About
  1. Urban Design and Preservation Division
  2. About

Leadership & Contacts

To contact our leadership team, email: info_UDP@planning.org


Chair

Marcel Acosta

Marcel is the Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission in Washington, DC. He is the 2023-2024 Division Chair and will serve as Immediate Past Chair in 2025.

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Chair-Elect

Kris Krider, AICP

Kris is the County Architect and Urban Design Section Supervisor for Arlington County, VA. He is the incoming 2025-2026 Division Chair.

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Secretary and Treasurer

Bradley Wolf, AICP

Brad is the City Historic Preservation Officer for Kansas City, MO

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Immediate Past Chair

Brian Foote, AICP

Brian is the Planning Manager for the City of Redlands, CA

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Design-Preservation Rapid Assistance Team (D-PRAT)

Marianne Stuck

Marianne is an urban designer and planner for DesignWorkshop in Aspen, CO. She is the Division’s incoming 2025-2026 Division Chair-Elect.

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Member Outreach and Communications Program

Hadley Peterson, AICP

Hadley is a planner with Kimley-Horn in Tallahassee, FL. She is the Division’s incoming 2025-2026 Secretary-Treasurer.

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Historic Preservation Program

Alicia Berg

Alicia is the Assistant Vice President-Campus Planning for the University of Chicago

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Urban Design Program

Christopher Rzomp, AICP

Chris is a global leader of the Cities and Urban Design Practice for Gensler, Washington, DC

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Emerging Professionals Program

Mercy Shenge, Ph.D

Mercy is an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD.

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Division Scholars Program

Elizabeth Morton, Ph.D

Elizabeth is a member of the Sustainable Urban Planning program faculty at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

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Marketing Coordinator

Caitlin Cameron, AICP

Caitlin is the Project Director of Thrive Ithaca EcoVillage Education Center in Ithica, NY.


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