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Executive Board

President	Chad Eiken, AICP	City of Vancouver
Past-President	Yorik Stevens-Wajda, AICP	City of Everett
Vice President	Judith Perez, AICP	Southwest Regional Transportation Council, Clark County
Secretary	Heather Wright, AICP	City of Poulsbo
Treasurer	Nicholas Matz, AICP	City of Normandy Park
President-Elect (2025 election)	Anne Broache, AICP	WSP USA
Columbia Section	Erin Braich	Benton Franklin COG
Inland Empire Section	Amy Hilland	Kootenai County
Northwest Section	Katie Bunge (Co-President) Brad Johnson (Co-President)	WSDOT City of Burlington
Northwest Section	Brad Johnson President Elect	City of Burlington
Peninsula Section	Larry Harala	City of Tacoma
Puget Sound Section	Manuel Soto, AICP, TDM-CP	Toole Design
Southwest Section	Melissa Johnston, AICP, CFM	Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc.
South Sound Section	Brad Medrud, AICP	City of Tumwater

Standing Committees

Annual Conference	Nancy Ecklund, AICP	City of Tukwila
Awards (Joint)	Jonathan Kesler, AICP (PAW)	City of Snoqualmie
Awards (Joint)	Darby Galligan, AICP (APA)	City of Bellingham
Communications Committee	Ben Braudrick , AICP	City of Port Angeles
Communications Committee	Riya Debnath	WSP, Inc.
Community Planning Assistance Team	Bob Bengford, AICP	Makers, Inc.
Community Planning Assistance Team	Patrick Lynch, AICP	Transpo Group
Continuing Education	Justin Patterson	UW MURP Graduate Student
Conference Committee	Emil King, AICP	City of Bellevue
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee	Maren Murphy, AICP	City of Spokane
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee	Gwen Rousseau, AICP	City of Bellevue
Legislative Committee	Robin Probesting (Chair) Chris Collier (Vice Chair)	Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASCO)
Legislative Committee	Chris Collier – Vice Chair	Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASCO)
Membership Committee	Annie Hindenlang, AICP	City of Seattle
Membership Committee	Kirk Rappe, AICP	City of Shoreline
Nominations	Judith Perez, AICP	Regional Transportation Council SW Washington
Planning Official Development Officer	Erin Ishizaki, AICP, AIA, LEEED, AP, ND	Mithun Architects
Professional Development Officer	Nancy Ecklund, AICP	City of Tukwila
Scholarship Committee	Co-chair: Kirk Rappe, AICP	City of Lynnwood
Scholarship Committee	Co-chair: Steve Butler, FAICP	MRSC
Tribal Committee	Michael Cardwell, FAICP	Quinault Indian Nation
Youth in Planning	Steve Butler, FAICP	MRSC
	Gwen Rousseau, AICP	City of Bellevue
	Stephanie Velasco	City of Seattle

Ad Hoc Committees

Sponsorship Program	Riya Debnath, AICP	WSP, Inc.
Sponsorship Program	Co-chair: Ryan Givens, AICP
Climate and Sustainability Initiative	Co-chair: Paula Reeves, AICP	WA Dept. of Health
Climate and Sustainability Initiative	Co-chair: Rishabh Ukil, AICP	Makers
Emerging Professionals	Vacant
FAICP Nominations Committee	Paul Inghram, FAICP
FAICP Nominations Committee	Karen Wolf, FAICP	King County

Ex-Officers

Allied Professions Liaison	Chris Comeau, FAICP-CTP	Transpo Group
UW Professionals Council Representative	Mandi Roberts	OTAK
EWU Faculty Representative	Dr. Jason Scully	Eastern Washington University
UW Faculty Representative	Brandon Born	University of Washington Department of Urban Design & Planning
WWU Faculty Representative	Paul Stangl	Western Washington University
EWU Student Representative	TBD	TBD
UW Student Representative	Dalton Huey	University of Washington
WWU Student Representative	Jovie Anderson	Western Washington University

APA National Task Force – WA APA Reps

APA National Task Force – WA APA Reps	Chris Comeau, FAICP-CTP	Transpo Group
CPC EDI Task Force	Nancy Eklund	City of Tukwila
CPC Continuing Education Professional Development	Nancy Eklund	City of Tukwila