Karen Wolf, FAICP
Immediate Past President
American Institute of Certified Planners
Karen Wolf, FAICP, is the Immediate Past President of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a longtime public-sector planner who recently retired after 30+ years advising elected leaders in King County, Washington. She teaches as an affiliate instructor at the University of Washington (Urban Design & Planning; Civil & Environmental Engineering) and serves on UW’s Professional Council. Within AICP she has chaired the Ethics and Exam Committees and previously served two terms on the AICP Commission.
Session(s):
Ethics Cases of the Year »
2025 APA UT Fall Conference, October 9, 2025 3:00 pmMitchell J. Silver challenges planners to see ethics not as abstract rules but as a compass and rudder guiding daily practice. Drawing on the AICP Code of Ethics, allied professions, and his own reflections, Silver emphasizes that planners must be their values—living them, rather than merely citing them. This engaging session invites planners to reconnect with the core purpose of their work: advancing the public good with integrity and clarity.
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