The Urban Planning Professional Advisory Council (PLANPAC) connects our program with industry leaders. The council consists of industry professionals in the design, planning and development fields. All members share a common interest in developing high-quality, functional, and sustainable environments. The PLANPAC assists the urban planning programs in addressing issues related to improving human environments, natural environments, and education.
PLANPAC Members
- Jim Carrillo, ’85, FAICP
Vice President, Halff Associates, Austin, Texas - Travis Crow ’23, PLA, CNUa
Principal Planner, Covey Planning and Landscape Architecture, Georgetown, Texas - Joey Dunn ’94, AICP
Deputy City Manager, City of Bryan, Bryan, Texas - Liz Grindstaff ’86, AICP
Account Director/Rail Practice Lead, Freese and Nichols, Inc, Austin, Texas - Todd Hansen ’10 and ’13, AICP
Associate Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Houston, Texas - Joi Harden ’96, AICP
Zoning Officer, City of Austin - Ethan Harwell ’17, AICP
Land Use Entitlements Project Manager, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Austin, Texas - Dustin Henry ’10, AICP
Planning Manager, City of Cedar Park, Cedar Park, Texas - John Hoang ’22 and ’24
Community Planner, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi - Suhag Kansara’04
- Founder & CEO, ViewPro , Houston, Texas
- Ricca Keepers ’14
Land Planner and Owner, Keepers Land Planning, Austin TX - Mark Linenschmidt ’99 and ’04, AICP, CFM
Planning Manager, City of League City, League City, Austin, Texas - Jordan Maddox ’06, AICP
Director of Planning, Halff Associates, Austin, Texas - Kristi Miller ’06 and ‘09, AICP
Senior Associate / Planning Team Lead, The Goodman Corporation, Houston, Texas - Kent Milson ’10 and ’12, AICP
Senior Planner, META Planning + Design, Katy, Texas - Gary Mitchell ’88, FAICP
President, Kendig Keast Collaborative, Sugar Land, Texas - Michael Parks, ’89 and ’96, AICP
Executive Director, Brazos Valley Council of Governments, Bryan, Texas - Diana H. Pena ’01, CNU-A
Partner, Co-Founder, Able City, LLC - Jennifer Prochazka ’01 and ’02, AICP
Assistant City Manager, City of College Station, College Station, Texas - Linda Salzar ’05 and ’09
Agency Instructor II, TEEX-NERRTC, National Emergency Response & Recovery Training Center, College Station - Matt Sandidge, ’10, AICP
City Manager, City of El Reno - Heather Wade ’08 and ’11
Principal Planner, City of College Station, College Station, Texas - Susan Watkins ’06 and ’10, AICP
Housing Division Manager, City of Austin, Austin, Texas
Legacy Members
- Ed Hard ’85 and ’88, AICP
Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas - Nishant Kukadia ’04, AICP
Principal Planner, Novus, Cedar Park, Texas - Michael McAnelly ’69, FAICP
Retired, Former APA Texas Chapter Exec. Admin., Salem, Oregon - Kim Mickelson, ’79 and ’86 AICP, JD
Senior Assistant City Attorney, City of Houston, Houston, Texas - Rob Rae ’08, AICP
Director of Development Services, City of Sherman, Sherman, Texas