Committees

APA Colorado also has a number of committees that allow members to get involved in more specific aspects of planning in Colorado. The committees are described below, click on the link for additional background and contact information.

• American Planning Association for Students (APAS Colorado Student Chapter): APAS is the student chapter of APA Colorado affiliated with the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado, Denver.
• Awards Committee: The Awards Committee works to recognize outstanding projects, plans, and people in the Colorado planning field.
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (EDI): APA Colorado is striving to celebrate the diversity of our membership. This committee is not yet formed, but is in the planning process. An APA Colorado member has stepped up to the plate to get things moving forward. Look for more information about this committee in late 2018, early 2019.
• Emerging Planning Professionals (EPP): EPP works to connect planners in the beginning stages of their career.
• Great Places Committee: 
• Healthy Communities Committee: A newly established committee formed to help oversee the submittal or grant applications for APA's program. The committee will be moving into other healthy community and planning avenues. Check back as this committee's website is developed.
• Legislative Committee: The Legislative Committee meets regularly during the legislative session (January – May) and occasionally during the rest of the year to discuss and take positions on planning-related bills, working with our lobbyist to advance good planning in the Colorado. This committee also works with lobbyists and legislators to testify on bills during the hearing process at the Capitol as well as to develop language for new bills.
• Membership Committee: Formed in 2018 to decipher the results of the 2018 membership survey, this committee is comprised of both Board and non Board members. The commitee will help the Board and Chapter set the correct goals based on membership priorities and needs.
• Nominating Committee: Per the Chapter Bylaws, this committee is appointed by the Chapter President each year, typically in January/February, to solicit and recruit candidates for open Board seats. The committee is comprised of at least four members with at least one person being a member of the Board and one being a member who has not previously served on the Board.
• Outreach and Communication Committee: The O & C Committee acts on behalf of APA Colorado to communicate with our statewide membership to share news, activities, events, and other information related to APA Colorado.
• Professional Development Committee: The Professional Development Committee works to support the ongoing professional education of planners in Colorado through organizing or certifying events that further knowledge of good planning practices.
• Sustainability Committee: The Sustainability Committee helps planners understand and address sustainability issues through planning including urban agriculture, community food assessments, and planning for healthy communities.
• Youth In Planning: The Youth in Planning Committee was established in 2016 as a group of planners charged to develope programs and tools to assist APA Colorado in educating our youth on the importance of planning.