First a little about the Private Practice Division:

PPD Mission

Our Mission is to support our members’ efforts to provide high-quality professional services to both public and private-sector clients that promote equity and reflect the highest professional and ethical standards of the planning profession.

Join PPD Today!

Are you interested in joining the Private Practice Division Join PPD here.

PPD Handbook

Members of the Private Private Practice Division have access to our exclusive Private Practice Handbook. Join PPD here to get access to help you build your career today.

PPD Conversations

Register for Upcoming PPD Conversations here.

PPD Reception

Be sure to register for the joint reception that the PPD will be co hosting again this year with members of the APA Transportation Planning Division (TPD) and with Colorado Chapter members of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS). Reception details are below:

Sunday, March 30th; 6p-9p
Wright Room, 535 16th Street, Denver, CO

Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP here to attend.

Our joint reception is one of the best receptions at the conference, and the conference highlight for many PPD members. Don’t miss out because you didn’t register!

Conference Name Badge Ribbons

If you’re heading for Denver to participate in the 2025 National Planning Conference in person, be sure to pick up your “Private Practice Division” badge ribbon before you leave the registration area, and get ready to network with your fellow planners in private practice who will be attending the conference.

Private Practice Division Endorsed Sessions
To find the sessions at NPC 25 that will focus on career advancement and developing your leadership and practice management skills, view the “Program Areas” section of the online program and then select “Upskilling for the Future”.

The sessions listed below are endorsed by PPD.

Saturday
March 29, 2025
Topic and Speakers
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Mile High
Ballroom 3
New Horizons with PRO Housing Grants
Deborah L. Myerson, AICP
Emily Collins
Sarah Berke
Breanne Rothstein
Anne Russett
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
Mile High
Ballroom 4
The 2025 Trend Report: Emerging Trends and Signals
Petra Hurtado
Ievgeniia Dulko
Senna Catenacci
Joseph DeAngelis
130 PM – 300 PM
405-407
Steps to Leadership: Leading at Your Personal Best
Samantha Morse
Isabel Fitzsimons
Benjamin G. Hitchings, FAICP
Glenn Tecker
330 PM – 415 PM
601-605
Building Readiness and Resilience in Rural Michigan
Sarah J. Lucas
Andrea L.
Brown
330 PM – 415 PM
501-504
Housing Supply & the New Washington
Jason L. Jordan
Sunday, March 30, 2025 Topic and Speakers
830 AM – 915 AM
Mile High Ballroom 4
What Planning Skills Are in Demand?
Sagar Shah, PhD, AICP (he/him/his) –
Camille Barchers
Henry Renski
Jamaal Green
1030 AM – 1115 AM
Mile High Ballroom 4
Plan, Baby, Plan Supercharge Your Local Housing Coalition
Jason L. Jordan
200 PM – 245 PM
Mile High Ballroom 3
Everybody Freak Out! They're Eliminating Parking Requirements!
Patrick Siegman (he/him/his) – Siegman & Associates
Lisa A. Wise – Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc.
Justin M. Goodwin, AICP – City of Columbus
Dillon Fried
200 PM – 245 PM
501-504
Understanding APA National Leadership
Isabel Fitzsimons
Angela D. Brooks
Karen Wolf
Aaron Ray
200 PM – 245 PM
607
Reimagining Public Participation for More Inclusive Planning Processes
Felicia Jiang, AICP (she/her/hers) – Sasaki Associates
Sudeshna Sen
200 PM – 245 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4
Lightning Talk: Upskilling and Navigating Politics
Bradley T. Cornelius
Katelynn Morgenstern
Kathleen R. Imbriano
Rachel Shindman
Jeffrey Williams
Sebastian Gonzalez Luna
Sean M. Maguire
300 PM – 345 PM
501-504
Mastering RFP/Qs: Proposals Strategies for Effective Projects
Joshua Olhava
Timothy J. Dlubac
300 PM – 345 PM
505-507
Planning Against Historic Stagnation and Inequity
Sean Tapia
Jacob Trimble
300 PM – 345 PM
607
From Sidewalks to Streets: LA’s Al Fresco Revolution
Matthew J. Mello
400 PM – 445 PM
Mile High Ballroom 3
Planning for Youth Engagement
Arthur F. Orsini
Aminah Ricks
Fatima Elkott
Destiny A. Brown
Monday,
March 31, 2025
Topic and Speakers
830 AM – 915 AM
Mile High Ballroom 4
Expediting
Development: Can Technology Disrupt Permitting and Design?
Andrew Buck, AICP
Paul Salama
Kevin Corte, AICP
Tyce Herrman
830 AM – 930 AM
Mile High Ballroom 1 -2
When "Equity" Is a Taboo Term in Planning
Samantha Castro
Laura K. Everitt
Daniel C. Besinaiz
Caleb Knutson
930 AM – 1015 AM
607
Talking the Talk When Things Get Heated
Carlos Iniguez
1030 AM – 1200 PM
405-407
More than Facebook:
Build a Digital Engagement Strategy that Works
Della G. Rucker, AICP CEcD
Nader Afzalan
100 PM – 230 PM
405-407
“No Spring Chicken” Gendered Ageism in Planning
Silvia E. Vargas
Caroline Dwyer
Tippe Morlan
100 PM – 230 PM
505-507
Equity in Practice IRL
Mikaela Renz-Whitmore
Angela D. Brooks
Teresa Durkin
Kristy Bruce
200 PM – 245 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4
Consultants Should Work with You, Not for You!
Martha J. Cross
Eleanor Sharpe
Sylvia A. Garcia-Garcia
300 PM – 345 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4
Planning for Prosperity When You're City Is Shrinking
Richard Pruetz, FAICP
William R. Anderson
Antoine Bryant
Donald Roe
300 PM – 345 PM
501-504
The Voice of the People Is Politics
Annamarie Weddle
Karen L. Hadley
300 PM – 400 PM
401-404
Fun, Facts, and Credits
Karen Wolf
Ralph Willmer
Robert L. Barber, Sr.
Arlova Vonhm
300 PM – 400 PM
Mile High Ballroom 1 -2
Property Law for
Planners: Principles, Precedent, and Reflections
Reed Asselbaye
Lauren A. Week
Gabby Hart, AICP
Tuesday,
April 1, 2025
Topic and Speakers
830 AM
– 930 AM
Mile High Ballroom 1 -2
Navigating Politics, Maintaining Ethics
Sean M. Maguire
1015 AM – 1100 AM
505-507
Delivering Housing Solutions: Missing Middle and Beyond
Daniel Parolek
Yu Liu