The department's Advisory Board provides advice, guidance, and assistance to the chair, faculty, and students of PPD on issues of particular importance to our Master of Urban and Regional Planning program. Comprised of a dozen distinguished members of the community who hold leadership positions in public agencies and private sector organizations, the board helps the department leverage support for our students through, for example, internships, career placement, and training opportunities. Members also participate in external relations and advancement efforts.
| Rick Bishop, AICPExecutive Director, Western Riverside Council of Governments |
 | Kimberly Brandt, AICP |
 | John Bridges, FAICP Principal, AECOM |
 | Sarah Catz - Advisory Board Co-Chair |
 | Richard M. Gollis - Advisory Board Co-Chair Principal and Founder, The Concord Group Chair of the Community Development Council, Urban Land Institute Email: rmg@theconcordgroup.com Website: http://www.theconcordgroup.com/index.html |
 | Randal Jackson, RLA |
 | John Kain, AICP President, Urban Crossroads Email: jkain@urbanxroads.com Website: www.urbanxroads.com Interests: Transportation planning, sustainable community design, neighborhood electric vehicles, non-motorized modes (bicycle and pedestrian), traffic impact analysis |
 | Joan Patronite Kelly, AICP Managing Principal, BonTerra Consulting Website: www.BonTerraConsulting.com Interests: Environmental planning and analysis, housing policy, and demographics
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 | Attorney/Facilitator Email: lmarsh@lindellmarsh.com Interests: Land use, natural resources, and the environment, with a major focus/interest in assisting public and private sector clients to develop legal, institutional and collaborative strategies and processes to successfully address unusually complex or sensitive concerns, issues or opportunities |
 | Jeff Mayer |
 | Senior Fellow, USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development (former Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments) Email: mpisano@usc.edu Interests: Urban planning, regional planning, transportation, housing, development, environmental policy |
 | Michael Ruane
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 | Ken Ryan |
 | Ray Silver Consultant with IMC, Municipal Consulting, Inc. Past Executive Committee member, Orange County Chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and former ULI member Email: rljmsilver@gmail.com Interests: Local Government Economic Development Strategies, Land Use Planning Organizational Development and Management Coaching |
 | Ernesto Vasquez, AIA
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 | Sheri Vander Dussen, AICP |
 | Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
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