Speaker List

Auburn

Mann, Gordon

Arboriculture and Community Forestry Coordinator
The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forestry

Auburn, California

Abington

Hansplant, Laura

Principal & CEO
Studio Sustena

Abington, Pennsylvania

Alameda

Hom, Hanson

Urban Planning Consultant
Self-employed

Alameda, California

Albuquerque

Fragua, Paul

Director of Native Nations Strategy and Relations
MIG, Inc.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Alhambra

Gorton, Brianna

Sustainability Planner
LA County Parks

Alhambra, California

Kano, Chester (he/him/his)

Deputy Director
County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation

Alhambra, California

Rojas, James T.

Urban planner, artist, community engagement specialist
Place It!

Alhambra, California

Torres, Christopher (he/him/his)

Founding Principal
Agency Artifact

Alhambra, CA

Altadena

Adams, Leigh (she/her/hers)

Educator, designer, advocate
APLD

Altadena, California

Anaheim

Garrene, Bryan (he/him/his)

Principal Landscape Architect
Walt Disney Imagineering

Anaheim, California

Schwerner, Adam A.

Director of Horticulture & Resort Enhancement
Disneyland Resort

Anaheim, CA

Ashland

Zhang, Wei

Education Coordinator
The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forestry

Ashland, Virginia

Aspen

Lawson, Daniel J.

Facility Manager
National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park

Aspen, Colorado

Athens

Berglund, Cameron A.

Lecturer
UGA College of Environment and Design

Athens, Georgia

Atlanta

Dials, Grace

Director of Design Management
SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Atlanta, Georgia

Leighty, Lauren A. (she/her/hers)

Vice President | Campus Planning Studio Leader
SmithGroup

Atlanta, Georgia

Auburn

Homan, Kelly G.

Assistant Professor
Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Austin

Hansen, Maggie E. (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

Leonard, Rebecca R.

CEO
Lionheart

Austin, Texas

Orr, Jennifer L.

Owner, PLA
Lionheart Places, LLC

Austin, Texas

Starling Rampy, Amy

Senior Associate, Programs Manager
TBG Partners

Austin, Texas

Baltimore

Glase, Nick (he/him/his)

Principal & Cofounder
Unknown Studio Landscape Architecture

Baltimore, Maryland

Bannockburn

Rock, Robert

President & CEO
Rock Design Associates

Bannockburn, Illinois

Belmont

Valentine, Glen

Principal
Stimson Studio

Belmont, Massachusetts

Bennington

Gredys, Ross (he/him/his)

Owner / CEO
Rebellion Fabrication

Bennington, Nebraska

Berkeley

Erickson, Alyssa

Landscape Designer
Landscape Architecture

Berkeley, California

Greenspan, Adam

Design Director
PWP Landscape Architecture

Berkeley, California

King, John A.

Writer
Retired

Berkeley, California

Kondolf, Matt (he/him/his)

Professor
University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Strader, Alex

Director
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture

Berkeley, California

Sullivan, Chip (he/him/his)

Professor
UC Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

Toy, Jen W.K (she/her/hers)

Executive Director
Test Plot

Berkeley, California

Westbrook, Liz (she/her/hers)

Partner
Zander Westbrook Design

Berkeley, California

Blacksburg

Curulli, Giuseppina Irene. (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Practice
Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

BOSTON

Chen, Albert Z.

Senior Associate
Stoss Landscape Urbanism

BOSTON, Massachusetts

Chrisco, Zachary

Principal
Sasaki

Boston, Massachusetts

Fernandez, Diana (she/her/hers)

Deputy Chief of Urban Design
City of Boston

Boston, MA

Hsueh, Ming-Jen

Senior Associate
Sasaki

Boston, Massachusetts

Ng, Jennifer

Business Development Director
Klopfer Martin Design Group (KMDG)

Boston, Massachusetts

Botany

Cantwell, Matthew Paul. (he/him/his)

Founder and Creative Director
Secret Gardens

Botany, New South Wales

Bridgewater

Handel, Steven N. (he/him/his)

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Ecology
Rutgers University

Bridgewater, New Jersey

Brooklyn

Banh, Tami N.

Landscape Architect, Visiting Faculty
University of Pennsylvania

Brooklyn, New York

Bender, Alexander (he/him/his)

Co-Founder + Managing Partner
Tri-Lox

Brooklyn, New York

Delk, Michelle J. (she/her/hers)

Partner, Landscape Architect
Snohetta

Brooklyn, New York

Golan, Sagi (he/him/his)

Deputy Director of Urban Design
NYC Department of City Planning

Brooklyn, New York

Holland, Zoe (she/her/hers)

Associate
STIMSON

Brooklyn, New York

Llano, Carolina (she/her/hers)

Senior Director of Art, Design & Technology
NYC Office of the Mayor, Public Design Commission

Brooklyn, New York

McMahon, Matt

Director
Snøhetta

Brooklyn, NY

Parker, Andrea (she/her/hers)

Executive Director
Gowanus Canal Conservancy

Brooklyn, New York

Poulson, Rashid F.

