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AIA/HSW

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 12:45pm ET

SUN-FS-04: Constructing National Memory: Composition, Renovation, and Adaptation within the Monumental Core

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Sara M. Downing, ASLA, PLA – Oehme, van Sweden and Associates

Field Session Leader: Rodrigo Abela, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – GGN

Field Session Presenter: MaryKatherine Lanzillotta, FAIA – Hartman-Cox Architects

Field Session Presenter: Yue Li – NPS - National Mall and Memorial Parks

Field Session Presenter: Bill Eubank, LEED AP – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Duane Krueger – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Roy Jach – Sigal Construction

Field Session Presenter: Holly Rotundi – Friends of the National World War II Memorial

Field Session Presenter: Kara Lanahan, ASLA – Horn & Company

Field Session Presenter: Brenda Sanchez, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C – Smithsonian Institute

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 3:45pm ET

SUN-FS-03: From Vision to Reality: Innovative Biophilic Park Renaissance in Arlington County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Marco A. Rivero (he/him/his) – Arlington County, Department of Parks and Recreation

Field Session Leader: Jeanette Ankoma-Sey, ASLA, PLA, LEED GA – Arlington County DPR

Field Session Presenter: Rob Gray, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Presenter: Tomora Wright – Arlington Public Art

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A02: Sound and the City: Designing Aural Environments for Healthy Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Jess Hamilton, ASLA, PLA – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Carl Giegold, FAIA (he/him/his) – Threshold Acoustics

Speaker: Gia Biagi – Studio Gang

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A03: Concrete Confidential: Unlocking the Full Potential of a Ubiquitous Building Material

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Speaker: Jenny Hamann, ASLA, PLA – Stantec

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A09: Addressing Health, Equity, and Healing: Design Processes that Engender Systems of Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Meredith Wenskoski, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Livable Cities Studio

Speaker: Erin Clark, MPL/JD – Denver Housing Authority

Speaker: Rachelle Macur (she/her/hers) – Shopworks Architecture

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B02: Design for Freedom: Eliminating Forced Labor in the Building Materials Supply Chain

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA – Louis Fusco Landscape Architects

Speaker: Sharon Prince – Grace Farms Foundation

Speaker: Amy Syverson-Shaffer, ASLA, SITES AP – Landscape Forms

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B08: The Untapped Potential of Urban Parks to Enhance Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Donna Walcavage, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Ali C. Hocek, AIA (he/him/his) – AC Höcek Architecture LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B09: Trash to Treasure—Wasteyard Modernization at New York Public Housing

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Clare Miflin, AIA, LEED AP, Certified Biomimicry Professional (she/her/hers) – Center for Zero Waste Design

Speaker: Runit Chhaya, ASLA – Grain Collective Landscape Architecture & Urban Design PLLC

Speaker: Juliette Spertus (she/her/hers) – New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C04: Making Materials Work for Climate Action and SITES

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, LEED AP – Green Business Certification Inc.

Speaker: Alison Kinn Bennett (she/her/hers) – US Environmental Protection Agency

Speaker: Michal Kapitulnik, ASLA – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C06: Adapting the Campus Landscape: Climate Resilience, Sociability, and Well-Being

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – STOSS

Speaker: Laura L. Tenny, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – MIT

Speaker: Byron W. Sampson, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C07: Cultivating Compassion: Designing Healing Gardens for Neurodiversity, Unveiling Insights and Impacts

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Virginia T. Burt, FASLA – Virginia Burt Designs

Speaker: Maci T. Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LAND studio

Speaker: Carl R. Brass – Bellefaire JCB

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-18: Unlocking the Potential: A Sustainable and History-Rich Educational Urban Campus

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Bel St.John Day, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design

Field Session Leader: Sharon Bradley, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Sean O'Donnell, FAIA (he/him/his) – Perkins Eastman DC

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D06: Connection to Nature Is Still the Best Medicine in Contemporary Healthcare

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Ian P. Downing, ASLA (he/him/his) – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Wendy Mok, ASLA, PLA – GLS Landscape | Architecture

Speaker: Emily L. Allen, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A09: Sensory-Responsive Design: Qualitative Insights and Design Methodologies for Crafting Neuro-Inclusive Environments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Kathryn A. Finnigan, Associate ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kurisu LLC

Speaker: Amy Wagenfeld, Affil. ASLA – University of Washington Department of Landscape Architecture and Amy Wagenfeld | Design

Speaker: Benjamin Jensen, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – HOK

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B03: Beyond the ADA: New Federal Guidance Impacting Accessibility in the Public Realm

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: James Elliott, AICP – Toole Design

Speaker: Juliet Shoultz, PE – U.S Access Board

Speaker: Sarah Johnson, ASLA, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design Group

Speaker: Eric Childs, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Toole Design

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B09: Hard as a Rock! Detailing Natural Stone Paving for Timeless Durability

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Dacia Woodworth – Natural Stone Institute

Speaker: J.C. Slocum – The Gallegos Corporation

Speaker: Ben Roush, ASLA – Design Workshop, Inc.

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C02: Dignified Design: Bus Shelters that Elevate the Transit Experience in Underserved Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Kirk W. Keller, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Studio One Eleven

Speaker: Chelsea Richer, AICP (she/her/hers) – Fehr & Peers

Speaker: John Moreno – City of Paramount

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C06: From Removal to Reuse: Perspectives on Reclaimed Material in Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Wendy Andringa, ASLA, PLA, WEDG, LEED (she/her/hers) – Assemblage Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ilana Cohen, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Atelier Roberta

Speaker: Alexander Bender – Tri-Lox

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C09: Great Street, Great City: How Public Realm Investment Is Revitalizing Downtown Johnstown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Laura Gornowski Marett, ASLA – Scape Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Thad Pawlowski – Partners in Public Design

Speaker: Laura Huchel

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A01: Outdoor Lighting—Beautiful, Biologically Appropriate, and Ecologically Responsible

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rick A. Utting, IES – DarkSky International

Speaker: Nancy Clanton, PE, FIES, FIALD, LC, LEED Fellow (she/her/hers) – Visibility Innovations, LLC

Speaker: Randy J. Burkett, FIALD, FIES – Reed Burkett Lighting Design

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A09: The Point: Transforming the Utah State Prison into an Innovative Urban Center

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tim Watkins, AICP – Wasatch Front Regional Council

Speaker: Steven Kellenberg (he/him/his) – Kellenberg Studio

Speaker: Jim MacRae, PLA, LEED AP – Design Workshop

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B05: A Phase-by-Phase Approach to Decarbonizing Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Andrew W. Wickham, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – LPA Design Studios

Speaker: Marieke Lacasse, FASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – GGLO

Speaker: Alejandra Hinojosa, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – LPA Design Studios

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B10: Design Matters: The Impact of Landscape Architecture on Infrastructure Projects

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Gentry K. Lock, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Olga Gorbunova, PE – EE Cruz

Speaker: Kathryn Prybylski, PE – NYC EDC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:15am – 1:15pm ET

WED-FS-09: Building Amazon’s Metropolitan Park and Terraces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Leader: Karli A. Molter, AIA (she/her/hers) – AIA

Field Session Presenter: Brian Earle, AIA – ZGF Architects

Field Session Presenter: Megan Brown, PE (she/her/hers) – Clark Construction Group

Field Session Presenter: Sarah W. Astheimer, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B03: Designing for Energy Transition: The Opportunity of Renewable Energy Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Nicholas Pevzner (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

Speaker: Yekang Ko, PhD, Affil. ASLA – University of Oregon / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Speaker: Jasper Hugtenburg (he/him/his) – H+N+S Landscape Architects

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B04: Rethinking the Retail Experience: Meeting the next Generation of Consumer Approval

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Joseph J. Plumpe, ASLA – STUDIO39 Landscape Architecture, P.C.

Speaker: Richard G. Cataffa – Federal Realty

Speaker: Geoff Sharpe, ASLA – Federal Realty Investment Trust

AIA/non-HSW

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B06: Climate Action Planning (The Verb): Promising Practices for Climate-positive Work

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Bonnie C. Roy, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – SWT Design, Inc.

Speaker: Dorothy Faris, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Mithun

Speaker: Sarah Fitzgerald, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SWA Group

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B07: My Place: Using Signs and Graphics to Enhance Personal Connections to Space

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christine Montgomery, ASLA – RSM Design

Speaker: Susan Mavor, CDP (she/her/hers) – Lost & Found Design

Speaker: Adam Fine, MCIP LPP (he/him/his) – Fathom Studio

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-DD-02: Professional Practice: Project Delivery Structure, High-Value Contract Terms, and Negotiation Tactics

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Elena Brescia, FASLA (she/her/hers) – .

Speaker: Gregg Garmisa, J.D. (he/him/his) – Studio Gang Architects

Speaker: Stephen R. Whitehorn – Whitehorn Financial Group, Inc. & Risk Free Construction Solution

Speaker: Patti Harris, LEED AP – LicenseSure LLC/Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D03: Shifting Ground—Homelessness and the Fight for Equitable and Compassionate Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jerome Chou, ASLA (he/him/his) – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Speaker: Brice Maryman, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – MxM Landscape Architecture LLC

Speaker: Jean Yang – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D10: Blueprint 2.0: Reimagining Prosperity Around the World’s Largest Airport

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Andrew Kohr, ASLA, PLA – Pond and Company

Speaker: Brian Dorelus – Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance

Speaker: Andrew Fayn, MPl. (he/him/his) – MXD Development Strategists

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A04: Identity Crisis: Consensus-building for National Identity in a Polemical Urban Park Project

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Hyeyoung Choi, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Sungkyunkwan University

Speaker: Myungjin Shin (she/her/hers) – Environmental Planning Institute, SNU

Speaker: Daniel S. Oh, AICP, LEED AP – Square MMKM

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A07: Business of the Business: Strategies for Managing Small Design Practices

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Gareth Mahon, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – RKLA Studio Landscape Architecture LLP

Speaker: Diane M. Lipovsky, ASLA, PLA – Superbloom

Speaker: Yotam Kedem – Precise Int Corp

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A08: 25-Year Transformative Planning and Design Legacy at the University of Dubuque

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tom Oslund, FASLA, PLA, FAAR – O2 Design

Speaker: Jeffrey F. Bullock – University of Dubuque

Speaker: Han Zhang, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – O2 Design

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B05: A Conversation with Congress: How Landscape Architects Green Schools

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gregory Miller, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Pland Collaborative

Speaker: Rumer J. Alleyne-LeGendre (she/her/hers) – Office of Congresswoman Velázquez

Speaker: Claire Latané, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Cal Poly Pomona

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B09: The Region – Uplifting Communities Through Transit Oriented Development in Northwest Indiana

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Aaron Kowalski, AICP – MKSK

Speaker: Eddie Melton – City of Gary, Indiana

Speaker: Sherri Ziller – Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C07: From Afterthought to Forethought—Approaches to Construction Administration

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Shawn M. Weidner, ASLA, PLA – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Speaker: Demetrios Staurinos, ASLA (he/him/his) – OLIN

Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C08: A Sole Practitioner’s Guide to Hiring Your First Employee

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Michael Radner, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Radner Design Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Emma Kelly, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Emma Kelly Landscape, LLC

AICP

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 12:30pm ET

SUN-FS-07: Looking Back/Looking Forward: Celebrating and Adapting the Olmsted Legacy in Washington

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Dede N. Petri, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Olmsted Network

Field Session Leader: Michael Stachowicz – National Park Service

Field Session Presenter: Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki

Field Session Presenter: Lauren G. Meier, ASLA – Friends of Fairsted

Field Session Presenter: Brianne Cassetta – National Park Service (NPS)

Sponsored By

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-01: Waterfront Gardens of Annapolis Over Time: Historic and Modern Perspectives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Kevin Campion, ASLA – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Bob Hruby, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Andrew Korzon, PLA (he/him/his) – LWLA

Sponsored By

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-02: Tale of Two Waterways: Investments in Natural System Solutions along Baltimore Waterways

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Amelle Schultz, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Ayers Saint Gross

Field Session Leader: Christopher A. Streb, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Biohabitats

Field Session Presenter: Charmaine Dahlenburg, ASLA – National Aquarium

Field Session Presenter: Adam Lindquist, MCP – Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore

Field Session Presenter: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Field Session Presenter: Brad Rogers – South Baltimore Gateway Partnership

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 12:45pm ET

SUN-FS-04: Constructing National Memory: Composition, Renovation, and Adaptation within the Monumental Core

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Sara M. Downing, ASLA, PLA – Oehme, van Sweden and Associates

Field Session Leader: Rodrigo Abela, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – GGN

Field Session Presenter: MaryKatherine Lanzillotta, FAIA – Hartman-Cox Architects

Field Session Presenter: Yue Li – NPS - National Mall and Memorial Parks

Field Session Presenter: Bill Eubank, LEED AP – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Duane Krueger – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Roy Jach – Sigal Construction

Field Session Presenter: Holly Rotundi – Friends of the National World War II Memorial

Field Session Presenter: Kara Lanahan, ASLA – Horn & Company

Field Session Presenter: Brenda Sanchez, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C – Smithsonian Institute

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 3:45pm ET

SUN-FS-03: From Vision to Reality: Innovative Biophilic Park Renaissance in Arlington County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Marco A. Rivero (he/him/his) – Arlington County, Department of Parks and Recreation

Field Session Leader: Jeanette Ankoma-Sey, ASLA, PLA, LEED GA – Arlington County DPR

Field Session Presenter: Rob Gray, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Presenter: Tomora Wright – Arlington Public Art

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:00am – 4:30pm ET

SUN-FS-05: Making of a High-Performance Landscape: Story of Inspiration, Collaboration, and Continued Dynamism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Brandon Hartz, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP – General Services Administration (GSA)

Field Session Leader: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Manisha Kaul, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Biome Landscape Studio, PLLC

Field Session Presenter: Maureen C. Alonso – The General Services Administration

Field Session Presenter: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:00am – 4:45pm ET

SUN-FS-06: Glenstone’s Great Green Grounds: An Insiders’ Tour of Glenstone’s 300-Acre Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Adam Greenspan, FASLA – PWP Landscape Architecture

Field Session Leader: Matthew Partain (he/him/his) – Glenstone Foundation

Field Session Presenter: Larry Weaner, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – LWLA

Field Session Presenter: Paul Tukey – Glenstone Museum

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:15am – 1:00pm ET

SUN-FS-08: Connecting People, Place, and Water Through Innovative Infrastructure Projects at AlexRenew

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Matthew Clark, ASLA, PLA, LEED Green Associate – LandDesign

Field Session Leader: Bethany Znidersic, ASLA, PLA – City of Alexandria, Virginia

Field Session Presenter: Justin Carl, PE – AlexRenew

Field Session Presenter: Howard Lusk, LEED AP, PE – Jacobs

Field Session Presenter: Lisa Lettieri, AIA, LEED AP – RUST ORLING ARCHITECTURE

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A01: Hot, Dry, Burnt: Adapting to Climate Change in the American West

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Jonah Susskind, ASLA – SWA Group

Speaker: Christine E. Ten Eyck, FASLA – TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC.

Speaker: Dalia Munenzon – Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A02: Sound and the City: Designing Aural Environments for Healthy Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Jess Hamilton, ASLA, PLA – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Carl Giegold, FAIA (he/him/his) – Threshold Acoustics

Speaker: Gia Biagi – Studio Gang

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A03: Concrete Confidential: Unlocking the Full Potential of a Ubiquitous Building Material

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Speaker: Jenny Hamann, ASLA, PLA – Stantec

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A04: From Waste to Resource: Increasing Circularity in Engineered Soils Through Renewable Materials

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Pia von Barby, ASLA, PLA – OLIN

Speaker: Nic Esposito – Circular Philadelphia

Speaker: Lindsay Reul, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Philadelphia Water Department

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A05: Following a Founder: Designing Your Path to Leadership in a Growing Firm

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Erin Murphy, AIA (she/her/hers) – CVG

Speaker: Lauren Ewald, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Fletcher Studio

Speaker: Jennifer Ng, ASLA – Klopfer Martin Design Group

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A06: Ownership Transition: The ESOP Strategy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Eric Lucas, ASLA – MKSK

Speaker: Cara Bobchek (she/her/hers) – HR Advisors Group

Speaker: Gaelle Gourmelon, ASLA (she/her/hers) – MKSK

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A07: Never a Blank Slate: Fostering Community in the Presence of Profound Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Greg Dorolek, ASLA (he/him/his) – wenk associates

Speaker: Sarah Cawrse, PLA – RiNo Art District

Speaker: Craig Coronato, FASLA – Denver Parks and Recreation

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A08: Sustaining Green: Innovative Partners and Funding in Systems-Based Design, Construction, and Maintenance

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Lauren Marshall, ASLA, PLA, ISA Certified Arborist (she/her/hers) – Arbor Day Foundation

Speaker: Marisa Repka – Cambium Carbon

Speaker: Andrea Ferri (she/her/hers) – Blue Forest

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A09: Addressing Health, Equity, and Healing: Design Processes that Engender Systems of Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Meredith Wenskoski, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Livable Cities Studio

Speaker: Erin Clark, MPL/JD – Denver Housing Authority

Speaker: Rachelle Macur (she/her/hers) – Shopworks Architecture

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 11:00am ET

SUN-DD-01: Disability-based Voices & Perspectives on Accessibility vs. Inclusive+ and Equity vs. Justice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Chad Kennedy, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Westwood

Speaker: Natalie Mackay (she/her/hers) – Unlimited Play

Speaker: Shannon Columb (she/her/hers) – The Blind Naturalist

Speaker: Stacey Montgomery (she/her/hers) – LucasStrong Be Unbelievable Project

Speaker: Robert Dillon (he/him/his) – Intentional School Designs

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 2:00pm ET

SUN-FS-09: Navy Yard: Reclaiming the “Forgotten River” by Shifting Flows and Narratives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 156

Field Session Leader: Jonathan Fitch, ASLA – MKSK

Field Session Leader: Stacilyn Feldman, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Oehme, van Sweden | OvS

Field Session Presenter: Rick Parisi, FASLA – MPFP

Field Session Presenter: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Field Session Presenter: Sven Shockey, AIA (he/him/his) – SmithGroup

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:00am – 1:45pm ET

SUN-FS-11: Placemaking with Green Infrastructure in the DMV

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: JoAnn C. Trach, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – AMT Engineering, Inc.

Field Session Leader: Vernon Hustead, ASLA – HUSTEAD Landscape Architecture, LLC

Field Session Presenter: Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division

Field Session Presenter: Michael Carmichael, ASLA – UMCP

Field Session Presenter: Peter Nohrden, ASLA (he/him/his) – DC Parks and Recreation

Field Session Presenter: Aaron Smith

Field Session Presenter: Joseph Sandor, PE, LEED Green Associate – AMT LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:00am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-10: Sketch D.C.: Uncovering Curious Patterns and Hidden Symbols

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 140A

Field Session Leader: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley

Field Session Leader: Robert Chipman, ASLA – Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc

Field Session Presenter: Kelly A. Curl, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

Field Session Presenter: David David de la Peña (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

Sponsored By

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:30am – 4:30pm ET

SUN-FS-12: Public Space, Public Practice: Design and Stewardship of the Capital’s Monumental Core

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Elizabeth D. Miller, FASLA (she/her/hers) – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Leader: Ben Turpin (he/him/his) – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Presenter: Karin Schierhold, LEED AP – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Presenter: Yue Li – NPS - National Mall and Memorial Parks

Field Session Presenter: Rita AbouSamra, LEED AP ND – DC Office of Planning

Field Session Presenter: Eliza Voigt – Planning and NEPA, General Services Administration

Field Session Presenter: Otto Condon – ZGF

Field Session Presenter: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Field Session Presenter: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Laura Shipman, AICP – NCPC

Field Session Presenter: Jeff Jamawat – National Capital Planning Commission

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:00am – 3:00pm ET

SUN-FS-13: Eastern Market Metro Park: From Intersection of Complexities to Inclusive Destination

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Susan England, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – LandDesign

Field Session Leader: Dulce B. Naime (she/her/hers) – DC DPR

Field Session Presenter: Diego Martinez – Brailsford & Dunlavey

Field Session Presenter: Jill Keller, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – District Department of Transportation - Urban Forestry Division

Sponsored By

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B01: Rewilding a Post-industrial Landscape: A Story About Diversity

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Heather Blaikie, ASLA, PLA – Scenic Hudson, Inc.

Speaker: Marni Burns, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Speaker: Eric Rothstein (he/him/his) – eDesign Dynamics

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B02: Design for Freedom: Eliminating Forced Labor in the Building Materials Supply Chain

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA – Louis Fusco Landscape Architects

Speaker: Sharon Prince – Grace Farms Foundation

Speaker: Amy Syverson-Shaffer, ASLA, SITES AP – Landscape Forms

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B03: Instructions for the Future: Women Cultivating a Responsive Design Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Maria Landoni, ASLA – Sur Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Adriana Chavez Sanchez – ORU - Oficina de Resiliencia

Speaker: Morgan Ramirez, ASLA – Morami Studio

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B04: Power Sharing and Community-driven Design for Parks in LA County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Adriana Garcia So, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Speaker: Allen Compton, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – SALT Landscape Architects

Speaker: Dilia Ortega – Communities for a Better Environment

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B05: Rematriate the Land: Our Obligations to Truth and Healing

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Jose de Jesus Leal, ASLA – MIG, Inc.

Speaker: Kenwani'cahee Kravitz, MLS (she/her/hers) – Southern Oregon University

Speaker: Paul Fragua – MIG, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B06: Climate Action Planning (The Verb): Promising Practices for Climate-positive Work

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Bonnie C. Roy, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – SWT Design, Inc.

Speaker: Dorothy Faris, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Mithun

Speaker: Sarah Fitzgerald, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SWA Group

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B07: My Place: Using Signs and Graphics to Enhance Personal Connections to Space

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christine Montgomery, ASLA – RSM Design

Speaker: Susan Mavor, CDP (she/her/hers) – Lost & Found Design

Speaker: Adam Fine, MCIP LPP (he/him/his) – Fathom Studio

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B08: The Untapped Potential of Urban Parks to Enhance Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Donna Walcavage, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Ali C. Hocek, AIA (he/him/his) – AC Höcek Architecture LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B09: Trash to Treasure—Wasteyard Modernization at New York Public Housing

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Clare Miflin, AIA, LEED AP, Certified Biomimicry Professional (she/her/hers) – Center for Zero Waste Design

Speaker: Runit Chhaya, ASLA – Grain Collective Landscape Architecture & Urban Design PLLC

Speaker: Juliette Spertus (she/her/hers) – New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

Sunday, Oct 6th

12:30pm – 3:30pm ET

SUN-FS-15: Tour of D.C.’s Bike Infrastructure: Protected Bikeways and Multi-Use Trails

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 140A

Field Session Leader: Jennifer L. Toole, FASLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design

Field Session Leader: Jim Sebastian, AICP – Toole Design Group

Field Session Presenter: Mike Goodno – District Department of Transportation’s Active Transportation Branch

Sunday, Oct 6th

12:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-14: National Harbor: A Spectacular Urban Waterfront Mixed-Use Destination on the Potomac River

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Phil R. Isaja – Soltesz, Inc.

Field Session Leader: Gabriela Canamar Clark, ASLA, AIA – LandDesign, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Mike Rolband, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Field Session Presenter: Ivan Schwartz – StudioEIS

Field Session Presenter: Jim Babinchak – Cooper Carry

Sunday, Oct 6th

1:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-16: Extending the Vision of the National Mall

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Maureen Joseph, ASLA, PLA – National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway

Field Session Leader: Daniel Straub, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – National Park Service

Field Session Presenter: Caitlin Smith – Army National Military Cemeteries

Field Session Presenter: Scott Hill – National Park Service (NPS)

Field Session Presenter: Raymond Nuesch, PLA – George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service (NPS)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C01: The Complex Nature of Mini-Forests: Promises and Perils of Urban Restorative Forest-Making

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Heather Schibli, International ASLA – Dougan Ecology

Speaker: Hannah Lewis, MS (she/her/hers) – Renewing the Countryside

Speaker: Marc Hallé, ASLA – CCxA Architectes paysagistes inc

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C02: All Are Welcome: Integrating Equity in Civic Spaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Mauricio Gomez, ASLA – SASAKI

Speaker: Greg Burrell, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – OLIN

Speaker: Neil Hrushowy, PhD – Vancouver Dept of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C03: How We Practice Matters: Making Space for Landscape Activism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA – The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Speaker: Angela Kyle – Jennie's Legacy

Speaker: Peggy King-Jorde – KING JORDE Cultural Projects Consulting

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C04: Making Materials Work for Climate Action and SITES

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, LEED AP – Green Business Certification Inc.

