Outreach and Communication Committee
Johnny Malpica, AICP
Johnny Malpica is a Planner I for the City of Colorado Springs Department of Planning and Development. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Planning, Public Policy and Geography, as well as a Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) from Rutgers University. Johnny has over six years of professional experience as a community-based educator and project coordinator. He is passionate about engaging diverse communities in creating inspiring, equitable, and sustainable places to live, work and play. Outside of working hours, you can find him hiking, mountain biking, and snowboarding.
Shelia Booth, AICP
Shelia is a consulting planning director with over 25 years of public and private sector planning experience. She served as the APA Colorado Chapter Administrator for 10 years before returning to a more active planning role. Shelia is passionate about using her wide range of planning skills to benefit the communities she works within and believes in engaging all players to find solutions to each unique problem. She is passionate about people and takes pride in helping communities envision and achieve their goals. With a committed focus to leave communities better than when she arrived, she emphasizes a commitment to distinction, originality, creative thinking, and consensus building.
What We Do
We are a committee with many subcommittees who focus on tasks such as publication material, updating and managing the Chapter website, editing and publishing the quarterly newsletter, Planning Matters, developing relationships with allied professionals, and educating the general public on what we do as planners.
Mission: To serve as ambassadors for the planning profession by improving the visibility, understanding, and appreciation of the planning profession through education outreach, and facilitating collaboration.
In order to fulfill our mission, the Outreach and Communication Committee will engage public officials, allied professions, students, educators, interest groups, the media, the public at large, and planning professions and focus on the following strategies in five core areas:
- Building relationships with allied professions,
- Providing planning related education and information to the general public,
- Coordinating volunteer efforts on behalf of the chapter,
- Actively disseminate relevant information to the membership,
- Provide forums to connect members to each other.