Director of Horticulture
Brooklyn Bridge Park

BROOKLYN, New York

Prem, Grace E. (she/her/hers)

Senior Management Lead
SCAPE

BROOKLYN, New York

Ries, Ariel

Gardener 3
Central Park Conservancy

Brooklyn, New York

Rivera Diaz, Yadiel J. (he/him/his)

Partner
MARVEL

Brooklyn, New York

Cambridge

Ford, Gina

FASLA
Agency Landscape + Planning

Cambridge, MA

Hardenbergh, Hannah (she/her/hers)

Landscape Designer
Klopfer Martin Design Group

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Hensold, Brie

Principal
Agency Landscape + Planning

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kett, John A. (he/him/his)

Managing Principal
Reed Hilderbrand

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lefcourt, David

City Arborist/Tree Warden
City of Cambridge DPW

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mark-Ng, Elsa (she/her/hers)

Associate Studio Manager
Agency Landscape + Planning

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Martin, Jeremy (he/him/his)

Associate Principal - Technical Director
Reed Hilderbrand

Cambridge, Massachusetts

prakkamakul, ponnapa (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate
Sasaki

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Ross, Susannah

Director Landscape Architect
Agency Landscape + Planning

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Solano, Laura L. (she/her/hers)

Partner
MVVA, Inc.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Tooke, Kate (she/her/hers)

Principal
Agency Landscape and Planning

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Charlotte

Borden, Matthew A.

Research Scientist - Plant Pathologist
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories & Arboretum

Charlotte, North Carolina

Brooks, Jennifer L. (she/her/hers)

Design and Construction Project Manager
Mecklenburg County

Charlotte, North Carolina

Hood, Shakira (she/her/hers)

Landscape Designer
Stimmel Associates

Charlotte, North Carolina

Lunsford, Brandon (he/him/his)

Historian
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlottesville

McCall, Mary

Founder
Quite Contrary Studios

Charlottesville, Virginia

Popa, Tim

Communications Director
Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

Charlottesville, VA

Chicago

Barry, Brian

Senior QA/QC Technical Manager
Site Design Group, Ltd.

Chicago, Illinois

Gleason, Heather (she/her/hers)

Director, Planning and Development
Chicago Park District

Chicago, Illinois

Haynes, Avery (any pronouns)

Planting Design Specialist
Hoerr Schaudt

Chicago, Illinois

Ishikawa, Hana

Design Principal, Partner
Site Design Group, Ltd.

Chicago, Illinois

Johnson, Clare (she/her/hers)

Project Manager
Site Design Group, ltd.

Chicago, Illinois

Jones, Jenna (she/her/hers)

Principal
Site Design Group, Ltd.

Chicago, Illinois

Jordan, Jack (he/him/his)

Executive Director
Climate Action Evanston

Chicago, Illinois

Rio, Malcolm J. (he/him/his)

Doctoral Candidate
Columbia University

Chicago, Illinois

Weidl, Brett (she/her/hers)

Principal
MKSK

Chicago, Illinois

Cleveland

Coffman, Kelly B.

Principal Planner
Cleveland Metroparks

Cleveland, Ohio

Colich, Kimberly

Stormwater Program Manager
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Cleveland, Ohio

College Park

Egan, Jennifer

Program Manager, Environmental Economics & Conservation Finance
Environmental Finance Center, University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland

Columbia

Carson, PhD, Margaret A. (she/her/hers)

Native Affairs Analyst
National Park Service

Columbia, South Carolina

columbus

Lipschitz, Forbes

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
Ohio State University

columbus, OH

Corrales

Klein, Rena (she/her/hers)

Senior Partner
AVEC

Corrales, New Mexico

Corvallis

Cazares, Efren

Mycologist-Soil Biologist
MycoRoots

Corvallis, OR

Creve Coeur

Hurd, Brian

Founder
CDTA Partners LLC

Creve Coeur, Missouri

Culver City

Detweiler, Zoe Grace.

Landscape historian & designer
USC School of Architecture

Culver City, California

Small, Thomas A.

CEO
Culver City Forward

Culver City, CA

Dallas

Clark, Jordan (he/him/his)

Director of Design Performance & Sustainability
TBG Partners

Dallas, Texas

Hinojosa, Alejandra (she/her/hers)

Sustainability Specialist
LPA Design Studios

Dallas, TX

Davis

Kiers, Haven (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
University of California, Davis

Davis, California

Schlickman, Emily (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of California, Davis

Davis, California

DECATUR

Lipscomb, Micah S.

Associate Principal
Perkins&Will

DECATUR, Georgia

Wiener, Aaron L.

