Mr. Leonardo Vázquez, AICP, PP
Instructor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
New Brunswick, NJ

Leonardo Vázquez is an Instructor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. He is a licensed and credentialed planner who specializes in community development, economic development, management and alliance building. He also has expertise in strategic communications and nonprofit management. He is the principal author of “Lagging Behind: Ethnic Diversity in the Planning Profession in the APA New York Metro Chapter Area,” and several other reports on diversity in the profession. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a licensed Professional Planner in New Jersey. In addition to his planning work, he created and edited the Milano Nonprofit Management Knowledge Hub and the Milano MiX, two online guides for managers in the nonprofit sector. He also directs APA/LeadershipPlenty, a training and coaching program for mid-career professionals in urban planning and community development. Prior to joining Bloustein, he was the Manager of Online Communications at the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy at New School University.