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Saturday, October 11, 2025
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
Registration
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
Registration
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
CT
General Session
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
CT
General Session
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
ADA Construction Issues - designed right, built wrong!
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A01: ADA Construction Issues - Designed Right, Built Wrong!
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Andrea LaCour, ADAC, APAC-BE, RAS (she/her/hers)
– Contour Collective
Speaker:
Elaine Andersen, RAS, ADAC, ABAC-BE (she/her/hers)
– Contour Collective
Equity and Inclusion
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Bridging Climate Divides: Integrating Research, Teaching, and Practice
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A02: Bridging Climate Divides: Integrating Research, Teaching, and Practice
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Chris Reed, FASLA
– STOSS
Speaker:
Karen M'Closkey, ASLA
– University of Pennsylvania
Speaker:
Luis Pérez, ASLA
– Universidad Ana. G Méndez / Estudio Pérez Santiago
Climate Action
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Ecological Citizens: Bottom-Up Climate Leadership in Southeast Louisiana
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A03: Ecological Citizens: Bottom-up Climate Leadership in Southeast Louisiana
Speaker:
Andrew M. Wright, ASLA, PLA
– SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Cheryl R. Austin
– Greater Treme Consortium Inc
Speaker:
Michael Biros
– Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Climate Action
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Inner-City Revival: Building Community Through Placemaking and Urban Recreation
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A05: Inner-city Revival: Building Community Through Placemaking and Urban Recreation
Speaker:
Natalia Revelo La Rotta (she/her/hers)
– Colloqate Design
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Johnny Brasley, III
– Transitional Spaces / Parisite DIY
Speaker:
Taj Hanson, Landscape Architect (he/him/his)
– Walker Macy
The Future of the Public Realm
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Islas y Canales Verdes: Land Conservation + Inter-Cultural Design in South America
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A06: Islas Y Canales Verdes: Land Conservation + Inter-cultural Design in South America
Speaker:
Carl Carlson, ASLA, PLA
– LaGuardia Design Group
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Amanda Coen, ASLA, PLA
– Independent / Udelar / Universidad ORT Uruguay
Speaker:
Matthew P. Ells, ASLA (he/him/his)
– Butler Parklands, Inc.
Biodiversity
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Magical Mistakes: Embracing Unexpected Moments of Joy in the Urban Landscape
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A07: Magical Mistakes: Embracing Unexpected Moments of Joy in the Urban Landscape
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Gretchen Wilson, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, WEDG (she/her/hers)
– Dig Studio
Speaker:
Kate Tooke, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Agency Landscape and Planning
Speaker:
Melissa Erikson, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– MIG
Design and the Creative Process
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
MAKING SPACE FOR CULTURE: Strategies for Supporting Cultural Programming in Public Landscapes
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A08: MAKING SPACE FOR CULTURE: Strategies for Supporting Cultural Programming in Public Landscapes
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Michael J. Bobbitt, Mr. (he/him/his)
– Mass Cultural Council
Speaker:
Kara Elliott-Ortega (she/her/hers)
– Kresge Foundation
Speaker:
Anna Cawrse, ASLA
– Sasaki
The Future of the Public Realm
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Measuring What Matters: The Social Value and Economic Benefits of Public Interventions
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A09: Measuring What Matters: The Social Value and Economic Benefits of Public Interventions
Speaker:
Joshua Bloom
– The Lakota Group
Speaker:
Mouna Andraos (she/her/hers)
– Daily tous les jours
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Leyla Nahas (she/her/hers)
– Daily tous les jours
The Future of the Public Realm
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
THE FOUND-HERS: Professional Perspectives at Three Stages of Practice
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A10: THE FOUND-HERS: Professional Perspectives at Three Stages of Practice
Speaker:
Claire Agre, ASLA, PLA
– Unknown Studio
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Kimberly A. Tryba, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– LILA Studio LLC
Speaker:
Catherine M. McCullough, FSMPS, CPSM (she/her/hers)
– McCullough Landscape Architecture, Inc.
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Vision Becoming Reality - RiverVision and the Re-Development of the Davenport Riverfront
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A11: Vision Becoming Reality - Rivervision and the Re-development of the Davenport Riverfront
Speaker:
Zachary C. Peterson, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (he/him/his)
– City of Davenport, Iowa
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Kyle Gripp
– City of Davenport, IA
Design Implementation
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Build Me a River: Leading Urban Revitalization with Flood Resilient Park Design
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B01: Build Me a River: Leading Urban Revitalization with Flood Resilient Park Design
Speaker:
Herb Sweeney, IV, ASLA
– Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Pina Mallozzi (she/her/hers)
– Waterfront Toronto
Speaker:
Jonathon Kusa, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his)
– Inter-Fluve, Inc.
