Will Cockrell

Education

Bachelor of Urban + Environmental Planning (with Architecture Minor) and Master of Urban + Environmental Planning, University of Virginia

Biography

Will Cockrell, AICP, is a Senior Planner with EPR P.C. He spent his career in the public sector, working in local government and regional planning. For ten years, Will worked with the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC), serving many different roles, including Director of Planning and MPO Coordinator. He managed the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (CA-MPO), TJPDC Rural Transportation Program, the Planning Program and Environmental Planning Programing. Prior to joining the Planning District, Will worked as the senior planner for Louisa County. During that time, he also took on the role of Acting-Director of Community Development.

Will holds several leadership positions throughout the Commonwealth. He is on the American Planning Association, Virginia Chapter Board, where he served since 2011. His current Board position is Chair of the Community Planning Assistance Program (CPAP). Prior to that position, he was the Vice President of Sections, Vice President of Chapter Affairs and Vice President of External Affairs. On the Virginia Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (VAMPO) Board, he held the Chair position for two terms, as well as Treasurer and Secretary for two terms. In 2013, Will started teaching at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture in the Urban + Environmental Planning Department. In 2018, the American Planning Association, Virginia Chapter recognized Will with the Presidents Award for his leadership qualities.