The Planning Associates (PA) Program is an advanced training opportunity in water resources planning offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The goals of the PA Program are to broaden planners competencies in solving complex water resources problems and challenges, and to strengthen their leadership talents. The Program curriculum is rich in team building, leadership training, experiential training in the Corps Civil Works business programs, case studies, individual and group projects, instructional training and experiences, and many networking opportunities with leaders from the public and private sectors.
The PA Program is targeted to journeyman-level professionals in the field of water resources, which is generally at the GS-09 through the GS-13 level of Federal service. The program consists of approximately 15 weeks of rigorous training over a two-year period (to include webinars) scheduled in 1-2 week blocks.
Members of the 2022 PA Class are:
Hannah Hadley, Environmental Compliance Technical Lead at Walla Walla District
Alex Hoxsie, Lead Planner at Chicago District
Patricia Naquin, Biologist at New Orleans District
Tina Teed, Senior Planner at Portland District
Amy Thompson, Biologist at Jacksonville District
Ken Woodard, Plan Formulation Section Chief at Huntington District
Schedule
12 Nov 19 | Virtual | Orientation |
15 Nov 19 | Virtual | Meet and Greet PA 2020 and PA 2021 |
20 Nov 19 | Pre-Test | Blackboard |
2-13 Dec 19 | Alexandria, VA | Team Building, Team Leadership and Effective Communications |
Jan 2020 | Virtual | Course Owner Orientation |
9-20 Mar 20 | Washington, DC | DC Experience (PA 2020 and PA 2021) |
8-19 Jun 20 | Miami, FL | Deep Draft/Inland/Small Boat Harbor Navigation |
30 June 20 | Virtual | Dry Run Capstone |
13-24 Jul 20 | Rock Island, IL | Ecosystem Restoration/IWRM |
4 Aug 20 | Blackboard | Final Test for PA 2020
Midterm for PA 2021 |
31 Aug - 4 Sep 20 | Washington, DC | Awards & Application Assessment for PA 2020/Final Capstone for PA 2021 |
1-12 Mar 21 (tent.) | Washington, DC | DC Experience (PA 2021 and PA 2022) |
12-23 May 21 (tent.) | TDB - East Coast | Flood Risk Management/Coastal Storm Risk Management |
24 Jun 21 (tent.) | Blackboard | Final Test PA 2021
Midterm PA 2022 |
16-19 Aug 21 (tent.) | Washington, DC | Awards & Application Assessment for PA 2021/Final Capstone for PA 2022 |
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