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Sunday, October 12, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Council of Fellows Business Meeting
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Council of Fellows Business Meeting
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
Registration
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
Registration
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Biodiversity-Positive Transformations of Blighted Urban Landscapes
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
SUN-A01: Biodiversity-positive Transformations of Blighted Urban Landscapes
Speaker:
daniel woodroffe, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his)
– dwg.
Speaker:
Satoko Muratake, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Ten x Ten
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Dou Zhang, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP
– Sasaki
Biodiversity
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Building Trust and Trails Throughout Detroit
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
SUN-A02: Building Trust and Trails Throughout Detroit
Speaker:
Brian P. Charlton, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his)
– SmithGroup
Speaker:
David I. Tobar, ASLA
– City of Detroit
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Sheri Burton (she/her/hers)
– Midwest Civic Council of Block Clubs
The Future of the Public Realm
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Healthy Team, Healthy Site: People-First Approach to Integrated Project Delivery
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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SUN-A03: Healthy Team, Healthy Site: People-first Approach to Integrated Project Delivery
Speaker:
Gwen Fuertes, AIA (she/her/hers)
– Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Speaker:
Grace Yu, AIA (she/her/hers)
– Suffolk Construction
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Hogan Edelberg, ASLA, PLA
– SCAPE
Design and the Creative Process
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Innovative community engagement: Digital and map-based techniques
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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SUN-A04: Innovative Community Engagement: Digital and Map-based Techniques
Speaker:
Maarit Kahila, Corporate ASLA
– Maptionnaire
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Beth Poovey, ASLA
– LandDesign
Speaker:
Marketta M. Kyttä
– Aalto University
Equity and Inclusion
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Living Landscapes: Managing Design Legacies Through Time and Change
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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SUN-A05: Living Landscapes: Managing Design Legacies Through Time and Change
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Michael F. Ciccarelli, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
– Hoerr Schaudt
Speaker:
Mark Hough, FASLA
– Duke University
Speaker:
Timothy Marshall, FASLA, PLA
– ETM Associates
Design Implementation
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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No Bad Questions: How Three Practices Shape Cultures of Learning
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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SUN-A06: No Bad Questions: How Three Practices Shape Cultures of Learning
Speaker:
Will Klassen (he/him/his)
– SCAPE
Speaker:
Rachel Valenziano, ASLA
– TEN x TEN Studio
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Marisa Villarreal (she/her/hers)
– Reed Hilderbrand LLC
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Staying in the Loop: Balancing Automation and Identity in the AI-LA Era
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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SUN-A07: Staying in the Loop: Balancing Automation and Identity in the AI-LA Era
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jessica Fernandez, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers)
– University of Georgia
Speaker:
Benjamin H. George, ASLA
– Utah State University
Speaker:
Phillip Fernberg, ASLA
– Utah State University
Design and the Creative Process
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
The Bridge, North Claiborne Avenue, and Treme
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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SUN-A08: The Bridge, North Claiborne Avenue, and Treme
Speaker:
Melissa Lemuz, Assoc. ASLA (she/her/hers)
– DesignJones LLC
Speaker:
Whawn M. Allen, AIA (she/her/hers)
– Whawn Allen Architects and Construction Consultants (WAACC)
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Nyree A. Ramsey
– Cultural Innovation District (CID)
Equity and Inclusion
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Trees of the Future City: Selecting Urban Tree Species for Climate Adaptation
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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SUN-A10: Trees of the Future City: Selecting Urban Tree Species for Climate Adaptation
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Gordon Matassa
– City of Oakland, California
Speaker:
Mark Wessels, PLA
– PGAdesign Landscape Architects
Speaker:
Dave Muffly (he/him/his)
– Oaktopia
Climate Action
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Witches and Wizards of the Landscape
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
SUN-A11: Witches and Wizards of the Landscape
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Megan Bradley, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– American Ramp Company
Speaker:
MaFe Gonzalez, Assoc. ASLA
– BASE Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his)
– UC Berkeley
Design and the Creative Process
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
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Business Executive Lunch
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
CT
Business Executive Lunch
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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Academia + Practice = Knowledge: A Research Collaboration Primer
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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SUN-B01: Academia + Practice = Knowledge: A Research Collaboration Primer
Speaker:
Megan Barnes, ASLA
– Landscape Architecture Foundation
Speaker:
Emily R. McCoy, FASLA (she/her/hers)
– Design Workshop
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Lisa DuRussel, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
– University of Michigan
Design and the Creative Process
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park: Reconnecting History and Community through Design
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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SUN-B02: Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park: Reconnecting History and Community Through Design
Speaker:
Cecily J. F Bedwell, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers)
– Design Collective
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Brian L. Reetz, ASLA, PLA
– Design Collective, Inc.
