Conference Updates: Announcing Our Keynote Speaker: Jocelyn Poe, PhD, AICP!
/Jocelyn Poe, PhD, AICP is a Provost New Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University.
She comes to academia after five years working as a Senior Planner with Duvall Decker Architects, PA of Jackson, Mississippi where she worked in community and economic development, cultural preservation, and community health with particular attention to designing and facilitating community engagement process and programs. Inspired by her experiences as a practicing planner, Professor Poe uses interdisciplinary and creative methods for theorizing planning practice and engaging communities and addressing critical issues of justice and equity which shapes our cities and are deeply relevant to our profession and communities here in Upstate New York.
Jocelyn Poe received her Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development from the University of Southern California, her Masters of Community Planning from Auburn University, and her Bachelor of Architecture, Summa Cum Laude from Tuskegee University.
Chapter President-Elect Sarah Gatti and others have been elected to lead the APA New York Upstate Chapter in 2027-2028 in the recent consolidated election with the American Planning Association. New officers start the new term on January 1, 2027 for two years. The full election results are available here.