The Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH) is an interdisciplinary organization dedicated to promoting scholarship on the planning of cities and metropolitan regions over time, and to bridging the gap between the scholarly study of cities and the practice of urban planning. The organization’s members come from a range of professions and areas of interest, and include historians, architects, planners, environmentalists, landscape designers, public policy makers, preservationists, community organizers, and students and scholars from across the country and around the world.
In addition to sponsoring the biennial National Conference on Planning History, the Society grants prizes and awards for outstanding accomplishments in American planning history, research, teaching, and publication; provides student research awards; produces a bi-monthly newsletter; and publishes the quarterly Journal of Planning History.
SACRPH is a tax-exempt and not-for profit organization incorporated in Ohio in 1986 and accepts tax-deductible dues and gifts. The Society is governed by a Board of Trustees and serves approximately 300 members in the United States and abroad.
Executive Officers
President: Matthew Lasner, University of California, Berkeley
Past-President: Francesca Russello Ammon, University of Pennsylvania
President-Elect: Meredith Drake Reitan, University of Southern California
Treasurer: Michael Glass, Boston College
Executive Secretary: Aaron Shkuda, Princeton University
Ex Officio as JPH Editor: Brent Ryan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ex Officio as JPH Editor: Andrew Whittemore, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Board Members
Eliana Abu-Hamdi, Pratt Institute (2021-2028)
Fallon Samuels Aidoo, Tulane University (2024-2030)
Michael Allen, National Building Arts Center (2024-2030)
John C. Arroyo, University of California San Diego (2026-2032)
Susanne Cowan, Montana State University (2026-2032)
Karilyn Crockett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024-2030)
Peter Ekman, University of Southern California (2026-2032)
Jerry González, St. Mary’s University (2021-2028)
Benjamin Holtzman, Lehman College, CUNY (2024-2030)
Ella Howard, Wentworth Institute of Technology (2026-2032)
Genevieve Kane, Leventhal Map & Education Center, Boston Public Library
Kevan Malone, University of Miami (2024-2030)
Garrett Dash Nelson, Leventhal Map & Education Center, Boston Public Library (2026-2032)
Pedro Regalado, Stanford University (2024-2030)
Joshua Rosen, Boston College (2026-2032) – Graduate Student Rep
Stephanie Ryberg-Webster, Cleveland State University (2026-2032)
Domenic Vitiello, University of Pennsylvania (2021-2028)
Zeead Yaghi, American University Beirut (2026-2032)
Former Presidents and Board Members
More than 75 individuals have served as board members and officers since SACRPH began more than a quarter century ago. For a summary of the society’s founders, past presidents, and current and former directors, see this listing of the organization’s past leadership.
Contact Information
Mailing Address: Michael Glass, SACRPH Treasurer, 42 Stanton Road, Unit 1, Brookline, MA 02445