2024 – 2025 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President

Alison LeFlore, AICP
Associate/Senior Planner
Stantec
226 Causeway Street 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
857.415.3924
alison.leflore@gmail.com

Vice-President

Kenneth Comia, AICP
Deputy Director – Land Use and Environment Department
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
60 Congress Street, 1st Floor
Springfield, MA 01104
413.781.6045
kcomia@pvpc.org

Immediate Past President

Peter Lowitt, FAICP

Treasurer

Lee M. Pouliot, AICP, ASLA
Director of Planning & Development
City of Chicopee
City Hall Annex • 274 Front Street • 4th Floor • Chicopee, Massachusetts 01013
Tel (413) 594-1515 • Fax (413) 594-1514
lpouliot@chicopeema.gov

 

Legislative & Poicy Officer

Ralph Willmer, FAICP
AICP Ethics Officer
American Planning Association
ralphwillmer.apa@gmail.com

Professional Development Officer

Bill Nemser, AICP, LEED AP
Planning Director
Office of Municipal Services
Town of Maynard
195 Main Street
Maynard, MA. 01754
Office (978) 897-1302

 

Chapter Secretary

Jim Robbins
jrobbins261@gmail.com

Regional Representatives

Northeast

Brian Creamer  AICP, SITES AP
Planning Project Manager
Nitsch Engineering
2 Center Plaza, #430
Boston, MA 02108
857.206.8716
bcreamer@nitscheng.com

Southeast

Shayne M. Trimbell, AICP
Director of Transit Planning, SRTA
700 Pleasant St, Suite 530
New Bedford, MA 02740
508-997-6767
strimbell@srtabus.com

Central

Trish Settles, AICP
Deputy Executive Director
Regional Collaboration and Community Planning
Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission
1 Mercantile Street, Suite 520
Worcester, MA  01608

tsettles@cmrpc.org

 

Western

Tate Coleman
Micro-transit Program Director
Town of Great Barrington
334 Main Street
Great Barrington,  MA 01230

tcoleman@townofgb.org

Regional Representative At-Large

Sarah L. Raposa, AICP
Member, Medway Planning and Economic Development Board
Director of Planning & Development, Town of Mansfield
RaposaMedway@gmail.com

Greater Boston

Claire V. Ricker, AICP
Director of Planning and Community Development
Town of Arlington
clairevricker@gmail.com

Chapter Sub-Committees

Economic Development Committee Chair

Kathleen McCabe, FAICP
McCabe Enterprises
Boston, MA
mccabe@Plan-Do.com
617 469-9444


Sustainable Development Committee Co-Chairs

Jeanette Tozer, AICP
jtozeraicp@gmail.com

Brian Creamer, AICP, SITES AP
bcreamer@nitscheng.com

Transportation Committee Chair

Travis Pollack, AICP
Senior Transportation Planner
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
plannertravis@gmail.com

Community Development & Housing Committee Chair

 

 

 

 

Judi Barrett
Barrett Planning Group LLC
350 Lincoln Street, Ste 2503

Hingham, MA 02043
(p) 781-934-0073
(c) 781-206-6045

Chapter Liaison

Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Liaison


Elaine Wijnja, AICP

Principal Land Use Planner
EOHLC
100 Cambridge Street
Suite 300
Boston, MA 02114
elaine.wijnja@mass.gov

Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors (MAPD) Liaison

 

 

 

Kristina Johnson, AICP
Director of Planning and Community Development
Town of Hudson
78 Main Street
Hudson, MA 01749
978.562-2989
kjohnson99@gmail.com

Citizen Planner Training Collaborative (CPTC) Liaison

Jacquie McPherson, AICP
Senior Program Manager
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

jfurtado.aicp@gmail.com

 

Consulting Planners of Massachusetts (CPM) Liaison

Kathleen McCabe, FAICP
McCabe Enterprises
Boston, MA
mccabe@Plan-Do.com
617 469-9444

APA-MA Chapter Manager

Brian Currie, AICP
communications@apa-ma.org

Social Event Coordinator

Melisa Tintocalis
Economic Development Director
Town of Burlington
mtintocalis@burlington.org

Social Event Coordinator

Alyssa Sandoval, AICP
Deputy Chief Planner
City of Newton Planning & Development Department
asandoval@newtonma.gov