How to Contact SWRPC and Get Involved With Its Committees

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To reach SWRPC, use the Contact Us page on swrpc.org, and use the Staff Directory to find a specific person. To get involved, start with the advisory committee that matches your interest — Transportation, Economic Development, Energy & Natural Resources, or Brownfields — and check Jobs, Internships & RFPs for openings and contract opportunities. The site also lists the Board of Directors and Commissioners, so you can see who governs the organization before you reach out.

Contacting SWRPC

The site's navigation includes a Contact Us page and a separate Staff Directory. The practical difference:

  • Contact Us — best for general questions, press inquiries, or when you don't know which program area applies.
  • Staff Directory — best when you already know the topic (e.g., transportation planning, housing, GIS) and want the person who handles it.

The site does not publish a general phone number or email address in the material available here, so plan to use the Contact Us page as your entry point rather than relying on a remembered address.

Getting involved through committees

SWRPC's work is organized around advisory committees, each tied to a program area. The site lists these advisory committees:

Committee Program area it connects to
Brownfields Advisory Committee Brownfields assessment and site nomination
Economic Development Advisory Committee Community & economic development, CEDR, block grants
Energy & Natural Resources Advisory Committee Natural resources, energy, watershed and climate work
Transportation Advisory Committee Transportation planning, transit, bicycle & pedestrian planning

If your interest is land use or housing rather than one of these four, the site also references Citizen Planner Peer-to-Peer Roundtables and housing groups and organizations under its Housing section — those are the closest entry points listed.

Before you join a meeting

Committee pages don't publish membership rules or meeting schedules in the material here. Check the Calendar and Latest news / Upcoming Events sections for dated meetings, and use Contact Us to ask about eligibility or how to be added to a committee's notices.

Governance: Board and Commissioners

The About section lists Board of Directors, Mission & Background, Frequently Asked Questions, and Commissioners. Read these if you want to understand who sets direction for the organization or which communities it serves before contacting staff. The FAQ is the fastest way to answer basic questions about SWRPC's structure without emailing anyone.

Jobs, internships, and RFPs

The Jobs, Internships & RFPs page under About is where SWRPC posts employment openings, internships, and requests for proposals. This is the right page if you want to work with SWRPC as staff, an intern, or a contractor rather than as a committee volunteer. The site does not state how often these are updated, so check back rather than assuming a posted item is current.

A practical sequence

  1. Read the FAQ under About to confirm SWRPC is the right organization for your question.
  2. Use the Staff Directory if you know the program area; otherwise use Contact Us.
  3. Check the Calendar and Upcoming Events for the next committee meeting in your area of interest.
  4. Check Jobs, Internships & RFPs if you're looking for paid or contract work rather than volunteer participation.

One caution: the site's navigation is dense, and several items share similar names (for example, multiple transportation planning pages and several "Past Work" project pages). Use the site search rather than browsing menus when you're looking for one specific page.