Leo Vazquez
Leo Vazquez, AICP/PP
Leonardo Vázquez is an Instructor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. He is a licensed and credentialed planner who specializes in community development, economic development, management and alliance building. He also has expertise in strategic communications and nonprofit management. He is the principal author of "Lagging Behind: Ethnic Diversity in the Planning Profession in the APA New York Metro Chapter Area", and several other reports on diversity in the profession. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a licensed Professional Planner in New Jersey. In addition to his planning work, he created and edited the Milano Nonprofit Management Knowledge Hub and the Milano MiX, two online guides for managers in the nonprofit sector. He also directs APA/LeadershipPlenty, a training and coaching program for mid-career professionals in urban planning and community development.
Related Links:
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy - www.policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/vazquez.htmlLatest Posts:
Planetizen Features:
- Will the American Institute of Certified Planners Live By the Principles it Promotes?
- Improving The Purpose And Accountability Of The American Planning Association
- Latinos and Planning: The Road Ahead
- The AICP Certification Maintenance Program: Good Steps In The Wrong Direction
- How Bad Leadership Spoils Good Planning
- Urban Fables: The Role Of Storytelling And Imagery In Successful Planning Movements
- National Biotechnology Conference Highlights: The 'Florida Model' For Economic Development
- Thomas Jefferson: The Founding Father Of Sprawl?
- A Plan For Democratic And Equitable Planning In New Orleans
- Overcoming the Comfort of Powerlessness
Latest Comments:
- Updates on Certification Maintenance
- A good step by AICP
- Agreed
- Please let's focus on the messages, rather than the messengers
- Actually, I don't mind being called Hispano-American
- For more information about or to join Latinos and Planning
- Just a quick clarification
- Equity for property owners
- Updates since I wrote the op-ed piece






