci.omaha.ne.us

Nevada
David Loomis, AICP
U.S. Forest Service
1536 S. Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
(P) 775-884-8132
dloomis@fs.fed.us

New Jersey
Charles Latini Jr., AICP
Heyer, Gruel & Associates
537 Silvia Street
Trenton, NJ 08628
(P) 732-828-2200
(F) 732-828-9480
clatini@hgapa.com

New Mexico
Yasmeen V. Najmi, AICP
238 Natalie Avenue NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(P) 505-247-0234
yasmeen@mrgcd.com

New York Metro
Sarah K. Yackel, AICP
BFJ Planning
115 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(P) 212-353-7474
s.yackel@bfjplanning.com

New York Upstate
Ellen L. Parker, AICP
Wendel Duchscherer
140 John James Audubon Pkwy # 201
Buffalo, NY 14228-1112
(P) 716-688-4233
eparker@wd-ae.com

North Carolina
John F. Morck, AICP
Division Of Community Assist.
4313 Mail Service Ctr
Raleigh, NC 27699-4313
(P) 919-733-2850
(F) 919-733-5262
jmorck@nccommerce.com

Northern New England
Stacey L. Doll, AICP
Mount Washington Resort
210 Mt. Washington Resort Drive — Golf Club
Bretton Woods, NH 03575
(P) 603-278-1155
sdoll@bwlandco.com

Ohio
Jennifer Cowley, AICP
21 Northridge Rd
Columbus, OH 43214-3323
(P) 614-247-7479
(F) 614-292-7106
cowley.11@osu.edu

Oklahoma
Steven Eugene Boettcher, AICP
1000 S Denver Ave Apt 3302
Tulsa, OK 74119-1426
(P) 918-579-9453
sboettcher@incog.org

Oregon
Jason Franklin, AICP
Parametrix, Inc.
700 NE Multnomah Street
Suite 1160
Portland, OR 97232
(P) 503-963-7883
(F) 503-233-4825
jfranklin@parametrix.com

Pennsylvania
Lee C. Slusser, AICP
Centre Regional Planning Agency
Centre Region Council of Governments
2643 Gateway Drive, Suite #4
State College, PA 16801
(P) 814-231-3050
(F) 814-231-3083
lslusser@crcog.net

Rhode Island
Pamela Morey Sherrill, AICP
Pare Engineering Corp.
8 Blackstone Valley Pl
Lincoln, RI 02865-1145
(P) 401-334-4100
psherrill@parecorp.com

South Carolina
Stephanie D. Monroe, AICP
City of Spartanburg
P.O. Box 1749
Spartanburg, SC 29304-1749
(P) 864-596-2071
smonroe@cityofspartanburg.org

Tennessee
Terry J. Langlois, AICP
Memphis/Shelby Office of Planning
3754 Highland Park Place
Memphis, TN 3811
(P) 901-576-6610
tjlanglois@att.net

Texas
Ann C. Bagley, AICP
8139 Barbaree Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75228
(P) 214-660-8577
abagley@swbell.net

Utah
Max Johnson, AICP
Salt Lake County Planning
2001 S. State St. #N3600
Salt Lake City, UT 84190-0001
(P) 801-468-3337
mrjohnson@slco.org

Virginia
Glenn Larson, AICP
Chesterfield County Planning Dept.
P.O. Box 40
Chesterfield, VA 23832
(P) 804- 748-1970 Larsong@chesterfield.gov

Washington
Nancy Eklund, AICP
City fo Puyallup, Development Services
2207 N. Washington Street
Tacoma, WA 98406
(P) 253-841-5462
nancye@ci.puyallup.wa.us

Western Central
Diane Kushlan, AICP
Planning and Management Services
P.O. Box 8463
Boise , ID 83707
(P) 208-433-9352
dkushlan@fiberpipe.net

West Virginia
Thomas Hall, Jr. AICP
Jefferson County Planning Department
104 East Washington Street
P.O. Box 338
Charles Town, WV 25414
(P) 304-728-3228
tahallwv@gmail.com

Wisconsin
Nancy Frank, AICP
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
(P) 414-229-5372
(F) 414-229-6976
frankn@uwm.edu

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