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Meet APA Virginia's 2023 Awards Program Committee

The Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association honors and showcases the best in planning throughout the Commonwealth with its annual Awards Program. The Chapter recognizes the work of individuals who spearhead great planning throughout Virginia. APA Virginia convenes a panel of peers each year for its Awards Committee, representative of the profession’s depth and diversity to identify, acknowledge and promote great planning. Meet this year's panel:

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Committee Chair 
Meg Rupkey,
CZO, City of Harrisonburg

Hilary Richardson Russo,
CZO, Loudoun County

Jonathan McCoy, Botetourt County

Steven B. Hall,
AICP, CZA, Manassas Park

Kearra Bright, 
Virginia Commonwealth University

Jeryl Rose Phillips, AICP, Isle of Wight County

Sophie Huemer, AICP, Alexandria City Public Schools

James Freas,
AICP, City of Charlottesville

Steven F. Haasch,
AICP, 
Chesterfield County

Noah Holmes Foster,
Summit Design & Engineering Servies

Jacob Giova, 
Prince William County

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Bob Baldwin,
AICP

If you have any questions regarding the Awards Committee, please reach out to APA Virginia's VP of External Affairs, Julie Chop at

external.affairs@apavirginia.com

 

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Thank you to our

2022 AWARDS COMMITTEE

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Taylor Jenkins, AICP

Statewide Transit Planner

Roanoke County Department of Planning

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Brian Laverty, aicp

Senior Transportation  Planner

Mead & Hunt 

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Dani Barlow

Transportation Planner II

Fairfax County Department of Transportation

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Diana Inthavong

Planner II

Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning

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Brian SwetS, AICP

Manager of Comprehensive and Strategic Planning

City of Portsmouth Planning Department

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Meghan
Rupkey

Town Planner

Town of New Market

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Paul Newman

Market Intelligence Manager

Loudoun County Department of Economic Development

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Sharon Williams, AICP

Planner III (Senior Staff Coordinator)

Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development

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Prarthana Rao

Environmental Planner and Consultant

#OpenToWork

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Tammy Holt

President

Universal Patterns Urban and Regional Planning

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