Speaker: Alison Kinn Bennett (she/her/hers) – US Environmental Protection Agency

Speaker: Michal Kapitulnik, ASLA – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C05: The Sustainable Square Mile: Healing a Community with Neighborhood-Scale Green Infrastructure

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: David Yocca, FASLA – Blacks In Green

Speaker: Naomi Davis – Blacks In Green (BIG NFP)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C06: Adapting the Campus Landscape: Climate Resilience, Sociability, and Well-Being

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – STOSS

Speaker: Laura L. Tenny, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – MIT

Speaker: Byron W. Sampson, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C07: Cultivating Compassion: Designing Healing Gardens for Neurodiversity, Unveiling Insights and Impacts

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Virginia T. Burt, FASLA – Virginia Burt Designs

Speaker: Maci T. Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LAND studio

Speaker: Carl R. Brass – Bellefaire JCB

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C08: Leaping Forward: Growing from Full-time Employment to Entrepreneurship

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Matthew Gindlesperger, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – LILA Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Timothy Nawrocki, ASLA, PLA, AIA (he/him/his) – LILA Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Haemee Han, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Jaemee Studio / Rutgers University

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C09: Eating Ecologies: Growing Edible Green Infrastructure and Environmental Justice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Matthew Potteiger, ASLA (he/him/his) – Dept. of Landscape Architecture, SUNY ESF

Speaker: Ethan Tyo (he/him/his) – AlterNative Project, LLC

Speaker: Catherine Bukowski (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County, MD Department of Environmental Protection, Watershed Restoration Division, Stewardship Division

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C10: Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-resilient Property and Landscape Management

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Brent Lloyd, ASLA, PLA – EDSA

Speaker: Austin Krcmarik – Denver Water

Speaker: Lindsay Brugger, AIA (she/her/hers) – Urban Land Institute

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-17: View from the Boat: Tracing a Healing Anacostia Back to Green Infrastructure

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Bryan McKnight, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Timmons Group

Field Session Leader: Matthew Reise, ASLA (he/him/his) – Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Field Session Presenter: Jorge Bogantes Montero – Anacostia Watershed Society

Field Session Presenter: Ariel Trahan (she/her/hers) – District of Columbia Government

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-18: Unlocking the Potential: A Sustainable and History-Rich Educational Urban Campus

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Bel St.John Day, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design

Field Session Leader: Sharon Bradley, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Sean O'Donnell, FAIA (he/him/his) – Perkins Eastman DC

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-DD-02: Professional Practice: Project Delivery Structure, High-Value Contract Terms, and Negotiation Tactics

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Elena Brescia, FASLA (she/her/hers) – .

Speaker: Gregg Garmisa, J.D. (he/him/his) – Studio Gang Architects

Speaker: Stephen R. Whitehorn – Whitehorn Financial Group, Inc. & Risk Free Construction Solution

Speaker: Patti Harris, LEED AP – LicenseSure LLC/Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D01: Restoring to What? Addressing Biodiversity in the Era of Climate Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Jennifer Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.

Speaker: Claudia West, ASLA – Phyto Studio

Speaker: Martha Eberle, ASLA, PLA – Andropogon Associates

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D02: Indigenous Design: Design Adapted to Place

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Naomi Ratte – NVision Insight Group / Canadian Society Landscape Architects Reconciliation Advisory Committee

Speaker: Grant Fahlgren (he/him/his) – PFS Studio / Canadian Society Landscape Architects Reconciliation Advisory Committee

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D03: Shifting Ground—Homelessness and the Fight for Equitable and Compassionate Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jerome Chou, ASLA (he/him/his) – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Speaker: Brice Maryman, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – MxM Landscape Architecture LLC

Speaker: Jean Yang – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D04: Silt Sand Slurry: Nontraditional Practice with the Dredge Research Collaborative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rob Holmes, ASLA – Auburn University

Speaker: Brett Milligan, ASLA – UC Davis

Speaker: Gena Wirth, ASLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D05: Federal to Local, Making Tree Equity a Reality

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gaylan D. Williams, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Speaker: Quintaniay Holifield, PhD – USDA Forest Service

Speaker: Stephen A. Sanchez, ASLA – HGOR Landscape Architects

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D06: Connection to Nature Is Still the Best Medicine in Contemporary Healthcare

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Ian P. Downing, ASLA (he/him/his) – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Wendy Mok, ASLA, PLA – GLS Landscape | Architecture

Speaker: Emily L. Allen, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D07: Rubble Ridges: A Nature-Based Solution for Great Lakes Coastal Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Theresa Ruswick – PROOF Projects

Speaker: Cody Eskew – Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Management Program

Speaker: Matt Henderson, PE – Anchor QEA

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D08: LANDSPLAINING: Advocating for the Role of Landscape Architecture

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Kimberly A. Tryba, ASLA, AIA (she/her/hers) – Martha Schwartz Partners

Speaker: Jason S. Schupbach (he/him/his) – Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Drexel University

Speaker: Giuseppe Colosimo – ARCADIS

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D09: AFRICA: Onwards and Upwards!

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Hitesh S. Mehta, FASLA – HM Design

Speaker: Arthur M. Adeya, ASLA – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Speaker: Carey J. Duncan, ASLA – Carey Duncan Design; Mohamed VI Polytechnic Univsersity

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D10: Blueprint 2.0: Reimagining Prosperity Around the World’s Largest Airport

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Andrew Kohr, ASLA, PLA – Pond and Company

Speaker: Brian Dorelus – Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance

Speaker: Andrew Fayn, MPl. (he/him/his) – MXD Development Strategists

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A01: Inside the LA Studio—LandDesign

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Guest Speaker: Peter Crowley, ASLA, PLA – LandDesign

Guest Speaker: Raymond Waugh, PE – LandDesign

Guest Speaker: Stephanie Pankiewicz, ASLA, PLA – LandDesign

Guest Speaker: Ashley Clark, Assoc. AIA – LandDesign

Moderator: Paola Moya (she/her/hers) – MOYA Design Partners

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A02: Greenspeak: Dialogue Between Landscape Architects and Native Plant Producers to Promote BNG

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Maria Landoni, ASLA – Sur Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ronda Burnett, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Missouri Department of Conservation

Speaker: Elliott Duemler (he/him/his) – National Nursery Products

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A03: Four Coasts: Improving Coastal Design Through Landscape Architecture and Engineering With Nature

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Rob Holmes, ASLA – Auburn University

Speaker: Jeffrey King, Affil. ASLA, PE – Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers

Speaker: Mindy Strevig, PE (she/her/hers) – Anchor QEA

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A04: Identity Crisis: Consensus-building for National Identity in a Polemical Urban Park Project

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Hyeyoung Choi, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Sungkyunkwan University

Speaker: Myungjin Shin (she/her/hers) – Environmental Planning Institute, SNU

Speaker: Daniel S. Oh, AICP, LEED AP – Square MMKM

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A05: A Conversation: the Power of Equity in Climate Action

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, PLA – DesignJonesllc.com

Speaker: Matt Williams, ASLA – City of Detroit

Speaker: Jean Senechal Biggs, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City of Beaverton

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A06: Evidence-Based Design for Human and Environmental Health

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Speaker: Lannie McClelen, ASLA, PLA – Texas Trees Foundation

Speaker: Brent Bucknum – Hyphae Design Laboratory

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A07: Business of the Business: Strategies for Managing Small Design Practices

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Gareth Mahon, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – RKLA Studio Landscape Architecture LLP

Speaker: Diane M. Lipovsky, ASLA, PLA – Superbloom

Speaker: Yotam Kedem – Precise Int Corp

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A08: 25-Year Transformative Planning and Design Legacy at the University of Dubuque

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tom Oslund, FASLA, PLA, FAAR – O2 Design

Speaker: Jeffrey F. Bullock – University of Dubuque

Speaker: Han Zhang, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – O2 Design

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A09: Sensory-Responsive Design: Qualitative Insights and Design Methodologies for Crafting Neuro-Inclusive Environments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Kathryn A. Finnigan, Associate ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kurisu LLC

Speaker: Amy Wagenfeld, Affil. ASLA – University of Washington Department of Landscape Architecture and Amy Wagenfeld | Design

Speaker: Benjamin Jensen, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – HOK

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A10: The Research-practice Ecotone: Models for Authentic Inquiry and Discovery

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Megan Barnes, ASLA – Landscape Architecture Foundation

Speaker: Mikyoung Kim, FASLA – Mikyoung Kim

Speaker: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B01: Inside the LA Studio—Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Guest Speaker: Michael Vergason, FASLA, FAAR – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Guest Speaker: Beata Boodell Corcoran, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Guest Speaker: Kameron Aroom, ASLA, PLA – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Moderator: Elizabeth K. Meyer, FASLA – University of Virginia School of Architecture

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B02: Generative Planting at Scale: Systems Design for Ecological Impact

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA, PLA – Phyto Studio

Speaker: Chris Landau, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – LANDAU Design+Technology

Speaker: Xun Liu, ASLA – University of Southern California

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B03: Beyond the ADA: New Federal Guidance Impacting Accessibility in the Public Realm

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: James Elliott, AICP – Toole Design

Speaker: Juliet Shoultz, PE – U.S Access Board

Speaker: Sarah Johnson, ASLA, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design Group

Speaker: Eric Childs, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Toole Design

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B04: Getting a Seat at the Table: Advocating for the Holistic Landscape Architect

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jen Cross, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Kene Okigbo, ASLA – RDG Planning & Design

Speaker: Zak Pierce, PLA, ASLA – CLH design

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B05: A Conversation with Congress: How Landscape Architects Green Schools

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gregory Miller, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Pland Collaborative

Speaker: Rumer J. Alleyne-LeGendre (she/her/hers) – Office of Congresswoman Velázquez

Speaker: Claire Latané, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Cal Poly Pomona

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B06: Achieving Success on a Shoestring: How to Leverage Creativity for Nonprofit Clients

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Sarah Boyer, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Lord Aeck Sargent

Speaker: Greg Levine, ISA Certified – Trees Atlanta

Speaker: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B07: Washington D.C.—A Tapestry of Towns and Small Gardens

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Jack Sullivan, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – University of Maryland

Speaker: Bob Hruby, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Speaker: Jennifer Horn, ASLA, PLA, ISA Certified Arborist (she/her/hers) – Horn & Co.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B08: Franklin Park: Designing Toward an Invitation to Participate

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA, FAAR (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective

Speaker: Rene O. Diaz (he/him/his) – DowntownDC Business Improvement District

Speaker: Tammy M. Stidham (she/her/hers) – National Park Service

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B09: Hard as a Rock! Detailing Natural Stone Paving for Timeless Durability

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Dacia Woodworth – Natural Stone Institute

Speaker: J.C. Slocum – The Gallegos Corporation

Speaker: Ben Roush, ASLA – Design Workshop, Inc.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B10: Putting Words into Actions: Shaping a Diverse and Inclusive Landscape Architecture Profession

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Taewook Cha, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Supermass Studio

Speaker: Stephanie Onwenu, Associate ASLA (she/they) – Ijeomalandartscapes LLC

Monday, Oct 7th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-DD-01: One Health for Whom? Exploring Diversity and Disparity through Data and Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Isabelle Asakura, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Asakura Robinson Company

Speaker: Andrew Knuppel, AICP, CFM (he/him/his) – Asakura Robinson

Speaker: Carolyn White – Harris County Flood Control District

Speaker: Jaime Gonzalez (he/him/his) – The Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C01: New Tools for Managing and Designing for Urban Biodiversity: Battery Park City

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Kirk Gordon, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Martin Harwood, PLA, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Sarah Fisher Curtin (she/her/hers) – Battery Park City Authority

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C02: Dignified Design: Bus Shelters that Elevate the Transit Experience in Underserved Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Kirk W. Keller, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Studio One Eleven

Speaker: Chelsea Richer, AICP (she/her/hers) – Fehr & Peers

Speaker: John Moreno – City of Paramount

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C03: Nothing About Us Without Us: Empowering Inclusive Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Amanda Bailey, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – MxM Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Peggy Martinez, ADAC – Creative Inclusion

Speaker: Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA (she/her/hers) – Studio Pacifica

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C04: Think BIG! Exploring Strategic Roles to Increase Transparency and Impact of Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Shawn Balon, ASLA, PLA – Timmons Group

Speaker: Nicole Warns, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – TBG Partners

Speaker: Erica J. Christenson, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – TEN x TEN

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C05: You Thought Writing the Constitution Was Hard? Try Renovating Constitution Gardens!

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Julie Canter, ASLA, LEED AP – PWP Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Teresa A Durkin, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Trust for the National Mall

Speaker: Sarah Steele (she/her/hers) – Hensel Phelps

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C06: From Removal to Reuse: Perspectives on Reclaimed Material in Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Wendy Andringa, ASLA, PLA, WEDG, LEED (she/her/hers) – Assemblage Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ilana Cohen, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Atelier Roberta

Speaker: Alexander Bender – Tri-Lox

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C07: Performance-based Plant Selection: Developing a National Bioretention Plant Selection Tool

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Jeremy Person, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland, Oregon

Speaker: Jim Cooper, ASLA, PLA, PWS (he/him/his) – Biohabitats

Speaker: Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C08: A Seat at the Table: Wielding Influence for Landscape Architecture

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Braden T. Meadows, Associate ASLA – SWH Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Karen M. Cesare, PLA, ASLA – President, Novak Environmental, Inc.

Speaker: Sam J. Creekmore, IV, ASLA (he/him/his) – Mississippi House of Representatives

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C09: Great Street, Great City: How Public Realm Investment Is Revitalizing Downtown Johnstown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Laura Gornowski Marett, ASLA – Scape Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Thad Pawlowski – Partners in Public Design

Speaker: Laura Huchel

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C10: Pedal Powered: Bicycling as a Mode for Engagement, Education, Research, and Fieldwork

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Austin Dunn, ASLA, PLA – Iowa State University

Speaker: Ryan Booth, ASLA, PLA – Alta Planning & Design

Speaker: Kevin Belle, AICP (he/him/his) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A01: Outdoor Lighting—Beautiful, Biologically Appropriate, and Ecologically Responsible

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rick A. Utting, IES – DarkSky International

Speaker: Nancy Clanton, PE, FIES, FIALD, LC, LEED Fellow (she/her/hers) – Visibility Innovations, LLC

Speaker: Randy J. Burkett, FIALD, FIES – Reed Burkett Lighting Design

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A02: Canary in the Coal Mine: Reviving Landscape Architecture with Community Input

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Deshaun L. Bennett (he/him/his) – Hummingbird Community Cooperation

Speaker: Jescelle R. Major, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – Arizona State University/ Well Outside

Speaker: Bronwen Mastro, ASLA, LEED BD+C (she/her/hers) – Bend Park and Recreation District

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A03: Collective Strength: Building a Worker-owned Design Firm Cooperative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Heidi Thomas, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – EnviroCollab

Speaker: Taji Amani – Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy

Speaker: Parag Rajendra Khandhar, Esq. (he/him/his) – Gilmore Khandhar, LLC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A04: Cool-Kit: Extreme Heat and Equitable Solutions to Promote Heat Resilience

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Kimberly Garza, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Atlas Lab Inc.

Speaker: Salvador N. Lindquist, ASLA – University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Speaker: Keenan Gibbons, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – SmithGroup, University of Michigan

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A05: Unlocking the Carbon Potential of Soils

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christopher R. Ng-Hardy, ASLA, PLA – Sasaki

Speaker: Gillian T. Davies (she/her/hers) – BSC Group, Inc. & Visiting Scholar, Tufts University Global Development & Environment Institute

Speaker: Rachel W. Lindsay, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Regenerative Design Group

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A06: Transcending Anglo/American Olmstedian Design to Create Culturally Responsive Spaces and Places

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Steve A. Rasmussen Cancian, ASLA, PLA – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Speaker: Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, PLA – DesignJonesllc.com

Speaker: Monique Bassey, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A07: Doing Good: Building and Sustaining an Ethical Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Mikyoung Kim, FASLA – Mikyoung Kim

Speaker: Sierra L. Bainbridge, ASLA – MASS Group

Speaker: Chelina Odbert, Hon. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A08: A Texas Approach to Systematic Change in Nature Access and Outdoor Learning

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Sarah Coles (she/her/hers) – Texas Children in Nature Network

Speaker: Melody Alcazar (she/her/hers) – City of Austin

Speaker: Jaime Gonzalez (he/him/his) – The Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A09: The Point: Transforming the Utah State Prison into an Innovative Urban Center

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tim Watkins, AICP – Wasatch Front Regional Council

Speaker: Steven Kellenberg (he/him/his) – Kellenberg Studio

Speaker: Jim MacRae, PLA, LEED AP – Design Workshop

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B01: Inside the LA Studio—PUSH studio Landscape and Urban Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Guest Speaker: Glenn L. Smith, FASLA, Loeb Fellow (he/him/his) – PUSH studio, LLC

Guest Speaker: Vinson Bert J. Hustvedt-Camacho, Associate AIA (he/him/his) – PUSH studio

Guest Speaker: Hakeem Wilson, PLA – PUSH studio

Moderator: Monique Bassey, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B02: Tackling the Water and Biodiversity Crisis in Florida: The OUTSIDE Collaborative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Christina Hite, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Dix.Hite + Partners

Speaker: Timothee Salin – IMG ENTERPRISES

Speaker: Pierce Jones (he/him/his) – University of Florida

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B03: Nothing Special: Fostering Innovation in Learning, Teaching, and Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Todd D. Johnson, FASLA (he/him/his) – Utah State University

Speaker: Phillip Fernberg, ASLA – OJB Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Addison Martin, Student ASLA (she/they) – Utah State University

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B04: Reflection of the Gay Rights Movement in the Memorial Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Yusheng Dent, ASLA (he/him/his) – SWA Group

Speaker: Chad Lord – National Parks Conservation Association

Speaker: Cleve Jones

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B05: A Phase-by-Phase Approach to Decarbonizing Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Andrew W. Wickham, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – LPA Design Studios

Speaker: Marieke Lacasse, FASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – GGLO

Speaker: Alejandra Hinojosa, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – LPA Design Studios

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B06: When 1 × 1 = ♾️: Design Ethics, Storytelling, and Collaboration with AI

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Misa Chen, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – STUDIO EDITION

Speaker: Joshua Vermillion – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Speaker: Ricardo J. Rodríguez De Santiago, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Bytes & Mortar

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B07: Public Parks, Private Operations: How Funding and Governance Planning Realize Great Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Connie J. Chung, AICP (she/her/hers) – HR&A Advisors

Speaker: Maureen Heffernan (she/her/hers) – Park Management Company

Speaker: Meghen Quinn, ASLA – Hargreaves Jones

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B08: Finding Your Place: Landscape Architecture in Engineering(-first) Design Firms

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Scott W. Wiley, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Timmons Group

Speaker: Catherine A. Puckett, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – HWC Engineering

Speaker: Jennifer Seacrest, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Olsson Studio

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B09: The Region – Uplifting Communities Through Transit Oriented Development in Northwest Indiana

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Aaron Kowalski, AICP – MKSK

Speaker: Eddie Melton – City of Gary, Indiana

Speaker: Sherri Ziller – Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B10: Design Matters: The Impact of Landscape Architecture on Infrastructure Projects

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Gentry K. Lock, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Olga Gorbunova, PE – EE Cruz

Speaker: Kathryn Prybylski, PE – NYC EDC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-DD-01: Connecting the Dots: Best Practices for Designing with and for Disabilities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki

Speaker: Caitlyn Clauson – Sasaki

Speaker: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DeafScape / UCLA

Speaker: Christopher V. Downey, AIA (he/him/his) – Architecture for the Blind

Speaker: Ben Perez – University of California Berkeley

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C01: Come to the River: Tom Lee Park and Inclusive Placemaking for Memphis

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Kate Orff, FASLA (she/her/hers) – SCAPE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE D.P.C.

Speaker: Carol Coletta – Memphis River Parks Partnership

Speaker: John Donnelly, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture, DPC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C02: Youth-Led Community Resilience: Trauma-Informed Practices Fostering Equitable Development

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Sarah W. Konradi, ASLA, PLA – Design Workshop Foundation

Speaker: Kofi Boone, FASLA (he/him/his) – NC State University

Speaker: Chris J. Suggs (he/him/his) – Kinston Teens, Inc.

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C03: Get the Dirt on Soil-level Strategies for Climate Resilience and Carbon Drawdown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Sally L. Brown – University of Washington

Speaker: Ron Alexander, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – R. Alexander Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Jake Chalfin (he/him/his) – laurel valley soils

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C04: Small Sites + Big Impact—Building a Network of Climate Action

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Kaki Martin, FASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Klopfer Martin Design Group

Speaker: Matthew Cunningham, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC and Harvard Graduate School of Design

Speaker: Kate England, GIP, ENV SP (she/her/hers) – City of Boston

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C05: Bringing Nature into the Heart of Darkness: Restorative Justice in the Garden

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Daniel M. Winterbottom, FASLA – University of Washington

Speaker: David Komeiji – Saga Goryu Ikebana North America Chapter

Speaker: Thomas Charney, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – Boss Engineering

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C06: Poetry of Place: The Pursuit of the There There

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Roderick Wyllie, FASLA (he/him/his) – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Speaker: Robin Winogrond, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Robin Winogrond. landscape arc

Speaker: Mark Rogero – Concreteworks

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C07: From Afterthought to Forethought—Approaches to Construction Administration

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Shawn M. Weidner, ASLA, PLA – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Speaker: Demetrios Staurinos, ASLA (he/him/his) – OLIN

Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C08: A Sole Practitioner’s Guide to Hiring Your First Employee

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Michael Radner, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Radner Design Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Emma Kelly, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Emma Kelly Landscape, LLC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C09: Green Stormwater Infrastructure for the People!—but Which People?