Landscape Architect - Outdoor Recreation Planner
National Park Service

Decatur, Georgia

Delano

Kadara, Tekoah A.

Co- Associate Executive Director
Allensworth Progressive Association

Delano, California

Denver

Cawrse, Anna

Principal, Denver Office Director
Sasaki

Denver, CO

Finkowski, Kelly

Landscape Architect
Dig Studio

Denver, Colorado

Gieryic, Chelsea

Associate
Livable Cities Studio

Denver, Colorado

Jordan, Scott A.

Senior Director
Civitas Inc.

Denver, Colorado

Passmore, Stacy

Principal
Superbloom

Denver, Colorado

Wenskoski, Meredith (she/her/hers)

President + Founder
Livable Cities Studio

Denver, Colorado

Williams, Kevin P. (he/him/his)

Manager of Horticulture
Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver, Colorado

Des Moines

Aravena, Magdalena A. (she/her/hers)

Principal Landscape Architect
Studio Siembra

Des Moines, Iowa

Detroit

Davis Williams, Ujijji

Principal
JIMA Studio

Detroit, Michigan

East Hampton

Watson, Julia N. (she/her/hers)

Founder & Co-Founder
Lo—TEK Office for Intercultural Urbanism & Lo—TEK Institute

East Hampton, New York

Encino

Katz, Nurit (she/her/hers)

Chief Sustainability Officer
UCLA

Encino, California

Englewood

Lipovsky, Diane M. (she/her/hers)

Principal/Co-Founder
Superbloom

Englewood, Colorado

Eureka

YV

Valachovic, Yana

Policy Institute, Associate Director
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Eureka, CA

Flushing

Smith, Adrian L. (he/him/his)

Team Leader, Capital Projects Division
City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation

Flushing, New York

Forest Hills

Orff, Kate (she/her/hers)

Founder and President
SCAPE

Forest Hills, New York

Fort Collins

Curl, Kelly A. (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Colorado State University

Fort Collins, Colorado

Fountain Valley

Krebs, Mark

President
PACE Advanced Water Engineering

Fountain Valley, CA

Glendale

Landregan, stephanie V. (she/her/hers)

Director
Altadena Green

Glendale, California

Mok, Jennifer M. (she/her/hers)

Landscape Architecture Studio Executive
Walt Disney Imagineering

Glendale, California

Glendora

Garfias, Katie (she/her/hers)

Senior Landscape Architect
Walt Disney Imagineering

Glendora, California

Glenside

Weaner, Larry

Principal
LWLA

Glenside, Pennsylvania

Golden

Viitanen, Will

Associate Principal
Livable Cities Studio

Golden, Colorado

Golden Valley

Moore, Jill (she/her/hers)

Inclusive Play Specialist
Landscape Structures

Golden Valley, Minnesota

Hamden

Compton, Jeannette

President & CEO
Mill River Collaborative

Hamden, Connecticut

Helsinki

Broberg, Anna (she/her/hers)

Co-Founder & COO
Maptionnaire

Helsinki, Uusimaa

Homestead

Rovira, Roberto J. (he/him/his)

Professor and Principal
FIU and Studio Roberto Rovira

Homestead, Florida

Hood River

Alcott, Emily

Principal Ecologist & Fluvial Geomorphologist
Inter-Fluve

Hood River, Oregon

Houston

Caldwell, Peter J.

Associate Professor of Practice
Texas A&M University

Houston, Texas

Indianapolis

Evans, Sarah (she/her/hers)

Midwest Landscape Architecture Group Leader
V3 Companies

Indianapolis, Indiana

Liongson, Danica (she/her/hers)

Associate
Merritt Chase

Indianapolis, Indiana

Inglewood

McCallum, Gerard

Project Manager
Wilson Meany

Inglewood, CA

Jackson

Brown, Jessica Hendryx

Branch Chief of Project Management
National Park Service

Jackson, Wyoming

Kalamazoo

Syverson, Amy C.

Sustainability Lead
Landscape Forms

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kansas City

Landoni, Maria

Landscape Architect
Sur Landscape Architecture

Kansas City, Missouri

Kensington

Higgins, Lila M. (they/them/theirs)

Director of Education and Horticulture
California Native Plant Society

Kensington, California

La Crescenta

Brief, Pamela

President
Pamela Studios Landscape Architecture Inc.

La Crescenta, California

La Grange Park

Zlevor, Kelsey (she/her/hers)

Senior Planner
Mental Landscapes / Epstein

La Grange Park, Illinois

La Mesa

Syphard, Alexandra D.

Senior Research Scientist
Conservation Biology Institute

La Mesa, California

La Mirada

Brown, Isaac T.

