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Friday, Oct 10th
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-01: Exploring the Atchafalaya Basin: History, Conservation, and Restoration
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Bryan Piazza – The Nature Conservancy
Field Session Leader: Justin K. Lemoine, ASLA, PLA – Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
Field Session Presenter: Kevin Hanegan, PE (he/him/his) – Moffatt & Nichol
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
7:30 AM – 4:45 PM CT
FRI-FS-04: Photographing in NOLA: Imaging Beyond the Limits of Architecture and Landscape Photography
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 225
Field Session Leader: Diane J. Allen, FASLA – UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Field Session Leader: Sahar Coston-Hardy, Affil. ASLA – Sahar Coston-Hardy Photography
Field Session Presenter: Chris McGee (he/him/his) – Landscape Architecture Magazine
Field Session Presenter: Marion Brenner, Assoc. ASLA – Marion Brenner Photography
Field Session Presenter: Zach Broussard, ASLA, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Leslie J. Carter, ASLA, PLA – Reed Hilderbrand
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
8:15 AM – 1:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-06: Garden Design in New Orleans Does Not Have to Be a Secret
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: William Alan Mumford, ASLA – Landscape Images Ltd
Field Session Leader: Kim Alvarez – Landscape Images LTD.
Field Session Presenter: Marianne Mumford, Assoc. ASLA – Landscape Images LTD.
Field Session Presenter: John Bland, Assoc. ASLA – Landscape Images LTD.
Design Implementation
Friday, Oct 10th
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM CT
FRI-FS-07: Community-Led Climate Action: Experimental Planting Projects in New Orleans’ Central Wetlands
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 226
Field Session Leader: Bonnie-Kate Walker, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Office of Living Things and ETH Zurich
Field Session Leader: Arlo Townsley – L9 Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Field Session Presenter: Arthur J. Johnson (he/him/his) – Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Field Session Presenter: Joshua Lewis – Tulane University
Climate Action
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-A01: Bees, Butterflies, Beetles—Oh My! Science-Backed Framework for Urban Pollinator Conservation
Speaker: Kate Kennen, FASLA – | Offshoots | Northeastern University
Speaker: Nicholas Dorian – Chicago Botanic Garden
Speaker: Luisa Oliveira, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City of Somerville, MA
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A02: Beyond the Sample Closet: Strategies for Smarter Materials Management
Speaker: Chloe Gillespie, Assoc. ASLA – Country Landscapes
Speaker: Jessica Canfield, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Kansas State University
Speaker: Angel Gonzales (he/him/his) – Gensler
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A03: Building a Bigger Table: Participatory, Low-Tech Design Strategies for Designing Healthy Agroecosystems
Speaker: Ayana Curran-Howes, Student Affil. ASLA – University of Vermont, Institute for Agroecology
Speaker: Emilie Taylor Welty, AIA – Tulane School of Architecture
Speaker: Mina Seck – Sprout
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A04: Embracing Change: Transitioning from an Established Firm to Launch a Small Practice
Speaker: Justin Winters, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Wintergreen Landscape Studio
Speaker: Ashley Langworthy, ASLA, PLA – Miasto
Speaker: Christopher Torres, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Agency Artifact
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A05: Finance. Market. Entitlements. Placemaking: Essential and Knowledgeable Ingredients of the Development Process
Speaker: Todd LaRue – RCLCO
Speaker: Mandy Pope, PLA, LEED AP – The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
Speaker: Steven J. Spears, FASLA, PLA, AICP – GroundWork Development and Momark Development
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A06: From Lab to Landscape: Opportunities for Scaling Biochar in Landscape Practice
Speaker: Pia von Barby, ASLA, PLA – OLIN
Speaker: Nicholas Pevzner, ASLA (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Sam Dunlap (he/him/his) – Carbon Harvest LLC
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A08: Play It Cool: Designing the Future of Play in a Warming World
Speaker: Meghan Talarowski, ASLA, PLA – Studio Ludo
Speaker: Benjamin Corotis (he/him/his) – ADBC Architecture
Speaker: Joshua Spitzig, Affil. ASLA – Buro Happold
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A09: Public Housing as Place: Landscape Architecture’s Role in Urban Housing Renewal
Speaker: Hana Ishikawa, Affil. ASLA, AIA – site design group
Speaker: Steven B. Tupu, ASLA – Terrain-nyc landscape architecture PC
Speaker: Lisa Yun Lee – National Public Housing Museum
The Future of the Public Realm
Friday, Oct 10th
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-09: Soulful Sketching Where Jazz Was Born
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 227
