Planning Student Organizations
Each APA-registered Planning Student Organization (PSO) elects a Student Representative to represent their fellow students on the Student Representatives Council (SRC) and act as a liaison with its Executive Committee and APA. PSO Student Representatives are elected by each school on an ongoing basis.
You must register your PSO Student Representative with APA each academic year so we know who is representing your school on the SRC.
How to Register
Starting an APA Planning Student Organization (PSO) at your school is easy!
Follow two quick steps to get started.
- Do you have a minimum of 10 registered APA student members at your school? If not, APA student membership is free no matter what major — spread the word!
If your program is a full member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning the requirement does not apply to you. Go ahead and register!
- After you have 10 registered APA student members, you can officially register your PSO.
After registration, PSOs enjoy annual orientations, quarterly town hall webinars, annual PSO toolkits, participation in the Outstanding PSO Award, and the opportunity to be showcased in APA publications.
Here are some ideas and examples of activities your PSO can start doing today.
List of Registered Planning Student Organizations
Alabama
Alabama A&M University
Student Representative: Tayla Solomon
Faculty Adviser: Berneece Herbert
Auburn University
Student Representative: Avery Agostinelli
Faculty Adviser: Binita Mahato
Arizona
Arizona State University
Student Representative: Brittany Kimura
Faculty Adviser: Meagan Ehlenz, AICP
University of Arizona
Student Representative: Andrew Birkelbach
Faculty Adviser: Ladd Keith
California
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Undergraduate Student Representative: Thomas Swanson
Undergraduate Faculty Adviser: Dohyung Kim
Graduate Student Representative: Caroline Seymour
Graduate Faculty Adviser: Gwen Urey
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Student Representative: Peyton Ratto
Faculty Adviser: Adrienne Greve, Ph.D.
California State University Northridge
Student Representative: Alex Lucy
Faculty Adviser: Craig Olwert, PhD
San Diego State University
Student Representative: Ricky Cervantes
Faculty Adviser: Sherry Ryan
San Jose State University
Student Representative: Izanie Love
Faculty Adviser: Richard Kos
University of California at Berkeley
Student Representative: Rafael Velazquez
Faculty Adviser: Karen Frick
University of California at Irvine
Student Representative: Rachel Le
Faculty Adviser: Nicholas Marantz
University of California at San Diego (YPS)
Student Representative: Erik Mumm
Faculty Adviser: Mirle Bussell, PhD
University of Southern California (ASPD)
Student Representative: Dan Lamere
Faculty Adviser: Marysol Mondragon
Colorado
University of Colorado, Denver
Student Representative: Dana Sparks
Faculty Adviser: Ken Schroeppel
District of Columbia
George Washington University
Student Representative: Elizabeth Rose
Faculty Adviser: Sandra Whitehead
Florida
Florida Atlantic University
Student Representative: Emily Lyn
Faculty Adviser: Peter Henn, JD, AICP
Florida State University
Faculty Advisers: Jeff Brown, April Jackson, PhD
University of Florida
Student Representative: Samuel Braverman
Faculty Adviser: Laura Dedenbach, PhD
University of South Florida
Student Representative: Connor Baird
Faculty Adviser: Evangeline Linkous, PhD., AICP
Georgia
Georgia Institute of Technology
Student Representative: Malavika Murali
Faculty Adviser: Gulsah Akar
University of Georgia
Student Representative: Phillip Jones
Faculty Adviser: Umit Yilmaz, PhD
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
Urban Planning and Policy Student Association (UPPSA)
Student Representative: Erin Ludwig
Faculty Advisor: Dominic Belcaster
University of Illinois at Chicago
Society of Black Urban Planners
Student Representative: Haley Sanders
Faculty Adviser: Stacey Sutton
University of Illinois at Chicago
Latino Planning Organization for Development, Education, and Regeneration (LPODER)
Student Representative: Jazmin Vega
Faculty Advisor: Dominic Belcaster
University of Illinois at Chicago
Women in Planning and Public Affairs (WPPA)
Student Representative: Johanna Blanco
Faculty Adviser: Catherine Lowe
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Student Representative: Elli Dastrup
Faculty Adviser: Dustin Allred
Indiana
Ball State University
Student Representative: Daniel Grinspan
Faculty Adviser: Scott Truex
Iowa
Iowa State University
Student Representative: Andre LaFontant
Faculty Adviser: Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock
Iowa State University
Student Representative: Keegan Haines
Faculty Adviser: Alenka Poplin
University of Iowa
Student Representative: Leon Begay
Faculty Adviser: Jerry Anthony
Kansas
Kansas State University
Student Representative: Zach Abell
Faculty Adviser: Huston Gibson
University of Kansas
Student Representative: Jared Clements
Faculty Adviser: Bonnie Johnson
Kentucky
University of Louisville
Student Representative: Charles Ames
Faculty Adviser: Kelly Kinahan\
Louisiana
University of New Orleans
Student Representative: Michael Billiot
Faculty Adviser: Marla K. Nelson, AICP
Maryland
Morgan State University
Student Representative: Justin Fair
Faculty Adviser: Tonya Nashay Sanders-Thach
University of Maryland, College Park
Student Representative: Elizabeth Mekonnen