Principal Scientist
McMillen

La Mirada, California

Lincoln

Balon, Andrew J. (he/him/his)

Arborist
The Bartlett Tree Experts

Lincoln, Rhode Island

Lincoln

Bassey, Monique (she/her/hers)

Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln , Nebraska

Lincoln

Laravie, Steve (he/him/his)

Executive Director
Blue Heron Tiospaye

Lincoln, Nebraska

Littleton

Tal, Daniel A. (he/him/his)

Digital Studio Manager
Confluence

Littleton, Colorado

Long Beach

Zell, Jennifer (she/her/hers)

Director of Regenerative Design Studio
MIG, Inc.

Long Beach, California

Long Island City

Hamann, Jenny (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate
Stantec

Long Island City, New York

Los Angeles

Ascensio, Marcelino

Senior Civil Engineer
City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering

Los Angeles, California

Baker, Scott D. (he/him/his)

Founding Principal
RELM

Los Angeles, CA

Baldauf, Brian

Deputy Executive Officer
Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority

Los Angeles, California

Barthakur, Amitabh (he/him/his)

Partner
HR&A Advisors

Los Angeles, California

Bauer, Dana (she/her/hers)

Partner and Design Principal
Elysian Landscapes

Los Angeles, CA

Benton, Chad A.

Branch Manager
BrightView Landscape Development, Inc.

Los Angeles, California

Bouzanquet, Danette

Youth Engagement Manager
Friends of the LA River

LOS ANGELES, CA

Brach, Abbey Chamberlain.

Director & Curator
Hollyhock House, Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Carter, Everett S. (he/him/his)

Associate
SALT Landscape Architects

Los Angeles, CA

Chan, Wendy

Senior Landscape Architect
MIG

Los Angeles, CA

Christensen, David

Design Principal
RELM

Los Angeles, CA

Chung, Connie J. (she/her/hers)

Managing Partner, Los Angeles
HR&A Advisors

Los Angeles, California

DiBernardo, William (he/him/his)

Founding Partner
Sit—Still Landscape Architecture

Los Angeles, California

Dinkin, Leslie

Senior Design Coordinator
Kounkuey Design Initiative

Los Angeles, California

Dyer, Dawn

Principal
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, CA

Dyer, Jan

Principal
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, CA

Fan, Xiaojian (she/her/hers)

Associate
Design Workshop

Los Angeles, California

Feldman, Daniel J.

Senior Manager, Horticulture
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Los Angeles, California

Feldmann, Ben V. (he/him/his)

Principal
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, California

Ferry, Eden

Senior Associate
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, California

Flynn, Hannah Michael

Designer
Stillwater Sciences

Los Angeles, CA

Foster, Kara Holekamp. (she/her/hers)

Landscape Architect
Terremoto

Los Angeles, California

Franklin, Jonathan L.

Senior Planning and Design Associate
Kounkuey Design Initiative

Los Angeles, California

Gamache, Dante

Senior Landscape Designer
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, CA

Godshall, David

Landscape Architect, Co-Founder and Principal
TERREMOTO

Los Angeles, California

Hanna, Mark (he/him/his)

Senior Service Director
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc

Los Angeles, CA

Hawkinson, Julia E. (she/her/hers)

Facilities Asset Development Director
Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles, California

Healy, Nora (she/her/hers)

Development and Communications Associate
Kounkuey Design Initiative

Los Angeles, California

Henson, Jessica M.

Partner
OLIN

LOS ANGELES, CA

Hernandez, Daniel G. (he/him/his)

Project Manager
Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy

Los Angeles, California

Hirsch, Alison B. (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

Horn, Megan A. (she/her/hers)

Principal
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, California

Jones, Jennifer A.

Principal
Terremoto Landscape

Los Angeles, California

Kameon, Judy

Founding Principal
Elysian Landscapes

Los Angeles, California

Kanter, Maxwell A. (he/him/his)

Founder
Saturate and Test Plot

Los Angeles, California

Kevorkian, Sarah (she/her/hers)

Deputy Chief of Wildfire Resilience
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority

Los Angeles, California

Kim, Hongjoo

Principal
HKLA

Los Angeles, California

Kjer, Tori

Executive Director
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Los Angeles, California

Lehrer, Mia

President
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, California

Longcore, Travis

Adjunct Professor
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Los Angeles, California

Majewski, Kelly m. (she/her/hers)

Special Projects Manager
Metabolic Studio

Los Angeles, CA

Marchinski, Alex

Senior Project Designer
RIOS

Los Angeles, California

Marecki, Eric

Associate Principal
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, CA

Mark, Robin (she/her/hers)

Director of Partnerships
SALT Landscape Architects

Los Angeles, CA

Martinez, Kela M.

Regional Principal
DOWBUILT

Los Angeles, CA

Martinez, Severin

Supervising Transportation Planner
Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)

Los Angeles, CA

Mather, Evan

Principal, Director of Landscape Architecture and Los Angeles Operations
MIG, Inc.

Los Angeles, California

Neff, Adé E.

