LEHIGH VALLEY
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) has offered the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI) courses in community planning and land use regulations since 2014. These courses are targeted to planning commissioners, zoning hearing board members, zoning administrators, elected officials and others with an interest or involvement in planning. Nearly 300 people from the public, non-profit and private sectors have graduated from at least one of the courses since 2014. Included among them are 75 people who earned the distinction of being named a Certified Citizen Planner for attending three courses, ushering in a new era of community land use leadership.
Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI) has canceled all classes for 2020.
LVPC recognizes the need for planning and land use training in the Lehigh Valley and is currently creating an alternative to these courses for you. To create these alternatives, we will be sending out a survey to all Lehigh Valley local officials to understand your communities’ specific municipal education needs in the next several weeks.
We look forward to evolving the Lehigh Valley Government Academy into a training and education system that addressed our region’s specific needs, connects elected and appointed officials to neighboring communities and providing more accessible and modern applications of course materials as we collectively navigate growing development pressures locally.
Citizen Planner Certificate
Complete three courses at the Lehigh Valley Government Academy and you will be awarded the “Citizen Planner Certificate”. Certificates will be awarded during a ceremony at a Lehigh Valley Planning Commission meeting.
2019 Citizen Planners
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Minal Amin
Civitas Regio, LLC
Matt Assad
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
Charles "Chuck" Deprill
Upper Macungie Township
Mike Donchez
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
Ian Heck
Forks Township
Tim Helmer
Upper Macungie Township
Brian Hite
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
George Kinney
South Whitehall Township
Donna Kohut
Thomas Long
East Allen Township
Aubrie Miller*
City of Allentown
Tracy Oscavich
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
Joseph Peterson
Macungie Borough
Vincent Quinn
South Whitehall Township
Selma Ritter
Macungie Borough
Jillian Seitz
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
Louis Stellato
Bethlehem Township
Lynn Tammaro
Lehigh Township
Elena Tucci
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
Karin Vangeli
Palmer Township
Michael Werst
Upper Macungie Township
David Wilson
Civitas Regio, LLC
Citizen Planner Alumni
Judith Acosta*
Makala Ashmar*
Gary Behler
Leroy Bickert
Becky Bradley
Michael Bryant*
Justin Burker*
David Calhoun
Brian Carl
Deb Chesney
Joy Cohen
Norman Daniel
Malissa Davis
Dawn Didra*
Diane Donaher
Thomas Eighmy
Mark Ernst
Jeffrey Fox*
John Gallagher
Prabodh "Sunny" Ghai
Ashley Godshall
Zach Graves*
Wanda Gruber*
Hannah Haubert
Don Heiney
Gabe Hurtado*
Michael Kolba Jr.
Michael Lilly
Teresa Mackey
Matt Malozi
Shawn Martell
Eric McAfee
Rob Melosky
Sandy Nicolo*
Dharam "Paul" Nohar
Robert Nolter
Ngozi Obi
Pamela Pearson*
Lance Prator*
Michael Prendeville
Geoff Reese
Sue Rockwell
Robert Scott
Lori B. Seese
Cameran Smith
J. Scott Stenroos
Brent Stringfellow
Vince Tranguch*
John von Kerczek
Duane Wagner
Kyle Walbert
Donna Wright*
Keith Zehner
* Denotes PMPEI Outstanding Education Achievement Award