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Laura Smith MRTPI

Title and Responsibilities within YPwestmids

• Chair – Lead contact for YPwestmids. Representing YPwestmids at RTPI West Midlands meetings and on the Young Planners' Network Steering Group
• Corporate Member of the RTPI West Midlands Regional Activities Committee

Current Employer and Role

• GVA (2008 - Present) Planner

Education

• MPlan Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, 2007-2008
• BA (Hons) Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, 2004-2007

Interests in Planning

• Regeneration
• Sustainability
• Listed buildings
• Heritage

Interests outside Planning

• Ballet
• Keeping fit
• Travelling

Emma EVANS MRTPI

Title and Responsibilities within YPwestmids

• Junior Vice Chair

Current Employer and Role

• Alliance Planning (2007 - Present) Planner

Education

• MSc Property Development, Birmingham City University 2007 - 2009
• BA (Hons) Town and County Planning, Birmingham City University, 2004-2007

Interests in Planning

• Urban Regeneration
•  Sustainabilit
• Built and Natural Heritage
• Infrastructure and Logistics

Interests outside Planning

• Festivals
• Walking
• Travelling 

Ben Simm

Title and Responsibilities within YPwestmids

• Vice Chair and Sponsorship Co-ordinator

Current Employer and Role

• JMP Consultants Limited (2008 – Present) Transport Planner

Education

• MPlan Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, 2007-2008
• BA (Hons) Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, 2004-2007

Interests in Panning

• Transport and Planning Policy
• Regeneration
• Promoting sustainable travel within developments
• Multi disciplinary working

Interests outside Planning

• Music (all kinds)
• Motorsport
• Doing up my house
• Property investment TV shows

Maria Dunn MRTPI

Title and Responsibilities within YPwestmids

• Secretary and Treasurer
• Planning Aid Liaison Representative

Current Employer and Role

• Wyre Forest District Council (2006) - Senior Forward Planning Officer

Interests in Planning

• Sustainability and sustainable buildings
• Renewable energy
• Green infrastructure

Interests outside Planning

• Musicals
• Opera
• Ballet
• Reading

Joanne Hooper MRTPI AIEMA

Title and role/responsibilities within YPwestmids

• Advisor - helping to arrange YPwestmids events
• Corporate Member of the RTPI West Midlands Regional Activities Committee

Current Employer and Role

• Senior Planner, Drivers Jonas Deloitte (2007-Present)

Education

• MSc (Dist) Spatial Planning, Oxford Brookes University
• BA (Hons) Geography, University of Wales, Aberystwyth

Interests in Planning

• Retail planning
• Large scale town centre regeneration projects
• Community planning

Interests outside of Planning

• Running
• Cycling
• Music

Alastair Thornton MRTPI

Title and role/responsibilities within YPwestmids

• Advisor - helping to arrange YPwestmids events

Current Employer and Role

• Senior Regeneration Officer – Walsall MBC

Education

• MSC (Dist) Regeneration Studies – Cardiff University
• BSc (Hons) City and Regional Planning - Cardiff University

Interests in Planning

• Physical and Social Regeneration
• The Built Environment
• Retail Planning
• Town Centre Planning and Management
• Economic Development
• Community Planning and Engagement

Interests outside of Planning

• Sports and Keeping Fit
• Scuba Diving
• World Travel

Joe Turner MRTPI

Title and role/responsibilities within YPwestmids

• Advisor - helping to arrange YPwestmids events

Current Employer and Role

• National Grid (2010 – present) Consents Officer

Education

• MA Town Planning, London South Bank University, 2002-2006.
• BSocSc (Joint Hons) Geography & Planning, University of Birmingham 1997-2000.

Interests in Planning

• Listed buildings and heritage
• Sustainability
• Affordable housing
• Education

Author:

Troy Hawkins

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

12-Oct-11

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