Founder
Ride On! Bike Shop

Los Angeles, California

Pae, Hannah

Landscape Designer, Artist
Terremoto Landscape

Los Angeles, CA

Parekh, Kush

Principal
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, California

Pearson, John Lambert.

Senior Landscape Architect
RIOS

Los Angeles, CA

Prince, Julia L. (she/her/hers)

Associate Landscape Architect
Design Workshop

Los Angeles, California

Raman, Nithya

Councilmember
City of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Rangel, Marco (they/them/theirs)

Senior Project Designer
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, California

Rau, Tom

Principal, Landscape Architect
Urban Water Group Inc

Los Angeles, CA

Reid, Mark

Landscape Designer
EPTDESIGN

Los Angeles, CA

RIley, Eric V. (he/him/his)

Planning Principal
Kounkuey Design Initiative

Los Angeles, California

Robinson, Alexander (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
USC School of Architecture

Los Angeles, CA

BR

Rumble, Brad

Elementary School Principal
Esperanza Elementary (LAUSD)

Los Angeles, CA

San Diego, Alex

Director
Studio-MLA

Los Angeles, CA

Saponara, Nick

Executive Officer, Transit Oriented Communities
LA Metro

Los Angeles, California

Siegel, Ruth

Senior Project Manager, Botanical Gardens & Grounds
The Huntington

Los Angeles, CA

Smart, Richard (he/him/his)

Regional Park Superintendent
County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks & Recreation.

Los Angeles, California

Soto, Saira G.

Student, Co-founder of NAMLA Student Chapter at UCLA
UCLAx Landscape Architecture Program

Los Angeles, CA

Swanseen, Sarah M. (she/her/hers)

Senior Landscape Architect and Planner
OLIN

Los Angeles, California

Vaughn, Alexa (she/her/hers)

Landscape Designer, Accessibility Specialist, PhD Student
Sasaki / UCLA

Los Angeles, CA

CW

Webb, Craig

partner
Gehry Partners

Los angeles, CA

Wessel, Jacob Katz.

Senior Director, Office of Strategic Innovation
Los Angeles Metro

Los Angeles, California

Williams, Erin (she/her/hers)

EGD Practice Lead
Toole Design Group

Los Angeles, CA

Woo, Rosten

Artist/Designer
Rosten Woo

Los Angeles, CA

Lutz

Nichols, Celia R. (she/her/hers)

Principal Landscape Architect
Nichols Landscape Architecture, Inc.

Lutz, Florida

Madison

West, Paul C. (he/him/his)

Senior Scientist
Project Drawdown

Madison, Wisconsin

Manhattan

Canfield, Jessica (she/her/hers)

Professor
Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Marina

Lynn, Deanna

Landscape Designer
Wild Land Workshop

Marina, CA

Marlborough

Langan, Matthew

Associate Principal
STIMSON

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Medford

Beheshti-Rhodes, Anna

Senior Civil Engineer | Project Manager
Arup

Medford, Massachusetts

Miami

Curtis, Aida M.

President // Chair Person
Curtis + Rogers Design Studio, Inc. // ASLA Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee

Miami, Florida

Minneapolis

Callahan, Anna K. (she/her/hers)

Associate Director, Minnesota Parks and Schoolyards
Trust for Public Land

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Grinde, Gabrielle (she/her/hers)

Principal Landscape Architect
HKGi

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Schmitz, Hannah

Landscape Designer
HKGI

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mobile

Baltzer, Katie (she/her/hers)

Coastal Projects Manager
The Nature Conservancy

Mobile, Alabama

Morganton

Palacios Rodriguez, Brenda A. (she/her/hers)

Co-Steward
Indigenous Collective Group (ICG)

Morganton, North Carolina

Mount Ephraim

McCann, Maggie (she/her/hers)

Administrator Urban State Parks
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Mount Ephraim, New Jersey

New Haven

Sorge, Gary

Vice President
Stantec

New Haven, Connecticut

New Orleans

Riedel, Sophie

Landscape Architect
Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Studio

New Orleans, Louisiana

New York

Bopp, Steven (he/him/his)

Studio Director for Planning
Central Park Conservancy

New York, New York

Castilla, Isabel (she/her/hers)

Associate Partner
Field Operations

New York, New York

Colombo, Elena

President, Owner
Colombo Construction Corp DBA FireFeatures

New York, NY

DiDonato, Caitlin J. (she/her/hers)

Principal
Stantec

New York, New York

Dugdale, Philip (he/him/his)

Principal
Sasaki

New York, NY

Ferguson, Lena (she/her/hers)

Project Director, Capital Program
New York City Economic Development Corporation

New York, New York

Gaur, Ishita (she/her/hers)

Director
Marvel

New York, New York

Gold, Julia

Partner
SiteWorks

New York, New York

Gordon-Smith, Henry (he/him/his)

