PPD at NPC 2025
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 |