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Stephanie E. Hurley, ASLA – University of Vermont

Speaker: Amir Johnson – University of Vermont

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C10: Making the Most of Federal Transportation Funding to Maximize State Active Transportation

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Elle Segal (she/her/hers) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Speaker: Kim Chesser (she/her/hers) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Speaker: Joseph Reed – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Tuesday, Oct 8th

6:00pm – 9:00pm ET

2024 BlackLAN Annual Event

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:15am – 3:30pm ET

WED-FS-01: Musings on Glenstone: An Immersive Photo Reflection of Art, Architecture, and Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Adam Greenspan, FASLA – PWP Landscape Architecture

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, Affil. ASLA – self employed

Field Session Presenter: Alex Nelson – Esto Photographics

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:30am – 1:30pm ET

WED-FS-03: Transforming Tysons Through Redevelopment and Public Green Infrastructure Investments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Beth Elliott, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Fairfax County, Dept. of Planning and Development - Urban Centers Section

Field Session Leader: Danielle Sette, ASLA – Fairfax County, Dept. of Public Works and Environmental Services, Stormwater Planning Division

Field Session Presenter: Andrea B. Crossett – LandDesign

Field Session Presenter: Khristine F. Giangrandi, PLA, ASLA – LandDesign

Field Session Presenter: William Marsh, LEED AP, PE – Fairfax County government, Department of Land Development Services

Field Session Presenter: Rachel Rittler, PLA, ASLA – Parker Rodriguez

Field Session Presenter: Meghan Trossen

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:30am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-02: Evolving Green Stories at Brookside Gardens and Montgomery Parks

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Ching-Fang Chen, ASLA – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Leader: Christopher Elenstar (he/him/his) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Brian Dahl – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Jeanette Proudfoot – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Kristin Davey (she/her/hers) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:45am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-05: The 11th Street Bridge Park: Building Trust and Strengthening Community Resilience

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Hallie T. Boyce, FASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Field Session Leader: Judith E. Venonsky, ASLA, PLA – OLIN

Field Session Presenter: Kia D. Johnson, ASLA – 11th Street Bridge Park

Field Session Presenter: Jessica G. Smith Lennan – 11th Street Bridge Park

Field Session Presenter: Christopher E. Williams (he/him/his) – Anacostia Watershed Society

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:45am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-04: Welcome Home, George Washington

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Brett A. Nein, ASLA (he/him/his) – Jacobs

Field Session Leader: Greg Ault, ASLA – Jacobs

Field Session Presenter: Dean Norton – George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Field Session Presenter: Scott Hill – National Park Service (NPS)

Field Session Presenter: Caroline Spurry – Mount Vernon

Field Session Presenter: Don Francisco – Mount Vernon

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 12:30pm ET

WED-FS-08: Exploring the U.S. Capitol Grounds and U.S. Botanic Garden Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Patricia M. ODonnell, FASLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Leader: Peter F. Viteretto, FASLA – Herritage Landscapes

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jim Kaufman – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Melissa Westbrook – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Nick Nelson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Devin Dotson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Jason Curtis, ASLA – Andropogon Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-07: Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Dumbarton Oaks Park

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Brian T. Bolen, ASLA, PLA – Parker Rodriguez

Field Session Leader: Lili A. Herrera, ASLA, PLA – Oehme van Sweden

Field Session Presenter: Thaisa Way, FASLA – Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University

Field Session Presenter: Lindsey Milstein – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Liza Gilbert, ASLA – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Jonathan Kavalier – Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-06: D.C. Hidden History: Beyond the National Mall

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Kendra C. Hyson, ASLA – SmithGroup

Field Session Leader: Sharon Bradley, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Akiima Price (she/her/hers) – Friends of Anacostia Park

Field Session Presenter: Michael Marshall

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:15am – 12:45pm ET

WED-FS-10: Walking the Wharf: The District’s Urban Waterfront & Neighborhood

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 156

Field Session Leader: Paul B. Josey, ASLA, PLA – Wolf Josey Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Beata Boodell Corcoran, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Adrienne Heflich, ASLA, PLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Hilary Bertsch, FAIA – Perkins Eastman

Field Session Presenter: Xibei Song, ASLA, PLA – MKSK

Field Session Presenter: Martiena Schneller (she/her/hers) – Ox Hill Companies

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:15am – 1:15pm ET

WED-FS-09: Building Amazon’s Metropolitan Park and Terraces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Leader: Karli A. Molter, AIA (she/her/hers) – AIA

Field Session Presenter: Brian Earle, AIA – ZGF Architects

Field Session Presenter: Megan Brown, PE (she/her/hers) – Clark Construction Group

Field Session Presenter: Sarah W. Astheimer, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A01: Planting for the Next 125 Years: Landscape Architecture’s Role in Combating Invasives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Barbara Barnes, ASLA, LEED AP – HDR Inc

Speaker: Michael Spina, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Fran Chismar (he/him/his) – Pinelands Nursery

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A02: History Erased: Bringing Life Back to a Community Legacy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Joshua Brooks, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate – Sasaki

Speaker: Corinne Villavaso – The Villavaso Group, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A03: The Curation, Choreography, and Culture of Linear Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Cindy Zerger, ASLA, PLA – Toole Design

Speaker: Nate S. Cormier, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – RIOS

Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A04: Public vs. Private: How Landscape Architects Navigate Private Investment in Parks

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jen Cross, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Hans Klein-Hewett, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Iowa State University

Speaker: Robert Bryant, ASLA, PLA, AICP – HDR

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A05: Widening the Tent: Elevating Multigenerational, Inclusive, and Accessible Play in Civic Spaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Matthew Macchietto, ASLA – Hoerr Schaudt

Speaker: Nathan Elliott, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – OJB Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ingrid M. Kanics, Affil. ASLA, FAOTA, OTR/L, CPSI (she/her/hers) – Kanics Inclusive Design Services, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 11:00am ET

WED-DD-01: Laying the Foundation: Current Approaches to Integrating Soil to Site

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Ted Hartsig – Olsson, Inc.

Speaker: Manfred Mayer (he/him/his) – Olsson

Speaker: Tim Toland, ASLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-11: Curating and Stewarding Smithsonian Gardens for the 21st Century

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Leader: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Field Session Presenter: Eric Calhoun (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Jacob T. Hendee – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Carla Thomas McGinnis – Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Field Session Presenter: Sylvia Schmeichel (she/her/hers) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Philip Evich (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-12: The National Mall: Continuity, Adaptation, and Design Excellence

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Elliot Rhodeside, FASLA, FASLA – Rhodeside Harwell RHI

Field Session Leader: Heather Courtenay, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Rhodeside Harwell

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Suzette Goldstein, AICP – HOK

Wednesday, Oct 9th

9:30am – 1:30pm ET

WED-FS-13: DeafScape Auditing: An Immersive & Inclusive Intro to Investigating DeafSpaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DeafScape / UCLA

Field Session Leader: Derrick Behm Josa – Copper & Water, LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jeffrey Y. Mansfield – MASS Design Group

Field Session Presenter: Kiran Mapes, AIA, LEED Green Associate – Gallaudet University

Field Session Presenter: Richard Dougherty – Gallaudet University

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B01: Breaking Down Barriers: Restoring Community and Landscape Connections at the Harlem Meer

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Lane Addonizio, AICP – Lane Addonizio, AICP

Speaker: Christopher Nolan, FASLA – Studio Nolan

Speaker: John T. Reddick – Central Park Conservancy

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B02: Measuring Joy: Quantifying the Social and Economic Impacts of Public Realm Interventions

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Mouna Andraos (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours

Speaker: Joshua Bloom – The Lakota Group

Speaker: Leyla Nahas (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B03: Designing for Energy Transition: The Opportunity of Renewable Energy Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Nicholas Pevzner (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

Speaker: Yekang Ko, PhD, Affil. ASLA – University of Oregon / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Speaker: Jasper Hugtenburg (he/him/his) – H+N+S Landscape Architects

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B04: Rethinking the Retail Experience: Meeting the next Generation of Consumer Approval

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Joseph J. Plumpe, ASLA – STUDIO39 Landscape Architecture, P.C.

Speaker: Richard G. Cataffa – Federal Realty

Speaker: Geoff Sharpe, ASLA – Federal Realty Investment Trust

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B05: Using Your Voice to Influence Landscape Architecture Licensure and Policy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Jay Gehler, FASLA, PLA – Coleman Company Inc

Speaker: Doug Boyer, ASLA, PLA – EDGE

Speaker: Janene D. Jackson (she/her/hers) – Holland & Knight

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B06: The Urban Forestry Approach: Seeing Tree Canopy as an Asset in D.C.

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jill Keller, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – District Department of Transportation - Urban Forestry Division

Speaker: Jo-Elle Burgard, PLA, LEED AP – District Department of Transportation

Speaker: Matt Madeira (he/him/his) – Arborist Consulting & Tree Preservation, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B07: Reframing the Plantation Narrative: A Community-driven Evolution of Latta Place

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning

Speaker: Kofi Boone, FASLA (he/him/his) – NC State University

Speaker: Darneka Waters, ASLA – Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 12:30pm ET

SUN-FS-07: Looking Back/Looking Forward: Celebrating and Adapting the Olmsted Legacy in Washington

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Dede N. Petri, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Olmsted Network

Field Session Leader: Michael Stachowicz – National Park Service

Field Session Presenter: Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki

Field Session Presenter: Lauren G. Meier, ASLA – Friends of Fairsted

Field Session Presenter: Brianne Cassetta – National Park Service (NPS)

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Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-01: Waterfront Gardens of Annapolis Over Time: Historic and Modern Perspectives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Kevin Campion, ASLA – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Bob Hruby, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Andrew Korzon, PLA (he/him/his) – LWLA

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Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-02: Tale of Two Waterways: Investments in Natural System Solutions along Baltimore Waterways

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Amelle Schultz, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Ayers Saint Gross

Field Session Leader: Christopher A. Streb, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Biohabitats

Field Session Presenter: Charmaine Dahlenburg, ASLA – National Aquarium

Field Session Presenter: Adam Lindquist, MCP – Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore

Field Session Presenter: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Field Session Presenter: Brad Rogers – South Baltimore Gateway Partnership

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 12:45pm ET

SUN-FS-04: Constructing National Memory: Composition, Renovation, and Adaptation within the Monumental Core

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Sara M. Downing, ASLA, PLA – Oehme, van Sweden and Associates

Field Session Leader: Rodrigo Abela, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – GGN

Field Session Presenter: MaryKatherine Lanzillotta, FAIA – Hartman-Cox Architects

Field Session Presenter: Yue Li – NPS - National Mall and Memorial Parks

Field Session Presenter: Bill Eubank, LEED AP – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Duane Krueger – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Roy Jach – Sigal Construction

Field Session Presenter: Holly Rotundi – Friends of the National World War II Memorial

Field Session Presenter: Kara Lanahan, ASLA – Horn & Company

Field Session Presenter: Brenda Sanchez, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C – Smithsonian Institute

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 3:45pm ET

SUN-FS-03: From Vision to Reality: Innovative Biophilic Park Renaissance in Arlington County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Marco A. Rivero (he/him/his) – Arlington County, Department of Parks and Recreation

Field Session Leader: Jeanette Ankoma-Sey, ASLA, PLA, LEED GA – Arlington County DPR

Field Session Presenter: Rob Gray, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Presenter: Tomora Wright – Arlington Public Art

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:00am – 4:30pm ET

SUN-FS-05: Making of a High-Performance Landscape: Story of Inspiration, Collaboration, and Continued Dynamism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Brandon Hartz, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP – General Services Administration (GSA)

Field Session Leader: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Manisha Kaul, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Biome Landscape Studio, PLLC

Field Session Presenter: Maureen C. Alonso – The General Services Administration

Field Session Presenter: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:00am – 4:45pm ET

SUN-FS-06: Glenstone’s Great Green Grounds: An Insiders’ Tour of Glenstone’s 300-Acre Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Adam Greenspan, FASLA – PWP Landscape Architecture

Field Session Leader: Matthew Partain (he/him/his) – Glenstone Foundation

Field Session Presenter: Larry Weaner, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – LWLA

Field Session Presenter: Paul Tukey – Glenstone Museum

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:15am – 1:00pm ET

SUN-FS-08: Connecting People, Place, and Water Through Innovative Infrastructure Projects at AlexRenew

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Matthew Clark, ASLA, PLA, LEED Green Associate – LandDesign

Field Session Leader: Bethany Znidersic, ASLA, PLA – City of Alexandria, Virginia

Field Session Presenter: Justin Carl, PE – AlexRenew

Field Session Presenter: Howard Lusk, LEED AP, PE – Jacobs

Field Session Presenter: Lisa Lettieri, AIA, LEED AP – RUST ORLING ARCHITECTURE

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A01: Hot, Dry, Burnt: Adapting to Climate Change in the American West

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Jonah Susskind, ASLA – SWA Group

Speaker: Christine E. Ten Eyck, FASLA – TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC.

Speaker: Dalia Munenzon – Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A02: Sound and the City: Designing Aural Environments for Healthy Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Jess Hamilton, ASLA, PLA – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Carl Giegold, FAIA (he/him/his) – Threshold Acoustics

Speaker: Gia Biagi – Studio Gang

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A03: Concrete Confidential: Unlocking the Full Potential of a Ubiquitous Building Material

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Speaker: Jenny Hamann, ASLA, PLA – Stantec

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A04: From Waste to Resource: Increasing Circularity in Engineered Soils Through Renewable Materials

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Pia von Barby, ASLA, PLA – OLIN

Speaker: Nic Esposito – Circular Philadelphia

Speaker: Lindsay Reul, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Philadelphia Water Department

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A05: Following a Founder: Designing Your Path to Leadership in a Growing Firm

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Erin Murphy, AIA (she/her/hers) – CVG

Speaker: Lauren Ewald, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Fletcher Studio

Speaker: Jennifer Ng, ASLA – Klopfer Martin Design Group

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A06: Ownership Transition: The ESOP Strategy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Eric Lucas, ASLA – MKSK

Speaker: Cara Bobchek (she/her/hers) – HR Advisors Group

Speaker: Gaelle Gourmelon, ASLA (she/her/hers) – MKSK

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A07: Never a Blank Slate: Fostering Community in the Presence of Profound Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Greg Dorolek, ASLA (he/him/his) – wenk associates

Speaker: Sarah Cawrse, PLA – RiNo Art District

Speaker: Craig Coronato, FASLA – Denver Parks and Recreation

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A08: Sustaining Green: Innovative Partners and Funding in Systems-Based Design, Construction, and Maintenance

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Lauren Marshall, ASLA, PLA, ISA Certified Arborist (she/her/hers) – Arbor Day Foundation

Speaker: Marisa Repka – Cambium Carbon

Speaker: Andrea Ferri (she/her/hers) – Blue Forest

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A09: Addressing Health, Equity, and Healing: Design Processes that Engender Systems of Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Meredith Wenskoski, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Livable Cities Studio

Speaker: Erin Clark, MPL/JD – Denver Housing Authority

Speaker: Rachelle Macur (she/her/hers) – Shopworks Architecture

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 11:00am ET

SUN-DD-01: Disability-based Voices & Perspectives on Accessibility vs. Inclusive+ and Equity vs. Justice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Chad Kennedy, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Westwood

Speaker: Natalie Mackay (she/her/hers) – Unlimited Play

Speaker: Shannon Columb (she/her/hers) – The Blind Naturalist

Speaker: Stacey Montgomery (she/her/hers) – LucasStrong Be Unbelievable Project

Speaker: Robert Dillon (he/him/his) – Intentional School Designs

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 2:00pm ET

SUN-FS-09: Navy Yard: Reclaiming the “Forgotten River” by Shifting Flows and Narratives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 156

Field Session Leader: Jonathan Fitch, ASLA – MKSK

Field Session Leader: Stacilyn Feldman, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Oehme, van Sweden | OvS

Field Session Presenter: Rick Parisi, FASLA – MPFP

Field Session Presenter: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Field Session Presenter: Sven Shockey, AIA (he/him/his) – SmithGroup

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:00am – 1:45pm ET

SUN-FS-11: Placemaking with Green Infrastructure in the DMV

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: JoAnn C. Trach, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – AMT Engineering, Inc.

Field Session Leader: Vernon Hustead, ASLA – HUSTEAD Landscape Architecture, LLC

Field Session Presenter: Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division

Field Session Presenter: Michael Carmichael, ASLA – UMCP

Field Session Presenter: Peter Nohrden, ASLA (he/him/his) – DC Parks and Recreation

Field Session Presenter: Aaron Smith

Field Session Presenter: Joseph Sandor, PE, LEED Green Associate – AMT LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:00am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-10: Sketch D.C.: Uncovering Curious Patterns and Hidden Symbols

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 140A

Field Session Leader: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley

Field Session Leader: Robert Chipman, ASLA – Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc

Field Session Presenter: Kelly A. Curl, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

Field Session Presenter: David David de la Peña (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

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Sunday, Oct 6th

9:30am – 4:30pm ET

SUN-FS-12: Public Space, Public Practice: Design and Stewardship of the Capital’s Monumental Core

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Elizabeth D. Miller, FASLA (she/her/hers) – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Leader: Ben Turpin (he/him/his) – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Presenter: Karin Schierhold, LEED AP – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Presenter: Yue Li – NPS - National Mall and Memorial Parks

Field Session Presenter: Rita AbouSamra, LEED AP ND – DC Office of Planning

Field Session Presenter: Eliza Voigt – Planning and NEPA, General Services Administration

Field Session Presenter: Otto Condon – ZGF

Field Session Presenter: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Field Session Presenter: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Laura Shipman, AICP – NCPC

Field Session Presenter: Jeff Jamawat – National Capital Planning Commission

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:00am – 3:00pm ET

SUN-FS-13: Eastern Market Metro Park: From Intersection of Complexities to Inclusive Destination

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Susan England, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – LandDesign

Field Session Leader: Dulce B. Naime (she/her/hers) – DC DPR

Field Session Presenter: Diego Martinez – Brailsford & Dunlavey

Field Session Presenter: Jill Keller, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – District Department of Transportation - Urban Forestry Division

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Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B01: Rewilding a Post-industrial Landscape: A Story About Diversity

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Heather Blaikie, ASLA, PLA – Scenic Hudson, Inc.

Speaker: Marni Burns, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Speaker: Eric Rothstein (he/him/his) – eDesign Dynamics

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B02: Design for Freedom: Eliminating Forced Labor in the Building Materials Supply Chain

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA – Louis Fusco Landscape Architects

Speaker: Sharon Prince – Grace Farms Foundation

Speaker: Amy Syverson-Shaffer, ASLA, SITES AP – Landscape Forms

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B03: Instructions for the Future: Women Cultivating a Responsive Design Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Maria Landoni, ASLA – Sur Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Adriana Chavez Sanchez – ORU - Oficina de Resiliencia

Speaker: Morgan Ramirez, ASLA – Morami Studio

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B04: Power Sharing and Community-driven Design for Parks in LA County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Adriana Garcia So, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Speaker: Allen Compton, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – SALT Landscape Architects

Speaker: Dilia Ortega – Communities for a Better Environment

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B05: Rematriate the Land: Our Obligations to Truth and Healing

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Jose de Jesus Leal, ASLA – MIG, Inc.

Speaker: Kenwani'cahee Kravitz, MLS (she/her/hers) – Southern Oregon University

Speaker: Paul Fragua – MIG, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B06: Climate Action Planning (The Verb): Promising Practices for Climate-positive Work

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Bonnie C. Roy, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – SWT Design, Inc.

Speaker: Dorothy Faris, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Mithun

Speaker: Sarah Fitzgerald, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SWA Group

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B07: My Place: Using Signs and Graphics to Enhance Personal Connections to Space

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christine Montgomery, ASLA – RSM Design

Speaker: Susan Mavor, CDP (she/her/hers) – Lost & Found Design

Speaker: Adam Fine, MCIP LPP (he/him/his) – Fathom Studio

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B08: The Untapped Potential of Urban Parks to Enhance Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Donna Walcavage, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Ali C. Hocek, AIA (he/him/his) – AC Höcek Architecture LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B09: Trash to Treasure—Wasteyard Modernization at New York Public Housing

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Clare Miflin, AIA, LEED AP, Certified Biomimicry Professional (she/her/hers) – Center for Zero Waste Design

Speaker: Runit Chhaya, ASLA – Grain Collective Landscape Architecture & Urban Design PLLC

Speaker: Juliette Spertus (she/her/hers) – New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

Sunday, Oct 6th

12:30pm – 3:30pm ET

SUN-FS-15: Tour of D.C.’s Bike Infrastructure: Protected Bikeways and Multi-Use Trails

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 140A

Field Session Leader: Jennifer L. Toole, FASLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design

Field Session Leader: Jim Sebastian, AICP – Toole Design Group

Field Session Presenter: Mike Goodno – District Department of Transportation’s Active Transportation Branch

Sunday, Oct 6th

12:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-14: National Harbor: A Spectacular Urban Waterfront Mixed-Use Destination on the Potomac River

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Phil R. Isaja – Soltesz, Inc.

Field Session Leader: Gabriela Canamar Clark, ASLA, AIA – LandDesign, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Mike Rolband, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Field Session Presenter: Ivan Schwartz – StudioEIS

Field Session Presenter: Jim Babinchak – Cooper Carry

Sunday, Oct 6th

1:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-16: Extending the Vision of the National Mall

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Maureen Joseph, ASLA, PLA – National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway

Field Session Leader: Daniel Straub, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – National Park Service

Field Session Presenter: Caitlin Smith – Army National Military Cemeteries

Field Session Presenter: Scott Hill – National Park Service (NPS)

Field Session Presenter: Raymond Nuesch, PLA – George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service (NPS)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C01: The Complex Nature of Mini-Forests: Promises and Perils of Urban Restorative Forest-Making

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Heather Schibli, International ASLA – Dougan Ecology

Speaker: Hannah Lewis, MS (she/her/hers) – Renewing the Countryside

Speaker: Marc Hallé, ASLA – CCxA Architectes paysagistes inc

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C02: All Are Welcome: Integrating Equity in Civic Spaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Mauricio Gomez, ASLA – SASAKI

Speaker: Greg Burrell, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – OLIN

Speaker: Neil Hrushowy, PhD – Vancouver Dept of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C03: How We Practice Matters: Making Space for Landscape Activism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA – The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Speaker: Angela Kyle – Jennie's Legacy

Speaker: Peggy King-Jorde – KING JORDE Cultural Projects Consulting

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C04: Making Materials Work for Climate Action and SITES

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, LEED AP – Green Business Certification Inc.

Speaker: Alison Kinn Bennett (she/her/hers) – US Environmental Protection Agency

Speaker: Michal Kapitulnik, ASLA – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C05: The Sustainable Square Mile: Healing a Community with Neighborhood-Scale Green Infrastructure

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: David Yocca, FASLA – Blacks In Green

Speaker: Naomi Davis – Blacks In Green (BIG NFP)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C06: Adapting the Campus Landscape: Climate Resilience, Sociability, and Well-Being

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – STOSS

Speaker: Laura L. Tenny, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – MIT

Speaker: Byron W. Sampson, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C07: Cultivating Compassion: Designing Healing Gardens for Neurodiversity, Unveiling Insights and Impacts

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Virginia T. Burt, FASLA – Virginia Burt Designs

Speaker: Maci T. Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LAND studio

Speaker: Carl R. Brass – Bellefaire JCB

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C08: Leaping Forward: Growing from Full-time Employment to Entrepreneurship

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Matthew Gindlesperger, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – LILA Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Timothy Nawrocki, ASLA, PLA, AIA (he/him/his) – LILA Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Haemee Han, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Jaemee Studio / Rutgers University

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C09: Eating Ecologies: Growing Edible Green Infrastructure and Environmental Justice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Matthew Potteiger, ASLA (he/him/his) – Dept. of Landscape Architecture, SUNY ESF

Speaker: Ethan Tyo (he/him/his) – AlterNative Project, LLC

Speaker: Catherine Bukowski (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County, MD Department of Environmental Protection, Watershed Restoration Division, Stewardship Division

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C10: Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-resilient Property and Landscape Management

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Brent Lloyd, ASLA, PLA – EDSA

Speaker: Austin Krcmarik – Denver Water

Speaker: Lindsay Brugger, AIA (she/her/hers) – Urban Land Institute

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-17: View from the Boat: Tracing a Healing Anacostia Back to Green Infrastructure

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Bryan McKnight, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Timmons Group

Field Session Leader: Matthew Reise, ASLA (he/him/his) – Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Field Session Presenter: Jorge Bogantes Montero – Anacostia Watershed Society

Field Session Presenter: Ariel Trahan (she/her/hers) – District of Columbia Government

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-18: Unlocking the Potential: A Sustainable and History-Rich Educational Urban Campus

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Bel St.John Day, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design

Field Session Leader: Sharon Bradley, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Sean O'Donnell, FAIA (he/him/his) – Perkins Eastman DC

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-DD-02: Professional Practice: Project Delivery Structure, High-Value Contract Terms, and Negotiation Tactics

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Elena Brescia, FASLA (she/her/hers) – .

Speaker: Gregg Garmisa, J.D. (he/him/his) – Studio Gang Architects

Speaker: Stephen R. Whitehorn – Whitehorn Financial Group, Inc. & Risk Free Construction Solution

Speaker: Patti Harris, LEED AP – LicenseSure LLC/Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D01: Restoring to What? Addressing Biodiversity in the Era of Climate Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Jennifer Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.

Speaker: Claudia West, ASLA – Phyto Studio

Speaker: Martha Eberle, ASLA, PLA – Andropogon Associates

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D02: Indigenous Design: Design Adapted to Place

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Naomi Ratte – NVision Insight Group / Canadian Society Landscape Architects Reconciliation Advisory Committee

Speaker: Grant Fahlgren (he/him/his) – PFS Studio / Canadian Society Landscape Architects Reconciliation Advisory Committee

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D03: Shifting Ground—Homelessness and the Fight for Equitable and Compassionate Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jerome Chou, ASLA (he/him/his) – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Speaker: Brice Maryman, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – MxM Landscape Architecture LLC

Speaker: Jean Yang – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D04: Silt Sand Slurry: Nontraditional Practice with the Dredge Research Collaborative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rob Holmes, ASLA – Auburn University

Speaker: Brett Milligan, ASLA – UC Davis

Speaker: Gena Wirth, ASLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D05: Federal to Local, Making Tree Equity a Reality

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gaylan D. Williams, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Speaker: Quintaniay Holifield, PhD – USDA Forest Service

Speaker: Stephen A. Sanchez, ASLA – HGOR Landscape Architects

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D06: Connection to Nature Is Still the Best Medicine in Contemporary Healthcare

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Ian P. Downing, ASLA (he/him/his) – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Wendy Mok, ASLA, PLA – GLS Landscape | Architecture

Speaker: Emily L. Allen, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D07: Rubble Ridges: A Nature-Based Solution for Great Lakes Coastal Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Theresa Ruswick – PROOF Projects

Speaker: Cody Eskew – Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Management Program

Speaker: Matt Henderson, PE – Anchor QEA

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D08: LANDSPLAINING: Advocating for the Role of Landscape Architecture

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Kimberly A. Tryba, ASLA, AIA (she/her/hers) – Martha Schwartz Partners

Speaker: Jason S. Schupbach (he/him/his) – Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Drexel University

Speaker: Giuseppe Colosimo – ARCADIS

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D09: AFRICA: Onwards and Upwards!