Field Session Leader: Kelly A. Curl, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Field Session Leader: Cameron Berglund – UGA College of Environment & Design
Field Session Presenter: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – UC Berkeley
Field Session Presenter: Robert Chipman, ASLA – Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc
Field Session Presenter: James Richards, FASLA – JamesRichardsSketchbook.com
Design and the Creative Process
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Friday, Oct 10th
9:15 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-10: Living With Water: History and Future of Resilience in New Orleans
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Rami Diaz, AIA, LEED AP – Waggonner & Ball, A Moffatt & Nichol Studio
Field Session Leader: Delaney R. McGuinness, ASLA, PLA – Waggonner & Ball | Moffatt & Nichol
Field Session Presenter: Grace Vogel Sanders, ASLA, PLA – Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Todd Reynolds – Groundwork New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Angela Chalk – Healthy Community Services
Field Session Presenter: Stephen Nelson – Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Kelli Cunningham, ASLA, PLA, AIA – Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Presenter: Shannon Blakeman, ASLA, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
The Future of the Public Realm
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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B02: Coastal Hazards Overlay District Guide: Creating More Resilient Communities
Speaker: Gavin P. Smith, FAICP – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Allison Anderson, FAIA – unabridged Architecture
Speaker: David Perkes, AIA – Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B03: Cultivating Joy in Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Claire Agre, ASLA, PLA – Unknown Studio
Speaker: Max W. D'Aurizio, ASLA, PLA – APE Studio
Speaker: Angela Moreno-Long, ASLA – LaGuardia Design Group
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B04: Designing Biodiversity Through Landscape Interactions: Applied Science at Varied Scales
Speaker: Sohyun Park, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
Speaker: Jim Cooper, ASLA (he/him/his) – Biohabitats, Inc.
Speaker: Evan Abramson, Affil. ASLA – Landscape Interactions
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B07: Feral: Making Wild Landscapes
Speaker: David Hill, ASLA, LEED AP – Auburn University
Speaker: Mathieu Gontier – Wagon Landscaping
Speaker: Sarah A. Cowles, ASLA – Ruderal
Design Implementation
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B08: Go the Distance: Envisioning, Implementing, and Curating Great Linear Landscapes
Speaker: Justine Heilner, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (she/her/hers) – New York Power Authority/ New York State Canal Corporation
Speaker: Kate Tooke, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Agency Landscape and Planning
Speaker: Whitney Tidd, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Tennessee RiverLine
The Future of the Public Realm
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B11: Speak Up & Sound Smart: Effective Communication Strategies for Landscape Architects
Speaker: Chelsey Rives – Volcano Heart
Speaker: Elaine Kearney, ASLA, PLA – TBG Partners
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
12:15 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-11: Mandeville Parks: From Regional Plans to Local Projects
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Cassie Nichols, ASLA, PLA – Waggonner and Ball
Field Session Leader: Julia C. Mudd – Moffatt & Nichol
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
12:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-12: Beyond the Swamp: Paddling Manchac’s Ecology, History, and Culture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Xueyang Huang, ASLA, WEDG – SCAPE
Field Session Leader: SHAOHUAI XING, ASLA, PLA – SMM
Field Session Presenter: Joshua Hermann – Wild Louisisana Tours
Field Session Presenter: David A. White – Loyola University
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
12:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-13: Last Trees Standing: Walking Amid Ancient Oaks, Developing Trajectories Toward Regenerative Futures
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Joseph O. Evans, III, LEED AP – Evans+Lighter Landscape Architecture
Field Session Leader: Susannah Burley – Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL)
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C01: 20 Years Later: Spatial, Economic, and Civic Lessons Learned Since Katrina
Speaker: Jeff Hébert – HR&A Advisors
Speaker: David Waggonner, FAIA – Waggonner & Ball
Speaker: Andy Kopplin – THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION
The Future of the Public Realm
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C02: Beyond Off-the-Shelf: Material Innovations that Create Value and Place
Speaker: Bryan C. Chou, ASLA, PLA – Mikyoung Kim
Speaker: Johanna Barthmaier-Payne, ASLA – Rhode Island School of Design
Speaker: Julia Howe, ASLA (she/her/hers) – SCAPE
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C03: Beyond Water Conservation—A Holistic Approach to Designing “Great Places”
Speaker: Lexi Moskaluk (she/her/hers) – LandDesign, Inc.
