Renaissance would like to congratulate two members of our team – Joel Lehman and Zach Hanson – for recently earning two of the leading credentials in the planning industry! Joel has received the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification, and Zach has received the Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) certification.
The AICP credential is a prestigious verification of planners’ qualifications. To become AICP-certified, a planner must have relevant education and work experience, and they must pass a rigorous exam that tests their knowledge and skills of the planning field. Joel’s AICP certification is a great achievement, one that proves his mastery of the experience and skills needed to plan sustainable, multimodal, and functional communities.
Congratulations to Renaissance's next certified planners: Zach Hanson, PTP and Joel Lehman, AICP.
“I view the AICP Certification as an additional way to communicate my commitment to serving communities through practicing high-quality and ethical planning,” said Joel.
The PTP certification program is the only program that specifically addresses the work of transportation planners. Similar to the AICP certification process, becoming a PTP requires professional work experience in transportation planning and the passing of a comprehensive exam on transportation planning processes. Zach’s PTP certification illustrates his proven knowledge of – and dedication to – planning safe, equitable, and highly mobile transportation networks.
“I wanted to be PTP certified to demonstrate to clients that I am a qualified transportation professional,” Zach said. “The certification is the first step in my professional development after getting my Masters in Urban Planning. I will continue to improve my knowledge in transportation planning through professional development hours, including attending webinars, going to conferences, and continuing education credits.”
Both certifications illustrate Joel and Zach’s expertise within the planning field. Joel and Zach both possess unique skillsets that are invaluable to Renaissance. Joel specializes in multimodal transportation planning, community engagement, GIS spatial analysis, and interactive web mapping. Zach excels at transportation planning, accessibility modeling and data analysis, mapping and visualization, and traffic forecasting and engineering. We are proud of Joel and Zach’s accomplishments and their dedication to deepening their professional growth and keeping their skills sharp!