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Hitesh S. Mehta, FASLA – HM Design

Speaker: Arthur M. Adeya, ASLA – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Speaker: Carey J. Duncan, ASLA – Carey Duncan Design; Mohamed VI Polytechnic Univsersity

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D10: Blueprint 2.0: Reimagining Prosperity Around the World’s Largest Airport

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Andrew Kohr, ASLA, PLA – Pond and Company

Speaker: Brian Dorelus – Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance

Speaker: Andrew Fayn, MPl. (he/him/his) – MXD Development Strategists

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A01: Inside the LA Studio—LandDesign

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Guest Speaker: Peter Crowley, ASLA, PLA – LandDesign

Guest Speaker: Raymond Waugh, PE – LandDesign

Guest Speaker: Stephanie Pankiewicz, ASLA, PLA – LandDesign

Guest Speaker: Ashley Clark, Assoc. AIA – LandDesign

Moderator: Paola Moya (she/her/hers) – MOYA Design Partners

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A02: Greenspeak: Dialogue Between Landscape Architects and Native Plant Producers to Promote BNG

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Maria Landoni, ASLA – Sur Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ronda Burnett, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Missouri Department of Conservation

Speaker: Elliott Duemler (he/him/his) – National Nursery Products

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A03: Four Coasts: Improving Coastal Design Through Landscape Architecture and Engineering With Nature

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Rob Holmes, ASLA – Auburn University

Speaker: Jeffrey King, Affil. ASLA, PE – Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers

Speaker: Mindy Strevig, PE (she/her/hers) – Anchor QEA

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A04: Identity Crisis: Consensus-building for National Identity in a Polemical Urban Park Project

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Hyeyoung Choi, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Sungkyunkwan University

Speaker: Myungjin Shin (she/her/hers) – Environmental Planning Institute, SNU

Speaker: Daniel S. Oh, AICP, LEED AP – Square MMKM

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A05: A Conversation: the Power of Equity in Climate Action

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, PLA – DesignJonesllc.com

Speaker: Matt Williams, ASLA – City of Detroit

Speaker: Jean Senechal Biggs, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City of Beaverton

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A06: Evidence-Based Design for Human and Environmental Health

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Speaker: Lannie McClelen, ASLA, PLA – Texas Trees Foundation

Speaker: Brent Bucknum – Hyphae Design Laboratory

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A07: Business of the Business: Strategies for Managing Small Design Practices

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Gareth Mahon, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – RKLA Studio Landscape Architecture LLP

Speaker: Diane M. Lipovsky, ASLA, PLA – Superbloom

Speaker: Yotam Kedem – Precise Int Corp

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A08: 25-Year Transformative Planning and Design Legacy at the University of Dubuque

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tom Oslund, FASLA, PLA, FAAR – O2 Design

Speaker: Jeffrey F. Bullock – University of Dubuque

Speaker: Han Zhang, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – O2 Design

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A09: Sensory-Responsive Design: Qualitative Insights and Design Methodologies for Crafting Neuro-Inclusive Environments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Kathryn A. Finnigan, Associate ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kurisu LLC

Speaker: Amy Wagenfeld, Affil. ASLA – University of Washington Department of Landscape Architecture and Amy Wagenfeld | Design

Speaker: Benjamin Jensen, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – HOK

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A10: The Research-practice Ecotone: Models for Authentic Inquiry and Discovery

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Megan Barnes, ASLA – Landscape Architecture Foundation

Speaker: Mikyoung Kim, FASLA – Mikyoung Kim

Speaker: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B01: Inside the LA Studio—Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Guest Speaker: Michael Vergason, FASLA, FAAR – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Guest Speaker: Beata Boodell Corcoran, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Guest Speaker: Kameron Aroom, ASLA, PLA – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Moderator: Elizabeth K. Meyer, FASLA – University of Virginia School of Architecture

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B02: Generative Planting at Scale: Systems Design for Ecological Impact

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA, PLA – Phyto Studio

Speaker: Chris Landau, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – LANDAU Design+Technology

Speaker: Xun Liu, ASLA – University of Southern California

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B03: Beyond the ADA: New Federal Guidance Impacting Accessibility in the Public Realm

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: James Elliott, AICP – Toole Design

Speaker: Juliet Shoultz, PE – U.S Access Board

Speaker: Sarah Johnson, ASLA, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design Group

Speaker: Eric Childs, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Toole Design

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B04: Getting a Seat at the Table: Advocating for the Holistic Landscape Architect

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jen Cross, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Kene Okigbo, ASLA – RDG Planning & Design

Speaker: Zak Pierce, PLA, ASLA – CLH design

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B05: A Conversation with Congress: How Landscape Architects Green Schools

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gregory Miller, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Pland Collaborative

Speaker: Rumer J. Alleyne-LeGendre (she/her/hers) – Office of Congresswoman Velázquez

Speaker: Claire Latané, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Cal Poly Pomona

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B06: Achieving Success on a Shoestring: How to Leverage Creativity for Nonprofit Clients

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Sarah Boyer, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Lord Aeck Sargent

Speaker: Greg Levine, ISA Certified – Trees Atlanta

Speaker: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B07: Washington D.C.—A Tapestry of Towns and Small Gardens

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Jack Sullivan, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – University of Maryland

Speaker: Bob Hruby, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Speaker: Jennifer Horn, ASLA, PLA, ISA Certified Arborist (she/her/hers) – Horn & Co.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B08: Franklin Park: Designing Toward an Invitation to Participate

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA, FAAR (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective

Speaker: Rene O. Diaz (he/him/his) – DowntownDC Business Improvement District

Speaker: Tammy M. Stidham (she/her/hers) – National Park Service

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B09: Hard as a Rock! Detailing Natural Stone Paving for Timeless Durability

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Dacia Woodworth – Natural Stone Institute

Speaker: J.C. Slocum – The Gallegos Corporation

Speaker: Ben Roush, ASLA – Design Workshop, Inc.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B10: Putting Words into Actions: Shaping a Diverse and Inclusive Landscape Architecture Profession

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Taewook Cha, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Supermass Studio

Speaker: Stephanie Onwenu, Associate ASLA (she/they) – Ijeomalandartscapes LLC

Monday, Oct 7th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-DD-01: One Health for Whom? Exploring Diversity and Disparity through Data and Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Isabelle Asakura, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Asakura Robinson Company

Speaker: Andrew Knuppel, AICP, CFM (he/him/his) – Asakura Robinson

Speaker: Carolyn White – Harris County Flood Control District

Speaker: Jaime Gonzalez (he/him/his) – The Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C01: New Tools for Managing and Designing for Urban Biodiversity: Battery Park City

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Kirk Gordon, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Martin Harwood, PLA, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Sarah Fisher Curtin (she/her/hers) – Battery Park City Authority

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C02: Dignified Design: Bus Shelters that Elevate the Transit Experience in Underserved Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Kirk W. Keller, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Studio One Eleven

Speaker: Chelsea Richer, AICP (she/her/hers) – Fehr & Peers

Speaker: John Moreno – City of Paramount

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C03: Nothing About Us Without Us: Empowering Inclusive Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Amanda Bailey, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – MxM Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Peggy Martinez, ADAC – Creative Inclusion

Speaker: Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA (she/her/hers) – Studio Pacifica

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C04: Think BIG! Exploring Strategic Roles to Increase Transparency and Impact of Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Shawn Balon, ASLA, PLA – Timmons Group

Speaker: Nicole Warns, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – TBG Partners

Speaker: Erica J. Christenson, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – TEN x TEN

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C05: You Thought Writing the Constitution Was Hard? Try Renovating Constitution Gardens!

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Julie Canter, ASLA, LEED AP – PWP Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Teresa A Durkin, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Trust for the National Mall

Speaker: Sarah Steele (she/her/hers) – Hensel Phelps

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C06: From Removal to Reuse: Perspectives on Reclaimed Material in Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Wendy Andringa, ASLA, PLA, WEDG, LEED (she/her/hers) – Assemblage Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ilana Cohen, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Atelier Roberta

Speaker: Alexander Bender – Tri-Lox

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C07: Performance-based Plant Selection: Developing a National Bioretention Plant Selection Tool

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Jeremy Person, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland, Oregon

Speaker: Jim Cooper, ASLA, PLA, PWS (he/him/his) – Biohabitats

Speaker: Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C08: A Seat at the Table: Wielding Influence for Landscape Architecture

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Braden T. Meadows, Associate ASLA – SWH Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Karen M. Cesare, PLA, ASLA – President, Novak Environmental, Inc.

Speaker: Sam J. Creekmore, IV, ASLA (he/him/his) – Mississippi House of Representatives

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C09: Great Street, Great City: How Public Realm Investment Is Revitalizing Downtown Johnstown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Laura Gornowski Marett, ASLA – Scape Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Thad Pawlowski – Partners in Public Design

Speaker: Laura Huchel

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C10: Pedal Powered: Bicycling as a Mode for Engagement, Education, Research, and Fieldwork

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Austin Dunn, ASLA, PLA – Iowa State University

Speaker: Ryan Booth, ASLA, PLA – Alta Planning & Design

Speaker: Kevin Belle, AICP (he/him/his) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A01: Outdoor Lighting—Beautiful, Biologically Appropriate, and Ecologically Responsible

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rick A. Utting, IES – DarkSky International

Speaker: Nancy Clanton, PE, FIES, FIALD, LC, LEED Fellow (she/her/hers) – Visibility Innovations, LLC

Speaker: Randy J. Burkett, FIALD, FIES – Reed Burkett Lighting Design

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A02: Canary in the Coal Mine: Reviving Landscape Architecture with Community Input

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Deshaun L. Bennett (he/him/his) – Hummingbird Community Cooperation

Speaker: Jescelle R. Major, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – Arizona State University/ Well Outside

Speaker: Bronwen Mastro, ASLA, LEED BD+C (she/her/hers) – Bend Park and Recreation District

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A03: Collective Strength: Building a Worker-owned Design Firm Cooperative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Heidi Thomas, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – EnviroCollab

Speaker: Taji Amani – Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy

Speaker: Parag Rajendra Khandhar, Esq. (he/him/his) – Gilmore Khandhar, LLC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A04: Cool-Kit: Extreme Heat and Equitable Solutions to Promote Heat Resilience

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Kimberly Garza, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Atlas Lab Inc.

Speaker: Salvador N. Lindquist, ASLA – University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Speaker: Keenan Gibbons, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – SmithGroup, University of Michigan

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A05: Unlocking the Carbon Potential of Soils

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christopher R. Ng-Hardy, ASLA, PLA – Sasaki

Speaker: Gillian T. Davies (she/her/hers) – BSC Group, Inc. & Visiting Scholar, Tufts University Global Development & Environment Institute

Speaker: Rachel W. Lindsay, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Regenerative Design Group

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A06: Transcending Anglo/American Olmstedian Design to Create Culturally Responsive Spaces and Places

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Steve A. Rasmussen Cancian, ASLA, PLA – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Speaker: Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, PLA – DesignJonesllc.com

Speaker: Monique Bassey, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A07: Doing Good: Building and Sustaining an Ethical Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Mikyoung Kim, FASLA – Mikyoung Kim

Speaker: Sierra L. Bainbridge, ASLA – MASS Group

Speaker: Chelina Odbert, Hon. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A08: A Texas Approach to Systematic Change in Nature Access and Outdoor Learning

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Sarah Coles (she/her/hers) – Texas Children in Nature Network

Speaker: Melody Alcazar (she/her/hers) – City of Austin

Speaker: Jaime Gonzalez (he/him/his) – The Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A09: The Point: Transforming the Utah State Prison into an Innovative Urban Center

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tim Watkins, AICP – Wasatch Front Regional Council

Speaker: Steven Kellenberg (he/him/his) – Kellenberg Studio

Speaker: Jim MacRae, PLA, LEED AP – Design Workshop

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B01: Inside the LA Studio—PUSH studio Landscape and Urban Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Guest Speaker: Glenn L. Smith, FASLA, Loeb Fellow (he/him/his) – PUSH studio, LLC

Guest Speaker: Vinson Bert J. Hustvedt-Camacho, Associate AIA (he/him/his) – PUSH studio

Guest Speaker: Hakeem Wilson, PLA – PUSH studio

Moderator: Monique Bassey, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B02: Tackling the Water and Biodiversity Crisis in Florida: The OUTSIDE Collaborative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Christina Hite, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Dix.Hite + Partners

Speaker: Timothee Salin – IMG ENTERPRISES

Speaker: Pierce Jones (he/him/his) – University of Florida

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B03: Nothing Special: Fostering Innovation in Learning, Teaching, and Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Todd D. Johnson, FASLA (he/him/his) – Utah State University

Speaker: Phillip Fernberg, ASLA – OJB Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Addison Martin, Student ASLA (she/they) – Utah State University

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B04: Reflection of the Gay Rights Movement in the Memorial Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Yusheng Dent, ASLA (he/him/his) – SWA Group

Speaker: Chad Lord – National Parks Conservation Association

Speaker: Cleve Jones

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B05: A Phase-by-Phase Approach to Decarbonizing Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Andrew W. Wickham, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – LPA Design Studios

Speaker: Marieke Lacasse, FASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – GGLO

Speaker: Alejandra Hinojosa, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – LPA Design Studios

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B06: When 1 × 1 = ♾️: Design Ethics, Storytelling, and Collaboration with AI

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Misa Chen, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – STUDIO EDITION

Speaker: Joshua Vermillion – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Speaker: Ricardo J. Rodríguez De Santiago, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Bytes & Mortar

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B07: Public Parks, Private Operations: How Funding and Governance Planning Realize Great Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Connie J. Chung, AICP (she/her/hers) – HR&A Advisors

Speaker: Maureen Heffernan (she/her/hers) – Park Management Company

Speaker: Meghen Quinn, ASLA – Hargreaves Jones

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B08: Finding Your Place: Landscape Architecture in Engineering(-first) Design Firms

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Scott W. Wiley, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Timmons Group

Speaker: Catherine A. Puckett, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – HWC Engineering

Speaker: Jennifer Seacrest, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Olsson Studio

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B09: The Region – Uplifting Communities Through Transit Oriented Development in Northwest Indiana

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Aaron Kowalski, AICP – MKSK

Speaker: Eddie Melton – City of Gary, Indiana

Speaker: Sherri Ziller – Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B10: Design Matters: The Impact of Landscape Architecture on Infrastructure Projects

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Gentry K. Lock, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Olga Gorbunova, PE – EE Cruz

Speaker: Kathryn Prybylski, PE – NYC EDC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-DD-01: Connecting the Dots: Best Practices for Designing with and for Disabilities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki

Speaker: Caitlyn Clauson – Sasaki

Speaker: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DeafScape / UCLA

Speaker: Christopher V. Downey, AIA (he/him/his) – Architecture for the Blind

Speaker: Ben Perez – University of California Berkeley

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C01: Come to the River: Tom Lee Park and Inclusive Placemaking for Memphis

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Kate Orff, FASLA (she/her/hers) – SCAPE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE D.P.C.

Speaker: Carol Coletta – Memphis River Parks Partnership

Speaker: John Donnelly, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture, DPC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C02: Youth-Led Community Resilience: Trauma-Informed Practices Fostering Equitable Development

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Sarah W. Konradi, ASLA, PLA – Design Workshop Foundation

Speaker: Kofi Boone, FASLA (he/him/his) – NC State University

Speaker: Chris J. Suggs (he/him/his) – Kinston Teens, Inc.

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C03: Get the Dirt on Soil-level Strategies for Climate Resilience and Carbon Drawdown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Sally L. Brown – University of Washington

Speaker: Ron Alexander, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – R. Alexander Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Jake Chalfin (he/him/his) – laurel valley soils

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C04: Small Sites + Big Impact—Building a Network of Climate Action

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Kaki Martin, FASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Klopfer Martin Design Group

Speaker: Matthew Cunningham, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC and Harvard Graduate School of Design

Speaker: Kate England, GIP, ENV SP (she/her/hers) – City of Boston

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C05: Bringing Nature into the Heart of Darkness: Restorative Justice in the Garden

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Daniel M. Winterbottom, FASLA – University of Washington

Speaker: David Komeiji – Saga Goryu Ikebana North America Chapter

Speaker: Thomas Charney, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – Boss Engineering

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C06: Poetry of Place: The Pursuit of the There There

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Roderick Wyllie, FASLA (he/him/his) – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Speaker: Robin Winogrond, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Robin Winogrond. landscape arc

Speaker: Mark Rogero – Concreteworks

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C07: From Afterthought to Forethought—Approaches to Construction Administration

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Shawn M. Weidner, ASLA, PLA – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Speaker: Demetrios Staurinos, ASLA (he/him/his) – OLIN

Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C08: A Sole Practitioner’s Guide to Hiring Your First Employee

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Michael Radner, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Radner Design Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Emma Kelly, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Emma Kelly Landscape, LLC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C09: Green Stormwater Infrastructure for the People!—but Which People?

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Stephanie E. Hurley, ASLA – University of Vermont

Speaker: Amir Johnson – University of Vermont

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C10: Making the Most of Federal Transportation Funding to Maximize State Active Transportation

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Elle Segal (she/her/hers) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Speaker: Kim Chesser (she/her/hers) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Speaker: Joseph Reed – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Tuesday, Oct 8th

6:00pm – 9:00pm ET

2024 BlackLAN Annual Event

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:15am – 3:30pm ET

WED-FS-01: Musings on Glenstone: An Immersive Photo Reflection of Art, Architecture, and Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Adam Greenspan, FASLA – PWP Landscape Architecture

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, Affil. ASLA – self employed

Field Session Presenter: Alex Nelson – Esto Photographics

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:30am – 1:30pm ET

WED-FS-03: Transforming Tysons Through Redevelopment and Public Green Infrastructure Investments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Beth Elliott, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Fairfax County, Dept. of Planning and Development - Urban Centers Section

Field Session Leader: Danielle Sette, ASLA – Fairfax County, Dept. of Public Works and Environmental Services, Stormwater Planning Division

Field Session Presenter: Andrea B. Crossett – LandDesign

Field Session Presenter: Khristine F. Giangrandi, PLA, ASLA – LandDesign

Field Session Presenter: William Marsh, LEED AP, PE – Fairfax County government, Department of Land Development Services

Field Session Presenter: Rachel Rittler, PLA, ASLA – Parker Rodriguez

Field Session Presenter: Meghan Trossen

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:30am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-02: Evolving Green Stories at Brookside Gardens and Montgomery Parks

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Ching-Fang Chen, ASLA – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Leader: Christopher Elenstar (he/him/his) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Brian Dahl – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Jeanette Proudfoot – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Kristin Davey (she/her/hers) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:45am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-05: The 11th Street Bridge Park: Building Trust and Strengthening Community Resilience

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Hallie T. Boyce, FASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Field Session Leader: Judith E. Venonsky, ASLA, PLA – OLIN

Field Session Presenter: Kia D. Johnson, ASLA – 11th Street Bridge Park

Field Session Presenter: Jessica G. Smith Lennan – 11th Street Bridge Park

Field Session Presenter: Christopher E. Williams (he/him/his) – Anacostia Watershed Society

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:45am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-04: Welcome Home, George Washington

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Brett A. Nein, ASLA (he/him/his) – Jacobs

Field Session Leader: Greg Ault, ASLA – Jacobs

Field Session Presenter: Dean Norton – George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Field Session Presenter: Scott Hill – National Park Service (NPS)

Field Session Presenter: Caroline Spurry – Mount Vernon

Field Session Presenter: Don Francisco – Mount Vernon

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 12:30pm ET

WED-FS-08: Exploring the U.S. Capitol Grounds and U.S. Botanic Garden Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Patricia M. ODonnell, FASLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Leader: Peter F. Viteretto, FASLA – Herritage Landscapes

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jim Kaufman – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Melissa Westbrook – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Nick Nelson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Devin Dotson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Jason Curtis, ASLA – Andropogon Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-07: Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Dumbarton Oaks Park

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Brian T. Bolen, ASLA, PLA – Parker Rodriguez

Field Session Leader: Lili A. Herrera, ASLA, PLA – Oehme van Sweden

Field Session Presenter: Thaisa Way, FASLA – Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University

Field Session Presenter: Lindsey Milstein – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Liza Gilbert, ASLA – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Jonathan Kavalier – Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-06: D.C. Hidden History: Beyond the National Mall

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Kendra C. Hyson, ASLA – SmithGroup

Field Session Leader: Sharon Bradley, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Akiima Price (she/her/hers) – Friends of Anacostia Park

Field Session Presenter: Michael Marshall

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:15am – 12:45pm ET

WED-FS-10: Walking the Wharf: The District’s Urban Waterfront & Neighborhood

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 156

Field Session Leader: Paul B. Josey, ASLA, PLA – Wolf Josey Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Beata Boodell Corcoran, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Adrienne Heflich, ASLA, PLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Hilary Bertsch, FAIA – Perkins Eastman

Field Session Presenter: Xibei Song, ASLA, PLA – MKSK

Field Session Presenter: Martiena Schneller (she/her/hers) – Ox Hill Companies

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:15am – 1:15pm ET

WED-FS-09: Building Amazon’s Metropolitan Park and Terraces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Leader: Karli A. Molter, AIA (she/her/hers) – AIA

Field Session Presenter: Brian Earle, AIA – ZGF Architects

Field Session Presenter: Megan Brown, PE (she/her/hers) – Clark Construction Group

Field Session Presenter: Sarah W. Astheimer, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A01: Planting for the Next 125 Years: Landscape Architecture’s Role in Combating Invasives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Barbara Barnes, ASLA, LEED AP – HDR Inc

Speaker: Michael Spina, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Fran Chismar (he/him/his) – Pinelands Nursery

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A02: History Erased: Bringing Life Back to a Community Legacy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Joshua Brooks, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate – Sasaki

Speaker: Corinne Villavaso – The Villavaso Group, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A03: The Curation, Choreography, and Culture of Linear Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Cindy Zerger, ASLA, PLA – Toole Design

Speaker: Nate S. Cormier, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – RIOS

Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A04: Public vs. Private: How Landscape Architects Navigate Private Investment in Parks

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jen Cross, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Hans Klein-Hewett, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Iowa State University

Speaker: Robert Bryant, ASLA, PLA, AICP – HDR

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A05: Widening the Tent: Elevating Multigenerational, Inclusive, and Accessible Play in Civic Spaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Matthew Macchietto, ASLA – Hoerr Schaudt

Speaker: Nathan Elliott, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – OJB Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ingrid M. Kanics, Affil. ASLA, FAOTA, OTR/L, CPSI (she/her/hers) – Kanics Inclusive Design Services, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 11:00am ET

WED-DD-01: Laying the Foundation: Current Approaches to Integrating Soil to Site

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Ted Hartsig – Olsson, Inc.

Speaker: Manfred Mayer (he/him/his) – Olsson

Speaker: Tim Toland, ASLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-11: Curating and Stewarding Smithsonian Gardens for the 21st Century

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Leader: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Field Session Presenter: Eric Calhoun (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Jacob T. Hendee – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Carla Thomas McGinnis – Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Field Session Presenter: Sylvia Schmeichel (she/her/hers) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Philip Evich (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-12: The National Mall: Continuity, Adaptation, and Design Excellence

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Elliot Rhodeside, FASLA, FASLA – Rhodeside Harwell RHI

Field Session Leader: Heather Courtenay, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Rhodeside Harwell

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Suzette Goldstein, AICP – HOK

Wednesday, Oct 9th

9:30am – 1:30pm ET

WED-FS-13: DeafScape Auditing: An Immersive & Inclusive Intro to Investigating DeafSpaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DeafScape / UCLA

Field Session Leader: Derrick Behm Josa – Copper & Water, LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jeffrey Y. Mansfield – MASS Design Group

Field Session Presenter: Kiran Mapes, AIA, LEED Green Associate – Gallaudet University

Field Session Presenter: Richard Dougherty – Gallaudet University

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B01: Breaking Down Barriers: Restoring Community and Landscape Connections at the Harlem Meer

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Lane Addonizio, AICP – Lane Addonizio, AICP

Speaker: Christopher Nolan, FASLA – Studio Nolan

Speaker: John T. Reddick – Central Park Conservancy

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B02: Measuring Joy: Quantifying the Social and Economic Impacts of Public Realm Interventions

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Mouna Andraos (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours

Speaker: Joshua Bloom – The Lakota Group

Speaker: Leyla Nahas (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B03: Designing for Energy Transition: The Opportunity of Renewable Energy Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Nicholas Pevzner (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

Speaker: Yekang Ko, PhD, Affil. ASLA – University of Oregon / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Speaker: Jasper Hugtenburg (he/him/his) – H+N+S Landscape Architects

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B04: Rethinking the Retail Experience: Meeting the next Generation of Consumer Approval

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Joseph J. Plumpe, ASLA – STUDIO39 Landscape Architecture, P.C.

