The 2021-2022 APA-NC Chapter Executive Committee took office on January 1, 2021. The Executive Committee includes members of our organization that were voted in through a state-wide election. 

APA-NC also appoints Committee Chairs and other members to serve volunteer roles that oversee numerous committees and initiatives.


ELECTED OFFICERS

Chapter President

Hanna Cockburn, AICP

johanna.cockburn@greensboro-nc.gov


Past Chapter President

Ben Howell, AICP

bhhowell@gmail.com


Vice President for Chapter Development

Tiffany White

tiffanyw@cityofws.org


Vice President for Professional Development

Katherine Godwin, AICP

hebert.katherine@gmail.com


Chapter Treasurer

Roger Bardsley, AICP

bardsley-brune@triad.rr.com

bards09@gmail.com


Chapter Secretary

Tiffany Faro, CZO

tfaro@cityofbelmont.org


COMMITTEES & INITIATIVES

Affordable Housing Task Force

Jessica Hill, AICP, PMP

jhill@gnrc.org


Leigh Anne King

laking@clarionassociates.com


Awards Committee

Bynum Walter

bynum.walter@raleighnc.gov


Elizabeth Jernigan, AICP

elizabeth.jernigan@greensboro-nc.gov


Carolina Planning Journal

Will Curran-Groome

carolinaplanningjournal@gmail.com


Communications Committee

Paul Black, AICP, Co-Chair

paul_e_black@hotmail.com


Jennifer Ganser, AICP, Co-Chair

jenniferg86@gmail.com


Diversity & Equity Committee

Brendie Vega, AICP, Co-Chair

brendie.vega@live.com


Eliza Monroe, Co-Chair

eliza.monroe@durhamnc.gov


Education and Outreach Committee

Dana Stoogenke, AICP, Co-Chair

dstoogenke@matthewsnc.gov


Janet Holland, AICP, Co-Chair

jholland@wilsonnc.org


GIS NC Local Government Committee/APA-NC Rep.

Alice Wilson

wilsonac@newbernnc.gov


Legislative Committee

Chad Meadows, AICP, Chair

chad@codewrightplanners.com


Michael Zehner, AICP, Vice-Chair

michael.zehner@bgllc.net


Plan for Health Initiative

John Morck, AICP

jmorck@ncrr.com


Planning Assistance Team (PAT)

Lauren Blackburn, AICP

lakblackburn@yahoo.com


Dick Hails, AICP

dickhails@gmail.com


Resiliency Task Force 

Lyuba Zuyeva, AICP, Co-Chair

lzuyeva@vhb.com

mailto:lzuyeva@vhb.com


Sealy Chipley Stanley, Co-Chair

schipley@fernleaf.us


School of Government, UNC-Chapel Hill

Jim Joyce

jljoyce@sog.unc.edu


Adam Lovelady

adamlovelady@sog.unc.edu


Sections Committee

Joe Heard, AICP, Chair

jheard@townofduck.com


Student Representative

Rene Marker-Katz

renemk@email.unc.edu


Young Planners Group

Desmond Corley, AICP

corleydc11@gmail.com


Kari Grace, AICP

kgrace@wakeforestnc.gov

k.b.grace.11@gmail.com


UNIVERSITY CONTACTS

Appalachian State

Elizabeth Shay, PhD, AICP

shayed@appstate.edu


University of North Carolina

Noreen McDonald

noreen@unc.edu


SUPPORT STAFF

APA-NC Administrator & Conference Event Manager

Kara Louise

karamlouise@outlook.com