Meet Our Staff

John P. Whalen, FAICP

FOUNDING PRINCIPAL

Professional Experience

• 1990 - present President, PlanPacific, Inc. (formerly Lacayo Planning, Inc.). Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 1985 - 1989 Director, Department of Land Utilization, City and County of Honolulu. Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 1984 Urban and Regional Planning Consultant. Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 1981 - 1983 Senior Associate, EDAW, Inc. Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 1979 - 1981 Planning Division Chief, Department of Housing and Community Development, City and County of Honolulu. Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 1974 - 1978 Environmental Planner, Department of General Planning and Land Utilization, City and County of Honolulu. Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 1974 Planning Consultant, CARE. Guatemala, Central America.
• 1972 - 1974 Director, Fundacin Grupos Unidos de Agricultores (ULEU). Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
• 1972 Community Planner, Bucks County Planning Commission. Doylestown, Pennsylvania
• 1971 Planner/Intern, Comision de Desarrollo de la Cuenca del Ro Guayas. Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Education

• Master of Science, Urban Planning. Columbia University, School of Architecture. New York, New York.
• Certificate, International Fellows Program. Columbia University, School of International Affairs. New York, New York.
• Master of Arts, Public Law and Government. Columbia University and City University of New York, Graduate Faculties. New York, New York.
• Bachelor of Art, Political Science and Pre-Architecture, Phi Beta Kappa. Rutgers University. New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Professional Affiliations

• American Planning Association, Hawai'i Chapter.
• American Institute of Certified Planners, Elected to College of Fellows in 2006.