Founder & CEO
AGRITECTURE

New York, New York

Guzman Palacios, Juan

Director
Marvel

New York, New York

Higgins, Sean

Senior Project Manager
GFP Real Estate

New York, NY

Kedem, Yotam

Partner, Head of US office
Precise Int Corp

New York, New York

Kennedy, Elizabeth J. (she/her/hers)

Principal
Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect, PLLC

New York, New York

Kilburn, Chelsea

Senior Associate
STOSS Landscape Urbanism

New York, New York

Lee, Steven T. (he/him/his)

Principal
SWA

New York, New York

Lock, Gentry K. (she/her/hers)

Principal, Landscape Architect
Stantec

New York, New York

Mahon, Gareth

Partner and Managing Principal
RKLA Studio

New York, New York

Nervig, Ruth (she/her/hers)

Partner
SiteWorks

New York, New York

O'Keefe, Edward

Chief Executive Officer
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation

New York, New York

Peck, Dylan F.

President
Alpine Construction & Landscaping Corp

New York, New York

Slocum, Kara (she/her/hers)

Civil and Resilience Engineer
Arup

New York, New York

Truong, Chi Chi (he/him/his)

Senior Civil Engineer
Arup

New York, New York

Tryba, Kimberly A. (she/her/hers)

Co-Founder + Managing Director
LILA Studio LLC

New York, New York

Wu, Jenna M. (she/her/hers)

Designer
SCAPE Landscape Architecture, DPC

New York, New York

Yannaccone, Dan (he/him/his)

Principal
MNLA

New York, New York

NEWTON CENTER

Hardy, Chris R.

Associate Principal
Sasaki

NEWTON CENTER, Massachusetts

North Adams

Everett, Morgan (he/him/his)

Director, Public Initiatives & Real Estate
MASS MoCA

North Adams, Massachusetts

Kozik, Marya (she/her/hers)

Director of Community and Economic Development
City of North Adams

North Adams, Massachusetts

NORTH HOLLYWOOD

Mott, Dan M.

Environmental Educator
FoLAR

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California

North Tonawanda

Kuebler, Joy

President/ Founder
PLAYCE Studio

North Tonawanda, New York

NY

Wirth, Gena

Design Principal
SCAPE

NY, New York

Oakland

Corotis, Benjamin (he/him/his)

Principal / Founder
ADBC Architecture

Oakland, California

DuSolier, Alma L. (she/her/hers)

Landscape Architect
Hood Design Studio

Oakland, CA

Main, Kelly Leilani.

Founder and Executive Director
Buy-In Community Planning, Inc.

Oakland, California

Nouri, Younes

Northern California Resilience Lead
Moffatt & Nichol

Oakland, California

KT

Toomey, Kasey

Partner
TERREMOTO

Oakland, California

Olympia

Payne, John C. (he/him/his)

Partner
SiteWorks LLC

Olympia, Washington

Ottawa

Wiseman, Owen

Director, Canada
NatureQuant

Ottawa, Ontario

Overland Park

Hartsig, Ted

Senior Soil Scientist
Olsson, Inc.

Overland Park, Kansas

Panama City

Jackson, Jennifer Burke.

Principal, Community Practice Studio Leader
JLG Architects

Panama City, Florida

PASADENA

Hee, Michael

Technical Director
Studio-MLA

PASADENA, CA

Kochanowski, Greg T.

Partner / Director of Design
Practice

Pasadena, California

Raj, Nina (she/they)

Founder
Altadena Seed Library

Pasadena, California

Read Pappaterra, Elisa A.

Landscape Architect, Principal
studio pappaterra

pasadena, California

Petaluma

Susskind, Jonah

Director of Climate Strategy
SWA

Petaluma, California

Philadelphia

Astheimer, Sarah Weidner. (she/her/hers)

Partner
Fieldoperations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Beamer, Tiffany J. (she/her/hers)

CO-CEO + Partner
OLIN

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cramer, Keiko Tsuruta. (she/her/hers)

Principal
WRT, LLC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kelley, Aaron

Director
Field Operations

Philadelphia, PA

Pevzner, Nicholas (he/him/his)

Asst. Prof.
University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Roark, Richard S.

CO-CEO and Partner
OLIN

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Phoenix

Coseo, Paul (he/him/his)

Program Head and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture + Urban Design + Environmental Design
Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona

Martens, Lora

Urban Tree Program Manager
City of Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

Simmons, Dustin (he/him/his)

Principal | Landscape Architecture Practice Leader - West/Southwest
SmithGroup

Phoenix, Arizona

Pittsburgh

Brightman, Terrie (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate
Rock Design Associates LLC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Chase, Nina (she/her/hers)

Founding Principal
Merritt Chase

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pomona

Latané, Claire (she/her/hers)

Professor and Chair
Cal Poly Pomona

Pomona, California

Portland

Shandas, Vivek (he/him/his)

Professor and Consultant
CAPA Strategies

Portland, Oregon

Simms, Shannon (she/her/hers)

Principal
Mayer/Reed

Portland, Oregon

Princeton

Heavers, Nathan

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
Temple University

Princeton, New Jersey

Providence

Martin, Chris (he/him/his)

Director of Special Projects
Providence Department of Planning & Development

Providence, Rhode Island

Queens

Llinás, Eduardo M.

