Cleveland

Cleveland Service Area

APA Cleveland serves Northeast Ohio’s planning community, hosting social and educational events throughout the year and bringing members and the community together to discuss issues affecting our region. 

APA Cleveland is governed by a 12-member executive committee, which includes a student representative of CSU’s planning program. Counties served by APA Cleveland, many of which are also in the service area of the Akron Section, are Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Erie, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, and Trumbull.

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03/06/2026

Call for Session Proposals

APA Cleveland Planning & Zoning Workshop

May 2026

APA Cleveland Planning & Zoning Workshop

Thu
14
2026
May 14, 2026

Independence OH

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Amy Snell Yost, AICP

Section Director
Transit Project Manager
HDR

Patrick Hewitt, AICP

Section Vice Director, Professional Development
Planning Manager
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission

Shneur Kushner

Section Vice Director, Communications + Outreach
Special Projects Officer
Slavic Village 

Krysta Pesarchick, AICP

Treasurer
City Planner / Urban Designer
City Architecture

Arthur Schmidt IV

Immediate Past Director
Principal Planner
OHM Advisors

Kimberly Lieber, AICP

Section At-Large Member
Planning and Development Director
City of North Ridgeville

Laura Mendez Ortiz, AICP

Section At-Large Member
Planner
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission

Nicholas Miller, AICP

Section At-Large Member
Planner III
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Cameron Roberts, AICP

Section At-Large Member
Associate Director of Transportation
University Circle, Inc.

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