The Urban Planning Professional Advisory Council (PLANPAC) connects our program with industry leaders. The council consists of industry professionals in the design, planning and development fields. All members share a common interest in developing high-quality, functional, and sustainable environments. The PLANPAC assists the urban planning programs in addressing issues related to improving human environments, natural environments, and education.
PLANPAC Members
- Nair Barrios, AICP ’13
Central Texas Transportation Planning Lead & Public Involvement Specialist, Jacobs, Austin, Texas
- Jim Carrillo, FAICP
Vice President, Halff Associates, Austin, Texas - Joey Dunn ’94
Deputy City Manager, City of Bryan, Bryan, Texas - Jessica Geray, AICP ’14
Planner V, Texas Department of Transportation Rail Division, Austin, Texas - Elizabeth Grindstaff ’86
Account Director / Rail Practice Lead, Freese and Nichols, Austin, Texas - Emily Gunderson ’18 and ’20
Project Coordinator and Planner, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Houston, Texas - Edmund Haas, AICP ’86 and ’88
Vice-President / Transportation Planning Manager, Freese and Nichols, Dallas, Texas - Todd Hansen, AICP ’10 and ’13
Associate Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Houston, Texas - Ed Hard ’85 and ’88
Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas - Dustin Henry, AICP ’10
Project Manager, Galveston Historical Foundation, Galveston, Texas - Nishant Kukadia, AICP ’04
Director, Jacobs, Austin, Texas - Mark Linenschmidt, AICP, CFM ’04
AICP CFM, Senior Planner, City of League City, League City, Texas - Mike McAnelly, FAICP ’69
Retired, Dallas, Texas - Kim Mickelson, AICP
City of Houston, Texas - Gary Mitchell, FAICP ’88
President, Kendig Keast Collaborative, Sugar Land, Texas - Michael Parks, AICP
Executive Director, Brazos Valley Council of Governments, Bryan, Texas - Walter M. Peacock
- Jennifer Prochazka, AICP ’01 and ’02
Assistant City Manager, City of College Station, Texas - Rob Rae, AICP ’08
Director of Development Services, City of Sherman, Texas - Heather Wade, ’08 and ’11
Researcher, Texas A&M University, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, College Station, Texas - Susan Watkins, AICP
Community Development Manager, City of Austin, Texas