Speaker: Richard G. Cataffa – Federal Realty

Speaker: Geoff Sharpe, ASLA – Federal Realty Investment Trust

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B05: Using Your Voice to Influence Landscape Architecture Licensure and Policy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Jay Gehler, FASLA, PLA – Coleman Company Inc

Speaker: Doug Boyer, ASLA, PLA – EDGE

Speaker: Janene D. Jackson (she/her/hers) – Holland & Knight

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B06: The Urban Forestry Approach: Seeing Tree Canopy as an Asset in D.C.

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jill Keller, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – District Department of Transportation - Urban Forestry Division

Speaker: Jo-Elle Burgard, PLA, LEED AP – District Department of Transportation

Speaker: Matt Madeira (he/him/his) – Arborist Consulting & Tree Preservation, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B07: Reframing the Plantation Narrative: A Community-driven Evolution of Latta Place

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning

Speaker: Kofi Boone, FASLA (he/him/his) – NC State University

Speaker: Darneka Waters, ASLA – Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation

GBCI SITES AP

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:00am – 4:30pm ET

SUN-FS-05: Making of a High-Performance Landscape: Story of Inspiration, Collaboration, and Continued Dynamism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Brandon Hartz, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP – General Services Administration (GSA)

Field Session Leader: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Manisha Kaul, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Biome Landscape Studio, PLLC

Field Session Presenter: Maureen C. Alonso – The General Services Administration

Field Session Presenter: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:15am – 1:00pm ET

SUN-FS-08: Connecting People, Place, and Water Through Innovative Infrastructure Projects at AlexRenew

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Matthew Clark, ASLA, PLA, LEED Green Associate – LandDesign

Field Session Leader: Bethany Znidersic, ASLA, PLA – City of Alexandria, Virginia

Field Session Presenter: Justin Carl, PE – AlexRenew

Field Session Presenter: Howard Lusk, LEED AP, PE – Jacobs

Field Session Presenter: Lisa Lettieri, AIA, LEED AP – RUST ORLING ARCHITECTURE

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B02: Design for Freedom: Eliminating Forced Labor in the Building Materials Supply Chain

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA – Louis Fusco Landscape Architects

Speaker: Sharon Prince – Grace Farms Foundation

Speaker: Amy Syverson-Shaffer, ASLA, SITES AP – Landscape Forms

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C04: Making Materials Work for Climate Action and SITES

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, LEED AP – Green Business Certification Inc.

Speaker: Alison Kinn Bennett (she/her/hers) – US Environmental Protection Agency

Speaker: Michal Kapitulnik, ASLA – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C06: From Removal to Reuse: Perspectives on Reclaimed Material in Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Wendy Andringa, ASLA, PLA, WEDG, LEED (she/her/hers) – Assemblage Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ilana Cohen, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Atelier Roberta

Speaker: Alexander Bender – Tri-Lox

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A01: Outdoor Lighting—Beautiful, Biologically Appropriate, and Ecologically Responsible

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rick A. Utting, IES – DarkSky International

Speaker: Nancy Clanton, PE, FIES, FIALD, LC, LEED Fellow (she/her/hers) – Visibility Innovations, LLC

Speaker: Randy J. Burkett, FIALD, FIES – Reed Burkett Lighting Design

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A05: Unlocking the Carbon Potential of Soils

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christopher R. Ng-Hardy, ASLA, PLA – Sasaki

Speaker: Gillian T. Davies (she/her/hers) – BSC Group, Inc. & Visiting Scholar, Tufts University Global Development & Environment Institute

Speaker: Rachel W. Lindsay, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Regenerative Design Group

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 12:30pm ET

WED-FS-08: Exploring the U.S. Capitol Grounds and U.S. Botanic Garden Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Patricia M. ODonnell, FASLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Leader: Peter F. Viteretto, FASLA – Herritage Landscapes

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jim Kaufman – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Melissa Westbrook – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Nick Nelson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Devin Dotson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Jason Curtis, ASLA – Andropogon Associates

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A04: From Waste to Resource: Increasing Circularity in Engineered Soils Through Renewable Materials

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Pia von Barby, ASLA, PLA – OLIN

Speaker: Nic Esposito – Circular Philadelphia

Speaker: Lindsay Reul, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Philadelphia Water Department

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B04: Power Sharing and Community-driven Design for Parks in LA County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Adriana Garcia So, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Speaker: Allen Compton, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – SALT Landscape Architects

Speaker: Dilia Ortega – Communities for a Better Environment

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C01: The Complex Nature of Mini-Forests: Promises and Perils of Urban Restorative Forest-Making

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Heather Schibli, International ASLA – Dougan Ecology

Speaker: Hannah Lewis, MS (she/her/hers) – Renewing the Countryside

Speaker: Marc Hallé, ASLA – CCxA Architectes paysagistes inc

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C04: Making Materials Work for Climate Action and SITES

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, LEED AP – Green Business Certification Inc.

Speaker: Alison Kinn Bennett (she/her/hers) – US Environmental Protection Agency

Speaker: Michal Kapitulnik, ASLA – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C05: The Sustainable Square Mile: Healing a Community with Neighborhood-Scale Green Infrastructure

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: David Yocca, FASLA – Blacks In Green

Speaker: Naomi Davis – Blacks In Green (BIG NFP)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C09: Eating Ecologies: Growing Edible Green Infrastructure and Environmental Justice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Matthew Potteiger, ASLA (he/him/his) – Dept. of Landscape Architecture, SUNY ESF

Speaker: Ethan Tyo (he/him/his) – AlterNative Project, LLC

Speaker: Catherine Bukowski (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County, MD Department of Environmental Protection, Watershed Restoration Division, Stewardship Division

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D05: Federal to Local, Making Tree Equity a Reality

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gaylan D. Williams, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Speaker: Quintaniay Holifield, PhD – USDA Forest Service

Speaker: Stephen A. Sanchez, ASLA – HGOR Landscape Architects

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A02: Greenspeak: Dialogue Between Landscape Architects and Native Plant Producers to Promote BNG

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Maria Landoni, ASLA – Sur Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ronda Burnett, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Missouri Department of Conservation

Speaker: Elliott Duemler (he/him/his) – National Nursery Products

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B02: Generative Planting at Scale: Systems Design for Ecological Impact

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA, PLA – Phyto Studio

Speaker: Chris Landau, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – LANDAU Design+Technology

Speaker: Xun Liu, ASLA – University of Southern California

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B06: Achieving Success on a Shoestring: How to Leverage Creativity for Nonprofit Clients

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Sarah Boyer, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Lord Aeck Sargent

Speaker: Greg Levine, ISA Certified – Trees Atlanta

Speaker: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C01: New Tools for Managing and Designing for Urban Biodiversity: Battery Park City

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Kirk Gordon, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Martin Harwood, PLA, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Sarah Fisher Curtin (she/her/hers) – Battery Park City Authority

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C07: Performance-based Plant Selection: Developing a National Bioretention Plant Selection Tool

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Jeremy Person, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland, Oregon

Speaker: Jim Cooper, ASLA, PLA, PWS (he/him/his) – Biohabitats

Speaker: Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A05: Unlocking the Carbon Potential of Soils

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christopher R. Ng-Hardy, ASLA, PLA – Sasaki

Speaker: Gillian T. Davies (she/her/hers) – BSC Group, Inc. & Visiting Scholar, Tufts University Global Development & Environment Institute

Speaker: Rachel W. Lindsay, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Regenerative Design Group

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C03: Get the Dirt on Soil-level Strategies for Climate Resilience and Carbon Drawdown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Sally L. Brown – University of Washington

Speaker: Ron Alexander, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – R. Alexander Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Jake Chalfin (he/him/his) – laurel valley soils

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:30am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-02: Evolving Green Stories at Brookside Gardens and Montgomery Parks

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Ching-Fang Chen, ASLA – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Leader: Christopher Elenstar (he/him/his) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Brian Dahl – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Jeanette Proudfoot – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Kristin Davey (she/her/hers) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 12:30pm ET

WED-FS-08: Exploring the U.S. Capitol Grounds and U.S. Botanic Garden Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Patricia M. ODonnell, FASLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Leader: Peter F. Viteretto, FASLA – Herritage Landscapes

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jim Kaufman – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Melissa Westbrook – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Nick Nelson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Devin Dotson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Jason Curtis, ASLA – Andropogon Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-07: Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Dumbarton Oaks Park

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Brian T. Bolen, ASLA, PLA – Parker Rodriguez

Field Session Leader: Lili A. Herrera, ASLA, PLA – Oehme van Sweden

Field Session Presenter: Thaisa Way, FASLA – Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University

Field Session Presenter: Lindsey Milstein – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Liza Gilbert, ASLA – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Jonathan Kavalier – Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A01: Planting for the Next 125 Years: Landscape Architecture’s Role in Combating Invasives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Barbara Barnes, ASLA, LEED AP – HDR Inc

Speaker: Michael Spina, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Fran Chismar (he/him/his) – Pinelands Nursery

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 11:00am ET

WED-DD-01: Laying the Foundation: Current Approaches to Integrating Soil to Site

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Ted Hartsig – Olsson, Inc.

Speaker: Manfred Mayer (he/him/his) – Olsson

Speaker: Tim Toland, ASLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-11: Curating and Stewarding Smithsonian Gardens for the 21st Century

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Leader: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Field Session Presenter: Eric Calhoun (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Jacob T. Hendee – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Carla Thomas McGinnis – Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Field Session Presenter: Sylvia Schmeichel (she/her/hers) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Philip Evich (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-12: The National Mall: Continuity, Adaptation, and Design Excellence

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Elliot Rhodeside, FASLA, FASLA – Rhodeside Harwell RHI

Field Session Leader: Heather Courtenay, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Rhodeside Harwell

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Suzette Goldstein, AICP – HOK

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B06: The Urban Forestry Approach: Seeing Tree Canopy as an Asset in D.C.

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jill Keller, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – District Department of Transportation - Urban Forestry Division

Speaker: Jo-Elle Burgard, PLA, LEED AP – District Department of Transportation

Speaker: Matt Madeira (he/him/his) – Arborist Consulting & Tree Preservation, LLC

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Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 12:30pm ET

SUN-FS-07: Looking Back/Looking Forward: Celebrating and Adapting the Olmsted Legacy in Washington

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Dede N. Petri, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Olmsted Network

Field Session Leader: Michael Stachowicz – National Park Service

Field Session Presenter: Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki

Field Session Presenter: Lauren G. Meier, ASLA – Friends of Fairsted

Field Session Presenter: Brianne Cassetta – National Park Service (NPS)

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Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-02: Tale of Two Waterways: Investments in Natural System Solutions along Baltimore Waterways

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Amelle Schultz, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Ayers Saint Gross

Field Session Leader: Christopher A. Streb, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Biohabitats

Field Session Presenter: Charmaine Dahlenburg, ASLA – National Aquarium

Field Session Presenter: Adam Lindquist, MCP – Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore

Field Session Presenter: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Field Session Presenter: Brad Rogers – South Baltimore Gateway Partnership

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 12:45pm ET

SUN-FS-04: Constructing National Memory: Composition, Renovation, and Adaptation within the Monumental Core

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Sara M. Downing, ASLA, PLA – Oehme, van Sweden and Associates

Field Session Leader: Rodrigo Abela, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – GGN

Field Session Presenter: MaryKatherine Lanzillotta, FAIA – Hartman-Cox Architects

Field Session Presenter: Yue Li – NPS - National Mall and Memorial Parks

Field Session Presenter: Bill Eubank, LEED AP – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Duane Krueger – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Roy Jach – Sigal Construction

Field Session Presenter: Holly Rotundi – Friends of the National World War II Memorial

Field Session Presenter: Kara Lanahan, ASLA – Horn & Company

Field Session Presenter: Brenda Sanchez, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C – Smithsonian Institute

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 3:45pm ET

SUN-FS-03: From Vision to Reality: Innovative Biophilic Park Renaissance in Arlington County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Marco A. Rivero (he/him/his) – Arlington County, Department of Parks and Recreation

Field Session Leader: Jeanette Ankoma-Sey, ASLA, PLA, LEED GA – Arlington County DPR

Field Session Presenter: Rob Gray, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Presenter: Tomora Wright – Arlington Public Art

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:00am – 4:30pm ET

SUN-FS-05: Making of a High-Performance Landscape: Story of Inspiration, Collaboration, and Continued Dynamism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Brandon Hartz, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP – General Services Administration (GSA)

Field Session Leader: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Manisha Kaul, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Biome Landscape Studio, PLLC

Field Session Presenter: Maureen C. Alonso – The General Services Administration

Field Session Presenter: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:00am – 4:45pm ET

SUN-FS-06: Glenstone’s Great Green Grounds: An Insiders’ Tour of Glenstone’s 300-Acre Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Adam Greenspan, FASLA – PWP Landscape Architecture

Field Session Leader: Matthew Partain (he/him/his) – Glenstone Foundation

Field Session Presenter: Larry Weaner, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – LWLA

Field Session Presenter: Paul Tukey – Glenstone Museum

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:15am – 1:00pm ET

SUN-FS-08: Connecting People, Place, and Water Through Innovative Infrastructure Projects at AlexRenew

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Matthew Clark, ASLA, PLA, LEED Green Associate – LandDesign

Field Session Leader: Bethany Znidersic, ASLA, PLA – City of Alexandria, Virginia

Field Session Presenter: Justin Carl, PE – AlexRenew

Field Session Presenter: Howard Lusk, LEED AP, PE – Jacobs

Field Session Presenter: Lisa Lettieri, AIA, LEED AP – RUST ORLING ARCHITECTURE

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A01: Hot, Dry, Burnt: Adapting to Climate Change in the American West

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Jonah Susskind, ASLA – SWA Group

Speaker: Christine E. Ten Eyck, FASLA – TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC.

Speaker: Dalia Munenzon – Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A02: Sound and the City: Designing Aural Environments for Healthy Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Jess Hamilton, ASLA, PLA – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Carl Giegold, FAIA (he/him/his) – Threshold Acoustics

Speaker: Gia Biagi – Studio Gang

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A03: Concrete Confidential: Unlocking the Full Potential of a Ubiquitous Building Material

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Speaker: Jenny Hamann, ASLA, PLA – Stantec

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A04: From Waste to Resource: Increasing Circularity in Engineered Soils Through Renewable Materials

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Pia von Barby, ASLA, PLA – OLIN

Speaker: Nic Esposito – Circular Philadelphia

Speaker: Lindsay Reul, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Philadelphia Water Department

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A07: Never a Blank Slate: Fostering Community in the Presence of Profound Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Greg Dorolek, ASLA (he/him/his) – wenk associates

Speaker: Sarah Cawrse, PLA – RiNo Art District

Speaker: Craig Coronato, FASLA – Denver Parks and Recreation

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A08: Sustaining Green: Innovative Partners and Funding in Systems-Based Design, Construction, and Maintenance

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Lauren Marshall, ASLA, PLA, ISA Certified Arborist (she/her/hers) – Arbor Day Foundation

Speaker: Marisa Repka – Cambium Carbon

Speaker: Andrea Ferri (she/her/hers) – Blue Forest

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A09: Addressing Health, Equity, and Healing: Design Processes that Engender Systems of Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Meredith Wenskoski, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Livable Cities Studio

Speaker: Erin Clark, MPL/JD – Denver Housing Authority

Speaker: Rachelle Macur (she/her/hers) – Shopworks Architecture

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 11:00am ET

SUN-DD-01: Disability-based Voices & Perspectives on Accessibility vs. Inclusive+ and Equity vs. Justice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Chad Kennedy, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Westwood

Speaker: Natalie Mackay (she/her/hers) – Unlimited Play

Speaker: Shannon Columb (she/her/hers) – The Blind Naturalist

Speaker: Stacey Montgomery (she/her/hers) – LucasStrong Be Unbelievable Project

Speaker: Robert Dillon (he/him/his) – Intentional School Designs

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 2:00pm ET

SUN-FS-09: Navy Yard: Reclaiming the “Forgotten River” by Shifting Flows and Narratives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 156

Field Session Leader: Jonathan Fitch, ASLA – MKSK

Field Session Leader: Stacilyn Feldman, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Oehme, van Sweden | OvS

Field Session Presenter: Rick Parisi, FASLA – MPFP

Field Session Presenter: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Field Session Presenter: Sven Shockey, AIA (he/him/his) – SmithGroup

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:00am – 1:45pm ET

SUN-FS-11: Placemaking with Green Infrastructure in the DMV

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: JoAnn C. Trach, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – AMT Engineering, Inc.

Field Session Leader: Vernon Hustead, ASLA – HUSTEAD Landscape Architecture, LLC

Field Session Presenter: Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division

Field Session Presenter: Michael Carmichael, ASLA – UMCP

Field Session Presenter: Peter Nohrden, ASLA (he/him/his) – DC Parks and Recreation

Field Session Presenter: Aaron Smith

Field Session Presenter: Joseph Sandor, PE, LEED Green Associate – AMT LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:30am – 4:30pm ET

SUN-FS-12: Public Space, Public Practice: Design and Stewardship of the Capital’s Monumental Core

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Elizabeth D. Miller, FASLA (she/her/hers) – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Leader: Ben Turpin (he/him/his) – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Presenter: Karin Schierhold, LEED AP – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Presenter: Yue Li – NPS - National Mall and Memorial Parks

Field Session Presenter: Rita AbouSamra, LEED AP ND – DC Office of Planning

Field Session Presenter: Eliza Voigt – Planning and NEPA, General Services Administration

Field Session Presenter: Otto Condon – ZGF

Field Session Presenter: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Field Session Presenter: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Laura Shipman, AICP – NCPC

Field Session Presenter: Jeff Jamawat – National Capital Planning Commission

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:00am – 3:00pm ET

SUN-FS-13: Eastern Market Metro Park: From Intersection of Complexities to Inclusive Destination

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Susan England, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – LandDesign

Field Session Leader: Dulce B. Naime (she/her/hers) – DC DPR

Field Session Presenter: Diego Martinez – Brailsford & Dunlavey

Field Session Presenter: Jill Keller, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – District Department of Transportation - Urban Forestry Division

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Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B01: Rewilding a Post-industrial Landscape: A Story About Diversity

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Heather Blaikie, ASLA, PLA – Scenic Hudson, Inc.

Speaker: Marni Burns, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Speaker: Eric Rothstein (he/him/his) – eDesign Dynamics

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B02: Design for Freedom: Eliminating Forced Labor in the Building Materials Supply Chain

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA – Louis Fusco Landscape Architects

Speaker: Sharon Prince – Grace Farms Foundation

Speaker: Amy Syverson-Shaffer, ASLA, SITES AP – Landscape Forms

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B04: Power Sharing and Community-driven Design for Parks in LA County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Adriana Garcia So, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Speaker: Allen Compton, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – SALT Landscape Architects

Speaker: Dilia Ortega – Communities for a Better Environment

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B05: Rematriate the Land: Our Obligations to Truth and Healing

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Jose de Jesus Leal, ASLA – MIG, Inc.

Speaker: Kenwani'cahee Kravitz, MLS (she/her/hers) – Southern Oregon University

Speaker: Paul Fragua – MIG, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B06: Climate Action Planning (The Verb): Promising Practices for Climate-positive Work

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Bonnie C. Roy, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – SWT Design, Inc.

Speaker: Dorothy Faris, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Mithun

Speaker: Sarah Fitzgerald, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SWA Group

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B07: My Place: Using Signs and Graphics to Enhance Personal Connections to Space

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christine Montgomery, ASLA – RSM Design

Speaker: Susan Mavor, CDP (she/her/hers) – Lost & Found Design

Speaker: Adam Fine, MCIP LPP (he/him/his) – Fathom Studio

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B08: The Untapped Potential of Urban Parks to Enhance Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Donna Walcavage, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Ali C. Hocek, AIA (he/him/his) – AC Höcek Architecture LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B09: Trash to Treasure—Wasteyard Modernization at New York Public Housing

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Clare Miflin, AIA, LEED AP, Certified Biomimicry Professional (she/her/hers) – Center for Zero Waste Design

Speaker: Runit Chhaya, ASLA – Grain Collective Landscape Architecture & Urban Design PLLC

Speaker: Juliette Spertus (she/her/hers) – New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

Sunday, Oct 6th

12:30pm – 3:30pm ET

SUN-FS-15: Tour of D.C.’s Bike Infrastructure: Protected Bikeways and Multi-Use Trails

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 140A

Field Session Leader: Jennifer L. Toole, FASLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design

Field Session Leader: Jim Sebastian, AICP – Toole Design Group

Field Session Presenter: Mike Goodno – District Department of Transportation’s Active Transportation Branch

Sunday, Oct 6th

12:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-14: National Harbor: A Spectacular Urban Waterfront Mixed-Use Destination on the Potomac River

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Phil R. Isaja – Soltesz, Inc.

Field Session Leader: Gabriela Canamar Clark, ASLA, AIA – LandDesign, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Mike Rolband, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Field Session Presenter: Ivan Schwartz – StudioEIS

Field Session Presenter: Jim Babinchak – Cooper Carry

Sunday, Oct 6th

1:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-16: Extending the Vision of the National Mall

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Maureen Joseph, ASLA, PLA – National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway

Field Session Leader: Daniel Straub, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – National Park Service

Field Session Presenter: Caitlin Smith – Army National Military Cemeteries

Field Session Presenter: Scott Hill – National Park Service (NPS)

Field Session Presenter: Raymond Nuesch, PLA – George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service (NPS)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C01: The Complex Nature of Mini-Forests: Promises and Perils of Urban Restorative Forest-Making

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Heather Schibli, International ASLA – Dougan Ecology

Speaker: Hannah Lewis, MS (she/her/hers) – Renewing the Countryside

Speaker: Marc Hallé, ASLA – CCxA Architectes paysagistes inc

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C02: All Are Welcome: Integrating Equity in Civic Spaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Mauricio Gomez, ASLA – SASAKI

Speaker: Greg Burrell, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – OLIN

Speaker: Neil Hrushowy, PhD – Vancouver Dept of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C04: Making Materials Work for Climate Action and SITES

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, LEED AP – Green Business Certification Inc.

Speaker: Alison Kinn Bennett (she/her/hers) – US Environmental Protection Agency

Speaker: Michal Kapitulnik, ASLA – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C05: The Sustainable Square Mile: Healing a Community with Neighborhood-Scale Green Infrastructure

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: David Yocca, FASLA – Blacks In Green

Speaker: Naomi Davis – Blacks In Green (BIG NFP)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C06: Adapting the Campus Landscape: Climate Resilience, Sociability, and Well-Being

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – STOSS

Speaker: Laura L. Tenny, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – MIT

Speaker: Byron W. Sampson, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C07: Cultivating Compassion: Designing Healing Gardens for Neurodiversity, Unveiling Insights and Impacts

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Virginia T. Burt, FASLA – Virginia Burt Designs

Speaker: Maci T. Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LAND studio

Speaker: Carl R. Brass – Bellefaire JCB

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C09: Eating Ecologies: Growing Edible Green Infrastructure and Environmental Justice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Matthew Potteiger, ASLA (he/him/his) – Dept. of Landscape Architecture, SUNY ESF

Speaker: Ethan Tyo (he/him/his) – AlterNative Project, LLC

Speaker: Catherine Bukowski (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County, MD Department of Environmental Protection, Watershed Restoration Division, Stewardship Division

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C10: Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-resilient Property and Landscape Management

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Brent Lloyd, ASLA, PLA – EDSA

Speaker: Austin Krcmarik – Denver Water

Speaker: Lindsay Brugger, AIA (she/her/hers) – Urban Land Institute

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-17: View from the Boat: Tracing a Healing Anacostia Back to Green Infrastructure

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Bryan McKnight, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Timmons Group

Field Session Leader: Matthew Reise, ASLA (he/him/his) – Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Field Session Presenter: Jorge Bogantes Montero – Anacostia Watershed Society

Field Session Presenter: Ariel Trahan (she/her/hers) – District of Columbia Government

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-18: Unlocking the Potential: A Sustainable and History-Rich Educational Urban Campus

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Bel St.John Day, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design

Field Session Leader: Sharon Bradley, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Sean O'Donnell, FAIA (he/him/his) – Perkins Eastman DC

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D01: Restoring to What? Addressing Biodiversity in the Era of Climate Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Jennifer Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.