Director of Outreach, Engagement & Design
Alliance for Paseo Paseo

Queens, New York

RALEIGH

Boone, Kofi M. (he/him/his)

Professor
NC State University

RALEIGH, North Carolina

Calkins, Meg (she/her/hers)

Professor of Landscape Architecture
North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Dodge, William H. (he/him/his)

Co-Founder | Artist | Design Principal
A Gang of Three

Raleigh, North Carolina

Rancho Palos Verdes

Peters, Jonathan

Executive Architect
Walt Disney Imagineering

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Renton

Welch, Isabella

Landscape Architect
Design Workshop

Renton, Washington

Richfield

Hedlund, Jordan (he/him/his)

Landscape Designer
HKGi

Richfield, Minnesota

Ridgway, CO

Phillips, Fred

Founder
Fred Phillips Consulting

Ridgway, CO, Colorado

Riverside

Rice, Scott (he/him/his)

President / Managing Principal
Community Works Design Group

Riverside, California

Sacramento

Brooks, Travis

Restoration Ecologist
Land IQ

Sacramento, California

Castro Carlson, Brenna (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate
Atlas Lab

Sacramento, California

Garza, Kimberly (she/her/hers)

Principal
ATLAS Lab Inc.

Sacramento, California

Leal Loera, José de Jesús (he/him/his)

Principal and Native Nation Building Studio Director
MIG, Inc.

Sacramento, California

O’Leary, Rachel E. (she/her/hers)

Partnership and Equity Supervisor
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Sacramento, California

Wickham, Andrew W. (he/him/his)

Project Designer
LPA Design Studios

Sacramento, California

Saint Paul

Waldo, Ben

Associate Principal
SWA Group

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Salt Lake City

Olmedo-Gonzalez, Renato (he/him/his)

Public Art Program Manager
Salt Lake City Arts Council

Salt Lake City, Utah

San Antonio

Florian, Tenna (she/her/hers)

Partner
Lake Flato

San Antonio, Texas

Rives, Chelsey

Founder | Principal Consultant
Volcano Heart Coaching & Consulting

San Antonio, Texas

San Diego

Elliott, Nathan S. (he/him/his)

Managing Principal
OJB Landscape Architecture

San Diego, California

San Francisco

Bihan, Rene (he/him/his)

Managing Principal
SWA Group San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Cochran, Andrea CR.

Founder/ President
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture

San Francisco, California

Collignon, Kate

Partner
HR&A Advisors

San Francisco, California

Gonzalez, MaFe

Landscape designer
BASE Landscape Architecture

San Francisco, CA

Hung, Jennifer (she/her/hers)

BD and Marketing Manager
SWA

San Francisco, California

Isacoff, Jen

Interim Director, People, Places & Practice Learning Hub
Trust for Public Land

San Francisco, California

Koch, Caroline

Water Policy Director
WaterNow

San Francisco, California

Ricker, Mariana Z.

Associate Principal
SWA Group

San Francisco, California

Waterson, Haley (she/they)

Founding Principal
Plural

San Francisco, California

San Gabriel

Johnson Yang, Samantha M.

Tribal Ecologist
Gabrieleno Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians

San Gabriel, CA

San Juan

Colon-Izquierdo, Edmundo R.

Principal
ECo

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Pedro

Castro, Christian (he/him/his)

Transportation Engineer
Port of Los Angeles - Engineeering

San Pedro, CA

San Rafael

Zerger, Cindy

Director of Design
Toole Design

San Rafael, CA

Santa Barbara

Bornstein, Carol

Horticulturist, Educator, Author
Carol Bornstein Design

Santa Barbara, California

Moffitt, Alyssa M.

Landscape Architect, Principal, Climate Action Chair
Terra Brava Landscape Architecture, ASLA Southern California Chapter

Santa Barbara, California

Moritz, Max A. (he/him/his)

Wildfire Specialist/Adjunct Professor
UC Cooperative Extension/Bren School, UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

SANTA MONICA

Carmichael, Robin W.

