We took things in a different direction for this episode.  Instead of meeting with an Illinois planner, our stalwart host, Andy Cross, AICP, sat down with Susan Rose, Chair of the Elmhurst Plan Commission to talk about why she volunteer her time and service to her community, what she's learned over the years, and what we, as planners, can do to help commissioners do their jobs better.Dr. Susan Rose is the Chairperson of the Zoning & Planning Commission in the City of Elmhurst, Illinois.  She has a background in education as a Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and shares wonderful thoughts and insights that will be helpful for planners, as well as board members and commissioners, all around the state.  Interested in Plan Commission training for your community? Check out https://www.ilapa.org/planning-officials or email the APA-IL's Planning Officials Development Officer, Tom Farace, AICP at [email protected]

Cristen Hardin, Project Manager with PGAV Planners sits down with Andy Cross, AICP to discuss her journey into planning via accounting.

Kim Porter, AICP, Community Planner with the FAA, chats with Andy Cross, AICP about her storied and varied planning career, her brief flirtation with the FBI, the value of the AICP accreditation, and all of the people that have influenced her journey.

Show notes:

Your host Andy Cross, AICP chats all things planning and sushi with Jon Oliphant, Planning & Development Director for Washington, Illinois.

Your intrepid host Andy Cross, AICP sits down with Courtney Kashima, AICP of Muse Community + Design, and Sara Egan, Awards Chair and Planner & Landscape Architect with Design Workshop. Also, we enter the Deep Freeze with APA-IL Executive Director Paula Freeze. 

APA Illinois' own Professional Development Officer joins our host, Andy Cross, AICP for a chat. Also, we recap the 2022 State Conference, and Executive Director Paula Freeze joins us for some seasonal updates! Bone apple tea!

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