Speaker: Claudia West, ASLA – Phyto Studio

Speaker: Martha Eberle, ASLA, PLA – Andropogon Associates

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D02: Indigenous Design: Design Adapted to Place

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Naomi Ratte – NVision Insight Group / Canadian Society Landscape Architects Reconciliation Advisory Committee

Speaker: Grant Fahlgren (he/him/his) – PFS Studio / Canadian Society Landscape Architects Reconciliation Advisory Committee

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D03: Shifting Ground—Homelessness and the Fight for Equitable and Compassionate Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jerome Chou, ASLA (he/him/his) – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Speaker: Brice Maryman, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – MxM Landscape Architecture LLC

Speaker: Jean Yang – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D04: Silt Sand Slurry: Nontraditional Practice with the Dredge Research Collaborative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rob Holmes, ASLA – Auburn University

Speaker: Brett Milligan, ASLA – UC Davis

Speaker: Gena Wirth, ASLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D05: Federal to Local, Making Tree Equity a Reality

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gaylan D. Williams, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Speaker: Quintaniay Holifield, PhD – USDA Forest Service

Speaker: Stephen A. Sanchez, ASLA – HGOR Landscape Architects

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D06: Connection to Nature Is Still the Best Medicine in Contemporary Healthcare

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Ian P. Downing, ASLA (he/him/his) – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Wendy Mok, ASLA, PLA – GLS Landscape | Architecture

Speaker: Emily L. Allen, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D07: Rubble Ridges: A Nature-Based Solution for Great Lakes Coastal Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Theresa Ruswick – PROOF Projects

Speaker: Cody Eskew – Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Management Program

Speaker: Matt Henderson, PE – Anchor QEA

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D09: AFRICA: Onwards and Upwards!

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Hitesh S. Mehta, FASLA – HM Design

Speaker: Arthur M. Adeya, ASLA – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Speaker: Carey J. Duncan, ASLA – Carey Duncan Design; Mohamed VI Polytechnic Univsersity

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D10: Blueprint 2.0: Reimagining Prosperity Around the World’s Largest Airport

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Andrew Kohr, ASLA, PLA – Pond and Company

Speaker: Brian Dorelus – Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance

Speaker: Andrew Fayn, MPl. (he/him/his) – MXD Development Strategists

Monday, Oct 7th

9:45am – 10:45am ET

LL-01: Creating Vibrant Communities: Combining the Harmony of Music, Sculpture, and Urbanism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Bethany Smisson – Freenotes Harmony Park

Learning Lab Presenter: Ken Smith, FASLA – Ken Smith Workshop

Learning Lab Presenter: Bill Buchen – Sonic Architecture

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Monday, Oct 7th

9:45am – 10:45am ET

LL-02: Designed to Protect

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Emily Neuenschwander, PLA, Minnesota (she/her/hers) – Forms+Surfaces

Presented By

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:00pm ET

LL-03: ADA Standards for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Play Areas

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Jennie Sumrell, M.Ed. – PlayCore

Learning Lab Presenter: Bill Botten – PlayCore

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Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:00pm ET

LL-04: Eight Ways an Automated Gate Installation Goes Sideways

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Stephanie Olynick (she/her/hers) – Wallace Perimeter Security

Presented By

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A02: Greenspeak: Dialogue Between Landscape Architects and Native Plant Producers to Promote BNG

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Maria Landoni, ASLA – Sur Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ronda Burnett, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Missouri Department of Conservation

Speaker: Elliott Duemler (he/him/his) – National Nursery Products

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A03: Four Coasts: Improving Coastal Design Through Landscape Architecture and Engineering With Nature

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Rob Holmes, ASLA – Auburn University

Speaker: Jeffrey King, Affil. ASLA, PE – Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers

Speaker: Mindy Strevig, PE (she/her/hers) – Anchor QEA

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A04: Identity Crisis: Consensus-building for National Identity in a Polemical Urban Park Project

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Hyeyoung Choi, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Sungkyunkwan University

Speaker: Myungjin Shin (she/her/hers) – Environmental Planning Institute, SNU

Speaker: Daniel S. Oh, AICP, LEED AP – Square MMKM

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A05: A Conversation: the Power of Equity in Climate Action

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, PLA – DesignJonesllc.com

Speaker: Matt Williams, ASLA – City of Detroit

Speaker: Jean Senechal Biggs, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City of Beaverton

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A06: Evidence-Based Design for Human and Environmental Health

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Speaker: Lannie McClelen, ASLA, PLA – Texas Trees Foundation

Speaker: Brent Bucknum – Hyphae Design Laboratory

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A08: 25-Year Transformative Planning and Design Legacy at the University of Dubuque

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tom Oslund, FASLA, PLA, FAAR – O2 Design

Speaker: Jeffrey F. Bullock – University of Dubuque

Speaker: Han Zhang, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – O2 Design

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A09: Sensory-Responsive Design: Qualitative Insights and Design Methodologies for Crafting Neuro-Inclusive Environments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Kathryn A. Finnigan, Associate ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kurisu LLC

Speaker: Amy Wagenfeld, Affil. ASLA – University of Washington Department of Landscape Architecture and Amy Wagenfeld | Design

Speaker: Benjamin Jensen, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – HOK

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A10: The Research-practice Ecotone: Models for Authentic Inquiry and Discovery

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Megan Barnes, ASLA – Landscape Architecture Foundation

Speaker: Mikyoung Kim, FASLA – Mikyoung Kim

Speaker: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Monday, Oct 7th

12:30pm – 1:30pm ET

LL-05: Beyond the Minimum: Features to Positively Enhance Park Experiences for All Visitors

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Jennie Sumrell, M.Ed. – PlayCore

Learning Lab Presenter: Bill Botten – PlayCore

Presented by

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:00pm ET

LL-06: Designing the Future: Innovations and Trends in Playground Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Scott Roschi (he/him/his) – Landscape Structures

Presented By

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:00pm ET

LL-07: Inclusive Play Matters: Evidence-Based Design Best Practices to Support Positive Health Outcomes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Jennie Sumrell, M.Ed. – PlayCore

Learning Lab Presenter: Keith Christensen, Ph.D, ASLA – Utah State University

Presented By

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B02: Generative Planting at Scale: Systems Design for Ecological Impact

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA, PLA – Phyto Studio

Speaker: Chris Landau, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – LANDAU Design+Technology

Speaker: Xun Liu, ASLA – University of Southern California

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B03: Beyond the ADA: New Federal Guidance Impacting Accessibility in the Public Realm

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: James Elliott, AICP – Toole Design

Speaker: Juliet Shoultz, PE – U.S Access Board

Speaker: Sarah Johnson, ASLA, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design Group

Speaker: Eric Childs, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Toole Design

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B06: Achieving Success on a Shoestring: How to Leverage Creativity for Nonprofit Clients

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Sarah Boyer, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Lord Aeck Sargent

Speaker: Greg Levine, ISA Certified – Trees Atlanta

Speaker: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B07: Washington D.C.—A Tapestry of Towns and Small Gardens

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Jack Sullivan, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – University of Maryland

Speaker: Bob Hruby, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Speaker: Jennifer Horn, ASLA, PLA, ISA Certified Arborist (she/her/hers) – Horn & Co.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B08: Franklin Park: Designing Toward an Invitation to Participate

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA, FAAR (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective

Speaker: Rene O. Diaz (he/him/his) – DowntownDC Business Improvement District

Speaker: Tammy M. Stidham (she/her/hers) – National Park Service

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B09: Hard as a Rock! Detailing Natural Stone Paving for Timeless Durability

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Dacia Woodworth – Natural Stone Institute

Speaker: J.C. Slocum – The Gallegos Corporation

Speaker: Ben Roush, ASLA – Design Workshop, Inc.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-DD-01: One Health for Whom? Exploring Diversity and Disparity through Data and Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Isabelle Asakura, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Asakura Robinson Company

Speaker: Andrew Knuppel, AICP, CFM (he/him/his) – Asakura Robinson

Speaker: Carolyn White – Harris County Flood Control District

Speaker: Jaime Gonzalez (he/him/his) – The Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Monday, Oct 7th

3:15pm – 4:15pm ET

LL-08: Transformational Impact: Designing Public Spaces to Promote Intergenerational Play & Recreation

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Russ Carson, PhD – PlayCore

Presented by

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C01: New Tools for Managing and Designing for Urban Biodiversity: Battery Park City

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Kirk Gordon, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Martin Harwood, PLA, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Sarah Fisher Curtin (she/her/hers) – Battery Park City Authority

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C02: Dignified Design: Bus Shelters that Elevate the Transit Experience in Underserved Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Kirk W. Keller, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Studio One Eleven

Speaker: Chelsea Richer, AICP (she/her/hers) – Fehr & Peers

Speaker: John Moreno – City of Paramount

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C03: Nothing About Us Without Us: Empowering Inclusive Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Amanda Bailey, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – MxM Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Peggy Martinez, ADAC – Creative Inclusion

Speaker: Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA (she/her/hers) – Studio Pacifica

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C05: You Thought Writing the Constitution Was Hard? Try Renovating Constitution Gardens!

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Julie Canter, ASLA, LEED AP – PWP Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Teresa A Durkin, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Trust for the National Mall

Speaker: Sarah Steele (she/her/hers) – Hensel Phelps

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C06: From Removal to Reuse: Perspectives on Reclaimed Material in Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Wendy Andringa, ASLA, PLA, WEDG, LEED (she/her/hers) – Assemblage Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ilana Cohen, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Atelier Roberta

Speaker: Alexander Bender – Tri-Lox

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C07: Performance-based Plant Selection: Developing a National Bioretention Plant Selection Tool

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Jeremy Person, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland, Oregon

Speaker: Jim Cooper, ASLA, PLA, PWS (he/him/his) – Biohabitats

Speaker: Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C09: Great Street, Great City: How Public Realm Investment Is Revitalizing Downtown Johnstown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Laura Gornowski Marett, ASLA – Scape Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Thad Pawlowski – Partners in Public Design

Speaker: Laura Huchel

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C10: Pedal Powered: Bicycling as a Mode for Engagement, Education, Research, and Fieldwork

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Austin Dunn, ASLA, PLA – Iowa State University

Speaker: Ryan Booth, ASLA, PLA – Alta Planning & Design

Speaker: Kevin Belle, AICP (he/him/his) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A01: Outdoor Lighting—Beautiful, Biologically Appropriate, and Ecologically Responsible

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rick A. Utting, IES – DarkSky International

Speaker: Nancy Clanton, PE, FIES, FIALD, LC, LEED Fellow (she/her/hers) – Visibility Innovations, LLC

Speaker: Randy J. Burkett, FIALD, FIES – Reed Burkett Lighting Design

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A02: Canary in the Coal Mine: Reviving Landscape Architecture with Community Input

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Deshaun L. Bennett (he/him/his) – Hummingbird Community Cooperation

Speaker: Jescelle R. Major, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – Arizona State University/ Well Outside

Speaker: Bronwen Mastro, ASLA, LEED BD+C (she/her/hers) – Bend Park and Recreation District

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A04: Cool-Kit: Extreme Heat and Equitable Solutions to Promote Heat Resilience

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Kimberly Garza, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Atlas Lab Inc.

Speaker: Salvador N. Lindquist, ASLA – University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Speaker: Keenan Gibbons, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – SmithGroup, University of Michigan

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A05: Unlocking the Carbon Potential of Soils

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christopher R. Ng-Hardy, ASLA, PLA – Sasaki

Speaker: Gillian T. Davies (she/her/hers) – BSC Group, Inc. & Visiting Scholar, Tufts University Global Development & Environment Institute

Speaker: Rachel W. Lindsay, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Regenerative Design Group

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A06: Transcending Anglo/American Olmstedian Design to Create Culturally Responsive Spaces and Places

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Steve A. Rasmussen Cancian, ASLA, PLA – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Speaker: Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, PLA – DesignJonesllc.com

Speaker: Monique Bassey, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A08: A Texas Approach to Systematic Change in Nature Access and Outdoor Learning

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Sarah Coles (she/her/hers) – Texas Children in Nature Network

Speaker: Melody Alcazar (she/her/hers) – City of Austin

Speaker: Jaime Gonzalez (he/him/his) – The Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A09: The Point: Transforming the Utah State Prison into an Innovative Urban Center

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tim Watkins, AICP – Wasatch Front Regional Council

Speaker: Steven Kellenberg (he/him/his) – Kellenberg Studio

Speaker: Jim MacRae, PLA, LEED AP – Design Workshop

Tuesday, Oct 8th

10:15am – 11:15am ET

LL-09: Biodiversity & Resiliency: An Integrative Approach to Waterfront Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Shlomit Wartenburg – ECOncrete

Presented By

Tuesday, Oct 8th

10:15am – 11:15am ET

LL-13: Inclusive Playgrounds: Designing Spaces to Bring Children & Communities Together

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Sarah Lisiecki (she/her/hers) – BCI Burke

Presented By

Tuesday, Oct 8th

11:30am – 12:30pm ET

LL-10: Designing Outdoor Play Environments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Max DAurizio – APE Studio

Learning Lab Presenter: Chelsea Hoffman – APE Studio

Presented By

Tuesday, Oct 8th

11:30am – 12:30pm ET

LL-11: Are You Rain Ready? Nature Based Solutions for Building Climate Smart Cities.

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Joshua Schroeder, PLA (he/him/his) – Wavin

Learning Lab Presenter: Michelle Lange

Presented By

Tuesday, Oct 8th

12:45pm – 1:45pm ET

LL-14: Fountains 101

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Trenton A. Garman (he/him/his) – Fountain Craft

Presented By

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B02: Tackling the Water and Biodiversity Crisis in Florida: The OUTSIDE Collaborative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Christina Hite, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Dix.Hite + Partners

Speaker: Timothee Salin – IMG ENTERPRISES

Speaker: Pierce Jones (he/him/his) – University of Florida

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B04: Reflection of the Gay Rights Movement in the Memorial Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Yusheng Dent, ASLA (he/him/his) – SWA Group

Speaker: Chad Lord – National Parks Conservation Association

Speaker: Cleve Jones

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B05: A Phase-by-Phase Approach to Decarbonizing Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Andrew W. Wickham, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – LPA Design Studios

Speaker: Marieke Lacasse, FASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – GGLO

Speaker: Alejandra Hinojosa, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – LPA Design Studios

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B09: The Region – Uplifting Communities Through Transit Oriented Development in Northwest Indiana

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Aaron Kowalski, AICP – MKSK

Speaker: Eddie Melton – City of Gary, Indiana

Speaker: Sherri Ziller – Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B10: Design Matters: The Impact of Landscape Architecture on Infrastructure Projects

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Gentry K. Lock, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Olga Gorbunova, PE – EE Cruz

Speaker: Kathryn Prybylski, PE – NYC EDC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-DD-01: Connecting the Dots: Best Practices for Designing with and for Disabilities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki

Speaker: Caitlyn Clauson – Sasaki

Speaker: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DeafScape / UCLA

Speaker: Christopher V. Downey, AIA (he/him/his) – Architecture for the Blind

Speaker: Ben Perez – University of California Berkeley

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C01: Come to the River: Tom Lee Park and Inclusive Placemaking for Memphis

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Kate Orff, FASLA (she/her/hers) – SCAPE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE D.P.C.

Speaker: Carol Coletta – Memphis River Parks Partnership

Speaker: John Donnelly, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture, DPC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C03: Get the Dirt on Soil-level Strategies for Climate Resilience and Carbon Drawdown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Sally L. Brown – University of Washington

Speaker: Ron Alexander, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – R. Alexander Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Jake Chalfin (he/him/his) – laurel valley soils

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C04: Small Sites + Big Impact—Building a Network of Climate Action

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Kaki Martin, FASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Klopfer Martin Design Group

Speaker: Matthew Cunningham, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC and Harvard Graduate School of Design

Speaker: Kate England, GIP, ENV SP (she/her/hers) – City of Boston

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C05: Bringing Nature into the Heart of Darkness: Restorative Justice in the Garden

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Daniel M. Winterbottom, FASLA – University of Washington

Speaker: David Komeiji – Saga Goryu Ikebana North America Chapter

Speaker: Thomas Charney, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – Boss Engineering

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C06: Poetry of Place: The Pursuit of the There There

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Roderick Wyllie, FASLA (he/him/his) – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Speaker: Robin Winogrond, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Robin Winogrond. landscape arc

Speaker: Mark Rogero – Concreteworks

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C07: From Afterthought to Forethought—Approaches to Construction Administration

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Shawn M. Weidner, ASLA, PLA – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Speaker: Demetrios Staurinos, ASLA (he/him/his) – OLIN

Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C09: Green Stormwater Infrastructure for the People!—but Which People?

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Stephanie E. Hurley, ASLA – University of Vermont

Speaker: Amir Johnson – University of Vermont

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:30am – 1:30pm ET

WED-FS-03: Transforming Tysons Through Redevelopment and Public Green Infrastructure Investments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Beth Elliott, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Fairfax County, Dept. of Planning and Development - Urban Centers Section

Field Session Leader: Danielle Sette, ASLA – Fairfax County, Dept. of Public Works and Environmental Services, Stormwater Planning Division

Field Session Presenter: Andrea B. Crossett – LandDesign

Field Session Presenter: Khristine F. Giangrandi, PLA, ASLA – LandDesign

Field Session Presenter: William Marsh, LEED AP, PE – Fairfax County government, Department of Land Development Services

Field Session Presenter: Rachel Rittler, PLA, ASLA – Parker Rodriguez

Field Session Presenter: Meghan Trossen

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:30am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-02: Evolving Green Stories at Brookside Gardens and Montgomery Parks

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Ching-Fang Chen, ASLA – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Leader: Christopher Elenstar (he/him/his) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Brian Dahl – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Jeanette Proudfoot – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Kristin Davey (she/her/hers) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:45am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-05: The 11th Street Bridge Park: Building Trust and Strengthening Community Resilience

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Hallie T. Boyce, FASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Field Session Leader: Judith E. Venonsky, ASLA, PLA – OLIN

Field Session Presenter: Kia D. Johnson, ASLA – 11th Street Bridge Park

Field Session Presenter: Jessica G. Smith Lennan – 11th Street Bridge Park

Field Session Presenter: Christopher E. Williams (he/him/his) – Anacostia Watershed Society

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:45am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-04: Welcome Home, George Washington

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Brett A. Nein, ASLA (he/him/his) – Jacobs

Field Session Leader: Greg Ault, ASLA – Jacobs

Field Session Presenter: Dean Norton – George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Field Session Presenter: Scott Hill – National Park Service (NPS)

Field Session Presenter: Caroline Spurry – Mount Vernon

Field Session Presenter: Don Francisco – Mount Vernon

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 12:30pm ET

WED-FS-08: Exploring the U.S. Capitol Grounds and U.S. Botanic Garden Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Patricia M. ODonnell, FASLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Leader: Peter F. Viteretto, FASLA – Herritage Landscapes

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jim Kaufman – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Melissa Westbrook – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Nick Nelson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Devin Dotson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Jason Curtis, ASLA – Andropogon Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-07: Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Dumbarton Oaks Park

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Brian T. Bolen, ASLA, PLA – Parker Rodriguez

Field Session Leader: Lili A. Herrera, ASLA, PLA – Oehme van Sweden

Field Session Presenter: Thaisa Way, FASLA – Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University

Field Session Presenter: Lindsey Milstein – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Liza Gilbert, ASLA – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Jonathan Kavalier – Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-06: D.C. Hidden History: Beyond the National Mall

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Kendra C. Hyson, ASLA – SmithGroup

Field Session Leader: Sharon Bradley, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Akiima Price (she/her/hers) – Friends of Anacostia Park

Field Session Presenter: Michael Marshall

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:15am – 12:45pm ET

WED-FS-10: Walking the Wharf: The District’s Urban Waterfront & Neighborhood

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 156

Field Session Leader: Paul B. Josey, ASLA, PLA – Wolf Josey Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Beata Boodell Corcoran, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Adrienne Heflich, ASLA, PLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Hilary Bertsch, FAIA – Perkins Eastman

Field Session Presenter: Xibei Song, ASLA, PLA – MKSK

Field Session Presenter: Martiena Schneller (she/her/hers) – Ox Hill Companies

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:15am – 1:15pm ET

WED-FS-09: Building Amazon’s Metropolitan Park and Terraces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Leader: Karli A. Molter, AIA (she/her/hers) – AIA

Field Session Presenter: Brian Earle, AIA – ZGF Architects

Field Session Presenter: Megan Brown, PE (she/her/hers) – Clark Construction Group

Field Session Presenter: Sarah W. Astheimer, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A01: Planting for the Next 125 Years: Landscape Architecture’s Role in Combating Invasives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Barbara Barnes, ASLA, LEED AP – HDR Inc

Speaker: Michael Spina, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Fran Chismar (he/him/his) – Pinelands Nursery

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A03: The Curation, Choreography, and Culture of Linear Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Cindy Zerger, ASLA, PLA – Toole Design

Speaker: Nate S. Cormier, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – RIOS

Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A05: Widening the Tent: Elevating Multigenerational, Inclusive, and Accessible Play in Civic Spaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Matthew Macchietto, ASLA – Hoerr Schaudt

Speaker: Nathan Elliott, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – OJB Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ingrid M. Kanics, Affil. ASLA, FAOTA, OTR/L, CPSI (she/her/hers) – Kanics Inclusive Design Services, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 11:00am ET

WED-DD-01: Laying the Foundation: Current Approaches to Integrating Soil to Site

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Ted Hartsig – Olsson, Inc.

Speaker: Manfred Mayer (he/him/his) – Olsson

Speaker: Tim Toland, ASLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-11: Curating and Stewarding Smithsonian Gardens for the 21st Century

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Leader: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Field Session Presenter: Eric Calhoun (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Jacob T. Hendee – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Carla Thomas McGinnis – Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Field Session Presenter: Sylvia Schmeichel (she/her/hers) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Philip Evich (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

Sponsored By

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-12: The National Mall: Continuity, Adaptation, and Design Excellence

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Elliot Rhodeside, FASLA, FASLA – Rhodeside Harwell RHI

Field Session Leader: Heather Courtenay, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Rhodeside Harwell

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Suzette Goldstein, AICP – HOK

Wednesday, Oct 9th

9:30am – 1:30pm ET

WED-FS-13: DeafScape Auditing: An Immersive & Inclusive Intro to Investigating DeafSpaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DeafScape / UCLA

Field Session Leader: Derrick Behm Josa – Copper & Water, LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jeffrey Y. Mansfield – MASS Design Group

Field Session Presenter: Kiran Mapes, AIA, LEED Green Associate – Gallaudet University

Field Session Presenter: Richard Dougherty – Gallaudet University

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B01: Breaking Down Barriers: Restoring Community and Landscape Connections at the Harlem Meer

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Lane Addonizio, AICP – Lane Addonizio, AICP

Speaker: Christopher Nolan, FASLA – Studio Nolan

Speaker: John T. Reddick – Central Park Conservancy

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B02: Measuring Joy: Quantifying the Social and Economic Impacts of Public Realm Interventions

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Mouna Andraos (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours

Speaker: Joshua Bloom – The Lakota Group

Speaker: Leyla Nahas (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B03: Designing for Energy Transition: The Opportunity of Renewable Energy Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Nicholas Pevzner (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

Speaker: Yekang Ko, PhD, Affil. ASLA – University of Oregon / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Speaker: Jasper Hugtenburg (he/him/his) – H+N+S Landscape Architects

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B04: Rethinking the Retail Experience: Meeting the next Generation of Consumer Approval

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Joseph J. Plumpe, ASLA – STUDIO39 Landscape Architecture, P.C.

Speaker: Richard G. Cataffa – Federal Realty

Speaker: Geoff Sharpe, ASLA – Federal Realty Investment Trust

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B06: The Urban Forestry Approach: Seeing Tree Canopy as an Asset in D.C.