Speaker: Nate Hines – Hines Inc
Speaker: Clinton T. Sander – A1 Organics
Climate Action
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-C05: From Setback to Comeback: Reviving an Urban Icon
Speaker: Bill Vitek, FASLA, PLA – Dig Studio
Speaker: Andrew Iltis – Downtown Denver Partnership
Speaker: Kris Kaufman
Design Implementation
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-C08: Niche to Newsworthy: Amplifying Landscape Architecture’s Reach
Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Jackson Rollings – SWA
Speaker: John Gendall – Chapter
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C09: The Vocabulary of Roberto Burle Marx Revisited
Speaker: James A. Lord, FASLA (he/him/his) – Surfacedesign Inc.
Speaker: Raymond L. Jungles, FASLA (he/him/his) – Raymond Jungles, Inc.
Speaker: Leandro Couto de Almeida, ASLA – Surfacedesign Inc.
Design and the Creative Process
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-D05: Hurricane Resilience on the Gulf Coast: Two Parks Meeting the Challenge
Speaker: Zachary Chrisco, Hon. ASLA – Sasaki
Speaker: Matt Leavell, LEED AP – Leavell Design Consulting, LLC
Speaker: Susannah Ross, ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D09: Rewilding New York City—History, Design & Ecology
Speaker: David Seiter, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Future Green Landscape Architecture DPC
Speaker: Eric W. Sanderson (he/him/his) – New York Botanical Garden
Speaker: Robin Grossinger – Second Nature Ecology + Design
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D10: Tapping into Ecological Memory: A Key to Resilient Design
Speaker: Jennifer A. Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.
Speaker: Tom Smarr – Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Speaker: Claudia West, International ASLA – Phyto Studio LLC
Biodiversity
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-A02: Bridging Climate Divides: Integrating Research, Teaching, and Practice
Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – STOSS
Speaker: Karen M'Closkey, ASLA – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Luis Pérez, ASLA – Universidad Ana. G Méndez / Estudio Pérez Santiago
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A03: Ecological Citizens: Bottom-Up Climate Leadership in Southeast Louisiana
Speaker: Andrew M. Wright, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Speaker: Cheryl R. Austin – Greater Treme Consortium Inc
Speaker: Michael Biros – Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A05: Inner-City Revival: Building Community Through Placemaking and Urban Recreation
Speaker: Natalia Revelo La Rotta (she/her/hers) – Colloqate Design
Speaker: Johnny Brasley, III – Transitional Spaces / Parisite DIY
Speaker: Taj Hanson, Landscape Architect (he/him/his) – Walker Macy
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A07: Magical Mistakes: Embracing Unexpected Moments of Joy in the Urban Landscape
Speaker: Gretchen Wilson, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, WEDG (she/her/hers) – Dig Studio
Speaker: Kate Tooke, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Agency Landscape and Planning
Speaker: Melissa Erikson, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – MIG
Design and the Creative Process
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A09: Measuring What Matters: The Social Value and Economic Benefits of Public Interventions
Speaker: Joshua Bloom – The Lakota Group
Speaker: Mouna Andraos (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours
Speaker: Leyla Nahas (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A10: The Found-Hers: Professional Perspectives at Three Stages of Practice
Speaker: Claire Agre, ASLA, PLA – Unknown Studio
Speaker: Kimberly A. Tryba, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LILA Studio LLC
Speaker: Catherine M. McCullough, FSMPS, CPSM (she/her/hers) – McCullough Landscape Architecture, Inc.
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B01: Build Me a River: Leading Urban Revitalization with Flood-Resilient Park Design
Speaker: Herb Sweeney, IV, ASLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Speaker: Pina Mallozzi (she/her/hers) – Waterfront Toronto
Speaker: Jonathon Kusa, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Inter-Fluve, Inc.
