Equity Forum: Maintaining Forward Momentum

Thursday, May 9, 2024

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Location: Channel 2

CM | 1.25 Equity

Division Endorsement: Housing and Community Development Division

Moderator and Speaker(s)

Michael Brown, AICP

Principal
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Chicago, Illinois

Speaker(s)

Lori Pace

Multicultural Strategist
Meagan McMahan, AICP

Planning Director
City of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Samantha Castro, AICP (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate & Lexington Office Lead
Lexington-Fayette County
Lexington, KY
DM

David Magallanez

This collaborative exchange explores how diverse experiences across generations help to propel equity forward. Explore how to find balance, uplift solutions to obstacles, and find opportunity in challenges to create connection and impact. Twenty years ago, the first Diversity Forum was held at a National Planning Conference. Be a part of continuing to advance equity forward within APA and the planning profession.

Learning Objectives:

Explore methods for recognizing the past to change the future.
Employ innovative approaches to create equity momentum in communities of all sizes.
Expand your viewpoint beyond the built environment as a driver for connection and impact.