APA Planning Student Organizations

The student organizations registered as APA PSOs appear in the list below along with their official APA Student Representatives Council (SRC) Student Representative and Faculty Adviser.

Is your school missing from this list? Learn how to register your PSO.

What are the benefits of being an APA PSO?

  • They are eligible to enter the Student Representatives Council Outstanding PSO Awards Program. Winning PSOs will be recognized during the APA/AICP Meeting/Awards Ceremony during the national conference and receive a cash award sponsored by APA divisions.
  • The Student Representative participates in selecting the SRC Chair and on changes in student governance.
  • They get up-to-date information and reminders from APA about events and deadlines.

Please send inquiries to Students@planning.org.

Alabama

Alabama A&M University
Student Representative: Antoine Hawkins
Faculty Adviser: John Pittari

Auburn University
Student Representative: Oliver Preus
Faculty Adviser: Michael Clay

Arizona

Arizona State University
Student Representative: Ellen Schwaller
Faculty Adviser: Jay Stein, FAICP

University of Arizona
Student Representative: Hillary Turby
Faculty Adviser: Laura Huntoon, AICP

California

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Undergraduate)
Student Representative: Thomas Schaper
Faculty Adviser: Gwen Urey

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Graduate)
Student Representative: Mark Grismer
Faculty Adviser: Herschel Farberow

San Jose State University
Student Representative: Sarah Billing
Faculty Adviser: Rick Kos

University of California at Berkeley
Student Representative: Kris Hartley
Faculty Adviser: Karen Christensen

University of California at Irvine
Student Representative: Matt Agustin
Faculty Adviser: Mary Vicotria Basolo, AICP

University of Southern California — Los Angeles
Student Representative: Lauren Quan-Madrid
Faculty Adviser: David Sloane

Colorado

University of Colorado at Denver(Graduate)
Student Representative: Abby Kirkbride
Faculty Adviser: Bruce Goldstein

Florida

Florida Atlantic University
Student Representative: Alan Eduardo Alvarez
Faculty Adviser: Jaap Vos

Florida State University
Student Representative: Kristin Murray
Faculty Adviser: William Butler

University of Florida
Student Representative: Brett Lackey
Faculty Adviser: Ruth Steiner

Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology
Student Representative: Leslie S Caceda
Faculty Adviser: Bruce Shiftel, FAICP

Idaho

University of Idaho
Student Representative: John Hawkins
Faculty Adviser: Sandra Lee Pinel, AICP

Illinois

University of Illinois — Urbana/Champaign
Student Representative: John Whalen
Faculty Adviser: Alice E. Novak

University of Illinois at Chicago
Student Representative: Valbona Kokoshi
Faculty Adviser: Kazuya Kawamura

Iowa

University of Iowa
Student Representative: Becky Soglin
Faculty Adviser: John Fuller, AICP

Kansas

Kansas State University
Student Representative: Eric Wencel
Faculty Adviser: Larry Lawhon

University of Kansas
Student Representative: Whitney Morgan
Faculty Adviser: Pat Owens

Louisiana

University of New Orleans
Student Representative: Bridget Taylor
Faculty Adviser: Marla Nelson, AICP

Maryland

University of Maryland at College Park
Student Representative: Raymond Hayhurst
Faculty Adviser: James Cohen

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Student Representative: Robert Crauderueff
Faculty Adviser: Amy Glasmeier

Tufts University
Student Representative: Alison Leflore
Faculty Adviser: Justin Hollander, AICP

University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Student Representative: Kyle Shiel
Faculty Adviser: Mark Hamin

Michigan

Eastern Michigan University
Student Representative: Kate Rogers
Faculty Adviser: Norman Tyler, AICP

Michigan State University
Student Representative: Eric Sarb
Faculty Adviser: Mark Wilson

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Student Representative: Angela Fortino
Faculty Adviser: Larissa Larsen

Wayne State University
Student Representative: John Cruz
Faculty Adviser: Avis Vidal, AICP

Minnesota

University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Student Representative: Sally Holzapfel
Faculty Adviser: Carissa Schively Slotterback, AICP

Mississippi

Jackson State University
Student Representative: Catherine Lee
Faculty Adviser: Mukesh Kumar

Missouri

Missouri State University
Student Representative: Bryan Ray
Faculty Adviser: Diane May, AICP

Nevada

University of Nevada, Reno
Student Representative: Scott Phillips
Faculty Adviser: Mark Demuth, AICP

New Jersey

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Student Representative: Katharine Otto
Faculty Adviser: Stuart Meck, FAICP

New York

Columbia University
Student Representative: Josef Szende
Faculty Adviser: David King

Cornell University
Student Representative: Eric VanderMaas
Faculty Adviser: John Forester

New York University
Student Representative: Nikki Georges-Clapp
Faculty Adviser: Ingrid Gould Ellen

Pratt Institute
Student Representative: Rachel Thieme
Faculty Adviser: John Shapiro

University at Albany (SUNY)
Student Representative: Kevin Boucher
Faculty Adviser: David Lewis

University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Student Representative: Cristina Delgado
Faculty Adviser: Samina Raja

North Carolina

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Student Representative: Casey Dillon
Faculty Adviser: Emil Malizia, AICP

Ohio

The Ohio State University
Student Representative: Brady Carlucci
Faculty Adviser: Maria Manta Conroy

Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma
Student Representative: Ryan Rogowski Rogowski
Faculty Adviser: Charles Warnken

Oregon

Portland State University
Student Representative: Mark Person
Faculty Adviser: Sy Adler

University of Oregon
Student Representative: Brie Becker
Faculty Adviser: Rich Margerum

Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Student Representative: Dana Turgeon
Faculty Adviser: Whit (Dey) Watts

Shippensburg University
Student Representative: James Smedley
Faculty Adviser: Claire Jantz

Temple University
Student Representative: Kyle Guie
Faculty Adviser: Deborah Howe, FAICP

University of Pennsylvania
Student Representative: Abigail Poses
Faculty Adviser: John Landis

South Carolina

Clemson University
Student Representative: Stephen Julka
Faculty Adviser: Barry Nocks, AICP

College of Charleston
Student Representative: Lilia Correa
Faculty Adviser: Kevin Keenan

Tennessee

University of Memphis
Student Representative: Andrea Barbour
Faculty Adviser: Charles Santo

Texas

Texas A&M University
Student Representative: Andrew Sauls
Faculty Adviser: Shannon Van Zandt

Texas State University
Student Representative: Andrew Simons
Faculty Adviser: Kevin Romig

Texas Southern University
Student Representative: Brittani Flowers
Faculty Adviser: Lalita Sen

University of Texas — Arlington
Student Representative: Robert Parsons, Jr.
Faculty adviser: Andrew Whittemore

The University of Texas at Austin
Student Representative: E. Susan Harkey
Faculty Adviser: Kent Butler

Utah

University of Utah
Student Representative: Braden Linn
Faculty Adviser: Keith Bartholomew

Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Student Representative: Dustin Akers
Faculty Adviser: Yang Zhang

Washington

University of Washington — Seattle
Student Representative: Jo Ming Lau
Faculty Adviser: Brandon Born

Canada

University of British Columbia
Student Representative: Tate White
Faculty Adviser: Lawrence Frank