Central
Location
The Central Section includes the following Texas counties: Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Coryell, Dewitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Hays, Jackson, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Madison, Mason, McCulloch, McLennan, Milam, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Victoria, Washington, and Williamson.
Events
Central Texas APA Awards Ceremony
2022 Central Texas APA Awards Ceremony & Luncheon
Thank you to everyone for attending this year's Central Texas APA Awards Ceremony and Luncheon event and a special congratulations to our scholarship recipients and award winners!
This event included a 1 hour Certification Maintenance (CM) ethics presentation by Carol Barrett, FAICP, titled “Meeting the Challenges of a New AICP Code of Ethics."
Please contact Section Director Carly Kehoe at ckehoe@cityofburnet.com or Section Director-Elect Allison Kay at akay@bryantx.gov for further information or inquiries.
Section Officers
| Officer | Employer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Carly Kehoe Pearson, JD | City of Burnet | ckehoe@cityofburnet.com |
| Director-Elect | Allison Kay, AICP | City of Bryan | akay@bryantx.gov |
| Secretary | Chelsea Irby, AICP | Halff Associates | cirby@halff.com |
| Treasurer | Madison Thomas White, AICP | Brazos Valley EDC | mthomaswhite@brazosvalleyedc.org |
| Immediate Past Director | Martin Zimmermann, AICP | City of Bryan | mzimmermann@bryantx.gov |
| Officer | Employer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EPL Representative | Jake Gutekunst, P.E., AICP | Kimley-Horn | jake.gutekunst@kimley-horn.com |
| Communications Coordinator | Nathan Chadwick, AICP | Kimley-Horn | nathan.chadwick@kimley-horn.com |
| Professional Development Officer | Ben Luckens, AICP | Retired | ben_luckens@sbcglobal.net |
Newsletters
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Bylaws
Past Award Winners
| Year | Award | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Comprehensive Plan Award | City of Temple |
| 2021 | General Plan Award |
City of San Marcos (Downtown Design Project) |
| 2021 | Advancing Diversity & Social Change |
Asakura Robinson (Healthy Places Toolkit) |
| 2020 | Comprehensive Plan Award |
City of Brenham/Kendig Keast Collaborative (Plan 2040) |
| 2020 | General Plan Award |
City of Bastrop/simplecity.design (Bastrop Building Block (B3) Code) |
| 2020 | Hard Won Victories Award |
Llano Parks Project/Halff Associates (After the Flood - Llano Parks Master Plan) |
| 2020 | Planner of the Year | Katie Coyne, AICP Certified Ecologist - ESA, SITES AP |
| 2019 | Comprehensive Plan Award |
City of Austin (Austin Strategic Mobility Plan) |