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B02: Ethical Decarbonization: Eliminating Forced Labor in Timber, Stone, and Rubber Supply Chains
Speaker: Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA – Louis Fusco Landscape Architects
Speaker: Brigid Abraham, AIA, LEED Green Associate (she/her/hers) – Grace Farms
Design Implementation
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
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B04: From Pavement to Pollinators: Building Biodiverse Urban Habitats
Speaker: Isabel Castilla, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations
Speaker: Jeremy Jungels (he/him/his) – The Hort (The Horticultural Society of NY)
Speaker: Kayla Murgo, ASLA – Vestre
Biodiversity
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B06: Rebuilding Los Angeles: Implementation of Fire-Resistant Materials and Building Strategies
Speaker: Amy Smith, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Marmol Radziner
Speaker: Aista Sobouti, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Marmol Radziner
Speaker: Jonathan Schnure, NCARB (he/him/his) – Marmol Radziner
Design Implementation
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B07: Steadying Winds of Change in Urban Parks: Leadership Lessons from Volatile Times
Speaker: Catherine Nagel, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City Parks Alliance
Speaker: Mitchell J. Silver, Hon. ASLA – McAdams
Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B08: Symbolic Streets: Catalysts for Urban Resilience, Economic Recovery and Civic Transformation
Speaker: Richard Kennedy, ASLA – Field Operations
Speaker: Julie Flynn – Street Plans
Speaker: Laura Crescimano – SITELAB Urban Studio
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B09: Transcending Limits: Crafting High-Impact Landscapes Within Any Framework
Speaker: David L. Hocker, FASLA (he/him/his) – Hocker
Speaker: Rebecca B. Bradley, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (she/her/hers) – Cadence
Speaker: Mike Albert, FASLA, AICP – Design Workshop, Inc.
Design and the Creative Process
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B11: Weaving Relations: Co-creation for Change Through Healing of Land, People, and Culture
Speaker: José de Jesús Leal, ASLA, PLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Brook Colley – Southern Oregon University
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-DD-01: UrbanPlan Lightning Round Simulation: Exploring Market and Nonmarket Forces Shaping Urban Development Today
The Future of the Public Realm
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-C02: Convening Research Platforms: Dissolving Boundaries in the Space Between Academia and Practice
Speaker: Charles Neer, ASLA, PLA – WRT
Speaker: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA (she/her/hers) – McHarg Center for Urbanism + Ecology at the University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations
Design and the Creative Process
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C03: Ecological Approach to Enhancing Biodiversity in a Tree City of the World
Speaker: Patricia H. Akinaga, ASLA, ABAP (she/her/hers) – Stoev Design Group/ Patricia AKINAGA Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Marcelo T. Kubo, SBB (he/him/his) – Patricia Akinaga Landscape Design and Urban Planning
Speaker: Rene G S Carneiro (he/him/his) – Universidade Federal de Goiás
Biodiversity
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
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C08: Revealing Place: Context, Cultural History, and Ecological Memory in Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Sara Zewde, ASLA – Studio Zewde & Harvard GSD
Speaker: Thomas Woltz, FASLA, CLARB – Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Speaker: Ken Smith, FASLA – Ken Smith Workshop
Design and the Creative Process
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C09: Shading In: Research, Engagement, and Design to Add Shade in Under-Resourced Communities
Speaker: Jerome Chou, ASLA (he/him/his) – Kounkuey Design Initiative
Speaker: Christian A. Rodriguez Ceja – Kounkuey Design Initative
Speaker: Esther M. Margulies, ASLA – USC School of Architecture
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C11: When Specs Meet Reality: Partnering with Nursery Growers for Successful Planting Design
Speaker: Leah Kahler – Tulane University
Speaker: Jehane Samaha – USDA Forest Service
Speaker: Megan Higgins Palomo – Tree Pittsburgh
Design Implementation
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A01: Biodiversity-Positive Transformations of Blighted Urban Landscapes
Speaker: Daniel Woodroffe, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – dwg.
