John Valdez, AICP

Representing: New Mexico
New Mexico Public School Facilities Authority
Albuquerque, New Mexico

John Valdez, AICP is a planning manager with the New Mexico Public School Facilities Authority where he works with demographic/socioeconomic data and capital improvements planning. He is a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico. A graduate of the University of New Mexico’s dual Master’s Program in Community and Regional Planning/Public Administration, he worked as a planner for local government, private practice, and now with state government. In his career, he has been involved in land use/long-range planning, consulted on development projects, and school-district capital improvements planning. He has also been involved in numerous planning projects in small towns and rural communities throughout New Mexico and the West.  He has held various positions within the New Mexico Chapter of the American Planning Association over the last 15 years. He was recently President of the chapter, with his term ending in December 2022.  He now serves as Immediate Past President for the Chapter.