Diana Benitez, MURP
Urban Planning Justice Manager
Just Cities, and
Chair
​Planners4Health California

Diana Benitez serves as the Urban Planning Justice Manager at Just Cities designing cities that recognize the human rights of all. Her research contributions have included student equity need indices, early care and education gap analyses, health equity and racial disparities analysis, climate hazards analysis, and greenhouse gas reductions. She previously worked as an Intermediate Planner/Designer at Raimi + Associates, a planning consulting firm and as a Research Data Analyst at Advancement Project California, a next generation civil rights organization. Diana is the Chair of the American Planning Association (APA) California Planners4Health Initiative, a network of planners and public health practitioners increasing local capacity for creating stronger and healthier communities. Diana received her Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA and Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Regional Planning from California State University, Northridge.