Our Chapter is headed by an Executive Committee comprising both elected and appointed positions. More information is available here.

Executive Committee Meetings are open to all Maryland APA chapter members and are generally held the third Friday of every month. For more information on upcoming meetings, please email us at contact@apamaryland.org.

APPOINTED OFFICERS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Andrew Gray, AICP
Comprehensive Planner, Carroll County Bureau of Comprehensive Planning

EMERGING PLANNERS GROUP
Jasmine Forbes

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
Joe Griffiths, AICP
Manager, Local Assistance and Training, Planning Services

MARYLAND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION
Joe Griffiths, AICP
Maryland Department of Planning

WEBMASTER
Andrew Bernish, AICP / GISP
GIS Planner, KFH Group - MD Dept of Transportation

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Siddhartha Sen, Ph.D.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - COLLEGE PARK
Clara E Irazábal Zurita Arch., M.Sc., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Director and Professor - Urban Studies and Planning Program

SALISBURY UNIVERSITY
Amal Ali

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Stefani Spector

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Thomas Suchecki

BUSINESS MANAGER
April Smith
Planner, Baltimore County

ELECTED OFFICERS

PRESIDENT
Lynda Eisenberg, AICP
Director, Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Michael Bayer, AICP Senior Community Planner, Wallace Montgomery

VICE PRESIDENT
Sarah Diehl, AICP
Community Planner, US Army Corps of Engineers

SECRETARY
Najila Ahsan
Town Planner, Town of Emmitsburg

TREASURER
Chris Jakubiak, AICP
Director, City of Annapolis Planning and Zoning

PAST PRESIDENT
Helen Spinelli, AICP Retired

ELECTED OFFICERS | MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

STATEWIDE
Richard Hall, AICP
General Manager, Department of Land Use - New Castle County, DE

WESTERN MARYLAND
Alan Feinberg, AICP
Chair, East Frederick Rising's Planning and Urban Design Committee

EASTERN SHORE
Stephen O’Connor, AICP
Director, Cecil County Dept. of Land Use & Development Services

SOUTHERN MARYLAND
Olivia Vidotto
Planner III, Calvert County

BALTIMORE METRO AREA
Vacant