Sample Alumni Placements

Planning, Policy and Design

Selected UC Irvine Urban and Regional Planning Graduates

The following list is representative of current career placements of graduates of UCI's urban and regional planning master's program.

Class of 2007
Anna Brendle, Children & Families Commission of Orange County
Matthew Foulkes, City of Santa Ana
Kamal Habayeb, City of Laguna Niguel
Robin Kerns, City of Boulder
Fareeha Kibriya, EDAW
Michelle Kou, RBF Urban Design Studio
Jennifer Lee, PBS&J
Robert Nothoff, The Olin Group
Linda Tang, The Kennedy Commission

Class of 2006

Jason Ficht, JZMK Partners
Ryan Graham, San Bernardino Associated Governments
Suzy Kim, Pacific Planning Group
Waen Praphalsai Messner, City of San Bernardino
Lan Nguyen, The Merage Foundations
Jessica Nixon, City of Anaheim
Elizabeth Pettis, Town of Los Gatos
Lesley Whittaker, The Planning Center
Kimberly Wong, City of Anaheim

Class of 2005
Joseph Alcock, Southern California Association of Governments
Michelle Baniqued, University of California, San Diego
Nicholas Bobroff, City of Carpinteria
Maya Contreras, Civic Solutions
Margaret Faoro, Planning Associates
Rebecca Gorton, Lamphier-Gregory
Lisa Sims, Mooney, Jones & Stokes
Kathryn Ho, City of Irvine
Nicole Krause, The Planning Center
Cindy Lai, Gonzalez/Goodale Architects
Julia Lavinsky, William Hezmalhalch Architects
Achilles Malisos, RBF Consulting
Gregory Nord, Orange County Transportation Authority
Sonal Thakur, City of Orange
Valery Watson, The Planning Center
Jeff Weckstein, RBF Consulting
Kyle Weichert, Suncal Companies
Alexa Wiedel, Rosenow Spevacek Group

Class of 2004
Doug Barrett, The Lightfoot Planning Group
Wendy Beattie, RBF Consulting
Tova Corman, The Planning Center
Gia David-Bartolome, MVE & Partners
Stephen Gibson, Environment, Science & Art
Kelly Koldus, City of Irvine
Jennifer Kunz, RBF Consulting
Jane Park, EDAW
Johanna Young, Civic Solutions

Class of 2003
Mariela Alfonzo, Ph.D. student, UC Irvine
Michelle Drouse, FORMA Design
Lynn Harris, UC Irvine, University Advancement
Clifford Jones, City of Carlsbad
Tony Raeker, City of Irvine
Heather Sowers, City of Fullerton

Class of 2002
George Avila, St. Joseph Health System
Russ Cunningham, City of San Clemente
Paula DeBell, Development Services Continuum
Richard Dial, IBI Group
Sandra Hamlat, Environmental Science Associates
Eran Melamud, IBI Group
Eloiza Murillo-Garcia, City of Palo Alto
Kathryn Osborn-Pine, Kathy’s Studio
Dana Rasmussen, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Gota Togawa, PwC Consulting, Tokyo

Class of 2001
Omar Dadabhoy, County of Orange
Colin Drukker, The Planning Center
Andrew Hopewell, Ph.D. student, UC Irvine
Gena Pasillas, Danielian Associates
John Ramirez, City of Anaheim
Vivian Romero, Ph. D. student, New South Wales
Marnie Waffle, City of Dublin

Class of 2000
Jessie Barkley, Cotton/Bridges/Associates
Jiin Park, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Lori Peat, City of Vacaville
Kimberly Pfeiffer, Children and Families Commission of Orange County
Shadde Rosenblum, Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas

Class of 1999
Michael Brewster, California Department of Transportation
Ross Friedman, City of Gary, Indiana
Alicia Harrison, County of Santa Barbara
Stephen Kelly, Group 70 International
Kari Parsons, Parsons Consulting
Melani Smith, Melendrez Design Partners
Victor Van Zandt, Irvine Campus Housing Authority

Class of 1998
Mark Butala, Southern California Association of Governments
Joshua McDonnell, City of Santa Barbara
Meghan O’Connor Macias, LSA Associates
Darryl Taylor, County of Riverside Transportation and Land Management Agency