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jill Keller, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – District Department of Transportation - Urban Forestry Division

Speaker: Jo-Elle Burgard, PLA, LEED AP – District Department of Transportation

Speaker: Matt Madeira (he/him/his) – Arborist Consulting & Tree Preservation, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B07: Reframing the Plantation Narrative: A Community-driven Evolution of Latta Place

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning

Speaker: Kofi Boone, FASLA (he/him/his) – NC State University

Speaker: Darneka Waters, ASLA – Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation

LA CES/non-HSW

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-01: Waterfront Gardens of Annapolis Over Time: Historic and Modern Perspectives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Kevin Campion, ASLA – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Bob Hruby, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Andrew Korzon, PLA (he/him/his) – LWLA

Sponsored By

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A05: Following a Founder: Designing Your Path to Leadership in a Growing Firm

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Erin Murphy, AIA (she/her/hers) – CVG

Speaker: Lauren Ewald, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Fletcher Studio

Speaker: Jennifer Ng, ASLA – Klopfer Martin Design Group

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A06: Ownership Transition: The ESOP Strategy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Eric Lucas, ASLA – MKSK

Speaker: Cara Bobchek (she/her/hers) – HR Advisors Group

Speaker: Gaelle Gourmelon, ASLA (she/her/hers) – MKSK

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:00am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-10: Sketch D.C.: Uncovering Curious Patterns and Hidden Symbols

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 140A

Field Session Leader: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley

Field Session Leader: Robert Chipman, ASLA – Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc

Field Session Presenter: Kelly A. Curl, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

Field Session Presenter: David David de la Peña (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

Sponsored By

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B03: Instructions for the Future: Women Cultivating a Responsive Design Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Maria Landoni, ASLA – Sur Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Adriana Chavez Sanchez – ORU - Oficina de Resiliencia

Speaker: Morgan Ramirez, ASLA – Morami Studio

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C03: How We Practice Matters: Making Space for Landscape Activism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA – The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Speaker: Angela Kyle – Jennie's Legacy

Speaker: Peggy King-Jorde – KING JORDE Cultural Projects Consulting

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C08: Leaping Forward: Growing from Full-time Employment to Entrepreneurship

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Matthew Gindlesperger, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – LILA Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Timothy Nawrocki, ASLA, PLA, AIA (he/him/his) – LILA Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Haemee Han, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Jaemee Studio / Rutgers University

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-DD-02: Professional Practice: Project Delivery Structure, High-Value Contract Terms, and Negotiation Tactics

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Elena Brescia, FASLA (she/her/hers) – .

Speaker: Gregg Garmisa, J.D. (he/him/his) – Studio Gang Architects

Speaker: Stephen R. Whitehorn – Whitehorn Financial Group, Inc. & Risk Free Construction Solution

Speaker: Patti Harris, LEED AP – LicenseSure LLC/Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D08: LANDSPLAINING: Advocating for the Role of Landscape Architecture

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Kimberly A. Tryba, ASLA, AIA (she/her/hers) – Martha Schwartz Partners

Speaker: Jason S. Schupbach (he/him/his) – Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Drexel University

Speaker: Giuseppe Colosimo – ARCADIS

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A01: Inside the LA Studio—LandDesign

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Guest Speaker: Peter Crowley, ASLA, PLA – LandDesign

Guest Speaker: Raymond Waugh, PE – LandDesign

Guest Speaker: Stephanie Pankiewicz, ASLA, PLA – LandDesign

Guest Speaker: Ashley Clark, Assoc. AIA – LandDesign

Moderator: Paola Moya (she/her/hers) – MOYA Design Partners

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A07: Business of the Business: Strategies for Managing Small Design Practices

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Gareth Mahon, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – RKLA Studio Landscape Architecture LLP

Speaker: Diane M. Lipovsky, ASLA, PLA – Superbloom

Speaker: Yotam Kedem – Precise Int Corp

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B01: Inside the LA Studio—Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Guest Speaker: Michael Vergason, FASLA, FAAR – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Guest Speaker: Beata Boodell Corcoran, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Guest Speaker: Kameron Aroom, ASLA, PLA – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Moderator: Elizabeth K. Meyer, FASLA – University of Virginia School of Architecture

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B04: Getting a Seat at the Table: Advocating for the Holistic Landscape Architect

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jen Cross, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Kene Okigbo, ASLA – RDG Planning & Design

Speaker: Zak Pierce, PLA, ASLA – CLH design

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B05: A Conversation with Congress: How Landscape Architects Green Schools

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gregory Miller, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Pland Collaborative

Speaker: Rumer J. Alleyne-LeGendre (she/her/hers) – Office of Congresswoman Velázquez

Speaker: Claire Latané, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Cal Poly Pomona

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B10: Putting Words into Actions: Shaping a Diverse and Inclusive Landscape Architecture Profession

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Taewook Cha, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Supermass Studio

Speaker: Stephanie Onwenu, Associate ASLA (she/they) – Ijeomalandartscapes LLC

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C04: Think BIG! Exploring Strategic Roles to Increase Transparency and Impact of Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Shawn Balon, ASLA, PLA – Timmons Group

Speaker: Nicole Warns, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – TBG Partners

Speaker: Erica J. Christenson, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – TEN x TEN

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C08: A Seat at the Table: Wielding Influence for Landscape Architecture

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Braden T. Meadows, Associate ASLA – SWH Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Karen M. Cesare, PLA, ASLA – President, Novak Environmental, Inc.

Speaker: Sam J. Creekmore, IV, ASLA (he/him/his) – Mississippi House of Representatives

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A03: Collective Strength: Building a Worker-owned Design Firm Cooperative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Heidi Thomas, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – EnviroCollab

Speaker: Taji Amani – Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy

Speaker: Parag Rajendra Khandhar, Esq. (he/him/his) – Gilmore Khandhar, LLC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A07: Doing Good: Building and Sustaining an Ethical Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Mikyoung Kim, FASLA – Mikyoung Kim

Speaker: Sierra L. Bainbridge, ASLA – MASS Group

Speaker: Chelina Odbert, Hon. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Tuesday, Oct 8th

12:45pm – 1:45pm ET

LL-12: BIM VS CAD. Practical benefits for landscape architects.

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: Nehama Shechter-Baraban, Landscape architect (she/her/hers) – Arch-Intelligence

Presented By

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B01: Inside the LA Studio—PUSH studio Landscape and Urban Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Guest Speaker: Glenn L. Smith, FASLA, Loeb Fellow (he/him/his) – PUSH studio, LLC

Guest Speaker: Vinson Bert J. Hustvedt-Camacho, Associate AIA (he/him/his) – PUSH studio

Guest Speaker: Hakeem Wilson, PLA – PUSH studio

Moderator: Monique Bassey, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B03: Nothing Special: Fostering Innovation in Learning, Teaching, and Practice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Todd D. Johnson, FASLA (he/him/his) – Utah State University

Speaker: Phillip Fernberg, ASLA – OJB Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Addison Martin, Student ASLA (she/they) – Utah State University

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B06: When 1 × 1 = ♾️: Design Ethics, Storytelling, and Collaboration with AI

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Misa Chen, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – STUDIO EDITION

Speaker: Joshua Vermillion – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Speaker: Ricardo J. Rodríguez De Santiago, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Bytes & Mortar

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B07: Public Parks, Private Operations: How Funding and Governance Planning Realize Great Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Connie J. Chung, AICP (she/her/hers) – HR&A Advisors

Speaker: Maureen Heffernan (she/her/hers) – Park Management Company

Speaker: Meghen Quinn, ASLA – Hargreaves Jones

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B08: Finding Your Place: Landscape Architecture in Engineering(-first) Design Firms

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Scott W. Wiley, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Timmons Group

Speaker: Catherine A. Puckett, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – HWC Engineering

Speaker: Jennifer Seacrest, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Olsson Studio

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C02: Youth-Led Community Resilience: Trauma-Informed Practices Fostering Equitable Development

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Sarah W. Konradi, ASLA, PLA – Design Workshop Foundation

Speaker: Kofi Boone, FASLA (he/him/his) – NC State University

Speaker: Chris J. Suggs (he/him/his) – Kinston Teens, Inc.

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C08: A Sole Practitioner’s Guide to Hiring Your First Employee

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Michael Radner, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Radner Design Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Emma Kelly, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Emma Kelly Landscape, LLC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C10: Making the Most of Federal Transportation Funding to Maximize State Active Transportation

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Elle Segal (she/her/hers) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Speaker: Kim Chesser (she/her/hers) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Speaker: Joseph Reed – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Tuesday, Oct 8th

6:00pm – 9:00pm ET

2024 BlackLAN Annual Event

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:15am – 3:30pm ET

WED-FS-01: Musings on Glenstone: An Immersive Photo Reflection of Art, Architecture, and Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Adam Greenspan, FASLA – PWP Landscape Architecture

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, Affil. ASLA – self employed

Field Session Presenter: Alex Nelson – Esto Photographics

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A02: History Erased: Bringing Life Back to a Community Legacy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Joshua Brooks, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate – Sasaki

Speaker: Corinne Villavaso – The Villavaso Group, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A04: Public vs. Private: How Landscape Architects Navigate Private Investment in Parks

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jen Cross, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Hans Klein-Hewett, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Iowa State University

Speaker: Robert Bryant, ASLA, PLA, AICP – HDR

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B05: Using Your Voice to Influence Landscape Architecture Licensure and Policy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Jay Gehler, FASLA, PLA – Coleman Company Inc

Speaker: Doug Boyer, ASLA, PLA – EDGE

Speaker: Janene D. Jackson (she/her/hers) – Holland & Knight

NY/HSW

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 12:30pm ET

SUN-FS-07: Looking Back/Looking Forward: Celebrating and Adapting the Olmsted Legacy in Washington

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Dede N. Petri, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Olmsted Network

Field Session Leader: Michael Stachowicz – National Park Service

Field Session Presenter: Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki

Field Session Presenter: Lauren G. Meier, ASLA – Friends of Fairsted

Field Session Presenter: Brianne Cassetta – National Park Service (NPS)

Sponsored By

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-01: Waterfront Gardens of Annapolis Over Time: Historic and Modern Perspectives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Kevin Campion, ASLA – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Bob Hruby, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Andrew Korzon, PLA (he/him/his) – LWLA

Sponsored By

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:30am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-02: Tale of Two Waterways: Investments in Natural System Solutions along Baltimore Waterways

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Amelle Schultz, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Ayers Saint Gross

Field Session Leader: Christopher A. Streb, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Biohabitats

Field Session Presenter: Charmaine Dahlenburg, ASLA – National Aquarium

Field Session Presenter: Adam Lindquist, MCP – Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore

Field Session Presenter: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Field Session Presenter: Brad Rogers – South Baltimore Gateway Partnership

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 12:45pm ET

SUN-FS-04: Constructing National Memory: Composition, Renovation, and Adaptation within the Monumental Core

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Sara M. Downing, ASLA, PLA – Oehme, van Sweden and Associates

Field Session Leader: Rodrigo Abela, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – GGN

Field Session Presenter: MaryKatherine Lanzillotta, FAIA – Hartman-Cox Architects

Field Session Presenter: Yue Li – NPS - National Mall and Memorial Parks

Field Session Presenter: Bill Eubank, LEED AP – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Duane Krueger – Coldspring

Field Session Presenter: Roy Jach – Sigal Construction

Field Session Presenter: Holly Rotundi – Friends of the National World War II Memorial

Field Session Presenter: Kara Lanahan, ASLA – Horn & Company

Field Session Presenter: Brenda Sanchez, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C – Smithsonian Institute

Sunday, Oct 6th

7:45am – 3:45pm ET

SUN-FS-03: From Vision to Reality: Innovative Biophilic Park Renaissance in Arlington County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Marco A. Rivero (he/him/his) – Arlington County, Department of Parks and Recreation

Field Session Leader: Jeanette Ankoma-Sey, ASLA, PLA, LEED GA – Arlington County DPR

Field Session Presenter: Rob Gray, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Presenter: Tomora Wright – Arlington Public Art

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:00am – 4:30pm ET

SUN-FS-05: Making of a High-Performance Landscape: Story of Inspiration, Collaboration, and Continued Dynamism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Brandon Hartz, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP – General Services Administration (GSA)

Field Session Leader: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Manisha Kaul, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Biome Landscape Studio, PLLC

Field Session Presenter: Maureen C. Alonso – The General Services Administration

Field Session Presenter: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:00am – 4:45pm ET

SUN-FS-06: Glenstone’s Great Green Grounds: An Insiders’ Tour of Glenstone’s 300-Acre Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Adam Greenspan, FASLA – PWP Landscape Architecture

Field Session Leader: Matthew Partain (he/him/his) – Glenstone Foundation

Field Session Presenter: Larry Weaner, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – LWLA

Field Session Presenter: Paul Tukey – Glenstone Museum

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:15am – 1:00pm ET

SUN-FS-08: Connecting People, Place, and Water Through Innovative Infrastructure Projects at AlexRenew

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Matthew Clark, ASLA, PLA, LEED Green Associate – LandDesign

Field Session Leader: Bethany Znidersic, ASLA, PLA – City of Alexandria, Virginia

Field Session Presenter: Justin Carl, PE – AlexRenew

Field Session Presenter: Howard Lusk, LEED AP, PE – Jacobs

Field Session Presenter: Lisa Lettieri, AIA, LEED AP – RUST ORLING ARCHITECTURE

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A01: Hot, Dry, Burnt: Adapting to Climate Change in the American West

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Jonah Susskind, ASLA – SWA Group

Speaker: Christine E. Ten Eyck, FASLA – TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC.

Speaker: Dalia Munenzon – Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A02: Sound and the City: Designing Aural Environments for Healthy Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Jess Hamilton, ASLA, PLA – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Carl Giegold, FAIA (he/him/his) – Threshold Acoustics

Speaker: Gia Biagi – Studio Gang

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A03: Concrete Confidential: Unlocking the Full Potential of a Ubiquitous Building Material

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Speaker: Jenny Hamann, ASLA, PLA – Stantec

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A04: From Waste to Resource: Increasing Circularity in Engineered Soils Through Renewable Materials

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Pia von Barby, ASLA, PLA – OLIN

Speaker: Nic Esposito – Circular Philadelphia

Speaker: Lindsay Reul, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Philadelphia Water Department

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A07: Never a Blank Slate: Fostering Community in the Presence of Profound Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Greg Dorolek, ASLA (he/him/his) – wenk associates

Speaker: Sarah Cawrse, PLA – RiNo Art District

Speaker: Craig Coronato, FASLA – Denver Parks and Recreation

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A08: Sustaining Green: Innovative Partners and Funding in Systems-Based Design, Construction, and Maintenance

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Lauren Marshall, ASLA, PLA, ISA Certified Arborist (she/her/hers) – Arbor Day Foundation

Speaker: Marisa Repka – Cambium Carbon

Speaker: Andrea Ferri (she/her/hers) – Blue Forest

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

SUN-A09: Addressing Health, Equity, and Healing: Design Processes that Engender Systems of Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Meredith Wenskoski, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Livable Cities Studio

Speaker: Erin Clark, MPL/JD – Denver Housing Authority

Speaker: Rachelle Macur (she/her/hers) – Shopworks Architecture

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 11:00am ET

SUN-DD-01: Disability-based Voices & Perspectives on Accessibility vs. Inclusive+ and Equity vs. Justice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Chad Kennedy, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Westwood

Speaker: Natalie Mackay (she/her/hers) – Unlimited Play

Speaker: Shannon Columb (she/her/hers) – The Blind Naturalist

Speaker: Stacey Montgomery (she/her/hers) – LucasStrong Be Unbelievable Project

Speaker: Robert Dillon (he/him/his) – Intentional School Designs

Sunday, Oct 6th

8:30am – 2:00pm ET

SUN-FS-09: Navy Yard: Reclaiming the “Forgotten River” by Shifting Flows and Narratives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 156

Field Session Leader: Jonathan Fitch, ASLA – MKSK

Field Session Leader: Stacilyn Feldman, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Oehme, van Sweden | OvS

Field Session Presenter: Rick Parisi, FASLA – MPFP

Field Session Presenter: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Field Session Presenter: Sven Shockey, AIA (he/him/his) – SmithGroup

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:00am – 1:45pm ET

SUN-FS-11: Placemaking with Green Infrastructure in the DMV

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: JoAnn C. Trach, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – AMT Engineering, Inc.

Field Session Leader: Vernon Hustead, ASLA – HUSTEAD Landscape Architecture, LLC

Field Session Presenter: Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division

Field Session Presenter: Michael Carmichael, ASLA – UMCP

Field Session Presenter: Peter Nohrden, ASLA (he/him/his) – DC Parks and Recreation

Field Session Presenter: Aaron Smith

Field Session Presenter: Joseph Sandor, PE, LEED Green Associate – AMT LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:30am – 4:30pm ET

SUN-FS-12: Public Space, Public Practice: Design and Stewardship of the Capital’s Monumental Core

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Elizabeth D. Miller, FASLA (she/her/hers) – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Leader: Ben Turpin (he/him/his) – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Presenter: Karin Schierhold, LEED AP – National Capital Planning Commission

Field Session Presenter: Yue Li – NPS - National Mall and Memorial Parks

Field Session Presenter: Rita AbouSamra, LEED AP ND – DC Office of Planning

Field Session Presenter: Eliza Voigt – Planning and NEPA, General Services Administration

Field Session Presenter: Otto Condon – ZGF

Field Session Presenter: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Field Session Presenter: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Laura Shipman, AICP – NCPC

Field Session Presenter: Jeff Jamawat – National Capital Planning Commission

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:00am – 3:00pm ET

SUN-FS-13: Eastern Market Metro Park: From Intersection of Complexities to Inclusive Destination

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Susan England, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – LandDesign

Field Session Leader: Dulce B. Naime (she/her/hers) – DC DPR

Field Session Presenter: Diego Martinez – Brailsford & Dunlavey

Field Session Presenter: Jill Keller, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – District Department of Transportation - Urban Forestry Division

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Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B01: Rewilding a Post-industrial Landscape: A Story About Diversity

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Heather Blaikie, ASLA, PLA – Scenic Hudson, Inc.

Speaker: Marni Burns, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Speaker: Eric Rothstein (he/him/his) – eDesign Dynamics

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B02: Design for Freedom: Eliminating Forced Labor in the Building Materials Supply Chain

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA – Louis Fusco Landscape Architects

Speaker: Sharon Prince – Grace Farms Foundation

Speaker: Amy Syverson-Shaffer, ASLA, SITES AP – Landscape Forms

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B04: Power Sharing and Community-driven Design for Parks in LA County

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Adriana Garcia So, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Speaker: Allen Compton, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – SALT Landscape Architects

Speaker: Dilia Ortega – Communities for a Better Environment

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B05: Rematriate the Land: Our Obligations to Truth and Healing

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Jose de Jesus Leal, ASLA – MIG, Inc.

Speaker: Kenwani'cahee Kravitz, MLS (she/her/hers) – Southern Oregon University

Speaker: Paul Fragua – MIG, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B06: Climate Action Planning (The Verb): Promising Practices for Climate-positive Work

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Bonnie C. Roy, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – SWT Design, Inc.

Speaker: Dorothy Faris, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Mithun

Speaker: Sarah Fitzgerald, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SWA Group

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B07: My Place: Using Signs and Graphics to Enhance Personal Connections to Space

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christine Montgomery, ASLA – RSM Design

Speaker: Susan Mavor, CDP (she/her/hers) – Lost & Found Design

Speaker: Adam Fine, MCIP LPP (he/him/his) – Fathom Studio

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B08: The Untapped Potential of Urban Parks to Enhance Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Donna Walcavage, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Ali C. Hocek, AIA (he/him/his) – AC Höcek Architecture LLC

Sunday, Oct 6th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

SUN-B09: Trash to Treasure—Wasteyard Modernization at New York Public Housing

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Clare Miflin, AIA, LEED AP, Certified Biomimicry Professional (she/her/hers) – Center for Zero Waste Design

Speaker: Runit Chhaya, ASLA – Grain Collective Landscape Architecture & Urban Design PLLC

Speaker: Juliette Spertus (she/her/hers) – New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

Sunday, Oct 6th

12:30pm – 3:30pm ET

SUN-FS-15: Tour of D.C.’s Bike Infrastructure: Protected Bikeways and Multi-Use Trails

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 140A

Field Session Leader: Jennifer L. Toole, FASLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design

Field Session Leader: Jim Sebastian, AICP – Toole Design Group

Field Session Presenter: Mike Goodno – District Department of Transportation’s Active Transportation Branch

Sunday, Oct 6th

12:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-14: National Harbor: A Spectacular Urban Waterfront Mixed-Use Destination on the Potomac River

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Phil R. Isaja – Soltesz, Inc.

Field Session Leader: Gabriela Canamar Clark, ASLA, AIA – LandDesign, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Mike Rolband, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Field Session Presenter: Ivan Schwartz – StudioEIS

Field Session Presenter: Jim Babinchak – Cooper Carry

Sunday, Oct 6th

1:30pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-16: Extending the Vision of the National Mall

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Maureen Joseph, ASLA, PLA – National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway

Field Session Leader: Daniel Straub, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – National Park Service

Field Session Presenter: Caitlin Smith – Army National Military Cemeteries

Field Session Presenter: Scott Hill – National Park Service (NPS)

Field Session Presenter: Raymond Nuesch, PLA – George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service (NPS)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C01: The Complex Nature of Mini-Forests: Promises and Perils of Urban Restorative Forest-Making

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Heather Schibli, International ASLA – Dougan Ecology

Speaker: Hannah Lewis, MS (she/her/hers) – Renewing the Countryside

Speaker: Marc Hallé, ASLA – CCxA Architectes paysagistes inc

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C02: All Are Welcome: Integrating Equity in Civic Spaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Mauricio Gomez, ASLA – SASAKI

Speaker: Greg Burrell, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – OLIN

Speaker: Neil Hrushowy, PhD – Vancouver Dept of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C04: Making Materials Work for Climate Action and SITES

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, LEED AP – Green Business Certification Inc.

Speaker: Alison Kinn Bennett (she/her/hers) – US Environmental Protection Agency

Speaker: Michal Kapitulnik, ASLA – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C05: The Sustainable Square Mile: Healing a Community with Neighborhood-Scale Green Infrastructure

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: David Yocca, FASLA – Blacks In Green

Speaker: Naomi Davis – Blacks In Green (BIG NFP)

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C06: Adapting the Campus Landscape: Climate Resilience, Sociability, and Well-Being

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – STOSS

Speaker: Laura L. Tenny, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – MIT

Speaker: Byron W. Sampson, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C07: Cultivating Compassion: Designing Healing Gardens for Neurodiversity, Unveiling Insights and Impacts

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Virginia T. Burt, FASLA – Virginia Burt Designs

Speaker: Maci T. Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LAND studio

Speaker: Carl R. Brass – Bellefaire JCB

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C09: Eating Ecologies: Growing Edible Green Infrastructure and Environmental Justice

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Matthew Potteiger, ASLA (he/him/his) – Dept. of Landscape Architecture, SUNY ESF

Speaker: Ethan Tyo (he/him/his) – AlterNative Project, LLC

Speaker: Catherine Bukowski (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County, MD Department of Environmental Protection, Watershed Restoration Division, Stewardship Division

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C10: Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-resilient Property and Landscape Management

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Brent Lloyd, ASLA, PLA – EDSA

Speaker: Austin Krcmarik – Denver Water

Speaker: Lindsay Brugger, AIA (she/her/hers) – Urban Land Institute

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-17: View from the Boat: Tracing a Healing Anacostia Back to Green Infrastructure

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Bryan McKnight, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Timmons Group

Field Session Leader: Matthew Reise, ASLA (he/him/his) – Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Field Session Presenter: Jorge Bogantes Montero – Anacostia Watershed Society

Field Session Presenter: Ariel Trahan (she/her/hers) – District of Columbia Government

Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-18: Unlocking the Potential: A Sustainable and History-Rich Educational Urban Campus

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Bel St.John Day, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design

Field Session Leader: Sharon Bradley, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Sean O'Donnell, FAIA (he/him/his) – Perkins Eastman DC

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D01: Restoring to What? Addressing Biodiversity in the Era of Climate Change

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Jennifer Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.

Speaker: Claudia West, ASLA – Phyto Studio

Speaker: Martha Eberle, ASLA, PLA – Andropogon Associates

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D02: Indigenous Design: Design Adapted to Place

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Naomi Ratte – NVision Insight Group / Canadian Society Landscape Architects Reconciliation Advisory Committee

Speaker: Grant Fahlgren (he/him/his) – PFS Studio / Canadian Society Landscape Architects Reconciliation Advisory Committee

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D03: Shifting Ground—Homelessness and the Fight for Equitable and Compassionate Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jerome Chou, ASLA (he/him/his) – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Speaker: Brice Maryman, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – MxM Landscape Architecture LLC

Speaker: Jean Yang – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D04: Silt Sand Slurry: Nontraditional Practice with the Dredge Research Collaborative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rob Holmes, ASLA – Auburn University

Speaker: Brett Milligan, ASLA – UC Davis

Speaker: Gena Wirth, ASLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D05: Federal to Local, Making Tree Equity a Reality

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gaylan D. Williams, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Speaker: Quintaniay Holifield, PhD – USDA Forest Service

Speaker: Stephen A. Sanchez, ASLA – HGOR Landscape Architects

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D06: Connection to Nature Is Still the Best Medicine in Contemporary Healthcare

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Ian P. Downing, ASLA (he/him/his) – Mikyoung Kim Design

Speaker: Wendy Mok, ASLA, PLA – GLS Landscape | Architecture

Speaker: Emily L. Allen, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D07: Rubble Ridges: A Nature-Based Solution for Great Lakes Coastal Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Theresa Ruswick – PROOF Projects

Speaker: Cody Eskew – Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Management Program

Speaker: Matt Henderson, PE – Anchor QEA

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D09: AFRICA: Onwards and Upwards!

