By Elizabeth Tyler, FAICP, Director, September 14, 2026
We are looking to fill the following vacancies on the Northern Board.
Any appointed officer position may include a co-director if it is demonstrated that a co-director arrangement is necessary to accomplish the assigned duties of the position and is approved by the Northern Board. The Northern Board may choose to remove the co-director position at any time when it’s no longer necessary to utilize a co-director arrangement.
Diversity Co-director
The duties of the Diversity Director(s) include:
- Provide input to the Section Board related to the special needs of Planners of Color (POC), Students of Color (SOC), and marginalized communities within the Section, as appropriate;
- Organize educational meetings and workshops for members around the issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity;
- Contribute articles on diversity, inclusion, and equity to the Communications Director, Newsletter Editor, and Social Media Coordinator for distribution among the Section’s various communication channels;
- Maintain the diversity email listserv;
- Attend monthly statewide virtual teleconference. Inclusion Director check-in meetings hosted by the Chapter’s Vice President of Equity and Inclusion; and
- Help to shape the Diversity Summit that occurs during each Chapter Conference (i.e., contact potential speakers, host diversity happy hour during the conference).
Events Co-director
The duties of the Events Co-Director include:
- Facilitate Northern signature events, such as the Annual Holiday Party;
- Serve on the Awards Gala Subcommittee and assist the Awards Program Director on the planning and implementation of the Awards Gala;
- Serve as a liaison between event coordinators, the Executive Board, and the Northern Board;
- Evaluate Northern event programming and events to ensure a broad range of regions and topics are covered; and
- Serve as a resource for event hosts by maintaining a resource toolkit, including event proposals, best practices, and standard operating procedures.
Northern News Associate Editors
The duties of the Associate Northern News Editor shall be to:
- Support the preparation, editing, and publishing of the Section’s newsletter on the Section website;
- Assist the Northern News Team, chaired by the Northern News Editor.
Apply
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Director Elizabeth Tyler, FAICP, at [email protected].
Questions: Contact Director Elizabeth Tyler, FAICP, at [email protected].