American Planning Association, California Chapter, Northern
"Moving On"

Connie Galambos Malloy, Director of Programs, Urban Habitat, has retired from the Northern Section Board of Directors, to begin a 10-year term of service on California's first-ever Citizens Redistricting Commission. This 14-member body is charged with redrawing California's Senate, Assembly, State Board of Equalization, and Congressional districts based on information gathered during the 2010 census. The Commission must draw the districts in conformity with strict, nonpartisan rules designed to create districts of relatively equal population that will provide fair representation for all Californians. As the most populous state in the nation, all eyes are on California to set the standard on efficient and equitable citizen-led redistricting efforts. This move represents a tremendous opportunity to Connie, Urban Habitat, and the planning profession. Connie notes that,"Old habits are hard to break…as I travel throughout California next year in my role as Redistricting Commissioner, I will begin teaming up with David Salazar to continue fostering Diversity efforts through APA at the statewide level. So please continue to think of me as a resource person as Miroo and others continue on the innovation and leadership that our board is reknowned for in other regions." (December '10)

Iris Starr, AICP, is heading up a new Infrastructure Plans and Programming Division in the City of Oakland Public Works Agency. She was formerly Oakland’s Senior Transportation Policy Planner. Iris has more than 20 years of city planning and project management experience, including 10 years with Oakland, three-and-a-half years as redevelopment manager for the City of Berkeley, and eight years working for private firms or as a consultant. Iris was APA California Northern Section’s Professional Development Director and helped organize our program offerings before and during the startup of AICP’s Certification Maintenance program. (October '10)

Bill Goggin joined EMC Planning Group as Biologist/Senior Planner. Bill graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Wildlife Management and has over 17 years of professional consulting experience. He will be responsible for performing biological assessments, botanical surveys, jurisdictional wetland delineations, data analysis, and general biological report preparation in support of management agreements, permits, and mitigation monitoring. (October '10)

Sara Billing, a master of urban planning student at San José State University (SJSU), joins Kimberly Lucas as Student Representative on the Northern Section Board. Sara is currently interning with the City of Emeryville, assisting in implementation of the General Plan. When not working or studying, she enjoys biking, discovering new foods, and exploring the Bay Area using different modes of transit. (October '10)

Christopher Corbett is now senior planner for AECOM in Tripoli, having recently moved there after working for Cansult Maunsell / AECOM in Dubai for two years. Before that, he worked for FEMA on disaster recovery projects in Louisiana following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Chris makes his permanent home in San Francisco and was formerly a member of APA California Northern. He holds a bachelor’s degree in geography and a master’s in urban planning, both from the University of Washington (Seattle). (August '10)

Phelicia Thompson has joined Environmental Science Associates (ESA) in their San Francisco office as Senior Managing Associate in regulatory permitting. She has 14 years of experience in permitting, environmental impact analysis, and project management. Prior to joining ESA, Phelicia worked within the US Army Corps of Engineers’ San Francisco and Los Angeles District Regulatory Branches for more than eight years. She has a bachelor of science degree in social sciences and geography from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a master’s in geography and environmental sciences from UCLA. (August '10)

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