We Want You! (To Join Our Board)
Do you want to be more involved with APA? Do you want to serve your fellow Northern Section members? If you are ready to build your professional skills, consider joining your Northern Section board in one of our vacant positions!
Benefits of joining the Board:
- Meaningfully give back to the planning profession;
- Have an impact on the strategic direction of the Section;
- Collaborate with your peers;
- Mentor future generations of planners or become a mentee of experienced Board Members;
- Build up and celebrate leaders in the industry;
- Build your skill set and enrich your resume;
- Grow your network of local planning professionals; and
- Have fun and make new friends!
We are looking to fill the following vacancies:
- Diversity Co-Director
- Mid-Career Planners Group Co-Director
- Technology Director/Website Coordinator
Current Board Vacancies
Diversity Co-Director
The Diversity Co-Director provides input to the Section Board related to the needs of Planners of Color, Students of Color, and marginalized communities within the Section, organizes educational meetings and workshops for members around the issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity, contributes articles and announcements on these topics to the Communications Team, maintains a Diversity Interest Group listserv, attends monthly meetings with other Diversity leads in the Chapter, and helps to shape the Diversity Summit at the annual conference.
Mid-Career Planners Group Co-Director
The Mid-Career Co-Director works to organize and provide a forum for professionals with 10 to 25 years of experience working in a planning or planning-related field to cultivate professional growth through career building programs, social events, and mentoring opportunities and works closely with other Section Board Members to publicize and organize events.
Consulting Staff Position
Technology Director/Website Coordinator
This is a paid professional services position, and you do not need to be a Chapter member.
The Technology Director maintains the Section’s technology needs, including managing Google Workspace, assigning and assisting with Board member emails, updating the Section’s website, coordinating with the Communications teams to keep all information current, assisting the Events Coordinators with the on-line calendar of events, maintain other relevant Section information, and work with technical consultants as needed.
How to apply
For appointed positions, you must be an APA member with current/paid-up membership, and reside or practice planning within the Northern Section (Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma counties). If you wish to be considered, please submit your resume and letter of interest outlining why you’d like to be considered, any relevant experiences, and what you’ll bring to the position. Please email the requested documents to Section Director Elect Jeff Bond, AICP at directorelect@norcalapa.org.