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2023 SVS Awards Ceremony Registration Open!

Join us for the 2023 SVS Awards Ceremony on October 18th! We’re back at Black Box Theatre in West Sacramento to celebrate this year’s SVSAPA Award winners! Arrive early to enjoy drinks and food on the outdoor terrace with colleagues and friends, then move inside to celebrate great planning achievements in Sacramento Valley. Below, you will find information on this year’s winners and registration information.
When: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, 5:30pm
Where: Black Box Theater, 2nd floor of the West Sacramento Community Center, 1075 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA 95691
Time: 5:30PM check-in/grab a drink! | 6:00PM program begins
Cost: $20 for APA members | $30 for non-APA members | $10 for Students
Registration
Please click here to register through Eventbrite.
(Note: A small Eventbrite service fee will be added at checkout.)
Congratulate Leighann Moffitt, 2023 SBS Legacy Award Winner!
CONGRATULATE LEIGHANN MOFFITT, 2023 SVS LEGACY AWARD WINNER!
Leighann Moffitt is the 2023 SVSAPA Legacy Award Recipient! We are collecting messages for Leighann that will be presented to her along with an engraved gold plate commemorating this achievement. Any and all messages from simple statements of gratitude and congratulations, to recalling past stories are welcome. Click here to leave your message!
Questions?
For questions about registration, contact Jeni Tickler (
2023 Awards

Congratulations!
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2023 SVS Awards Program! We will be celebrating all the winners at the annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the Black Box Theatre in West Sacramento. Mark your calendars and keep an eye out for more information!
STATE-ELIGIBLE AWARD CATEGORIES
- Academic Award - Award of Excellence
UC Davis Center for Regional Change, PlanSearch - Best Practices - Award of Excellence
City of Sacramento’s Community Ambassador Program - Best Practices - Award of Merit
California Strategic Highway Safety Plan - Economic Planning and Development - Award of Merit
City of Roseville Commercial Corridor Specific Plans - Transportation Planning - Award of Excellence
Re-Envision West Arden Arcade Sustainable Communities and Complete Streets Plan - Transportation Planning - Award of Merit
Town of Paradise Transportation Master Plan - Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction - Award of Merit
Valley’s Edge Specific Plan
SECTION-SPECIFIC AWARD CATEGORIES
- 2023 Emerging Planner Award Winners
Laura Tuller, City of Sacramento
Ali Doerr Westbrook, Caltrans
Summer Lopez, GHD - 2023 Local Vision Award Winners
Re-activating Meadowview, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA)
Youth Leadership Academy, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) - 2023 Legacy Award Winner
Leighann Moffit, AICP
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Yang (
2022 Awards

