Mentor Match

Sunday, April 26, 2026

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Location: HPCC, Rm 320

Presenter(s)

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Benjamin Howell

Slides
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Dayea Shim, AICP
Bruce Stiftel, FAICP

Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
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Ian Preston
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Angela D. Brooks, FAICP (she/her/hers)

Chief Housing and Urban Development Officer
City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Slides
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Sara Copeland, FAICP (she/her/hers)

Planning Manager
City of Kansas City MO
Kansas City, Missouri
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Julia Ryan
Benjamin Hitchings, FAICP

Principal
Green Heron Planning
Durham, North Carolina
Maxwell L. Sokol, AICP

Lead Planner / President
Brooklyn, NY
Silvia E. Vargas, FAICP (she/her/hers)

Planning Administrator
Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.
South Miami, Florida
Corrin Hoegen Wendell, FAICP (she/her/hers)

Executive Director
YEP! Youth Engagement Planning
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota

Connect across experience levels at this Mentor Match event designed for students and early-career planners. Participants will rotate through small-group conversations with 3–4 APA leaders and mid- to late-career professionals, choosing discussions based on sector, role, and shared interests. Each round offers candid insight into career paths, day-to-day work, and strategies for navigating the profession. Come ready with questions and leave with advice, perspective, and new connections to support your next steps in planning. This event is a collaboration between APA's Career Services and the APA Student Program. Mentor slots are full. Space is limited to the first 100 participants that arrive.