State of the Field with Angela Brooks

Please join us in welcoming Angela Brooks, American Planning Association (APA) President, as the Fall 2024 State of the Field speaker. Angela will discuss her career in urban planning and her role as APA President, then she will open the conversation to student Q&A (led by Dr. V).

Angela Brooks is the director of the Illinois office of the Corporation for Supportive Housing. She currently serves on the Chicago Board of Zoning Appeals, and the Illinois Affordable Housing Advisory Commission, and is co-chair of the National Housing Supply Accelerator helping communities meet the housing needs of residents. Brooks is a native of Seattle and a graduate of Jackson State University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies, and the University of New Orleans, where she received a Master of Urban and Regional Planning. An active member of APA since graduate school, Brooks has held numerous leadership positions in the Housing and Community Development Division, Planning and the Black Community Division, Diversity Task Force, Washington Chapter, and co-chair of the Housing Policy Guide. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and The Links, Incorporated.