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Carolyn Braun, President Areas of special interest are housing, the environment, and urban design. While Carolyn is on the MnAPA Board she will concentrate on increasing involvement with citizen planners. When Carolyn is not at work she keeps busy writing and doing genealogy research. She is also busy teaching a course at St. Cloud State University. Brad Scheib, Vice President Other key areas that are important to Brad in carrying out the Mission of MnAPA is for the organization to be a "resource" for planning serving existing members of MnAPA, prospective members (including students and citizen planners), elected and appointed officials, faculty and professionals in other disciplines. Brad believes MnAPA should be an educational resource, a networking environment, a social (fun) environment and an avenue for mentorship where planners (or prospective planners) are welcomed and encouraged about a career in planning. Dan Jochum, Secretary I feel I have the leadership and organizational qualities needed to be a member of the MnAPA Executive Committee. I have been attending MnAPA sponsored events since I joined APA in 2001 and would like to take on a more active role within MnAPA as the chapter Secretary.
As the Minnesota APA Treasurer, I help provide a District Directors
Robin Caufman, AICP, Metro District Director  Kate Garwood, AICP, Metro District Director As a planner in this Metro Area for the past two-plus decades, I’ve worked in a variety of agencies, including suburban cities, small towns, eventually landing in the transportation planning field in transit, then MnDOT, and now in Anoka County. Nothing has been more constant than “change” in our field, and my career path has been a mirror of that change in the Metro Area. The Transportation-Land-Use-Connection has proven to be a much bigger issue in recent years. One thing I’ve always been proud of is the high quality, dedication, and intelligence of the people in our field. Every planner I’ve met and worked with has taught me something new, exposed me to new ideas and information, and generally added to my education as a planner. Toward that end, my passion has been the “professional development” end of our field. Serving as the PDO (professional development officer) for several years, my goal has been to help provide quality education opportunities for our membership and to encourage professional development of Minnesota’s planners by helping them attain their AICP certification. Over the last 18 months, the new Certification Maintenance program—the one requiring continuing education by all certified planners—has been the focus of my attention. While the PDO duties have been passed on to a very capable gentleman (John Stark), I have continued to work on this part of the program on behalf of the MnAPA membership. If elected, I would like to continue in this area to be a voice on the Board supporting the continuing education needs for Minnesota planners—certified, working on certification, or otherwise. As our field continues to change, I feel the Chapter should be a “vehicle” (remember, I’m a transportation planner!) for us all to attain the professional development and skills we will need in the future.  Jennifer Zierke, AICP, Metro District Director Jennifer is a Project Planner for Landform in Minneapolis. She works with local municipalities on special studies and with developers on large scale commercial developments around the United States. Over the past ten years, Jennifer has worked in public, private and non-profit planning positions. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design and a Master of City Planning from the University of Manitoba’s School of Architecture in Canada. Jennifer has been a member of the MnAPA since 1998 and became an AICP certified planner in 2001. She served as the co-chair of the state conference program committee in 2006 and co-chaired the state conference in 2007. As a Metro District Director, Jennifer hopes to improve connections between the Minnesota Chapter of the American Institute of Planner and the Manitoba Professional Planners Institute. She also intends on strengthening ties between planning students and professionals within Minnesota.
Anita Rasmussen,
AICP, Central District Director
Holly Butcher, AICP, Northeast Director Bruce has served as Director of Planning and Development Services in Willmar for over 21 years. Prior to that time he held a number of municipal, county, and regional planning positions. Areas of specialization include growth management, economic development, environmental planning, development design and project management. During his tenure with the City of Willmar, Bruce led the City through a period of rapid growth with multiple, complex annexations. The focus of his department continues to be working to meet the residential, economic and social needs of a large region, while maintaining the attributes of a small city. Another challenge met and addressed was the cultural diversification of the community. Major development projects have included a new regional airport, the redevelopment of the former airport as an industrial park, the redevelopment of the regional treatment center as a technology campus, and numerous large scale residential, commercial, and institutional projects. As a MNAPA Board Member, Bruce is a voice for greater Minnesota planners. He served on the Board of the Minnesota Planning Association, an organization representing citizen planners, whose functions have now been absorbed by MNAPA. A special interest is educating rural staff and planning commissioners in the procedural, legal, and technical aspects of planning and land use regulation. Robert Graham, Southern District Director
Graduate University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967. 40 years planning experience: Chemung County, NY; St. Louis Park, MN; and Albert Lea, MN. Charter member of APA. APA Board 1981-83. Chair Minnesota Planning Association two terms. Two current terms on APA Board. Chair; Freeborn County Family Services Collaborative. Certified Grants Manager, Certified Housing Manager, Economic Development Finance Professional. My commitment to APA is to be sure there is continued follow through with citizen planner training. I authored the original “So You’re A Planning Commissioner, Now What”. This has evolved into the current MPA training manual. I encourage planners to stay active in commissioner training, as this results in better planning decisions. I will be happy to
continue to serve the south-eastern district on the APA Board. Wayne T. Hurley, AICP – Northwest District Director Wayne began work as WCI's transportation planner in 1998. He is currently responsible for supervising all of WCI's planning activities, including the transportation planning, community development and GIS programs. Wayne graduated with Honors from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota with a Bachelors degree in Local and Urban Affairs. In addition to his duties at WCI, Wayne serves on the City of Fergus Falls Planning Commission, and has previously served on the City of Fergus Falls Heritage Preservation Commission and various city and school district committees. Wayne lives in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, with his wife and their two daughters. As Northwest District Director, Wayne's primary interests are to promote planning in Northwest Minnesota, to make the Chapter more accessible to MnAPA members in Greater Minnesota and to work towards increasing membership in the Northwest District.
Sam Woods, Student Director My name is Sam Woods; I am
a Graduate Student in the Urban Planning program at
Minnesota State University, Mankato. I am a member of the planning
committee for the 2008 MNAPA planners' conference. I am also an intern with
the Minnesota Valley Council of Governments. I have two bachelor's degrees
from St.
Cloud State University: one in Recreation and Sports Management
and the second in Community Development. I have interned with the City of
St. Cloud's Recreation Department, and I was the Community Economic
Development Intern for the City of Big Lake. I am married, and my hobbies Representative Directors Daniel Meyers, AICP, Past President
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Carolyn lives in Princeton, where she was born and raised.
Carolyn has a B.A. in Local and Urban Affairs from St. Cloud State University and a M.P. from the Humphrey Institute. Carolyn
became interested in planning when she served as chair of a city planning commission.
organization whose opinion is sought by key decision makers
(legislators) with respect to planning issues. This would require MnAPA membership to be more active in developing positions on key
issues, a task that would require consensus building among us and a task that Brad would play a strong role in orchestrating. As an
organization with nearly 800 well educated and professional planning minds, MnAPA can and will make a positive influence on Minnesota
communities.
foundation that serves nine counties in west
central Minnesota. Following the dissolution of the Regional Development Commission in the region, WCI took on some of the planning
functions that the RDC used to perform.
in Minneapolis, but was born and raised in Chicago,
Illinois. Transportation has been an interest of Dan's since he was young and lived near the CTA's rapid transit elevated tracks.
In fact, his B.S. is in Urban Studies from Elmhurst College and his M.S. is in Transportation Engineering and Urban Planning from
the University of Michigan. Not surprisingly, one of Dan's favorite books is Divided Highways, written by a compilation of authors.