Congratulations to Jim Atkinson, the Lakeland City Planner and Deputy Growth Management Director for obtaining his American Institute of Certified Planners Certification!
The AICP certification is the recognized professional designation for professional Planners, and is roughly the equal to the Professional Engineer (P.E.) for Engineers.
We are pleased that both of our professional planning personnel have the AICP Certification. J. Higbee had his designation when he came to Lakeland, and Jim Atkinson just passed his exam for the AICP certification on November 17, 2005!
On the engineering side, both City Engineer Karen Jarrett and Public Works Director Chris Masin have earned the Professional Engineer (P.E.) designation! Natural Resource Director Eric Bridges is certified as both a Forester and an Arborist.
The AICP certification is awarded by the American Planning Association and certifies that the Planner has passed the tough AICP exam, and has met at least minimum standards regarding education and experience.
The AICP certification also requires that the Planner maintain continuing education to maintain the AICP certification. (J. Higbee is currently earning continuing education credits to maintain his AICP certification.)
We are proud of Jim Atkinson, J. Higbee, Karen Jarrett, Eric Bridges and Chris Masin on their obtaining these important career achievements.
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