The Student Planning Organization
The Student Planning Organization functions under the Illinois chapter of the American Planning Association. Our goal is to facilitate educational opportunities, professional development, as well as social and community events for Urban Planning. If you would like to enroll at Illinois, check us out! Visit our website for more information:
- Social Events
- Conferences
- American Planning Association (APA)
- General Meeting Information
- Travel Support
SPO Membership – Join us today!
Students at SPO legislative action day
If you enroll in one of the department’s degree programs, you automatically join SPO. We invite you to attend our meetings or contact one of our officers.
We want to get to know you!
2025 SPO Officers
List of Student Planning Organization Officers for 2025.
| President | David Hipp, dhipp2@illinois.edu |
| Vice-President | Joe Hissem, jhissem2@illinois.edu |
| Secretary | Jack Vonderheide, jackv5@illinois.edu |
| Treasurer | Rachel De Haro, rdeha@illinois.edu |
| APA Representative | Tony Crispin, crispin4@illinois.edu |
| Social Chair | Amsal Khimani, akhim3@illinois.edu |
| Graduate Representative | Utsavi Shah, ups2@illinois.edu |
| Junior/Senior Representative | Katherine Gamburg, gamburg3@illinois.edu |
| Freshman/Sophomore Representative | Lillian Weinstock, lwein3@illinois.edu |
| Social Justice & Community Representative (SJCE) | Ash Camargo, ashley22@illinois.edu |