Author name: Northern Section

By Michael Cass, Director-elect. Add to your skills and collaborate with fellow Northern Section APA colleagues on the Northern Section Board to support, enhance, and grow the planning profession.

Northern News has a copy for someone who will read and write a review on “Cities for Life: How Communities Can Recover from Trauma and Rebuild for Health,” by Jason Corburn (Island Press, 2021). First come, first served.

The APA California 2022 Awards jurors will evaluate the finest planning work in California and determine the winners.

Contribute to what will surely be an engaging program of sessions and activities at the first in-person conference in three years.

News about Jonathan Atkinson, Ozzy Arce, Griffen Dempsey, Samuel De Perio Garcia, Coleman Frick, Michelle Hernandez, and Omar Masry, AICP. Assembled by associate editor Mari Hsu.

Thank you, APA Northern News, for including me in the “Who’s where” section. I am extremely honored to be back in urban planning. —Ramon Meraz, Santa Rosa

By Juan Borrelli, AICP. Help us nominate a stellar, seasoned, northern California planner who has made outstanding contributions to the profession, to PEN, the Planner Emeritus Network.

“Love the Northern News – you do such a great job.” —Sande Stefan, Sacramento

News about Jim Bergdoll, AICP; Danae Hall, AICP; Dhawal Kataria, AICP; Prathna Maharaj, AICP; Sonja Caldwell Kos, AICP; Ramon Meraz; James M. Moore; Kohar Kojayan, AICP; Garrison Rees, AICP; Carlina Rose; Laura Simpson; Antara Tandon; Benjamin Ulrey; Ami Upadhyay; and Savannah Van Akin. Assembled by associate editor Mari Hsu.

By Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP, Northern News editor, February 17, 2022. Being elected to the AICP College of Fellows (FAICP) is the highest award for the American Institute of Certified Planners.