Executive Board

The Inland Empire Section (IES) of the American Planning Association (APA) is governed by a combination of elected and appointed volunteers. For more information regarding the IES section or to volunteer for an available position, please contact the Section President. Here are the IES-APA Board Members:

Inland Empire District
Section Director
   Name: Charles Rangel (Elected)
   Employer: Civic Solutions
   Phone: (909) 519-5749
   Email: rangel@civicsolutions.com


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Director-Elect
   Name: Leisa Lukes (Elected)
   Employer: Cathedral City
   Phone: (760) 770-0370
   Email: llukes@cathedralcity.gov


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Past Section Director
   Name: Tim Hults (Elected)
   Employer: City of San Jacinto
   Phone: (951) 487-7330
   Email: thults@sanjacintoca.us


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Vice Director - Professional Development
   Name: Matt Burris, AICP, LEED AP (Elected)
   Employer: CTG Energetics, Inc.
   Phone: (760) 220-7729
   Email: mburris@ctg-net.com


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Vice Director - Policy
   Name: John Terell, AICP (Elected)
   Employer: City of Moreno Valley
   Phone: (951) 413-3238
   Email: johnt@moval.org


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Vice Director - Public Information
   Name: Jim Sullivan, AICP (Appointed)
   Employer: Coachella Valley Association of Governments
   Phone: (760) 346-1127
   Email: jsullivan@cvag.org


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Vice Director - Administration
   Name: Carol Clapper (Appointed)
   Employer: Coachella Valley Association of Governments
   Phone: (760) 346-1127
   Email: cclapper@cvag.org


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Vice Director - Membership
   Name: Aaron Pfannenstiel, AICP, LEED AP (Appointed)
   Employer: RBF Consulting
   Phone: (909) 974-4917
   Email: ajp@rbf.com


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Vice Director - Awards Program
   Name: VACANT (Appointed)
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Vice Chair - Programs / Historian
   Name: Miguel Vazquez (Appointed)
   Employer:
   Phone: (951) 955-2402
   Email: mavurbanplanning@gmail.com


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Vice Chair - Programs
   Name: Danielle Coats (Appointed)
   Employer: Western Riverside Council of Governments
   Phone: (951) 787-7991
   Email: coats@wrcog.cog.ca.us


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Vice Chair - Legislative Review
   Name: David Willmon (Appointed)
   Employer: League of California Cities
   Phone: (951) 788-4845
   Email: dwillmon@cacities.org


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Editor-at-Large
   Name: Lorena Mejia (Appointed)
   Employer: City of Ontario
   Phone: (909) 395-2276
   Email: lmejia@ci.ontario.ca.us


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Planning Diversity Director
   Name: Meenaxi R. Panakkal, AICP (Appointed)
   Employer: LSA Associates, Inc.
   Phone: (951) 781-9310
   Email: meenaxi.panakkal@lsa-assoc.com


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University Liaison
   Name: James Troyer, AICP (Appointed)
   Employer: Cal State University San Bernardino
   Phone:
   Email: James.Troyer@cityofrc.us


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Student Representative
   Name: Carolyn Schutten (Appointed)
   Employer: Cal Poly Pomona Grad Student
   Phone: (909) 824-3323
   Email: cjschutten@yahoo.com


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Webmaster
   Name: John Earle Hildebrand III (Appointed)
   Employer: City of Ontario
   Phone: (909) 395-2418
   Email: jhildebrand@ci.ontario.ca.us


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Cahuilla District
Section President
   Name: Corrie Kates (Appointed)
   Employer: City of Indian Wells
   Phone: (760) 346-2489
   Email: ckates@indianwells.com


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Executive Director
   Name: Lynne Bynder, CMP (Appointed)
   Employer: Meetings Xceptional
   Phone: (760) 799-2740
   Email: lbynder@meetingsxceptional.com


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