Speaker: Satoko Muratake, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Ten x Ten
Speaker: Dou Zhang, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP – Sasaki
Biodiversity
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A02: Building Trust and Trails Throughout Detroit
Speaker: Brian P. Charlton, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – SmithGroup
Speaker: David I. Tobar, ASLA – City of Detroit
Speaker: Sheri Burton (she/her/hers) – Midwest Civic Council of Block Clubs
The Future of the Public Realm
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A03: Healthy Team, Healthy Site: People-First Approach to Integrated Project Delivery
Speaker: Gwen Fuertes, AIA (she/her/hers) – Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Speaker: Grace Yu, AIA (she/her/hers) – Suffolk Construction
Speaker: Hogan Edelberg, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE
Design and the Creative Process
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-A07: Staying in the Loop: Balancing Automation and Identity in the AI-LA Era
Speaker: Jessica Fernandez, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
Speaker: Benjamin H. George, ASLA – Utah State University
Speaker: Phillip Fernberg, ASLA – Utah State University
Design and the Creative Process
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A08: Rooted in Treme: Healing, History, and Hope Under the I-10
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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A11: Witches and Wizards of the Landscape
Speaker: Megan Bradley, ASLA (she/her/hers) – American Ramp Company
Speaker: MaFe Gonzalez, Assoc. ASLA – BASE Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – UC Berkeley
Design and the Creative Process
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B01: Academia + Practice = Knowledge: A Research Collaboration Primer
Speaker: Megan Barnes, ASLA – Landscape Architecture Foundation
Speaker: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Lisa DuRussel, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – University of Michigan
Design and the Creative Process
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B03: Future Trees: Strategies for Designing and Managing Canopies for Institutional Landscapes
Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA – Phyto Studio
Speaker: Sara Evans – The Green-Wood Cemetery
Speaker: Rachel AC Heslop – Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Biodiversity
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B04: Highways Reimagined: Reconnecting Communities & Repairing the Past
Speaker: Cindy Zerger, ASLA, PLA – Toole Design
Speaker: Sara Zewde, ASLA – Studio Zewde & Harvard GSD
Speaker: Ian M. Lockwood, PE – Toole Design Group, LLC
The Future of the Public Realm
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B07: Parkonomics: Exploring the Economics of Our Shared Public Open Spaces
Speaker: Jonathon S. Geels, FASLA – Troyer Group
Speaker: Bryan Tanner (he/him/his) – St. Joseph County, Indiana
The Future of the Public Realm
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B08: The Home Landscape Lab: Unlocking Small Business Opportunities for a Biodiverse Future
Speaker: Wanjing Ji, ASLA, PLA – Ping Design LLC
Speaker: Emily A. Milliman, ASLA, PLA – Milliman Design Studio PLLC
Speaker: Jessica Wolff, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Lupine Site Design
Biodiversity
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B09: The Story of Site as Organism: Poetic Perspectives of Dynamic Landscapes
Speaker: Chris Landau, Affil. ASLA – LANDAU Design+Technology
Speaker: Jennifer A. Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.
Speaker: Patricia Algara, FASLA, PLA – BASE Landscape Architecture
Design and the Creative Process
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B10: Uncharted Paths: Women of Color Are Redefining Landscape Architecture Through Micro Practices
Speaker: Maci Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LAND studio
Speaker: Magdalena A. Aravena, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Studio Siembra
Speaker: Stephanie Onwenu, ASLA (she/they) – Ijeomalandartscapes LLC
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C01: An Underutilized Concrete Application: Shotcrete
Speaker: ashley cruz, ASLA, PLA, ISA (she/her/hers) – Cruz Concrete & Guniting Repair
Speaker: Mike Hee, PLA – Studio-MLA
Speaker: Jeffrey Poor, ASLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners
Design Implementation
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C02: Biodiversity: Strategies for Landscape Architects
Speaker: Claudia West, International ASLA – Phyto Studio LLC
Speaker: Derek Kalp, ASLA, PLA, CEFP – Penn State University
Speaker: Douglas A. DeBerry, PhD – College of William & Mary/VHB
Biodiversity
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-C05: Ensuring a Complete and Resilient Vision: Developing a Growing Relationship with Nurseries
Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective
Speaker: Carl S. Hesselein – Pleasant Run Nursery
Design Implementation
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C07: Interviewing the Interviewer: How Students and Employers Evaluate Each Other
Speaker: Joshua Crawford, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP – Design Workshop Inc.
Speaker: Christine E. Ten Eyck, FASLA – TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC.
