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Friday, Oct 10th
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM CT
FRI-FS-08: Water as Conduit of Violence: How the Mississippi River Shaped Cancer Alley
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Pilar Zuluaga, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Leader: Jessica A. Dandridge-Smith – The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Taya Fontenette – The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Kimberly Terrell – Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
Field Session Presenter: Jo Banner – The Descendants Project
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A10: The Available Landscape: Designing Beyond the Normative Cityscape Toward an Inclusive Future
Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective
Speaker: Magda Mostafa, PhD (she/her/hers) – StudioTM and the American University in Cairo
Speaker: Hansel Bauman (he/him/his) – Hansel Bauman architecture + planning
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A11: Unlocking Potential: Activating Vacant Parkland for Inclusive Communities
Speaker: Ishita Ghosh, Assoc. ASLA, AIA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Claire E. Hempel, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Warinda Harris (she/her/hers) – Central Texas Interfaith
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B01: Answering the Call to Action: Transforming Practice for Co-creation
Speaker: Kirsten B. Bauer, International ASLA (she/her/hers) – ASPECT Studios
Speaker: Grant Fahlgren (he/him/his) – Canadian Society of Landscape Architects / PFS Studio
Speaker: Kelty M. McKinnon, ASLA (she/her/hers) – PFS Studio
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C04: Building Capacity with Frontline Communities: Resilience Hubs for All
Speaker: Jose Juan Terrasa-Soler, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects
Speaker: Justine Shapiro-Kline, AIA, AICP – One Architecture & Urbanism
Speaker: Shannon Lee (she/her/hers) – Mithun
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C06: How Urban Parks Can Transform Cities and Connect People with Cultural History
Speaker: Jennifer Cass, LEED AP, PE (she/her/hers) – New York City Economic Development Corporation
Speaker: Mary Margaret J. Jones, FASLA – Hargreaves Jones
Speaker: Regina Myer – Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C10: Unhoused, Unseen: The (In)visibility of Homelessness in “Public” Space
Speaker: Jared Edgar McKnight, ASLA – WRT
Speaker: Allison Nkwocha, ASLA – WRT
Speaker: Tanushri Dalmiya (she/her/hers) – WRT
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D08: Rethinking Participation and Power: Expanding the Potential of Design for Everyone
Speaker: Brie Hensold, Hon. ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Chelina Odbert, Hon. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kounkuey Design Initiative
Speaker: Stephen Gray, Affil. ASLA – Grayscale Collaborative
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D11: To DBE or not to DBE: Leveraging Diversity as a Strategic Advantage
Speaker: Patricia Algara, FASLA, PLA – BASE Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Elsa Mark-Ng (she/her/hers) – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Hana Ishikawa, Affil. ASLA, AIA – site design group
Equity and Inclusion
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A01: ADA Construction Issues—Designed Right, Built Wrong!
Speaker: Andrea LaCour, RAS, ADAC, APAC-BE (she/her/hers) – Contour Collective
Speaker: Elaine Andersen, RAS, ADAC, ABAC-BE (she/her/hers) – Contour Collective
Equity and Inclusion
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B03: Fostering (not Fighting) Change: Innovative Approaches to Preservation Practice
Speaker: Eric F. Kramer, FASLA – Reed Hilderbrand
Speaker: Mark Hough, FASLA – Duke University
Equity and Inclusion
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C01: Advocacy Through Design: Leveraging Existing Design Strategies Through a More Inclusive Lens
Speaker: Benjamin Jensen, Assoc. ASLA – AECOM
Speaker: Naomi A. Sachs, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland Dept of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – UCLA / Sasaki / DeafScape
Equity and Inclusion
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C04: Equity-Washing? Let’s Have a Real Conversation About Equity in the Profession
Speaker: Kate Brooks, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – ZGF
Speaker: Roger Steven Lewis, FAIA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – ZGF
Speaker: Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA – MIG, Inc.
Equity and Inclusion
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A04: Innovative Community Engagement: Digital and Map-Based Techniques
Speaker: Maarit Kahila, Corporate ASLA – Maptionnaire
Speaker: Beth Poovey, ASLA – LandDesign
Speaker: Marketta M. Kyttä – Aalto University
Equity and Inclusion
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A08: The Bridge, North Claiborne Avenue, and Treme
Speaker: Melissa Lemuz, Assoc. ASLA (she/her/hers) – DesignJones LLC
Speaker: Whawn M. Allen, AIA (she/her/hers) – Whawn Allen Architects and Construction Consultants (WAACC)
Speaker: Nyree A. Ramsey – Cultural Innovation District (CID)
Equity and Inclusion
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B02: Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park: Reconnecting History and Community Through Design
Speaker: Cecily J. F Bedwell, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Design Collective
Speaker: Brian L. Reetz, ASLA, PLA – Design Collective, Inc.
Speaker: Faye A. Belt – Retired Nurse
Equity and Inclusion
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C04: Emergent AI in Professional Practice
Speaker: Daniel A. Tal, FASLA – www.thinkconfluence.com
Speaker: Jenn Becker, ASLA – Confluence
Speaker: Donnie Longenecker, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
Equity and Inclusion
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C11: Where Do You Draw the Line?
Speaker: Richard S. Roark, ASLA, AICP – OLIN
Speaker: Michael Grove, FASLA – SASAKI
Speaker: Carlos Claussell (he/him/his) – America Is All In
Equity and Inclusion
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A01: Community-Centered Design and Planning: Insights from Boston’s Urban Design Initiatives
Speaker: Robert Ryan, FASLA – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Speaker: Anne N. Lin, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Grayscale Collaborative
Speaker: Breeze Outlaw, ASLA (they/them/theirs) – City of Boston Planning Department
Equity and Inclusion
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A04: Lessons Learned: Cultural Landscapes that Honor African American Heritage and Legacy
Speaker: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Malcom Davis, AIA – Perkins + Will
Speaker: Burchell Pinnock, FAIA – Baskervill
Equity and Inclusion
Monday, Oct 13th
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
MON-FS-08: Into the Streets—Queer and Antiracist Histories in New Orleans’ French Quarter
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Chris Daemmrich, NOMA (he/him/his) – Collaborative School of Design
Field Session Leader: Tanner J. Perrin, ASLA, PLA – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Presenter: Pilar Zuluaga, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Equity and Inclusion