FRI-D07: Not Your Garden-Variety Landscape Architects: Leading Nontraditional Careers

Friday, October 10, 2025

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210

1.25 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AIA/non-HSW, AICP, FL

Speaker(s)

Emily Archer, ASLA, PLA

Deputy Director of Economic Development
City of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Jack Rosenberger, ASLA, PLA

Director of University Planning
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jonny Hayes, ASLA, PLA, SEGD (he/him/his)

Chief Design Officer
Anchorage Museum
ANCHORAGE, Alaska

Don’t see yourself in a landscape architecture firm? Neither did we. How three landscape architects followed their own path, are working outside the boundaries of the private sector, and are making a difference in their communities and for the profession.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn how different careers for landscape architects, outside of private design firms, are making a difference in their communities and for the profession.
Learn how a leadership role in local government is transforming the City of Virginia Beach through interdisciplinary partnerships and a focus on creating places of sustained value.
Learn how a public university applies stewardship principles that protect and uplift an institution’s most cherished assets, and advance initiatives that foster a more inclusive, diverse, and healthy campus community.
Learn how a museum is influencing a sustainable and equitable North, and inspiring creativity and imagination for what is possible by advancing community initiatives.