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Names Organization City State Country

United States
Alcott, Emily
Principal Ecologist & Fluvial Geomorphologist
Inter-Fluve
Hood River, Oregon
Ascensio, Marcelino
Senior Civil Engineer
City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering
Los Angeles, CA
Astheimer, Sarah Weidner. (she/her/hers)
Partner
Fieldoperations
Philadelphia, PA
Baker, Scott D. (he/him/his)
Founding Principal
RELM
Los Angeles, CA
Baldauf, Brian
Deputy Executive Officer
Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority
Los Angeles, CA
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Banko, Tess
Community Director
The Veterans Collective
Bauer, Dana (she/her/hers)
Partner and Design Principal
Elysian Landscapes
Los Angeles, CA
Berglund, cameron A.
Lecturer
UGA College of Environment and Design
Athens, GA
Bon, Lauren
Artist
Metabolic Studio
Topanga, CA
Bornstein, Carol
na
Santa Barbara, CA
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
Brief, Pamela
President
Pamela Studios Landscape Architecture Inc.
La Crescenta, California
Brooks, Travis
Restoration Ecologist
Land IQ
Carmichael, Robin W.
Landscape Architect
Pamela Burton & Company
SANTA MONICA, CA
Carter, Everett S. (he/him/his)
Associate
SALT Landscape Architects
Los Angeles, CA
Castro, Christian (he/him/his)
Transportation Engineer
Port of Los Angeles - Engineeering
San Pedro, CA
Cattlett, Charlie
Associate Design Director
OJB Landscape Architecture
Solana Beach, CA
Chan, Wendy
Senior Landscape Architect
MIG
Los Angeles, CA
Chipman, Robert
Founder
Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc
West Lake Hills, TX
Chrisco, Zachary
Principal
Sasaki
Boston, MA
Christensen, David
Design Principal
RELM
Los Angeles, CA
Collins, Craig
Craig Collins Studio & Silver Lake Forward
Curl, Kelly A. (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Detweiler, Zoe G.
Landscape designer & preservationist
USC School of Architecture
Culver City, CA
Diers, Dillon
Partner
OJB
Solana Beach, CA
Dinkin, Leslie
Kounkuey Design Initiative
Los Angeles, CA
Dobrzycki, Michael
Creative Art Director
Walt Disney Imagineering
Dugdale, Philip (he/him/his)
Principal
Sasaki
New York, NY
DuSolier, Alma L. (she/her/hers)
Landscape Architect
Hood Design Studio
Oakland, CA
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, CA
Fernandez, Diana (she/her/hers)
Deputy Chief of Urban Design
City of Boston
Boston, MA
Ferry, Eden
Senior Associate
Studio-MLA
Los Angeles, California
Flynn, Hannah Michael
Designer
Stillwater Sciences
Los Angeles, CA
Gamache, Dante
Senior Landscape Designer
Studio-MLA
Los Angeles, CA
Garfias, Katie (she/her/hers)
Senior Landscape Architect
Walt Disney Imagineering
Glendora, California
Garrene, Bryan (he/him/his)
Principal Landscape Architect
Walt Disney Imagineering
Anaheim, California
Giang, Ray
Partner
ProFun
Tustin, CA
Godshall, David
Landscape Architect, Co-Founder and Principal
TERREMOTO
Los Angeles, California
Goers, Heather
Architectural Historian
Historic Preservation & Heritage Consulting
West Hollywood, CA
Gonzalez, MaFe
Landscape designer
BASE Landscape Architecture
San Francisco, CA
Gorton, Briana
Sustainability Planner
LA County Parks
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
Hee, Michael
Technical Director
Studio-MLA
PASADENA, CA
Henson, Jessica M.
Partner
OLIN
LOS ANGELES, CA
Hernandez, Cuauhtemoc I.
Landscape Designer
Cuauhtemoc Hernandez
Holekamp, Kara
Landscape Architect
Terremoto
Los Angeles, CA
Horn, Megan A. (she/her/hers)
Principal
Studio-MLA
Los Angeles, CA
Johnson Yang, Samantha M.
Tribal Ecologist
Gabrieleno Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians
San Gabriel, CA
Jones, Jennifer A.
Principal
Terremoto Landscape
Los Angeles, CA
Kameon, Judy
Founding Principal
Elysian Landscapes
Los Angeles, California
Kano, Chester (he/him/his)
Deputy Director
County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation
