Luis Duran is a municipal planner with the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning. Prior to working for the County, Luis was an environmental consultant for a small environmental firm in Santa Fe Springs, CA. Luis Duran has been working with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and environmental documentation since 2012.
He received his B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and just recently completed his M.S. in Environmental Studies from California State University, Fullerton. He was an official scholarship recipient in the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) Scholars Program in 2014. He is a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA). Luis hopes to use the skills he learns in the Ross Minority Program to make recommendations for development projects that will assist in affordable housing in minority communities.
He also would like to create and invest in a chain of family businesses with his brother in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Luis Duran lives in Hermosa Beach, CA.
Email: Lduran@planning.lacounty.gov