Legislative Policy Committee
The Chapter’s Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) is made up of representatives of each local Section and numerous at-large appointments ensuring depth and breadth of expertise that make up the planning profession. The LPC reviews, updates and submits the Legislative Platform annually to APA Florida’s elected Executive Committee before the annual meeting, where it is adopted as is or with amendments. In addition, the LPC works throughout the year to review legislative proposals and provide professional expertise to the legislature on planning topics.
You can contact the Legislative Policy Committee here.
The 2025-26 Legislative Policy Committee:
| Chair | Edward Ng, AICP |
|---|---|
| President | Allara Mills Gutcher, AICP |
| Legislative Representative | Lester Abberger |
| Atlantic Coast | Brad Parrish, AICP |
| Broward | Marilyn Mammano, AICP |
| Capital Area | Hadley Peterson, AICP |
| Emerald Coast | Latilda Hughes-Neel, AICP |
| First Coast | Janis Fleet, AICP |
| Gold Coast | Fabian de la Espriella, AICP |
| Heart of Florida | Charles Barmby, AICP |
| Orlando Metro | Patricia Tice, AICP |
| Promised Lands | Tony Palermo, AICP |
| San Felasco | Laura Dedenbach, AICP, Ph.D. |
| Sun Coast | Corinne Arriaga, AICP, MPH |
| Treasure Coast | Nathan George, AICP |
| Student Representative | Vacant |
| EPG Rep | Fatima Elkott |
Members-at-Large
| Whit Blanton, FAICP | Jayme Lopko, AICP |
| John Cooper | Heather Neville, AICP |
| Mari Daniels, AICP | Ashley Northrup, AICP |
| Natalie Fausel, AICP | Roxann Read, AICP. CFM |
| Mary Gibbs, FAICP | Susan Trevarthen, FAICP, Esq. |
| Catherine Hartley, AICP | Melissa Ward, AICP |
| Thomas Hawkins, AICP, JD | Adrian Young |
| Brett James, AICP | Melissa Zornitta, FAICP |