Climate Action
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Ethical Decarbonization: eliminating forced labor in timber, stone, and rubber supply chains
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B02: Ethical Decarbonization: Eliminating Forced Labor in Timber, Stone, and Rubber Supply Chains
Speaker:
Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA
– Louis Fusco Landscape Architects
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Brigid Abraham, AIA, LEED Green Associate (she/her/hers)
– Grace Farms
Design Implementation
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Fostering (not Fighting) Change: Innovative approaches to preservation practice
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B03: Fostering (not Fighting) Change: Innovative Approaches to Preservation Practice
Speaker:
Eric F. Kramer, FASLA
– Reed Hilderbrand
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mark Hough, FASLA
– Duke University
Equity and Inclusion
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
From Pavement to Pollinators: Building Biodiverse Urban Habitats
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B04: From Pavement to Pollinators: Building Biodiverse Urban Habitats
Speaker:
Isabel Castilla, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Field Operations
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jeremy Jungels (he/him/his)
– The Hort (The Horticultural Society of NY)
Speaker:
Kayla Murgo, ASLA
– Vestre
Biodiversity
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Inside the LA Studio -- Phyto Studio
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B05: Inside the LA Studio -- Phyto Studio
Guest Speaker:
Claudia West, International ASLA
– Phyto Studio LLC
Guest Speaker:
Melissa Rainer, ASLA
– Phyto Studio
Guest Speaker:
Thomas Rainer, ASLA
– Phyto Studio
Guest Speaker:
Emilie Carter, ASLA
– Phyto Studio
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Rebuilding Los Angeles: Implementation of Fire-Resistant Materials and Building Strategies
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B06: Rebuilding Los Angeles: Implementation of Fire-resistant Materials and Building Strategies
Speaker:
Amy Smith, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Marmol Radziner
Speaker:
Aista Sobouti, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Marmol Radziner
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jonathan Schnure, NCARB (he/him/his)
– Marmol Radziner
Design Implementation
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Steadying Winds of Change in Urban Parks: Leadership Lessons from Volatile Times
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B07: Steadying Winds of Change in Urban Parks: Leadership Lessons from Volatile Times
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Catherine Nagel, MLA (she/her/hers)
– City Parks Alliance
Speaker:
Mitchell J. Silver, Hon. ASLA
– McAdams
Speaker:
Gina Ford, FASLA
– Agency Landscape + Planning
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Symbolic Streets: Catalysts for Urban Resilience, Economic Recovery and Civic Transformation
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B08: Symbolic Streets: Catalysts for Urban Resilience, Economic Recovery and Civic Transformation
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Richard Kennedy, ASLA
– Field Operations
Speaker:
Julie Flynn
– Street Plans
Speaker:
Laura Crescimano
– SITELAB Urban Studio
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Transcending Limits: Crafting High-Impact Landscapes Within Any Framework
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B09: Transcending Limits: Crafting High-impact Landscapes Within Any Framework
Speaker:
David L. Hocker, FASLA (he/him/his)
– Hocker
Speaker:
Rebecca B. Bradley, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (she/her/hers)
– Cadence
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mike Albert, FASLA, AICP
– Design Workshop, Inc.
Design and the Creative Process
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Understanding the Financial Benefits of Firm Ownership (and How to Get There)
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B10: Understanding the Financial Benefits of Firm Ownership (and How to Get There)
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Rena M. Klein, FAIA (she/her/hers)
– CVG
Speaker:
Jennifer L. Orr, ASLA, PLA
– Studio Balcones
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Weaving Relations: Co-Creation for Change Through Healing of Land, People and Culture
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B11: Weaving Relations: Co-creation for Change Through Healing of Land, People and Culture
Speaker:
José de Jesús Leal, ASLA, PLA
– MIG, Inc.
