Executive Committee & Staff

The APA-IL is governed by a Board of Directors elected from the general membership. The Board is composed of 7 members plus the Section Directors. The Executive Committee consists of the Board of Directors, chairpersons of each standing committee of the Chapter, and one faculty and one student representative from each Illinois Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) accredited university. The Executive Committee serves as an advisory committee to the Board of Directors.

The APA-IL Bylaws were updated in 2020.

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Board of Directors

• President - Jake Seid, AICP, CMAP

• Past President - T.J. Blakeman, AICP, City of Champaign

• Secretary - Stephanie Ashe Brown, AICP, Chastain & Associates

• Treasurer - Christina Bader, AICP, CTA

• At Large Officer - Emily Egan, AICP, City of Elmhurst

• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer - Nina Idemudia, AICP, MUSE Planning + Design

• Professional Development Officer - Trevor Dick, AICP, City of Aurora

• Chicago Metro Section Director - Brandon Nolin, AICP, Houseal Lavigne Associates

• Illinois State Section Director - Ben LeRoy, City of Champaign

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Committee Chairs and University Representatives

• Awards Committee Chair - Tim Gustafson, AICP, Epstein

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Chair - Kalindi Parikh, Chicago Loop Alliance

• Emerging Planning Professionals Committee Chair - vacant

• ​Legislative Committee Chair - David Silverman, AICP, Ancel Glink

• Mentoring Program Chair - vacant

• Membership Committee Chair - Emily Egan, AICP, City of Elmhurst

• Plan Commissioner Training Committee  Chair - Michael Blue, FAICP, Teska Associates

• Pro-Bono Program - Jaemi Jackson, AICP, City of Highland Park

• Professional Development Committee Chair - Trevor Dick, AICP, City of Aurora

• UIUC Student Representative - Shanay Patel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• UIC Student Representative - Sandy Koo, University of Illinois at Chicago

• UIUC Faculty Representative - Dustin Allred, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• UIC Faculty Representative - Curt Winkle, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Staff

• Executive Director - Paula Freeze, NIU Center for Governmental Studies

• Chapter Finance/Billing - Anthony Trapalis, NIU Center for Governmental Studies

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To contact the board, please click here.

Chapter Documents

• Illinois Chapter By-Laws updated January 1, 2020

• Board Meeting Minutes

• 2020 Chapter Budget

• 2018 - 2020 Chapter Work Plan

Executive Committee

Meeting Minutes