American Planning Association
North Carolina Chapter
In 2004, the APA-NC Executive Committee established a program to develop Regional Sections within APA-NC to encourage interaction among members at the local and regional levels.
Each Section is based on existing regional COG planning areas, and has one or more leaders who are responsible for coordinating at least two meetings per year. Leaders are invited to attend Executive Committee meetings to provide an update on how their Section is doing and express any concerns and challenges.
For more information you can contact our Sections Coordinator, Joe Heard.
Joe Heard, AICP
Sections Coordinator
jheard@townofduck.com
(P) 252-255-1234
Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
Leaders
Todd Okolichany
City of Asheville
tokolichany@ashevillenc.gov
(P) 828-259-5840
Erica Anderson
Land of Sky COG
erica@landofsky.org
(P) 828-251-6622
Section 2
Alexander, Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union
Leaders
Bill Duston
N-Focus Planning & Design
bduston@nfocusplanning.org
(P) 704-281-5497
Elinor Hiltz
Catawba County
ehiltz@catawbacountync.gov
(P) 828-465-8380
Jason Wager
Centralina COG
jwager@centralina.org
(P) 704-348-2707
Section 3
Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin
Leaders
Brad Klosterman
CPK Consulting
brad.cpk@gmail.com
(P) 336-327-5263
Megan Ledbetter
Village of Clemmons
mledbetter@clemmons.org
(P) 336-766-7511
Section 4
Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, Warren
Leaders
Ken Krulik
Warren County
kkrulik@co.warren.nc.us
(P) 252-257-7027
Hillary Pace
Chatham County
hillary.pace@chathamnc.org
(P) 919-542-8276
Shelby Powell
Capital Area MPO
shelby.powell@ci.raleigh.nc.us
(P) 919-996-4393
Scott Ramage
Town of Cary
scott.ramage@townofcary.org
(P) 919-462-3888
Roger Waldon
rwaldon@clarionassociates.com
(P) 919-967-9188
Section 5
Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrell, Washington, Wilson
Leaders
Joe Heard
Town of Duck
jheard@townofduck.com
(P) 252-255-1234
James Rhodes
Pitt County
james.rhodes@pittcountync.gov
(P) 252-902-3250
Section 6
Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Wayne
Leaders
Patrick Flanagan
Eastern Carolina COG
pflanagan@eccog.org
(P) 252-638-3185 x3031
Wes MacLeod
Cape Fear COG
wmacleod@capefearcog.org
(P) 910-395-4553 x223
Section 7
Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland
Leaders
Tom Lloyd
Cumberland County
tlloyd@co.cumberland.nc.us
(P) 910-678-7618
Mary Rose
City of Clinton/Sampson County
mmr@cityofclintonnc.us
(P) 910-299-4904 x3018
Scott Shuford
City of Fayetteville
sshuford@ci.fay.nc.us
(P) 910-433-1311