Faculty Adviser: Ariel Bierbaum
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Student Representative: Ayesha Mehrotra
Faculty Adviser: Richard Peiser
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Student Representative: Anne Calef
Faculty Adviser: Ezra Glenn
Tufts University
Student Representative: Nicole Stephens
Faculty Adviser: Laurie Goldman
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Student Representative: Chanel Lobdell
Faculty Adviser: Mark Hamin, PhD
Michigan
Grand Valley State University
Student Representative: Leah Anderson
Faculty Adviser: Chad Frederick
Michigan State University
Student Representative: Jada Tillison-Love
Faculty Adviser: Zeenat Kotval-Karmchandani, AICP
University of Michigan
Student Representative: Luke Ranker
Faculty Adviser: Larissa Larsen
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Student Representative: Corrin Bemis
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ryan Allen
Mississippi
Jackson State University
Student Representative: Shu-Marraka Johnson
Faculty Adviser: Joan Wesley, PhD
Missouri
Missouri State University
Student Representative: Aytchie Jansen
Faculty Adviser: Ron Malega
Saint Louis University
Student Representative: Christie Voelker
Faculty Adviser: Sarah Coffin, AICP
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Student Representative: Jazmin Bustos
Faculty Adviser: Michael Frisch
Nebraska
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Student Representative: Renata Valquier Chavez
Faculty Adviser: Zhenghong Tang, PhD
New Jersey
Rowan University
Student Representative: Robert Chiaravalloti
Faculty Adviser: Mahbubur Meenar
Rutgers University
Student Representative: Teun Deuling
Faculty Adviser: Kathe Newman
New Mexico
New York
Cornell University
Student Representative: Natalie Deduck
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey Chusid
New York University
Student Representative: Cary Tipton
Faculty Adviser: Vanessa Deane
University at Albany, State University of New York
Student Representative: Emily Loughlin
Faculty Adviser: David Lewis
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Student Representative: Tyler Madell
Faculty Adviser: Daniel Hess
North Carolina
East Carolina University
Student Representative: Mason Mattox
Faculty Adviser: Misun Hur, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Student Representative: Douglas Bright and Austin Amandolia
Faculty Adviser: Thomas William Lester
Ohio
Cleveland State University
Student Representative: Patricia Hasselstrom
Faculty Adviser: Beth A. Nagy
University of Cincinnati
Undergraduate Student Representative: William Dian
Undergraduate Faculty Adviser: Christopher Auffrey
Graduate Student Representative: Reagan Noppenberger
Graduate Faculty Advisor: Johanna Looye
Ohio State University
Student Representative: Emily Long and Hunter Rayfield
Faculty Adviser: Maria Conroy
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Student Representative: Emily Fitzsimmons
Faculty Adviser: Charles Warnken
Oregon
Portland State University
Student Representative: Emily D'Antonio
Faculty Adviser: Megan Horst, AICP
University of Oregon
Student Representative: Mary Augustine
Faculty Adviser: Richard Margerum
Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Student Representative: Ahrehon Thompson
Faculty Adviser: Sudeshna Ghosh
Temple University
Student Representative: William Gleckner
Faculty Adviser: Jeffery Doshna
University of Pittsburgh
Student Representative: Alexandra Marlow
Faculty Adviser: Michael Glass
South Carolina
Clemson University
Student Representative: Brian Conner
Faculty Adviser: John Gaber, AICP
Tennessee
University of Memphis
Student Representative: Wyatt Archer
Faculty Adviser: Charlie Santo
Texas
Texas A&M University
Student Representative: Judanne Lennox-Morrison
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Wei Li
Texas Southern University
Student Representative: Chanelle Frazier
Faculty Adviser: Sheri Smith
University of North Texas
Student Representative: Amanda Bender
Faculty Adviser: Laura Keyes
University of Texas at Arlington
Student Representative: Samantha Bradley
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Guoqiang Shen
University of Texas at Austin
Student Representative: Victoria Byrne
Faculty Adviser: Bjorn Sletto, PhD
University of Texas at San Antonio
Student Representative: Selina Angel
Faculty Adviser: Ryan James
Utah
University of Utah
Student Representative: Jake Gallaher
Faculty Adviser: Keith Bartholomew
Virginia
University of Virginia
Student Representative: Meredith Beavers
Faculty Adviser: Andrew Mondshein, PhD AICP
Virginia Commonwealth University
Undergraduate Student Representative: Eric Bittner
Graduate Student Representative: Gabriella Pino-Moreno
Faculty Advisor: Benjamin Teresa
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Student Representative: Kathryn Treanor
Faculty Adviser: Yang Zhang
Washington
Eastern Washington University
Student Representative: Landon Baldwin
Faculty Adviser: Jason Scully
University of Washington
Student Representative: Tanner Machala
Faculty Adviser: Branden Born
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Student Representative: Cory Clark
Faculty Adviser: Lingqian Hu
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Student Representative: Rachel Gasper
Faculty Adviser: Ken Genskow
Canada
University of British Columbia
Student Representative: Madelaine Parent
Faculty Adviser: Maged Senbel