Alhambra, California
Katz, Nurit
Chief Sustainability Officer
UCLA
Kelley, Aaron
Director
Field Operations
Philadelphia, PA
Kenney, Elliott
Freelance
Silver Spring, MD
Kjer, Tori
Executive Director
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
Los Angeles, CA
Krebs, Mark
President
PACE Advanced Water Engineering
Fountain Valley, CA
Landregan, stephanie V. (she/her/hers)
Director
Altadena Green
Glendale, California
Lehrer, Mia
President
Studio-MLA
Los Angeles, CA
Lynn, Deanna
Landscape Designer
Wild Land Workshop
Marina, CA
Majewski, Kelly m. (she/her/hers)
Special Projects Manager
Metabolic Studio
Los Angeles, CA
Marecki, Eric
Associate Principal
Studio-MLA
Los Angeles, CA
Mark, Robin (she/her/hers)
Director of Partnerships
SALT Landscape Architects
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
McCallum, Gerard
Project Manager
Wilson Meany
Inglewood, CA
McWiliam, Eric
Director
OJB Landscape Architecture
Solana Beach, CA
Mok, Jennifer M.
Landscape Architecture Studio Executive
Walt Disney Imagineering
Glendale, CA
Moore, Jill (she/her/hers)
Inclusive Play Specialist
Landscape Structures
Golden Valley, Minnesota
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Mott, Dan M.
Environmental Educator
FoLAR
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA
Napoli, Kevin
President/ CEO
LENA Construction
LOS ANGELES, CA
Nguyen, Thuan
Senior Civil Engineer
Los Angeles County Public Works
Pae, Hannah
Landscape Designer, Artist
Terremoto Landscape
Los Angeles, CA
Parekh, Kush
Principal
Studio-MLA
Los Angeles, CA
Pearson, John Lambert.
Senior Landscape Architect
RIOS
Los Angeles, CA
Peters, Jonathan
Executive Architect
Walt Disney Imagineering
CA
Prince, Julia L. (she/her/hers)
Associate Landscape Architect
Design Workshop
Los Angeles, California
Raj, Nina (she/they)
Founder
Altadena Seed Library
Pasadena, 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
read pappaterra, elisa a.
Landscape Architect, Principal
studio pappaterra
pasadena, CA
Reid, Mark
Landscape Designer
EPTDESIGN
Los Angeles, CA
Rio, Malcolm J.
Doctoral Candidate
Columbia University
Chicago, IL
Robinson, Alexander (he/him/his)
Associate Professor
USC School of Architecture
Los Angeles, CA
Rojas, James T.
Urban planner, artist, community engagement specialist
Place It!
Alhambra, California
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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
Schwerner, Adam A.
Director of Horticulture & Resort Enhancement
Disneyland Resort
Anaheim, CA
Siegel, Ruth
Senior Project Manager, Botanical Gardens & Grounds
The Huntington
Los Angeles, CA
Small, Thomas A.
CEO
Culver City Forward
Culver City, CA
RS

Smart, Richard
Regional Park Superintendent
County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks & Recreation.
LOS ANGELES, CA
Soto, Saira G.
Student, Co-founder of NAMLA Student Chapter at UCLA
UCLAx Landscape Architecture Program
Los Angeles, CA
Stevens, clark
Architect, Director of Resource Design
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mtns
topanga, CA
Sullivan, Chip (he/him/his)
Professor
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Torres, Christopher (he/him/his)
Founding Principal
Agency Artifact
Alhambra, CA
Toy, Jen (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Test Plot
Berkeley, CA
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
JW

Wessel, Jacob Katz.
Senior Director, Office of Strategic Innovation
Los Angeles Metro
Los Angeles, CA
Williams, Erin (she/her/hers)
EGD Practice Lead
Toole Design Group
Los Angeles, CA
Woo, Rosten
Artist/Designer
Rosten Woo
Los Angeles, CA
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Yu, Samantha
Thomas Safran & Associates
Zell, Jennifer
Director of Regenerative Design Studio
MIG, Inc.
Long Beach, CA
Zerger, Cindy
Director of Design
Toole Design
San Rafael, CA
Zlevor, Kelsey
Senior Planner
Mental Landscapes / Epstein