Samia Byrd, director of the Arlington County government’s Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development, has been named recipient of the 2024 Moeser Outstanding Service Award from the Virginia chapter of the American Planning Association.
Byrd “channels her passion for planning, housing affordability and the intersection of place, race and equity into guiding Arlington’s future development,” the organization said in announcing the award.
Julie Chop, vice president of external affairs for the organization, said Byrd is the quintessential standard-bearer for the ideals and teachings championed by the award’s namesake, Dr. John Moeser.
“Ms. Byrd’s accomplishments are moving the needle with great strides to harness the power of planning for a more just, equitable society,” Chop said.
The award was presented July 23 at the American Planning Association Virginia chapter’s annual meeting, held in Williamsburg.