Speaker: Chloe K. Meyer, Student ASLA – Oklahoma State University Student Chapter of ASLA
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
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
7:45 AM – 11:00 AM CT
MON-FS-03: Bike Tour of New Orleans: Low-Stress Bikeways to Bike Easy
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 225
Field Session Leader: Jennifer Ruley, PE – City of New Orleans
Field Session Leader: Susannah S. Barton – Toole Design
Field Session Presenter: Sarah Johnson, ASLA, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design Group
Field Session Presenter: Allene La Spina – Bike Easy
The Future of the Public Realm
Monday, Oct 13th
7:45 AM – 12:30 PM CT
MON-FS-04: Regional Planning, Local Adaptation: Climate Action in the City of Gretna
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Andy Sternad, AIA, AICP – Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Leader: Amy Norval, ASLA, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Dana Brown & Associates
Field Session Presenter: Amie L. Hebert, NGICP, CPSI – City of Gretna
Field Session Presenter: Keith A. Maung-Douglass, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Madason JA Priore – City of Gretna, LA
Climate Action
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-A02: Flipping the Paradigm: Transforming a Neglected, Contested Landscape into a Social-ecological Amenity
Speaker: Janet E. Simpson – Jefferson County Greenways Foundation
Speaker: Ingrid M. Kanics, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kanics Inclusive Design Services LLC
Speaker: Matthew J. Macchietto, ASLA, PLA – Hoerr Schaudt
The Future of the Public Realm
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A03: From Seed to Design: Enhancing Urban Biodiversity Through Local Networks
Speaker: Grant L. Thompson, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – RDG Planning & Design
Speaker: Deb Hilbert (she/her/hers) – SUNY-ESF
Speaker: Suzette Lopane, ASLA, PLA – Westchester County
Biodiversity
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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A05: Mastering Plant Procurement: Bridging Gaps from Design to Delivery
Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA – Phyto Studio
Speaker: Ruth Nervig, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SiteWorks
Speaker: Mary Alice Costich (she/her/hers) – Kelco Construction,Inc.
Design Implementation
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A06: Shaping the Future of Landscape Architecture
Speaker: SADIK C. ARTUNC, FASLA (he/him/his) – Mississippi State University
Speaker: FREDERICK R. STEINER, FASLA (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Michael Grove, FASLA – SASAKI
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Monday, Oct 13th
8:45 AM – 12:30 PM CT
MON-FS-06: Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail: Ecological Restoration and Community Resilience
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Rashida Ferdinand – Sankofa CDC
Field Session Leader: Russell Clark, ASLA – National Park Service - Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance
Field Session Presenter: Robert R. Lange, PhD – Comite Resources
Biodiversity
Monday, Oct 13th
8:45 AM – 1:30 PM CT
MON-FS-07: Living & Working with Water: Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development on Lafitte Greenway
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 227
Field Session Leader: Jason Neville – Lafitte Greenway Partnership
Field Session Leader: Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Dana Brown & Associates
Field Session Presenter: Mina Seck – Sprout
Field Session Presenter: Ryan Mattingly – Louisiana Green Corps
The Future of the Public Realm
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
Monday, Oct 13th
9:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
MON-FS-09: Longue Vue House and Gardens: Exploring the Legacy of Ellen Biddle Shipman
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Lenora Costa – Longue Vue House and Gardens
Field Session Leader: Kelli Cunningham, ASLA, PLA, AIA – Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Presenter: Stella B. Landis – Longue Vue House and Gardens
Design and the Creative Process
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B01: Beyond Last Century’s Tools: Innovation in Firm and Project Management
Speaker: Sara Tie – Connect One Design
Speaker: Susannah Ross, ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Maura M. Rockcastle, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B03: Heat, Flood, Fire, Drought: Integrated Regional Landscape Resilience Strategy for Los Angeles
Speaker: Mia Lehrer, FASLA – Studio-MLA
Speaker: Josiah Cain, ASLA – Design Ecology
Speaker: Hunter Merritt (he/him/his) – California State University Sacramento
The Future of the Public Realm
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B04: Landscape Climate Adaptation Planning for a Resilient and Iconic Campus
Speaker: Laura G. Marett, ASLA – SCAPE
Speaker: Marissa Cheng, AICP (she/her/hers) – University of California at Berkeley
Speaker: Lydia Woltjer – University of California at Berkeley
Climate Action
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B05: Scaling Beyond Boundaries: Strategies for Growing, Sustaining a Small Landscape Architecture Firm
Speaker: Haig Seferian, FASLA – SDG Landscape Architects
Speaker: Brad Smith, ASLA – SDG Landscape Architects
Speaker: Mark J. Stewart – Wentworth Strategy Group
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B06: Shape the Future—One Schoolyard at a Time
Speaker: Julie W. Gawendo, ASLA – SITELAB urban studio
Speaker: Danielle Denk, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Trust for Public Land
Speaker: Jennifer Santry – Trust for Public Land
The Future of the Public Realm