Inland Empire Section

The Inland Empire Section serves professional planners in eastern Washington and northern Idaho and provides professional development, advocacy, networking, and community service.

Board of Directors | Section Events | Section Contact | Volunteer Opportunities

Board of Directors

President	Shauna Harshman
Vice President	Alicia Ayars
Secretary	Kylee Jones
Treasurer	Donna deBit
Professional Development Officer	Chaz Bates, AICP
ASP Student Rep	Kelley Dolan
EWU Faculty Rep	Dr. Kerry Brooks
Past President	Mary May, AICP
Member-At-Large	Scott Kuhta, AICP
Member-At-Large	Maren Murphy, AICP
Member-At-Large	Robert Brock, AICP
Member-At-Large	Vacant

Rising Planner Scholarship

The scholarship Committee is accepting applications until November 7, 2020.

Download the Flyer and Application

Upcoming Events

2020 Annual Conference, November 5, 2020
Rising to the Moment | Virtual (via Zoom)
Program and Registration

Past Events

2019 Annual Conference - June 6-7
Elkins Resort | Priest Lake, Idaho

Presentations:

The Ethics of Transportation Planning and Design
The Politics of Housing
Healthy Disparities & the Role of the Built Environment
Transportation to Connect Your Whole Community

Community Volunteer Opportunities: (with social distancing)

Spokane Food Fighters: Various
Volunteers pick up and deliver premade meals to families in need from 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM in Spokane, WA. Register as a volunteer and they will contact you.
https://www.spokanefoodfighters.org/

Second Harvest Food: Various
Volunteers will help sort food or Thursday mornings load cars with boxes of food for the Bite 2 Go distribution program. Volunteers can sign up as a group or individually for two hours blocks of time. See online calendar for dates, times and number of spaces that are still open.
https://2-harvest.org/volunteer/

Salvation Army Food Bank – Food Prep: Various|
Volunteers pull food from shelves and sort requested items into boxes. Volunteers can also help with sweeping, moping, and sanitizing.
https://volunteer.usawest.org/OpportunityDetail.aspx?ID=5078

Latinos en Spokane: No scheduled events, but register to be updated
Volunteers can help support citizen in various ways. Please see website for more details.
https://www.latinosenspokane.org/contact-us