Full Schedule

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

FS-001 - Metro Parks Cultural Landscapes: Past, Present and Future
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Thomas Woltz, FASLA – Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Richie Jones

Field Session Presenter: Chris Barkley, ASLA, LEED AP – HDLA

Field Session Presenter: Michael Pavin, ASLA – Collier Engineering

Field Session Presenter: Tim Netsch, LEED AP – Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 6.00

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

FS-002 - Historic Southern Town to Regional Commerce Center: Recipe for Growth and Diversity
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Gary M. Vogrin, ASLA – Kiser + Vogrin Design

Field Session Leader: Dwight E. Kiser, ASLA – Kiser + Vogrin Design, LLC

Field Session Presenter: Kelly Dannenfelser, AICP – City of Franklin

Field Session Presenter: Matt Largen – Williamson, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Mary S. Pearce – Heritage Foundation of Williamson County

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

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PDH 6.00

7:45 AM – 12:45 PM CDT

FS-003 - Overview and Landscape Walking Tour of Vanderbilt University
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Judson Newbern, ASLA – Newbern Consulting Services, LLC

Field Session Leader: James H. Moore, ASLA – Vanderbilt University

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

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PDH 3.5

7:45 AM – 3:45 PM CDT

FS-004 - Reclaiming the Riverfront: Climbing, Concerts, Kayaks, and More
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Nathan Oliver, ASLA – Hawkins Partners Landscape Architects

Field Session Leader: Will H. Marth, ASLA – Hawkins Partners

Field Session Leader: Chris Camp, ASLA

Field Session Presenter: Bert Mathews – The Mathews Company

Field Session Presenter: Chris Davis, AIA – Hastings

Field Session Presenter: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning

Field Session Presenter: Anna Grider – City of Nashville

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

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PDH 5.25

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

WS-001 - Workshop: The LARE Experience—What to Expect and How to Prepare
Location: Music City Center, Room 106

Workshop Presenter: Madeline Steigerwald, ASLA – Dix.Hite + Partners

Workshop Presenter: Elizabeth Van Sickel, ASLA – England-Thims and Miller, Inc.

Workshop Presenter: Jeffrey Holzer, ASLA – Kimley-Horn

Workshop Presenter: Darneka Waters, ASLA – Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation

8:00 AM – 1:30 PM CDT

FS-005 - Envisioning Inclusive Communities for Public Housing: the History, Struggles, and Future
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Mary M. Vavra, ASLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate – Barge Design Solutions

Field Session Leader: Scott Morton, ASLA, LEED AP – Smith Gee Studio

Field Session Presenter: Alisha Eley, ASLA – Kimley-Horn

Field Session Presenter: Will H. Marth, ASLA – Hawkins Partners

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 2.5

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT

FS-006 - Southall: a Farm, Inn and Spa Rooted in Sustainability, Abundance and Luxury
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: Josh Bethea, ASLA – CSDG

Field Session Leader: Craige Hoover – Southall Farm and Inn

Field Session Presenter: James C. Sloan, AIA – 906 Studio Architects

Field Session Presenter: Jeffrey Orkin – Greener Roots Farm

Field Session Presenter: Sarah Edmonds

Field Session Presenter: Zack Jewell – Roundstone Native Seed

Resilience and Stewardship

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PDH 4.00

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM CDT

FS-008 - Access Auditing: An Immersive and Inclusive Introduction to Testing Site Accessibility
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Alexa Vaughn-Brainard, Assoc. ASLA – MIG

Field Session Leader: Emily M. O'Mahoney, FASLA, LEED AP – 2GHO, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA – Studio Pacifica, Ltd.

Field Session Presenter: Aimi Hamraie, PhD – Vanderbilt University

Field Session Presenter: David F. Milligan, FASLA, LEED AP – IntersectDFM

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Compliments of:

PDH 2.00

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM CDT

WS-003 - LAAB Workshop
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Workshop Presenter: Lynn M. ewanow – Kansas State University

Workshop Presenter: Daniel H. Ortega, ASLA, Allied AIA – LAAB / University of Nevada Las Vegas

Workshop Presenter: Kristopher Pritchard – American Society of Landscape Architects

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM CDT

FRI-DD1 - Designing the Bigger Time: Tools for Creating a Gender Just Practice
Location: Music City Center, Room 201

Lead Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning

Speaker: Cinda Gilliland, ASLA – Reed Gilliland

Speaker: Jamie Maslyn Larson, ASLA – Lionheart Places

Speaker: Rebecca Leonard, FAICP, PLA, ASLA, CNU-A – Lionheart

Speaker: Steven Spears, FASLA, AICP – GroundWork Development and Momark Development

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 3.00

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM CDT

FS-007 - Seeing in Nashville: Celebrating Riverfront Projects Through a New Lens
Location: Music City Center, Room 204

Field Session Leader: Laura Schroeder, ASLA – Hawkins Partners, Inc

Field Session Leader: Sahar Coston-Hardy, Affil. ASLA – Sahar Coston-Hardy Photography LLC

Field Session Presenter: Christopher M. McGee – Landscape Architecture Magazine

Field Session Presenter: Marion Brenner, ASLA, Affil. ASLA – Marion Brenner Photography

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 4.75

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

FS-009 - Sketch! Nashville: Freestyle Journaling
Location: Music City Center, Room 203

Field Session Leader: Chip Sullivan, FASLA – UC Berkeley

Field Session Leader: Robert Chipman, ASLA – Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc

Field Session Presenter: James Richards, FASLA – JamesRichardsSketchbook.com

Field Session Presenter: Richard Alomar, ASLA – Rutgers University

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 4.00

11:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

FS-010 - Jefferson Street Corridor: Recognizing the History and Influence of Three Esteemed HBCUs
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: John Haas, ASLA – EDGE Planning, Landscape Architecture & Urban Design

Field Session Leader: Thomas Boyd, ASLA – EDGE Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design

Field Session Presenter: Brian Tibbs, AIA – Moody Nolan

Field Session Presenter: Sharon W. Hurt – J.U.M.P., Street Works

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

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PDH 3.00

12:30 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FS-012 - Neuhoff: The Transformation of a Slaughter House to a New Neighborhood
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 3

Field Session Leader: NADINE SOUBOTIN, ASLA – Future Green Studio

Field Session Leader: Shannon Skinner, PLA, ASLA – Kimley-Horn

Field Session Presenter: Hunter Gee, FAIA – Smith Gee Studio

Field Session Presenter: Jim Irwin – New City Properties

Field Session Presenter: Matt Vineyard – JE Dunn Construction

Field Session Presenter: Brendan Boles – Kimley-Horn

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 2.50

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FS-013 - Cultural Landscape Report Informs Extensive Design Interventions at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 1

Field Session Leader: Gary L. Hawkins, ASLA – Hawkins Partners, Inc.

Field Session Leader: Nathan Oliver, ASLA – Hawkins Partners Landscape Architects

Field Session Presenter: Chris Barkley, ASLA, LEED AP – HDLA

Field Session Presenter: Jane O. MacLeod – Cheekwood Estate & Garden

Field Session Presenter: Peter Grimaldi – Cheekwood Estate & Garden

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 2.50

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FS-014 - onec1ty: mindful, Healthy Living
Location: Music City Center, 6th Avenue Entrance/ Exit on Level 2, Field Session Departure Area 2

Field Session Leader: Hal B. Clark, ASLA, LEED AP – CSDG

Field Session Leader: Alan Aschenbrenner – Cambridge, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: Platt Boyd, AIA, LEED AP – Branch Technology

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 2.75

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM CDT

FRI-A01 - Community Voices, Community Landscapes: Shaping Design Processes Abroad and at Home
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Sam E. Valentine, ASLA – Harvard Graduate School of Design

Speaker: Chelina Odbert, Affiliate ASLA – KDI

Speaker: Andrea Panizzo – EVA Studio (Emergent Vernacular Architecture Ltd)

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM CDT

FRI-A02 - Superbloom: Taking Inspiration from the Desert Landscapes of Palm Springs
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Nate Cormier, ASLA – RIOS

Speaker: Millicent Harvey – Millicent Harvey Photography

Speaker: Phillip K. Smith, III – PKS3 Studio

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM CDT

FRI-A03 - Home School: Residential Design as Academy and Laboratory in Practice
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Rob Gray, ASLA, LEED AP – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Speaker: Mike Albert, ASLA, AICP, LEED AP – Design Workshop, Inc.

Speaker: Beka Sturges, ASLA, LEED – Reed Hilderbrand LLC

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.25

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM CDT

FRI-A05 - BOLDNESS—Reimagining the Brooklyn Bridge Competition's Process and Progress
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: Wendy Yifei Wang, ASLA – ScenesLab

Speaker: Andrew Lassiter – New York City Council

Speaker: Andrew Brown – Van Alen Institute

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM CDT

FRI-A06 - Green Schoolyards: Nature That Builds Community, Wellness, and Learning
Location: Music City Center, Room 103

Lead Speaker: Hana Ishikawa, Affil. ASLA, AIA – site design group, ltd.

Speaker: Meg Kelly – Healthy Schools Campaign

Speaker: Josina Morita – Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

Speaker: Brad McCauley, ASLA – Site Design Group, Ltd.

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.25

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM CDT

FRI-DD3 - The Fast and the Furious- Design Build Goes Big
Location: Music City Center, Room 201

Lead Speaker: John C. Payne, ASLA – SiteWorks Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Dorothy Faris, ASLA – Mithun

Speaker: Vinita Sidhu, ASLA – Site Workshop

Speaker: David Jobs, CCM, DBIA, AVS, LEED AP – OAC Services, Inc.

Speaker: Chad Benton, ASLA – BrightView Landscape Development

Design Implementation

Compliments of:

PDH 3.00

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM CDT

FRI-DD4 - Old Redford LINK: Exploring Equity, Engagement and Empowerment in Northwest Detroit
Location: Music City Center, Room 208

Lead Speaker: Brian C. Staresnick, ASLA – Land Collective

Speaker: Rachel J. Spencer, ASLA – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective

Speaker: Michele Flournoy, AIA – City of Detroit

Speaker: Alicia George – Motor City Java House

Speaker: Ryan Myers-Johnson – Sidewalk Detroit

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 3.00

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT

WS-002 - Technical Workshop: Preparing for Landscape Architect Registration Exam Section 4
Location: Music City Center, Room 106

Workshop Presenter: Donnie Longenecker, ASLA – University of Georgia

Workshop Presenter: Emily M. O'Mahoney, FASLA, LEED AP – 2GHO, Inc.

Workshop Presenter: Steve Feccia, ASLA – KB Home

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FRI-B01 - Conversations with Olmsted: Reimagining Prospect Park
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Christian Zimmerman, FASLA – Prospect Park Alliance

Speaker: Nisha Baliga, AICP – Hester Street

Speaker: Sue Donoghue – Prospect Park Alliance

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FRI-B02 - Storytelling Through Design: Honoring Diverse Voices
Location: Music City Center, Room 103

Lead Speaker: Nathan Schleicher – Earthscape Play

Speaker: Karen M. Hunter, MBA, PMP – Colliers Project Leaders

Speaker: Kenneth J. Kokroko, ASLA – University of Arizona

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FRI-B03 - 175 Years: Soil Trends & Maintenance at the Smithsonian Gardens
Location: Music City Center, Room 105

Lead Speaker: Paul B. Josey, ASLA – Wolf Josey Landscape Architects

Speaker: Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA – Smithsonian Institution

Speaker: Ted Hartsig – Olsson

Design Implementation

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FRI-B04 - Streamlined Solutions: For Entrepreneurs, Sole Practitioners, and Small Residential Firms
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Katie C. Seidenwurm, ASLA – Zinnia Design

Speaker: Jill G. Brown, ASLA – My Landscape Coach

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.25

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FRI-B05 - Equity in Nature: Transforming Neglected Urban Land in Baltimore into Bliss Meadows
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Alden E. Stoner – Nature Sacred

Speaker: Vernon Hustead, ASLA – Hustead Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Atiya Wells, BSN, RN – Backyard Basecamp

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.25

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FRI-B06 - Addressing Resiliency in Denver with Equity and Inclusion at the Forefront
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: Meredith Wenskoski, ASLA, LEED AP – Livable Cities Studio, Inc.

Speaker: Happy Haynes – City and County of Denver

Speaker: Sam Stevens, PE – City and County of Denver

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

FRI-B07 - Design with Carbon: Reconsidering Landscapes, from Planning to Soils
Location: Music City Center, Room 207

Lead Speaker: Christopher R. Ng-Hardy, ASLA, LEED AP – Sasaki

Speaker: Pamela Conrad, ASLA, LEED AP – CMG Landscape Architecture, Climate Positive Design

Speaker: Deanna Lynn, Assoc. ASLA – Wild Land Workshop

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.25

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CDT

GS-001 - General Session: Finding Our Future
Location: Karl F. Dean Grand Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: Wendy Miller, FASLA – Wendy Miller Landscape Architecture, PLLC

Keynote Speaker: Tom Mroz, FASLA, LEED AP – SmithGroup

Keynote Speaker: Torey Carter-Conneen – American Society of Landscape Architects

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11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

SAT-A01 - Critical Curiosity: Design Processes That Challenge Norms
Location: Music City Center, Room 207

Lead Speaker: Maura M. Rockcastle, ASLA – Ten x Ten

Speaker: David Seiter, RLA – Future Green Studio

Speaker: Rebecca Popowsky, RLA, SITES AP – OLIN

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

SAT-A02 - Mitigating the Carbon Footprint of Concrete
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Meg Calkins, FASLA, SITES AP – North Carolina State University

Speaker: Kevin W. Burke, FASLA – Atlanta BeltLine Inc

Speaker: Jennifer Mitchell – Linkedin

Design Implementation

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

SAT-A03 - Ensuring Wellness in 21st Century Society: Equity and Inclusion at Eskenazi Health
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective

Speaker: Lisa E. Harris, MD – Eskenazi Health

Speaker: Scott Archer, AIA, AICP – Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.25

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

SAT-A04 - Using Social Media to Attract Ideal Clients
Location: Music City Center, Room 106

Lead Speaker: Jake Krokowski, ASLA, LEED AP – JWK DESIGN

Speaker: Pearce Butcher – Pearce B Designs

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.25

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

SAT-A05 - In the Middle, on the Edge: Collective Visions for Contested Waterfront Communities
Location: Music City Center, Room 103

Lead Speaker: Gena Wirth, ASLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture D.P.C.

Speaker: Magdalena Ayed – The Harborkeepers

Speaker: Andrea Parker, ASLA – Gowanus Canal Conservancy

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

SAT-A06 - Prototype to Permanent: Tactical Urbanism’s Growing Influence on Placemaking, Policy, and Infrastructure
Location: Music City Center, Room 201

Lead Speaker: Nate Cormier, ASLA – RIOS

Speaker: Kevin Robert Perry, FASLA – Toole Design Group & Urban Rain Design Inc.

Speaker: Sofie Kvist – Gehl Studio Inc

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

SAT-A07 - Raising the Bar on Creative Placemaking; A Vibrant Transformation in Virginia Beach
Location: Music City Center, Room 105

Lead Speaker: Emily Archer, ASLA – City of Virginia Beach

Speaker: Kate Pittman – ViBe Creative District

Speaker: Nathan Lahy, ASLA – Orbis Landscape Architecture

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

SAT-A09 - Africa 3.0!
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Hitesh S. Mehta, FASLA FRIBA FAAK – HM Design

Speaker: Anthony Wain – Planning Partners International

Speaker: Ambrose O. Ofafa – Ecoarch Solutions Limited

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.25

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

SAT-A10 - Mapping Equity: Illustrations of a Just Future
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Andrew Sargeant, ASLA – Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

Speaker: Christine Ma – Esri

Speaker: Matthew J. Wilkins, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – KTUA Planning + Landscape Architecture

Technology

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SAT-B01 - Inside the LA Studio with James Corner Field Operations
Location: Music City Center, Room 105

Guest Speaker: James Corner, FASLA – James Corner Field Operations

Guest Speaker: Lisa T. Switkin, ASLA – James Corner Field Operations

Guest Speaker: Richard Kennedy, ASLA – James Corner Field Operations

Guest Speaker: Sarah W. Astheimer, RLA, ASLA – James Corner Field Operations

Moderator: Mary Margaret Jones, FASLA – Hargreaves Jones

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SAT-B02 - Small but Mighty: Engaging Small Communities to Realize Big Visions
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: Scott A. Jordan, ASLA – Civitas Inc

Speaker: Erin Lonoff, AICP – HR&A Advisors

Speaker: Susannah Ross, ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SAT-B03 - Landformwork: Materials and Fabrication in a Conceptual/spatial Loop of Collaborative Design
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Alexander Kitchin – Fine Concrete

Speaker: Donna Bridgeman – West 8

Speaker: Joan Krevlin, FAIA – BKSK Architects

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SAT-B04 - Decolonization Pollinators: Reclaiming and Hybridizing a Latin American Landscape Architecture
Location: Music City Center, Room 207

Lead Speaker: Patricia Algara, ASLA – BASE Landscape Architecture Inc.

Speaker: Gabriel Diaz Montemayor, ASLA – University of Arkansas Fayetteville

Speaker: Jason Prado – Miridae

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SAT-B05 - Collaboration on Nature-based Solutions Is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Lisa Beyer, PLA, ASLA – World Resources Institute

Speaker: Sarah M. Minick – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SAT-B06 - Invisible Infrastructures: A Park Atop a Highway at the Presidio Tunnel Tops
Location: Music City Center, Room 106

Lead Speaker: Kerry Huang, PLA – James Corner Field Operations

Speaker: Rania Rayes, ASLA – The Presidio Trust

Speaker: Matt Jones, LEED AP, PE – Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA)

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SAT-B07 - How Landscape Infrastructure Is Re-shaping Manhattan’s Urban Coastline
Location: Music City Center, Room 103

Lead Speaker: Hogan Edelberg, ASLA – AECOM

Speaker: Jordan H. Salinger – NYC Mayors Office of Climate Resiliency

Speaker: Gonzalo Cruz, ASLA – AECOM NYC Landscape Urbanism Studio

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SAT-B08 - What Makes an Exceptional Urban Multi-use Trail? Stories from the Atlanta Beltline
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Lisa Cowan, ASLA, SITES AP – StudioVerde

Speaker: Brittain Storck, ASLA – Alta Planning + Design, Inc.

Speaker: Megan Injaychock

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SAT-DD1 - Transforming Boston Harbor: Resilience and Equity from Vision to Implementation
Location: Music City Center, Room 201

Lead Speaker: Amy Whitesides, Assoc. ASLA – Stoss Landscape Urbanism

Speaker: Carly Foster, AICP – Arcadis

Speaker: Pippa W. Brashear, ASLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Julie Eaton Ernst, PE – Weston & Sampson

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 3.00

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SAT-DD3 - How Big Data Benefits You: Using Information for Good in Landscape Architecture
Location: Music City Center, Room 208

Lead Speaker: Mary G. Padua, ASLA, CLARB, PhD, RLA – Clemson University/MGP Studio

Speaker: Greg Havens, AIA, AICP – Sasaki Associates

Speaker: Jessica E. Fernandez, PhD, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP – University of Georgia

Speaker: Bo Zhang, LEED AP – Oklahoma State University

Speaker: Yang Song, ASLA – Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning

Technology

Compliments of:

PDH 3.00

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT

LARE-001 - L.A.R.E. Q&A
Location: EXPO, Learning Lab

Compliments of:

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SAT-C01 - The Art of Teaming: Lessons for Assembling a 21st Century Design Team
Location: Music City Center, Room 207

Lead Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning

Speaker: Diana Fernandez Bibeau, ASLA – Sasaki

Speaker: Louis R. Johnson, ASLA – Gresham Smith

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SAT-C02 - Building Great Ideas - Art, Science and Reality in Design Through Construction
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Tom Doolittle, FASLA – Skanska

Speaker: Annette P. Wilkus, FASLA, LEED AP – SiteWorks Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Susan K. Weiler, FASLA – OLIN

Design Implementation

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SAT-C03 - It Takes a Village: Reflections on a Community-led Design Process
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: Matt Whitaker, ASLA – WMWA Landscape Architects

Speaker: Ryan Wang, Assoc. ASLA – WMWA Landscape Architects

Speaker: Genesis the Greykid – Genesis the Greykid

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SAT-C04 - The Lives and Afterlives of Urban Landscapes: Three Personal and Disciplinary Perspectives
Location: Music City Center, Room 103

Lead Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – Stoss / Harvard GSD

Speaker: De J. Nichols – Harvard GSD; Civic Creatives

Speaker: Mike Belleme – Mike Belleme Photography

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SAT-C05 - Every Place Counts Design Challenge Nashville
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Ken A. Ray, ASLA – Coen+Partners

Speaker: Eric Hoke – Civic Design Center

Speaker: Kenneth Petty

Speaker: Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins – NRDC

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SAT-C06 - Designing the Green New Deal Initiative: Demystifying Design and Policy
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Barbara Deutsch, FASLA – Landscape Architecture Foundation

Speaker: Kate Orff, FASLA – SCAPE landscape architecture d.p.c.

Speaker: Billy Fleming, ASLA – The McHarg Center

Speaker: Roxanne Blackwell, Hon. ASLA – American Society of Landscape Architects

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SAT-C07 - The Disappearing Rural Landscape - Mitigating Climate Change and Rapid Urbanization
Location: Music City Center, Room 105

Lead Speaker: Dana N. Brown, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP – Dana Brown & Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Richard M. Longman, ASLA, AIA, LEED AP – Dana Brown and Associates

Speaker: Bridget P. Bailey – Tangipahoa Parish Government

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

SUN-A01 - Dream Big with Design, A Conversation on PreK-12 Design Learning
Location: Music City Center, Room 105

Speaker: Nicole Plunkett, ASLA – Cotleur & Hearing

Speaker: Jennifer M. Mok, ASLA – Walt Disney Imagineering

Speaker: Todd M. McCurdy, FASLA – Todd McCurdy Landscape Architect, LLC.

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.00

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

SUN-A02 - The Cultural Crossing: Exploring the Complexities of a Significant Cultural Landscape
Location: Music City Center, Room 201

Lead Speaker: Chelsea McCann, ASLA, LEED AP – Walker Macy

Speaker: Tyler C. Nishitani, NOMA, AIA – (representing) Hacker Architects

Speaker: Sadafumi Uchiyama, ASLA – Portland Japanese Garden

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

SUN-A03 - SPREADING THE GOSPEL: International Landscape Architects Returning Home to Practice
Location: Music City Center, Room 103

Lead Speaker: Michael Grove, FASLA – SASAKI

Speaker: Kotchakorn Voraakhom, ASLA – LANDPROCESS and Porous City Network

Speaker: Thomas Doxiadis, International ASLA – doxiadis+ Architects Landscape Architects

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

SUN-A04 - Waterfront and Wetlands in Residential Design; Balancing Ecology and Aesthetics
Location: Music City Center, Room 207

Lead Speaker: Christopher LaGuardia, FASLA – LaGuardia Design Group

Speaker: Eric Groft, FASLA – OEHME, VAN SWEDEN | OvS

Speaker: Brian Sawyer, FASLA – Sawyer|Berson

Design Implementation

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

SUN-A05 - Design with Disabled People Now: Including Disabled People in the Design Process
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Alexa Vaughn-Brainard, Assoc. ASLA – MIG

Speaker: Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA – Studio Pacifica, Ltd.

Speaker: Aimi Hamraie, PhD – Vanderbilt University

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.00

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

SUN-A06 - HSW of Landscape Laborers: Ethics, Laws, and Logistics
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: Leslie Wren, ASLA – Kansas State University

Speaker: Josh Sundloff, JD, ASLA, LEED AP – Babcock Scott & Babcock

Speaker: Dylan Peck – Alpine Construction & Landscaping Corp.

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.00

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

SUN-A07 - Latinas in Leadership
Location: Music City Center, Room 106

Lead Speaker: Patricia Algara, ASLA – BASE Landscape Architecture Inc.

Speaker: Mia Lehrer, FASLA – Studio-MLA

Speaker: L. