Aya Mohamed, David Lock Associates
Aya Mohamed is a recently-chartered planner whose eagerness to learn and passion for inclusivity shines through in her professional and personal endeavours. Over the past few years, Aya has learned to challenge herself in how she approaches her work as a strategic planner, and in how she affects meaningful change in her work environment.
Aya is a member of the Thames Valley Young Planners Network and actively engages with sister organisations including the BAME Planners, Women in Planning (WiP) and Neurodiversity in Planning. Aya was recently elected Co-Chair of the WiP South Midlands Committee.
Elouise Mitchell, Lee Evans Partnership LLP
Elouise Mitchell, Senior Planning Consultant at LEP, is an outstanding planner through any lens – ‘young’ or ‘not-so-young’. Few people can successfully balance the approachable, bubbly enthusiasm Elouise shows every day with the sharp professional competence her work exudes.
Elouise openly describes herself as a “confident and determined planner, passionate about providing great places for people to live, work and play”. There are limited ways to expand on this – she knows herself well, and puts into action exactly the type of exemplary planning practices that serve our profession so well.
Tsz Lok Ng, NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
Jeffrey is a enthusiastic and passionate young planner. During his career, he commits to serve local communities, works innovatively and supports his colleagues. He dedicates his career and time to volunteer as he believes that this is his commitment and he can make a difference in planning. Jeffrey now works for the NHS as he notes that healthcare is a missing part of the current planning system. Jeffrey is creating histories and is dedicating to fill that piece of missing puzzle of the planning system. He is a servant leader and a local and global role model for young planners.
Many thanks to our sponsor
Young Planner of the Year: Henley Business School
Henley Business School, University of Reading is proud to sponsor the 2024 RTPI South East Young Planner Award. Planning education at Reading was founded more than 50 years ago, by Sir Peter Hall. In September 2024 an updated version of the dual RTPI and RICS-accredited Masters in Spatial Planning & Development will launch, incorporating new, real-world based projects and continuing our longstanding reputation for educating market-aware planners with impact. Contact us to find out more.