Speaker:
Faye A. Belt
– Retired Nurse
Equity and Inclusion
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Future Trees: Strategies for Designing and Managing Canopies for Institutional Landscapes
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SUN-B03: Future Trees: Strategies for Designing and Managing Canopies for Institutional Landscapes
Speaker:
Thomas Rainer, ASLA
– Phyto Studio
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Sara Evans
– The Green-Wood Cemetery
Speaker:
Rachel AC Heslop
– Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Biodiversity
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Highways Reimagined: Reconnecting Communities & Repairing the Past
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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SUN-B04: Highways Reimagined: Reconnecting Communities & Repairing the Past
Speaker:
Cindy Zerger, ASLA, PLA
– Toole Design
Speaker:
Sara Zewde, ASLA
– Studio Zewde & Harvard GSD
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Ian M. Lockwood, PE
– Toole Design Group, LLC
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Inside the LA Studio -- Dana Brown & Associates
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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SUN-B05: Inside the LA Studio -- Dana Brown & Associates
Guest Speaker:
Dana N. Brown, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP, GIP, QSM
– Dana Brown & Associates
Guest Speaker:
Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Dana Brown & Associates
Guest Speaker:
Ry’yan Clark, ASLA, PLA, NAMA
– Dana Brown & Associates
Guest Speaker:
Chad Wilkins, Assoc. ASLA, PLA, GIP, Landscape Horticulturalist
– Dana Brown & Associates
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Mayoral Innovation: Rethinking Landscape Architecture in Local Government
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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SUN-B06: Mayoral Innovation: Rethinking Landscape Architecture in Local Government
Speaker:
Trinity Simons Wagner
– Mayors' Institute on City Design
Speaker:
Alexa Bush, ASLA, PLA
– City of Detroit
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Diana Fernandez-Bibeau, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– City of Boston
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Parkonomics: Exploring the Economics of Our Shared Public Open Spaces
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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SUN-B07: Parkonomics: Exploring the Economics of Our Shared Public Open Spaces
Speaker:
Jonathon S. Geels, FASLA
– Troyer Group
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Bryan Tanner (he/him/his)
– St. Joseph County, Indiana
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
The Home Landscape Lab: Unlocking Small Business Opportunities for a Bio-Diverse Future
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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SUN-B08: The Home Landscape Lab: Unlocking Small Business Opportunities for a Bio-diverse Future
Speaker:
Wanjing Ji, ASLA, PLA
– Ping Design LLC
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Emily A. Milliman, ASLA, PLA
– Milliman Design Studio PLLC
Speaker:
Jessica Wolff, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
– Lupine Site Design
Biodiversity
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
The Story of Site as Organism: Poetic Perspectives of Dynamic Landscapes
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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SUN-B09: The Story of Site as Organism: Poetic Perspectives of Dynamic Landscapes
Speaker:
Chris Landau, Affil. ASLA
– LANDAU Design+Technology
Speaker:
Jennifer A. Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Biohabitats Inc.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Patricia Algara, FASLA, PLA
– BASE Landscape Architecture
Design and the Creative Process
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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Uncharted Paths: Women of Color are Redefining Landscape Architecture Through Micro Practices
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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SUN-B10: Uncharted Paths: Women of Color Are Redefining Landscape Architecture Through Micro Practices
Speaker:
Maci Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– LAND studio
Speaker:
Magdalena A. Aravena, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Studio Siembra
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Stephanie Onwenu, ASLA (she/they)
– Ijeomalandartscapes LLC
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
When the Shoreline Can't Hold: Rethinking Resilience at the Water’s Edge
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SUN-B11: When the Shoreline Can't Hold: Rethinking Resilience at the Water’s Edge
Speaker:
Despo Thoma, AICP (she/her/hers)
– SCAPE Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Kaleen Juarez, ASLA, PLA
– SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Alexander Creem, WEDG
– New York City Economic Development Corporation
Climate Action
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
New Realms of Possibility: Advocating for Landscape Architecture in the New Normal
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-DD-01: New Realms of Possibility: Advocating for Landscape Architecture in the New Normal
Speaker:
Kimberly A. Tryba, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– LILA Studio LLC
Speaker:
Adam Mekies, ASLA, PLA
– Sherwood Design Engineers
Speaker:
Mindy Cooper, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– dwg
Speaker:
Mike Albert, FASLA, AICP
– Design Workshop, Inc.
Speaker:
Gaylan D. Williams, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his)
– City of Atlanta
Speaker:
Christine Deussen (she/her/hers)
– Deussen Global Communications, Inc.
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
An Underutilized Concrete Application: Shotcrete
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
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SUN-C01: An Underutilized Concrete Application: Shotcrete
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
ashley cruz, ASLA, PLA, ISA (she/her/hers)
– Cruz Concrete & Guniting Repair
Speaker:
Mike Hee, PLA
– Studio-MLA
Speaker:
Jeffrey Poor, ASLA, LEED AP (he/him/his)
– Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners
Design Implementation
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Biodiversity: Strategies for Landscape Architects
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
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SUN-C02: Biodiversity: Strategies for Landscape Architects
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Claudia West, International ASLA
– Phyto Studio LLC
Speaker:
Derek Kalp, PLA, ASLA, CEFP
– Penn State University
Speaker:
Douglas A. DeBerry, PhD
– College of William & Mary/VHB
Biodiversity
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Dismantling Disaster: Working with Communities Before the Storm
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C03: Dismantling Disaster: Working with Communities Before the Storm
Speaker:
Wes Michaels, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
– Spackman Mossop Michaels
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Marilyn L. Hemingway
– Gullah Geechee Chamber Foundation Inc
Speaker:
Abby Hall (she/her/hers)
– CDR Associates
Climate Action
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Emergent AI in Professional Practice
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
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SUN-C04: Emergent AI in Professional Practice
Speaker:
Daniel A. Tal, FASLA
– www.thinkconfluence.com
Speaker:
Jenn Becker, ASLA
– Confluence
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Donnie Longenecker, ASLA, PLA
– University of Georgia
Equity and Inclusion
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Ensuring a Complete and Resilient Vision: Developing a Growing Relationship with Nurseries
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C05: Ensuring a Complete and Resilient Vision: Developing a Growing Relationship with Nurseries
Speaker:
David A. Rubin, FASLA (he/him/his)
– DAVID RUBIN Land Collective
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Carl S. Hesselein
– Pleasant Run Nursery
Design Implementation
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
How Do We Stay Here?: The Charleston Comprehensive Integrated Water Plan
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
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SUN-C06: How Do We Stay Here?: The Charleston Comprehensive Integrated Water Plan
Speaker:
Sarai Carter, Assoc. ASLA, SITES AP
– Biohabitats, Inc
Speaker:
Andy Sternad, AIA, AICP
– Waggonner & Ball
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jared T. Bramblett, LEED AP, PE
– Moffatt & Nichol
The Future of the Public Realm
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Interviewing the Interviewer: How Students and Employers Evaluate Each Other
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C07: Interviewing the Interviewer: How Students and Employers Evaluate Each Other
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Joshua Crawford, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP
– Design Workshop Inc.
Speaker:
Christine E. Ten Eyck, FASLA
– TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC.
Speaker:
Chloe K. Meyer, Student ASLA
– Oklahoma State University Student Chapter of ASLA
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Lines in the Sand : Regional Trails as Climate Adaptation Infrastructure
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C08: Lines in the Sand : Regional Trails as Climate Adaptation Infrastructure
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mikey Goralnik, ASLA, AICP
– Great Springs Project
Speaker:
Nans P. Voron
– SCAPE
Speaker:
Jonah Susskind, ASLA
– SWA
Climate Action
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Threading Coastal Resilience in a Dense Urban Environment: Competition to Construction
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
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SUN-C09: Threading Coastal Resilience in a Dense Urban Environment: Competition to Construction
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Grace K. Tang
– NYC Parks
Speaker:
Jordan H. Salinger
– Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice
Speaker:
Lauren Micir, ASLA, PLA
– AECOM
Climate Action
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being: Reconsidering Expertise Across Knowledge Systems
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C10: Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being: Reconsidering Expertise Across Knowledge Systems
Speaker:
Carlos X. Torres de Janon, Assoc. ASLA
– MIG, Inc.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Csanyi Matusicky
– Pheasants Forever & Natural Resources Conservation Service
Biodiversity
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Where do you Draw the Line?
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C11: Where Do You Draw the Line?
Speaker:
Richard S. Roark, ASLA, AICP
– OLIN
Speaker:
Michael Grove, FASLA
– SASAKI
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Carlos Claussell (he/him/his)
– America Is All In
Equity and Inclusion