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Hitesh S. Mehta, FASLA – HM Design

Speaker: Arthur M. Adeya, ASLA – Kounkuey Design Initiative

Speaker: Carey J. Duncan, ASLA – Carey Duncan Design; Mohamed VI Polytechnic Univsersity

Sunday, Oct 6th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

SUN-D10: Blueprint 2.0: Reimagining Prosperity Around the World’s Largest Airport

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Andrew Kohr, ASLA, PLA – Pond and Company

Speaker: Brian Dorelus – Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance

Speaker: Andrew Fayn, MPl. (he/him/his) – MXD Development Strategists

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A02: Greenspeak: Dialogue Between Landscape Architects and Native Plant Producers to Promote BNG

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Maria Landoni, ASLA – Sur Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ronda Burnett, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Missouri Department of Conservation

Speaker: Elliott Duemler (he/him/his) – National Nursery Products

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A03: Four Coasts: Improving Coastal Design Through Landscape Architecture and Engineering With Nature

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Rob Holmes, ASLA – Auburn University

Speaker: Jeffrey King, Affil. ASLA, PE – Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers

Speaker: Mindy Strevig, PE (she/her/hers) – Anchor QEA

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A04: Identity Crisis: Consensus-building for National Identity in a Polemical Urban Park Project

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Hyeyoung Choi, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Sungkyunkwan University

Speaker: Myungjin Shin (she/her/hers) – Environmental Planning Institute, SNU

Speaker: Daniel S. Oh, AICP, LEED AP – Square MMKM

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A05: A Conversation: the Power of Equity in Climate Action

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, PLA – DesignJonesllc.com

Speaker: Matt Williams, ASLA – City of Detroit

Speaker: Jean Senechal Biggs, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City of Beaverton

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A06: Evidence-Based Design for Human and Environmental Health

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Speaker: Lannie McClelen, ASLA, PLA – Texas Trees Foundation

Speaker: Brent Bucknum – Hyphae Design Laboratory

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A08: 25-Year Transformative Planning and Design Legacy at the University of Dubuque

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tom Oslund, FASLA, PLA, FAAR – O2 Design

Speaker: Jeffrey F. Bullock – University of Dubuque

Speaker: Han Zhang, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – O2 Design

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A09: Sensory-Responsive Design: Qualitative Insights and Design Methodologies for Crafting Neuro-Inclusive Environments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Kathryn A. Finnigan, Associate ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kurisu LLC

Speaker: Amy Wagenfeld, Affil. ASLA – University of Washington Department of Landscape Architecture and Amy Wagenfeld | Design

Speaker: Benjamin Jensen, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – HOK

Monday, Oct 7th

11:00am – 12:15pm ET

MON-A10: The Research-practice Ecotone: Models for Authentic Inquiry and Discovery

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Megan Barnes, ASLA – Landscape Architecture Foundation

Speaker: Mikyoung Kim, FASLA – Mikyoung Kim

Speaker: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B02: Generative Planting at Scale: Systems Design for Ecological Impact

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA, PLA – Phyto Studio

Speaker: Chris Landau, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – LANDAU Design+Technology

Speaker: Xun Liu, ASLA – University of Southern California

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B03: Beyond the ADA: New Federal Guidance Impacting Accessibility in the Public Realm

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: James Elliott, AICP – Toole Design

Speaker: Juliet Shoultz, PE – U.S Access Board

Speaker: Sarah Johnson, ASLA, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design Group

Speaker: Eric Childs, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Toole Design

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B06: Achieving Success on a Shoestring: How to Leverage Creativity for Nonprofit Clients

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Sarah Boyer, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Lord Aeck Sargent

Speaker: Greg Levine, ISA Certified – Trees Atlanta

Speaker: José M. Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (he/him/his) – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B07: Washington D.C.—A Tapestry of Towns and Small Gardens

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Jack Sullivan, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – University of Maryland

Speaker: Bob Hruby, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Speaker: Jennifer Horn, ASLA, PLA, ISA Certified Arborist (she/her/hers) – Horn & Co.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B08: Franklin Park: Designing Toward an Invitation to Participate

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA, FAAR (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective

Speaker: Rene O. Diaz (he/him/his) – DowntownDC Business Improvement District

Speaker: Tammy M. Stidham (she/her/hers) – National Park Service

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B09: Hard as a Rock! Detailing Natural Stone Paving for Timeless Durability

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Dacia Woodworth – Natural Stone Institute

Speaker: J.C. Slocum – The Gallegos Corporation

Speaker: Ben Roush, ASLA – Design Workshop, Inc.

Monday, Oct 7th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-DD-01: One Health for Whom? Exploring Diversity and Disparity through Data and Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Isabelle Asakura, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Asakura Robinson Company

Speaker: Andrew Knuppel, AICP, CFM (he/him/his) – Asakura Robinson

Speaker: Carolyn White – Harris County Flood Control District

Speaker: Jaime Gonzalez (he/him/his) – The Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C01: New Tools for Managing and Designing for Urban Biodiversity: Battery Park City

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Kirk Gordon, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Martin Harwood, PLA, ISA (he/him/his) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Sarah Fisher Curtin (she/her/hers) – Battery Park City Authority

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C02: Dignified Design: Bus Shelters that Elevate the Transit Experience in Underserved Communities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Kirk W. Keller, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Studio One Eleven

Speaker: Chelsea Richer, AICP (she/her/hers) – Fehr & Peers

Speaker: John Moreno – City of Paramount

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C03: Nothing About Us Without Us: Empowering Inclusive Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Amanda Bailey, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – MxM Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Peggy Martinez, ADAC – Creative Inclusion

Speaker: Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA (she/her/hers) – Studio Pacifica

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C06: From Removal to Reuse: Perspectives on Reclaimed Material in Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Wendy Andringa, ASLA, PLA, WEDG, LEED (she/her/hers) – Assemblage Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ilana Cohen, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Atelier Roberta

Speaker: Alexander Bender – Tri-Lox

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C07: Performance-based Plant Selection: Developing a National Bioretention Plant Selection Tool

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Jeremy Person, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland, Oregon

Speaker: Jim Cooper, ASLA, PLA, PWS (he/him/his) – Biohabitats

Speaker: Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C09: Great Street, Great City: How Public Realm Investment Is Revitalizing Downtown Johnstown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Laura Gornowski Marett, ASLA – Scape Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Thad Pawlowski – Partners in Public Design

Speaker: Laura Huchel

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A01: Outdoor Lighting—Beautiful, Biologically Appropriate, and Ecologically Responsible

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Rick A. Utting, IES – DarkSky International

Speaker: Nancy Clanton, PE, FIES, FIALD, LC, LEED Fellow (she/her/hers) – Visibility Innovations, LLC

Speaker: Randy J. Burkett, FIALD, FIES – Reed Burkett Lighting Design

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A04: Cool-Kit: Extreme Heat and Equitable Solutions to Promote Heat Resilience

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Kimberly Garza, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Atlas Lab Inc.

Speaker: Salvador N. Lindquist, ASLA – University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Speaker: Keenan Gibbons, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – SmithGroup, University of Michigan

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A05: Unlocking the Carbon Potential of Soils

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Christopher R. Ng-Hardy, ASLA, PLA – Sasaki

Speaker: Gillian T. Davies (she/her/hers) – BSC Group, Inc. & Visiting Scholar, Tufts University Global Development & Environment Institute

Speaker: Rachel W. Lindsay, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Regenerative Design Group

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A06: Transcending Anglo/American Olmstedian Design to Create Culturally Responsive Spaces and Places

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Steve A. Rasmussen Cancian, ASLA, PLA – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Speaker: Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, PLA – DesignJonesllc.com

Speaker: Monique Bassey, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A08: A Texas Approach to Systematic Change in Nature Access and Outdoor Learning

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Sarah Coles (she/her/hers) – Texas Children in Nature Network

Speaker: Melody Alcazar (she/her/hers) – City of Austin

Speaker: Jaime Gonzalez (he/him/his) – The Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A09: The Point: Transforming the Utah State Prison into an Innovative Urban Center

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Tim Watkins, AICP – Wasatch Front Regional Council

Speaker: Steven Kellenberg (he/him/his) – Kellenberg Studio

Speaker: Jim MacRae, PLA, LEED AP – Design Workshop

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B02: Tackling the Water and Biodiversity Crisis in Florida: The OUTSIDE Collaborative

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Christina Hite, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Dix.Hite + Partners

Speaker: Timothee Salin – IMG ENTERPRISES

Speaker: Pierce Jones (he/him/his) – University of Florida

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B04: Reflection of the Gay Rights Movement in the Memorial Landscape

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Yusheng Dent, ASLA (he/him/his) – SWA Group

Speaker: Chad Lord – National Parks Conservation Association

Speaker: Cleve Jones

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B05: A Phase-by-Phase Approach to Decarbonizing Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Andrew W. Wickham, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – LPA Design Studios

Speaker: Marieke Lacasse, FASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – GGLO

Speaker: Alejandra Hinojosa, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – LPA Design Studios

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B09: The Region – Uplifting Communities Through Transit Oriented Development in Northwest Indiana

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Aaron Kowalski, AICP – MKSK

Speaker: Eddie Melton – City of Gary, Indiana

Speaker: Sherri Ziller – Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B10: Design Matters: The Impact of Landscape Architecture on Infrastructure Projects

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Gentry K. Lock, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Stantec

Speaker: Olga Gorbunova, PE – EE Cruz

Speaker: Kathryn Prybylski, PE – NYC EDC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:30pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-DD-01: Connecting the Dots: Best Practices for Designing with and for Disabilities

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki

Speaker: Caitlyn Clauson – Sasaki

Speaker: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DeafScape / UCLA

Speaker: Christopher V. Downey, AIA (he/him/his) – Architecture for the Blind

Speaker: Ben Perez – University of California Berkeley

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C01: Come to the River: Tom Lee Park and Inclusive Placemaking for Memphis

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I

Lead Speaker: Kate Orff, FASLA (she/her/hers) – SCAPE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE D.P.C.

Speaker: Carol Coletta – Memphis River Parks Partnership

Speaker: John Donnelly, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture, DPC

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C03: Get the Dirt on Soil-level Strategies for Climate Resilience and Carbon Drawdown

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Sally L. Brown – University of Washington

Speaker: Ron Alexander, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his) – R. Alexander Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Jake Chalfin (he/him/his) – laurel valley soils

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C04: Small Sites + Big Impact—Building a Network of Climate Action

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Kaki Martin, FASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Klopfer Martin Design Group

Speaker: Matthew Cunningham, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC and Harvard Graduate School of Design

Speaker: Kate England, GIP, ENV SP (she/her/hers) – City of Boston

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C05: Bringing Nature into the Heart of Darkness: Restorative Justice in the Garden

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Daniel M. Winterbottom, FASLA – University of Washington

Speaker: David Komeiji – Saga Goryu Ikebana North America Chapter

Speaker: Thomas Charney, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – Boss Engineering

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C06: Poetry of Place: The Pursuit of the There There

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Roderick Wyllie, FASLA (he/him/his) – Surfacedesign, Inc.

Speaker: Robin Winogrond, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Robin Winogrond. landscape arc

Speaker: Mark Rogero – Concreteworks

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C07: From Afterthought to Forethought—Approaches to Construction Administration

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Shawn M. Weidner, ASLA, PLA – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Speaker: Demetrios Staurinos, ASLA (he/him/his) – OLIN

Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA, PLA, ISA, Assoc. DBIA – SiteWorks

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C09: Green Stormwater Infrastructure for the People!—but Which People?

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB

Lead Speaker: Stephanie E. Hurley, ASLA – University of Vermont

Speaker: Amir Johnson – University of Vermont

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:30am – 1:30pm ET

WED-FS-03: Transforming Tysons Through Redevelopment and Public Green Infrastructure Investments

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Beth Elliott, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Fairfax County, Dept. of Planning and Development - Urban Centers Section

Field Session Leader: Danielle Sette, ASLA – Fairfax County, Dept. of Public Works and Environmental Services, Stormwater Planning Division

Field Session Presenter: Andrea B. Crossett – LandDesign

Field Session Presenter: Khristine F. Giangrandi, PLA, ASLA – LandDesign

Field Session Presenter: William Marsh, LEED AP, PE – Fairfax County government, Department of Land Development Services

Field Session Presenter: Rachel Rittler, PLA, ASLA – Parker Rodriguez

Field Session Presenter: Meghan Trossen

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:30am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-02: Evolving Green Stories at Brookside Gardens and Montgomery Parks

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Ching-Fang Chen, ASLA – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Leader: Christopher Elenstar (he/him/his) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Brian Dahl – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Jeanette Proudfoot – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Field Session Presenter: Kristin Davey (she/her/hers) – M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:45am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-05: The 11th Street Bridge Park: Building Trust and Strengthening Community Resilience

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Hallie T. Boyce, FASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – OLIN

Field Session Leader: Judith E. Venonsky, ASLA, PLA – OLIN

Field Session Presenter: Kia D. Johnson, ASLA – 11th Street Bridge Park

Field Session Presenter: Jessica G. Smith Lennan – 11th Street Bridge Park

Field Session Presenter: Christopher E. Williams (he/him/his) – Anacostia Watershed Society

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7:45am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-04: Welcome Home, George Washington

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Brett A. Nein, ASLA (he/him/his) – Jacobs

Field Session Leader: Greg Ault, ASLA – Jacobs

Field Session Presenter: Dean Norton – George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Field Session Presenter: Scott Hill – National Park Service (NPS)

Field Session Presenter: Caroline Spurry – Mount Vernon

Field Session Presenter: Don Francisco – Mount Vernon

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 12:30pm ET

WED-FS-08: Exploring the U.S. Capitol Grounds and U.S. Botanic Garden Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Patricia M. ODonnell, FASLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Leader: Peter F. Viteretto, FASLA – Herritage Landscapes

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Gregory W. De Vries, ASLA, PLA – Heritage Landscapes LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jim Kaufman – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Melissa Westbrook – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Nick Nelson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Devin Dotson – Architect of the Capitol

Field Session Presenter: Jason Curtis, ASLA – Andropogon Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-07: Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Dumbarton Oaks Park

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Brian T. Bolen, ASLA, PLA – Parker Rodriguez

Field Session Leader: Lili A. Herrera, ASLA, PLA – Oehme van Sweden

Field Session Presenter: Thaisa Way, FASLA – Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University

Field Session Presenter: Lindsey Milstein – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Liza Gilbert, ASLA – Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Field Session Presenter: Jonathan Kavalier – Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:00am – 2:00pm ET

WED-FS-06: D.C. Hidden History: Beyond the National Mall

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Kendra C. Hyson, ASLA – SmithGroup

Field Session Leader: Sharon Bradley, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Bradley Site Design, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Akiima Price (she/her/hers) – Friends of Anacostia Park

Field Session Presenter: Michael Marshall

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:15am – 12:45pm ET

WED-FS-10: Walking the Wharf: The District’s Urban Waterfront & Neighborhood

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 156

Field Session Leader: Paul B. Josey, ASLA, PLA – Wolf Josey Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Beata Boodell Corcoran, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Michael Vergason Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Adrienne Heflich, ASLA, PLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Hilary Bertsch, FAIA – Perkins Eastman

Field Session Presenter: Xibei Song, ASLA, PLA – MKSK

Field Session Presenter: Martiena Schneller (she/her/hers) – Ox Hill Companies

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:15am – 1:15pm ET

WED-FS-09: Building Amazon’s Metropolitan Park and Terraces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Justin Jackson, ASLA, PLA – Field Operations

Field Session Leader: Karli A. Molter, AIA (she/her/hers) – AIA

Field Session Presenter: Brian Earle, AIA – ZGF Architects

Field Session Presenter: Megan Brown, PE (she/her/hers) – Clark Construction Group

Field Session Presenter: Sarah W. Astheimer, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A01: Planting for the Next 125 Years: Landscape Architecture’s Role in Combating Invasives

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Barbara Barnes, ASLA, LEED AP – HDR Inc

Speaker: Michael Spina, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Fran Chismar (he/him/his) – Pinelands Nursery

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A03: The Curation, Choreography, and Culture of Linear Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Cindy Zerger, ASLA, PLA – Toole Design

Speaker: Nate S. Cormier, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – RIOS

Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A05: Widening the Tent: Elevating Multigenerational, Inclusive, and Accessible Play in Civic Spaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Matthew Macchietto, ASLA – Hoerr Schaudt

Speaker: Nathan Elliott, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – OJB Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Ingrid M. Kanics, Affil. ASLA, FAOTA, OTR/L, CPSI (she/her/hers) – Kanics Inclusive Design Services, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 11:00am ET

WED-DD-01: Laying the Foundation: Current Approaches to Integrating Soil to Site

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 154AB

Lead Speaker: Ted Hartsig – Olsson, Inc.

Speaker: Manfred Mayer (he/him/his) – Olsson

Speaker: Tim Toland, ASLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-11: Curating and Stewarding Smithsonian Gardens for the 21st Century

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Leader: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Field Session Presenter: Eric Calhoun (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Jacob T. Hendee – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Carla Thomas McGinnis – Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Field Session Presenter: Sylvia Schmeichel (she/her/hers) – Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Philip Evich (he/him/his) – Smithsonian Gardens

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Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 1:00pm ET

WED-FS-12: The National Mall: Continuity, Adaptation, and Design Excellence

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Elliot Rhodeside, FASLA, FASLA – Rhodeside Harwell RHI

Field Session Leader: Heather Courtenay, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Rhodeside Harwell

Field Session Presenter: Roger Courtenay, FASLA (he/him/his) – EDAW, AECOM

Field Session Presenter: Lauren Brandes, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution/ Smithsonian Gardens

Field Session Presenter: Suzette Goldstein, AICP – HOK

Wednesday, Oct 9th

9:30am – 1:30pm ET

WED-FS-13: DeafScape Auditing: An Immersive & Inclusive Intro to Investigating DeafSpaces

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DeafScape / UCLA

Field Session Leader: Derrick Behm Josa – Copper & Water, LLC

Field Session Presenter: Jeffrey Y. Mansfield – MASS Design Group

Field Session Presenter: Kiran Mapes, AIA, LEED Green Associate – Gallaudet University

Field Session Presenter: Richard Dougherty – Gallaudet University

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B01: Breaking Down Barriers: Restoring Community and Landscape Connections at the Harlem Meer

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Lane Addonizio, AICP – Lane Addonizio, AICP

Speaker: Christopher Nolan, FASLA – Studio Nolan

Speaker: John T. Reddick – Central Park Conservancy

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B02: Measuring Joy: Quantifying the Social and Economic Impacts of Public Realm Interventions

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB

Lead Speaker: Mouna Andraos (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours

Speaker: Joshua Bloom – The Lakota Group

Speaker: Leyla Nahas (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B03: Designing for Energy Transition: The Opportunity of Renewable Energy Landscapes

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Nicholas Pevzner (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

Speaker: Yekang Ko, PhD, Affil. ASLA – University of Oregon / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Speaker: Jasper Hugtenburg (he/him/his) – H+N+S Landscape Architects

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B04: Rethinking the Retail Experience: Meeting the next Generation of Consumer Approval

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

Lead Speaker: Joseph J. Plumpe, ASLA – STUDIO39 Landscape Architecture, P.C.

Speaker: Richard G. Cataffa – Federal Realty

Speaker: Geoff Sharpe, ASLA – Federal Realty Investment Trust

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B06: The Urban Forestry Approach: Seeing Tree Canopy as an Asset in D.C.

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jill Keller, PLA, ASLA (she/her/hers) – District Department of Transportation - Urban Forestry Division

Speaker: Jo-Elle Burgard, PLA, LEED AP – District Department of Transportation

Speaker: Matt Madeira (he/him/his) – Arborist Consulting & Tree Preservation, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

10:15am – 11:30am ET

WED-B07: Reframing the Plantation Narrative: A Community-driven Evolution of Latta Place

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning

Speaker: Kofi Boone, FASLA (he/him/his) – NC State University

Speaker: Darneka Waters, ASLA – Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation

NY/non-HSW

Sunday, Oct 6th

9:00am – 5:00pm ET

SUN-FS-10: Sketch D.C.: Uncovering Curious Patterns and Hidden Symbols

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 140A

Field Session Leader: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley

Field Session Leader: Robert Chipman, ASLA – Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc

Field Session Presenter: Kelly A. Curl, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

Field Session Presenter: David David de la Peña (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

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Sunday, Oct 6th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

SUN-C03: How We Practice Matters: Making Space for Landscape Activism

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA – The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Speaker: Angela Kyle – Jennie's Legacy

Speaker: Peggy King-Jorde – KING JORDE Cultural Projects Consulting

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B05: A Conversation with Congress: How Landscape Architects Green Schools

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

Lead Speaker: Gregory Miller, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Pland Collaborative

Speaker: Rumer J. Alleyne-LeGendre (she/her/hers) – Office of Congresswoman Velázquez

Speaker: Claire Latané, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Cal Poly Pomona

Monday, Oct 7th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

MON-B10: Putting Words into Actions: Shaping a Diverse and Inclusive Landscape Architecture Profession

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Lead Speaker: Taewook Cha, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Supermass Studio

Speaker: Stephanie Onwenu, Associate ASLA (she/they) – Ijeomalandartscapes LLC

Monday, Oct 7th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

MON-C10: Pedal Powered: Bicycling as a Mode for Engagement, Education, Research, and Fieldwork

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Austin Dunn, ASLA, PLA – Iowa State University

Speaker: Ryan Booth, ASLA, PLA – Alta Planning & Design

Speaker: Kevin Belle, AICP (he/him/his) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Tuesday, Oct 8th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

TUE-A02: Canary in the Coal Mine: Reviving Landscape Architecture with Community Input

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Deshaun L. Bennett (he/him/his) – Hummingbird Community Cooperation

Speaker: Jescelle R. Major, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – Arizona State University/ Well Outside

Speaker: Bronwen Mastro, ASLA, LEED BD+C (she/her/hers) – Bend Park and Recreation District

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B06: When 1 × 1 = ♾️: Design Ethics, Storytelling, and Collaboration with AI

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 151AB

Lead Speaker: Misa Chen, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – STUDIO EDITION

Speaker: Joshua Vermillion – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Speaker: Ricardo J. Rodríguez De Santiago, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Bytes & Mortar

Tuesday, Oct 8th

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

TUE-B07: Public Parks, Private Operations: How Funding and Governance Planning Realize Great Design

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Connie J. Chung, AICP (she/her/hers) – HR&A Advisors

Speaker: Maureen Heffernan (she/her/hers) – Park Management Company

Speaker: Meghen Quinn, ASLA – Hargreaves Jones

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C02: Youth-Led Community Resilience: Trauma-Informed Practices Fostering Equitable Development

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Sarah W. Konradi, ASLA, PLA – Design Workshop Foundation

Speaker: Kofi Boone, FASLA (he/him/his) – NC State University

Speaker: Chris J. Suggs (he/him/his) – Kinston Teens, Inc.

Tuesday, Oct 8th

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

TUE-C10: Making the Most of Federal Transportation Funding to Maximize State Active Transportation

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC

Lead Speaker: Elle Segal (she/her/hers) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Speaker: Kim Chesser (she/her/hers) – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Speaker: Joseph Reed – Rails to Trails Conservancy

Tuesday, Oct 8th

6:00pm – 9:00pm ET

2024 BlackLAN Annual Event

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A02: History Erased: Bringing Life Back to a Community Legacy

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 150AB

Lead Speaker: Joshua Brooks, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate – Sasaki

Speaker: Corinne Villavaso – The Villavaso Group, LLC

Wednesday, Oct 9th

8:30am – 9:45am ET

WED-A04: Public vs. Private: How Landscape Architects Navigate Private Investment in Parks

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Lead Speaker: Jen Cross, ASLA, PLA – HDR

Speaker: Hans Klein-Hewett, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Iowa State University