2023-2024 Executive Board Welcome new board members!
Thanks to everyone who voted in the 2022 Board elections in December. You can see the results of the election on our Chapter Leadership page. The current board will serve a term that will end in December 2024.

AICP New Mandatory Credits
Beginning January 1, 2022, AICP members will be able to start logging two new mandatory credits in addition to Law and Ethics:
- Equity: will help planners build their skillsets in an area that is of pressing and lasting concern to communities across the country.
- Rotating Topic: the topic for this targeted credit beginning January 1, 2022, will be Sustainability and Resilience, recognizing the growing need for planners to help their communities prepare for issues like climate change, sustainable development, and hazard resilience.

CM CREDITS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS On-Demand Sessions
Did you miss a conference webinar? Looking for extra content? All recorded sessions are available on our YouTube page and eligible for CM credits.

Get AICP Certified
The American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is the American Planning Association’s professional institute, providing recognized leadership nationwide in the certification of professional planners, ethics, professional development, planning education, and the standards of planning practice.
The National Capital Area Chapter provides opportunities and resources for chapter members to obtain AICP certification and maintain their certification by staying involved in the planning profession and gaining Certification Maintenance (CM) credits.
Certification Maintenance
The chapter organizes and sponsors events in the Washington DC region to celebrate achievements in local planning, promote professional networking, and provide Certificate Maintenance for AICP planners.
WHO WE ARE National Capital Area Chapter
The American Planning Association National Capital Area Chapter (APA-NCAC) represents public and private sector planners, planning academics and students, elected officials, and citizen planners in Washington, D.C., and Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland.

Featured Job Postings
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Transportation Planner II - Position #10649
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning CommissionLocationUpper Marlboro, MD -
Environmental Planner/Scientist (Junior to Mid-Level)
Low Impact Development Center, Inc.LocationBeltsville, MD -
Planner IV - Position #14719
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning CommissionLocationUpper Marlboro, MD -
Deputy Zoning Manager
City of RockvilleLocationRockville, MD