APA NE Election Results

The American Planning Association completed its 2025 election cycle, along with its chapters, divisions, and the Student Representative Council. Congratulations to all who were nominated on both the national and component levels. For a full list of elected candidates for national positions, head to the APA website https://www.planning.org/elections/.

For the Nebraska Chapter, our new executive board members will begin their roles at the start of 2026. A handful of our board members will continue serving our chapter. Below is the list of the board members and what position they will hold:

• President: Bruce Fountain, AICP

• Vice President: Kyle McLaughlin, AICP

• Secretary: Ruva Tsoka, AICP Candidate

• Treasurer: Jesse Poore, AICP

Stephanie Rouse, AICP, our current Chapter President, will continue being on the executive committee as Immediate Past President. We would like to recognize the board members who will be stepping down from their positions: Cale Brodersen, AICP (Vice President), and Jeff Ray, AICP (Immediate Past President).

Our executive committee is also comprised of Anita Borlak (Student Representative), Dr. Yunwoo Nam (UNL’s Community and Regional Planning Representative), and Chris Solberg (Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association Liaison).

Finally, thank you to all who voted in this election cycle. The next time Nebraska Chapter board positions will be up for election begins in 2027. If interested in engaging with the chapter, stay on the lookout for opportunities to join the chapter committees in the near future!