Speaker:
Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA
– MIG, Inc.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Brook Colley
– Southern Oregon University
Climate Action
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
UrbanPlan Lightning Round Simulation: Exploring Market and Nonmarket Forces Shaping Urban Development Today
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-DD-01: UrbanPlan Lightning Round Simulation: Exploring Market and Nonmarket Forces Shaping Urban Development Today
The Future of the Public Realm
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Place-based Technical Assistance Strategies to Advance Climate-Resilient Solutions
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-DD-02: Place-based Technical Assistance Strategies to Advance Climate-Resilient Solutions
Speaker:
Andrew Fox, FASLA, PLA
– Coastal Dynamics Design Lab / North Carolina State University Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Travis Klondike, ASLA, PLA
– Coastal Dynamics Design Lab/ North Carolina State University Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Madalyn Baldwin, ASLA, PLA, GISP
– Coastal Dynamics Design Lab/ North Carolina State University Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Amanda Martin, PhD, AICP
– State of North Carolina
Speaker:
M. Brandon Love, AIA
– City of Lumberton, North Carolina
Climate Action
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Advocacy Through Design: Leveraging Existing Design Strategies Through a More Inclusive Lens
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C01: Advocacy Through Design: Leveraging Existing Design Strategies Through a More Inclusive Lens
Speaker:
Benjamin Jensen, Assoc. ASLA
– AECOM
Speaker:
Naomi A. Sachs, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– University of Maryland Dept of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– UCLA / Sasaki / DeafScape
Equity and Inclusion
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Convening Research Platforms: dissolving boundaries in the space between Academia and Practice
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C02: Convening Research Platforms: Dissolving Boundaries in the Space Between Academia and Practice
Speaker:
Charles Neer, ASLA, PLA
– WRT
Speaker:
Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– McHarg Center for Urbanism + Ecology at the University of Pennsylvania
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Megan Born, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Field Operations
Design and the Creative Process
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Ecological Approach to Enhancing Biodiversity in a Tree City of the World
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C03: Ecological Approach to Enhancing Biodiversity in a Tree City of the World
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Patricia H. Akinaga, ASLA, ABAP (she/her/hers)
– Stoev Design Group/ Patricia AKINAGA Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Marcelo T. Kubo, SBB (he/him/his)
– Patricia Akinaga Landscape Design and Urban Planning
Speaker:
Rene G S Carneiro (he/him/his)
– Universidade Federal de Goiás
Biodiversity
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Equity-Washing? Let's have a real conversation about Equity in the profession
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C04: Equity-washing? Let's Have a Real Conversation About Equity in the Profession
Speaker:
Kate Brooks, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– ZGF
Speaker:
Roger Steven Lewis, FAIA, LEED AP (he/him/his)
– ZGF
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA
– MIG, Inc.
Equity and Inclusion
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Fighting for Our Future: The Case for Landscape-Lead Infrastructure
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C05: Fighting for Our Future: The Case for Landscape-lead Infrastructure
Speaker:
Maria Reilly, ASLA
– Miami-Dade County Parks
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Gary Sorge, FASLA, PLA, AICP
– Stantec
Speaker:
Dr. Galen Newman, FASLA (he/him/his)
– Texas A&M University
The Future of the Public Realm
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Greening While Growing: Retooling POPS to Improve Open Space Access & Equity
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C06: Greening While Growing: Retooling POPS to Improve Open Space Access & Equity
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Brett Merriam
– Gehl
Speaker:
Diana Fernandez-Bibeau, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– City of Boston
Speaker:
Anne N. Lin, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Grayscale Collaborative
The Future of the Public Realm
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Inside the LA Studio -- Spackman Mossop Michaels
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C07: Inside the LA Studio -- Spackman Mossop Michaels
Guest Speaker:
Wes Michaels, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
– Spackman Mossop Michaels
Guest Speaker:
Emily Bullock, ASLA, PLA
– Spackman Mossop Michaels
Guest Speaker:
Tracey Armitage (she/her/hers)
– Spackman Mossop Michaels
Guest Speaker:
Liz Camuti, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Tulane University
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
REVEALING PLACE: Context, Cultural History, and Ecological Memory in Landscape Architecture
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C08: REVEALING PLACE: Context, Cultural History, and Ecological Memory in Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Sara Zewde, ASLA
– Studio Zewde & Harvard GSD
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Thomas Woltz, FASLA, CLARB
– Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Speaker:
Ken Smith, FASLA
– Ken Smith Workshop
Design and the Creative Process
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Shading in: research, engagement, and design to add shade in under-resourced communities
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C09: Shading In: Research, Engagement, and Design to Add Shade in Under-resourced Communities
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jerome Chou, ASLA (he/him/his)
– Kounkuey Design Initiative
Speaker:
Christian A. Rodriguez Ceja
– Kounkuey Design Initative
Speaker:
Esther M. Margulies, ASLA
– USC School of Architecture
Climate Action
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
The Central Wetland Restoration Collective: Reconnecting Communities to Environment and Culture
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C10: The Central Wetland Restoration Collective: Reconnecting Communities to Environment and Culture
Speaker:
Diane J. Allen, FASLA
– UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Christina G. Lehew (she/her/hers)
– Common Ground Relief
Speaker:
Arthur J. Johnson (he/him/his)
– Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Climate Action
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
When Specs Meet Reality: Partnering with Nursery Growers for Successful Planting Design
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C11: When Specs Meet Reality: Partnering with Nursery Growers for Successful Planting Design
Speaker:
Leah Kahler
– University of Pennsylvania, Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Jehane Samaha
– USDA Forest Service
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Megan Higgins Palomo
– Tree Pittsburgh
Design Implementation
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
CT
LABash Block Party at the EXPO
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
CT
LABash Block Party at the EXPO
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
CT
ASLA Professional and Students Awards Celebration
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
CT
ASLA Professional and Students Awards Celebration
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
CT
ALSA/Land F/X Party
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
CT
ALSA/Land F/X Party