Casey Lauderdale, AICP
Co-Director for Equity & Diversity
Casey currently serves as a long-range planner for the City of Fresno, working to increase equity and sustainability within comprehensive planning efforts. A born-and-raised Fresnan, she is passionate about communities and the opportunity to work collaboratively to effect positive change throughout the Central Section.
Casey holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Government from Dartmouth College and a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs. While in Minneapolis-St.Paul, she garnered experience in the non-profit housing field under the Family Housing Fund and Minnesota Housing Partnership. She joined the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) in 2020. Her favorite aspect about Central California is the tenacity of its people and her favorite CenCal activity is going out to a Grizzlies game with friends.