Congratulations!
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2022 SVS Awards Program! We will be celebrating all the winners at the annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Mark your calendars!
STATE-ELIGIBLE AWARD CATEGORIES
Transportation Planning - Award of Excellence
West Sacramento Mobility Action Plan
Economic Planning and Development - Award of Excellence
Innovation Park Planned Use Development
Best Practices - Award of Merit
California Air Pollution Control Officers Association Handbook for Analyzing Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Assessing Climate Vulnerabilities, and Advancing Health and Equity
Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction - Award of Merit
Butte County Upper Ridge Community Plan
Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction - Award of Excellence
Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan
Comprehensive Plan, Large Jurisdiction - Award of Merit
City of Sacramento 2021-2029 Housing Element
SECTION-SPECIFIC AWARD CATEGORIES
2022 Emerging Planner Award Winners
Christine Corrales, SJCOG
Abby Jackson, AICP, Caltrans
Molly Marcussen, City of Chico
2022 Local Vision Award Winner
San Joaquin Housing Authority
2022 Legacy Award Winner
Celia Yniguez, SHRA
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Yang (
2021 Section Awards
And The Winners Are...
Please join us in congratulating the following award winners from the Sacramento Valley Section!
Academic Award - Award of Excellence
- Transit Blues in the Golden State: Analyzing Recent California Ridership Trends
Planning Agency Award - Award of Excellence
- City of Sacramento Planning Division
Transportation Planning Award - Award of Excellence
- Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan
Comprehensive Plan Award (Small Jurisdiction) - Award of Merit
- Downtown Redding Specific Plan Update
Innovation in Green Community Planning Award - Award of Merit
- City of Elk Grove Community Mobility Resilience Plan
Public Outreach Award - Award of Merit
- SacRT Forward Sacramento Regional Transit District
Transportation Planning Award - Award of Merit
- State Route 89 Recreation Corridor Management Plan
2021 Emerging Planner Award Winners
This annual award is intended to recognize emerging planners who have shown exemplary and continuous commitment and service to the Sacramento Valley Section, planning profession, and planning practice. Congratulations goes to:
- Katie Green, AICP
- Evan Wasserman
- Carrie Whitlock, AICP Candidate
2021 Local Vision Award Winners
This annual award celebrates organizations and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to creating better communities throughout the Sacramento Valley Section. Award winners all have challenged the members of their communities to think differently about the everyday decisions they make. Congratulations goes to:
- West Sacramento’s Permanent Supportive Housing Project
- Plumas County Fire Safe Council
- Tahoe Central Sierra Initiative
2021 PEN SVS Honorees
- Bob Lagomarsino, AICP
- Rick Rust, AICP
2021 Legacy Award Winner
This annual award is given to distinguished Sacramento Valley individuals who have shown exemplary commitment to the profession and practice of planning over time. The Legacy Award honoree has supported young planners, been involved in APA and worked to advance quality planning at the state, regional and local levels. Congratulations goes to:
- Julia Lave Johnston

And The Winners Are...
Did you miss the 2020 Virtual Awards Ceremony? For a $5 donation, you can still watch the recording! Click here for details. The recording will be available through the end of January 2021.
Please join us in congratulating the following award winners from the Sacramento Valley Section!
- Yolo Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan
Award of Excellence in the category of Innovation in Green Community Planning - City of Elk Grove General Plan
Award of Excellence in the category of Comprehensive Plan, Large Jurisdiction - Yolo County Cache Creek Parkway Plan Open Space Inventory and Baseline Improvements
Award of Excellence in the category of Implementation Award, Small Jurisdiction - Placer County Sustainability Plan
Award of Merit in the category of Innovation in Green Community Planning
Please join us also in congratulating the 2020 SVS Award Winners. These awards are unique to the Sacramento Valley Section, and aim to recognize people, projects, and organizations that contribute to great planning happening locally and on the ground everyday.
2020 SVS Legacy Award Winner
- Bob Lagomarsino, AICP, Lagomarsino Planning + Management
2020 SVS Local Vision Award Winners
- Midtown Association
- Shasta Living Streets
- WalkSacramento Safe Routes to School Program
2020 SVS Emerging Planner Award Winners
- Greta Soos, City of Sacramento
- Molly Wagner, CPTED CPD, WalkSacramento
- Amy Yang, Mintier Harnish
2019 Section Awards
Please help us congratulate this year's APA California Sacramento Valley Section Award Winners!
SVS Award of Merit Winners
- Butte Creek Canyon Overlay Zone
Award of Merit in Innovation in Green Community Planning - Town of Esparto Community Plan
Award of Merit in Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction
SVS Award of Excellence Winners
- Camp Fire Disaster Recovery Urgency Ordinance
Award of Excellence in Hard-Won Victories - South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan
Award of Excellence in Innovation in Green Community Planning - Envision Stockton 2040 General Plan
Award of Excellence in Comprehensive Plan, Large Jurisdiction
Emerging Planner Award
- Heidi Gen Kuong, AICP
- Kate Rose
- Yassaman Sarvian
- Jennifer Welch
SVS Local Vision Award Winners
- Butte County Fire Safe Council & Partners
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
SVS Student Scholarship Winners
- Brianna Banks McLean
- Evangelina Chavez
PEN Honor Award Honoree for SVS
- Tim Snellings
SVS Legacy Award Recipient
- Claudia Stuart, AICP