Landscape Architect
Pamela Burton & Company

SANTA MONICA, California

Richane, Amber

Principal Design and Planning Manager
City of Santa Monica

Santa Monica, California

Seattle

Durgerian, Laura (she/her/hers)

Associate Principal
Mithun

Seattle, Washington

Gray, John (he/him/his)

Project Manager
FORMA Construction

Seattle, Washington

Guthrie, Jennifer (she/her/hers)

Founding Principal
GGN

SEATTLE, Washington

Hara, Mami

CEO
US Water Alliance

Seattle, Washington

Hou, Jeff (he/him/his)

Professor
National University of Singapore

Seattle, Washington

Jensen, Amelia

Senior Associate
Mithun

Seattle, WA

Jones, Matt

Senior Principal
Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Seattle, Washington

Keeley, Kasia (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate, Landscape Architect
Mithun

Seattle, Washington

Keene, Dakota

Partner
Mithun

Seattle, Washington

Langworthy, Ashley

Principal + Founder
Miasto

Seattle, Washington

Lohse, Kristen (she/her/hers)

Senior Principal Urban Designer, Trails & Wayfinding
Toole Design

Seattle, Washington

Malda, David C.

Principal
GGN

Seattle, WA

Torres de Janon, Carlos (he/him/his)

Educator, Designer
Self-Employed

Seattle, Washington

Webster, Leslie (she/her/hers)

Planning Manager
Seattle Public Utilities

Seattle, Washington

Sherman Oaks

McKnight, Jared Edgar

Senior Associate, Designer + Researcher
WRT

Sherman Oaks, California

Silver Spring

Kenney, Elliott (she/they)

Landscape Designer
Freelance

Silver Spring, Maryland

Singapore

Hwang, Yun Hye

Associate Professor
National University of Singapore

Singapore, Not Applicable

Solana Beach

Cattlett, Charlie

Associate Design Director
OJB Landscape Architecture

Solana Beach, California

Diers, Dillon

Partner
OJB

Solana Beach, CA

McWiliam, Eric

Director
OJB Landscape Architecture

Solana Beach, CA

South Bend

Blalock, Jackson

Marine & Estuarine Resilience Program Manager
Pacific Conservation District

South Bend, Washington

Stevens Point

Hauer, Richard James.

Director of Urban Forestry
Eocene Environmental Group

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Sun Valley

Tilford, Katie (she/her/hers)

Director of Development and Communications
Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants

Sun Valley, California

Syracuse

Hilbert, Deb (she/her/hers)

Asst. Prof. of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

Yang, Jean

Assistant Professor
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestr

Syracuse, New York

Tacoma

Woolley, Jeremy (he/him/his)

Owner’s Representative | Alternative Project Delivery Advisor
Parametrix

Tacoma, Washington

Topanga

Bon, Lauren

Artist
Metabolic Studio

Topanga, CA

Stevens, Clark

Architect, Director of Resource Design
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mtns

topanga, California

Tucson

Ogata, Irene (she/her/hers)

Urban Landscape Manager
City of Tuscon

Tucson, Arizona

Tustin

Giang, Ray

Partner
ProFun

Tustin, CA

University Park

Booth, Ryan

Senior Associate Landscape Architect
Alta Planning + Design

University Park, Maryland

Valencia

Henry, Cory (he/him/his)

Founder + Design Director
Atelier Cory Henry, LLC

Valencia, California

VANCOUVER

Fujita, Mari A.

Associate Professor
University of British Columbia, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

VANCOUVER, BC

Venice

Christensen, Jon

Adjunct Assistant Professor
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Venice, California

Margulies, Esther

Professor of Practice, PLA
Office of the Designed Landscape inc + USC

Venice, California

Vicksburg

Bailey, Steven P.

Landscape Researcher
Engineering With Nature, US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center Coastal and Hydraulics Labratory

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Visalia

Bagalayos, Dezaraye (she/her/hers)

Co-Associate Executive Director
Allensworth Progressive Association

Visalia, California

Waltham

Ryan, Thomas R. (he/him/his)

Founder
Ryan Associates

Waltham, Massachusetts

Washington

Barnes, Megan

Senior Program Manager
Landscape Architecture Foundation

Washington, District of Columbia

Birnbaum, Charles A.

Founding President + CEO
The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Washington, District of Columbia

Smith, Glenn LaRue L. (he/him/his)

Partner
PUSH studio, LLC

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia

Watertown

Scherling, Ian (he/him/his)

Associate Principal
Sasaki

Watertown, Massachusetts

Wayne

Leaskey, Sarah

Chief Operations Officer
Refugia Design

Wayne, Pennsylvania

West Hollywood

Goers, Heather

Architectural Historian
Historic Preservation & Heritage Consulting

West Hollywood, CA

West Lake Hills

Chipman, Robert

Founder
Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc

West Lake Hills, TX

windsor

Becker, Jenn

Digital Technology Strategist
Confluence

windsor, CO

York

Duckworth, Aiman E. (he/him/his)

Senior Landscape Architect & Ecologist
Biohabitats

York, Pennsylvania

Ypsilanti

Miller, Jayne S. (she/her/hers)

Principal
PROS Consulting

Ypsilanti, Michigan