Class of 1997
Richard Daulton, Robert Bein William Frost Associates
Tabitha Lam, City of Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency
Lawrence Longenecker, City of San Clemente Community Development
David Peterson, City of Santa Clarita
Chris Teng, Garden Communities

Class of 1996
Christopher Motta, Fresno County
Alia Hokuki, EDAW
Cheryl Kuta, City of Lake Forest

Class of 1995
Karen Blankenzee, Pacific Planning Group
David Brantley, City of Costa Mesa
Julie Cho, Bonterra Consulting
Eugene Kim, Booz Allen Hamilton
Guillermo Najar, City of Pomona
Ashley Nguyen, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland
Diane Nguyen, San Joaquin Council of Governments
Tess Nguyen, City of Culver City
Steven Wechsler, City of Monterey Park

Class of 1994
John Bowler, City of Burbank
Stacy Harwood-Valverde, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Benjamin Jarvis, City of Santa Clarita
Brian Judd, The Planning Center
Valerie Larenne, City of Irvine

The following list is representative of current career placements of graduates of the Planning, Policy, and Design Department’s Ph.D. programs.

Hilary Nixon, Ph.D. 2006, San Jose State University
Richard Funderburg, Ph.D. 2005, University of Iowa
Mai Nguyen, Ph.D. 2004, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Shari Mitchell, Ph.D. 2004, Penn State University, Wilkes-Barre
Tracy McMillan, Ph.D. 2003, University of Texas, Austin
Roxanne Ezzet-Lofstrom, Ph.D. 2002, University of Texas, Dallas
Juliana Fuqua, Ph.D. 2002, National Institutes of Health, USC
Michael Greenwald, Ph.D. 2001, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Kirsten Pickus, Ph.D. 2001, St. Joseph Health System
Nicholas Compin, Ph.D. 1999, California Department of Transportation
Wallace Walrod, Ph.D. 1999, Orange County Business Council
Rachel Struglia, Ph.D. 1998, The Planning Center
Sherry Ryan, Ph.D. 1998, San Diego State University
Gayla Smutney, Ph.D. 1997, Clearwater Research Inc.
Richard Crepeau, Ph.D. 1995, Appalachian State University
Joshua Hassol, Ph.D. 1994, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Bill Hoffman, Ph.D. 1994, The Planning Center

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Class of 2007 Anna Brendle, Children & Families Commission of Orange County Matthew Foulkes, City of Santa Ana Kamal Habayeb, City of Laguna Niguel Robin Kerns, City of Boulder Fareeha Kibriya, EDAW Michelle Kou, RBF Urban Design Studio Jennifer Lee, PBS&J Robert Nothoff, The Olin Group Linda Tang, The Kennedy Commission Class of 2006 Jason Ficht, JZMK Partners Ryan Graham, San Bernardino Associated Governments Suzy Kim, Pacific Planning Group Waen Praphalsai Messner, City of San Bernardino Lan Nguyen, The Merage Foundations Jessica Nixon, City of Anaheim Elizabeth Pettis, Town of Los Gatos Lesley Whittaker, The Planning Center Kimberly Wong, City of Anaheim Class of 2005 Joseph Alcock, Southern California Association of Governments Michelle Baniqued, University of California, San Diego Nicholas Bobroff, City of Carpinteria Maya Contreras, Civic Solutions Margaret Faoro, Planning Associates Rebecca Gorton, Lamphier-Gregory Lisa Sims, Mooney, Jones & Stokes Kathryn Ho, City of Irvine Nicole Krause, The Planning Center Cindy Lai, Gonzalez/Goodale Architects Julia Lavinsky, William Hezmalhalch Architects Achilles Malisos, RBF Consulting Gregory Nord, Orange County Transportation Authority Sonal Thakur, City of Orange Valery Watson, The Planning Center Jeff Weckstein, RBF Consulting Kyle Weichert, Suncal Companies Alexa Wiedel, Rosenow Spevacek Group Class of 2004 Doug Barrett, The Lightfoot Planning Group Wendy Beattie, RBF Consulting Tova Corman, The Planning Center Gia David-Bartolome, MVE & Partners Stephen Gibson, Environment, Science & Art Kelly Koldus, City of Irvine Jennifer Kunz, RBF Consulting Jane Park, EDAW Johanna Young, Civic Solutions Class of 2003 Mariela Alfonzo, Ph.D. student, UC Irvine Michelle Drouse, FORMA Design Lynn Harris, UC Irvine, University Advancement Clifford Jones, City of Carlsbad Tony Raeker, City of Irvine Heather Sowers, City of Fullerton Class of 2002 George Avila, St. Joseph Health System Russ Cunningham, City of San Clemente Paula DeBell, Development Services Continuum Richard Dial, IBI Group Sandra Hamlat, Environmental Science Associates Eran Melamud, IBI Group Eloiza Murillo-Garcia, City of Palo Alto Kathryn Osborn-Pine, Kathy’s Studio Dana Rasmussen, U.S. Department of Agriculture Gota Togawa, PwC Consulting, Tokyo Class of 2001 Omar Dadabhoy, County of Orange Colin Drukker, The Planning Center Andrew Hopewell, Ph.D. student, UC Irvine Gena Pasillas, Danielian Associates John Ramirez, City of Anaheim Vivian Romero, Ph. D. student, New South Wales Marnie Waffle, City of Dublin Class of 2000 Jessie Barkley, Cotton/Bridges/Associates Jiin Park, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Lori Peat, City of Vacaville Kimberly Pfeiffer, Children and Families Commission of Orange County Shadde Rosenblum, Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas Class of 1999 Michael Brewster, California Department of Transportation Ross Friedman, City of Gary, Indiana Alicia Harrison, County of Santa Barbara Stephen Kelly, Group 70 International Kari Parsons, Parsons Consulting Melani Smith, Melendrez Design Partners Victor Van Zandt, Irvine Campus Housing Authority Class of 1998 Mark Butala, Southern California Association of Governments Joshua McDonnell, City of Santa Barbara Meghan O’Connor Macias, LSA Associates Darryl Taylor, County of Riverside Transportation and Land Management Agency Class of 1997 Richard Daulton, Robert Bein William Frost Associates Tabitha Lam, City of Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency Lawrence Longenecker, City of San Clemente Community Development David Peterson, City of Santa Clarita Chris Teng, Garden Communities Class of 1996 Christopher Motta, Fresno County Alia Hokuki, EDAW Cheryl Kuta, City of Lake Forest Class of 1995 Karen Blankenzee, Pacific Planning Group David Brantley, City of Costa Mesa Julie Cho, Bonterra Consulting Eugene Kim, Booz Allen Hamilton Guillermo Najar, City of Pomona Ashley Nguyen, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland Diane Nguyen, San Joaquin Council of Governments Tess Nguyen, City of Culver City Steven Wechsler, City of Monterey Park Class of 1994 John Bowler, City of Burbank Stacy Harwood-Valverde, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Benjamin Jarvis, City of Santa Clarita Brian Judd, The Planning Center Valerie Larenne, City of Irvine The following list is representative of current career placements of graduates of the Planning, Policy, and Design Department’s Ph.D. programs. Hilary Nixon, Ph.D. 2006, San Jose State University Richard Funderburg, Ph.D. 2005, University of Iowa Mai Nguyen, Ph.D. 2004, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Shari Mitchell, Ph.D. 2004, Penn State University, Wilkes-Barre Tracy McMillan, Ph.D. 2003, University of Texas, Austin Roxanne Ezzet-Lofstrom, Ph.D. 2002, University of Texas, Dallas Juliana Fuqua, Ph.D. 2002, National Institutes of Health, USC Michael Greenwald, Ph.D. 2001, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Kirsten Pickus, Ph.D. 2001, St. Joseph Health System Nicholas Compin, Ph.D. 1999, California Department of Transportation Wallace Walrod, Ph.D. 1999, Orange County Business Council Rachel Struglia, Ph.D. 1998, The Planning Center Sherry Ryan, Ph.D. 1998, San Diego State University Gayla Smutney, Ph.D. 1997, Clearwater Research Inc. Richard Crepeau, Ph.D. 1995, Appalachian State University Joshua Hassol, Ph.D. 1994, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Bill Hoffman, Ph.D. 1994, The Planning Center
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