Board of Directors

The Western Planner Resources (WPR) Board consists of representatives from Western state and tribal planning organizations. The individual organizations select representatives to represent their association on the WPR Board. Interested in serving on the board? Please review our board application.

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Melissa Shaw
Representing: Arizona
Melissa Shaw
Representing: Arizona

Coconino County, Arizona
Long Range Planner

Representing: Arizona
Katie Guthrie, AICP
Representing: Colorado
Katie Guthrie, AICP
Representing: Colorado

Senior Transportation Planner, Stanley Consultants, Inc.

Representing: Colorado
Donna Bye — President
Representing: North Dakota
Donna Bye — President
Representing: North Dakota

Planner, Houston Engineering, Inc.

Representing: North Dakota
Alison Tompkins, PLA, AICP, CFM — President Elect
Representing: Idaho
Alison Tompkins, PLA, AICP, CFM — President Elect
Representing: Idaho

Senior Planner, J-U-B Engineers
Moscow, Idaho

Representing: Idaho
Brad Stebleton — Secretary
At-large
Brad Stebleton — Secretary
At-large

Representing: At-large
Bernalillo, NM

At-large
Loras Rauch, AICP — Past President
At-large
Loras Rauch, AICP — Past President
At-large

Georgia
Retired

At-large
Lonnie Olson, AICP
Representing: West Central Chapter APA
Lonnie Olson, AICP
Representing: West Central Chapter APA

Project Manager - Planning
Wyoming Water Development Office
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Representing: West Central Chapter APA
Jennifer Woods, AICP
Representing: Tribal & Indigenous Interest Group
Jennifer Woods, AICP
Representing: Tribal & Indigenous Interest Group

Planning Director
Hudson, Colorado
tribal@westernplanner.org

Representing: Tribal & Indigenous Interest Group
Sandy Rohde — Treasurer
At-large
Sandy Rohde — Treasurer
At-large

Planning & Zoning Code Administrator, Dunn County, ND
Manning, North Dakota

At-large
Shelly Wade, AICP
Representing: Alaska
Shelly Wade, AICP
Representing: Alaska

Agnew::Beck Consulting
Anchorage, Alaska

Representing: Alaska
Dan Pava, FAICP
Representing: New Mexico
Dan Pava, FAICP
Representing: New Mexico

Planning Solutions
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Representing: New Mexico
Tanner Martin
Representing: Washington
Tanner Martin
Representing: Washington

Planner, Benton-Franklin Council of Governments MPO
Richland, Washington

Representing: Washington
Cole Grisham, AICP
Representing: Oregon
Cole Grisham, AICP
Representing: Oregon

Lead Transportation Planner, DOWL

Representing: Oregon
Brian Carver, AICP
Representing: Utah
Brian Carver, AICP
Representing: Utah

Planner, J-U-B Engineering
Logan, Utah

Representing: Utah
Andrew Bowen, AICP
At-large
Andrew Bowen, AICP
At-large

Senior Planner, Town of Jackson
Jackson, Wyoming

At-large
Jason Bieber
Representing: South Dakota
Jason Bieber
Representing: South Dakota

Senior Planner, City of Sioux Falls

Representing: South Dakota
Theresa Avance, AICP
Representing: Nevada
Theresa Avance, AICP
Representing: Nevada

Senior Planner, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

Representing: Nevada
Angela Parker, AICP
Representing: Wyoming
Angela Parker, AICP
Representing: Wyoming

Worland, Wyoming

Representing: Wyoming
Administration
Paul Moberly, AICP PCED — Editor and Administrator
Administration

Manager, Community Development – State of Utah
Millcreek, Utah

Administration
Vacant
Representing: California
Vacant
Representing: California
Representing: California
Vacant
Representing: Montana
Vacant
Representing: Montana
Representing: Montana

Lifetime Memorial Fellows

Emeritus Fellows

Ken Waido
Joe Luther
Sherwin Racehorse

Matt Ashby
Dee Caputo
Ron Faas
Earl Finkler
Joanne Garnett
Art Greenberg
Robb McCracken
Ben Orsbon
Joe Racine
Dave Spencer
Stan Steadman
Larry Weil