Board

Kristen Wescott, AICP

President
City of Sandy Springs
e: Kristen Wescott, AICP

Whitney Shephard, PE, LEED AP, M.ASCE

Immediate Past President
Transport Studio

Kyethea Clark, AICP

VP/Programs
City of Atlanta
Program Management Director, Strategy Partnership
e: Kyethea Clark, AICP

Megha D. Young, AICP

VP/Chapter Services
Gresham Smith
e: Megha D. Young, AICP

Marilyn Hall, AICP

Secretary
Hall Consulting, Inc

Sidney E. Douse, III, AICP

Treasurer
Atlanta Regional Commission
e: Sidney E. Douse, III, AICP

Rebecca Keefer, AICP


AICP Director at Large

CPL

Lauren Leary, AICP

AICP Director at Large
Spatial Plans, LLC

Brittany Griffin

Non AICP Director at Large
AutoReview.AI

Karl Smith-Davids

Non-AICP Dir. at Large
Midtown Alliance

Jon West, AICP

Planning Official
DeKalb County Planning Commission

Cristina Pastore, AICP

Planning Officials Dev. Officer
Kimley-Horn
e: Cristina Pastore, AICP

Geneasa Elias, AICP

Planning Officials Dev. Officer
City of East Point – Office of the City Manager
Assistant City Manager

Gulsah Akar, PhD

Higher Education Representative
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Design

Emily Lasser, AICP

Emerging Planners Group (EPG)
Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
Center for Economic Development Research
e: Emily Lasser, AICP

Richard Osborne, AICP

District 1 Director
Bartow County

Marc Beechuk, AICP, ISA

District 2 Director
Athens-Clarke County

Erin Thoresen, AICP

District 3 Director
Gresham Smith
Planning Department Leader
e: Erin Thoresen, AICP

Jenny Parmer

District 4 Director
Troup County Board of Commissioners
Community Development Director

Gregory L. Brown

District 5 Director
Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission

Carla Delaney, AICP

District 6 Director
Augusta-Richmond County

Allison Slocum, AICP

District 7 Director
River Valley Regional Commission

Amy Martin

District 8 Director
Southern Georgia Regional Commission

Bridget Lidy, AICP

District 9 Director
City of Savannah Planning & Urban Design

Committee Chairs and Representatives – (Non-Board Members)

M. Claire Breeden

Student Representative
Georgia Institute of Technology

Nell Warnes

Student Representative
University of Georgia

Erin Thoresen, AICP

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee Chair
e: Erin Thoresen, AICP

Whitney Shephard, PE, LEED AP, M.ASCE

Policy and Advocacy Committee Chair

Caroline Evans, AICP

Mentor Committee Chair

Adam Hazell, AICP

Awards Committee Chair
e: Adam Hazell, AICP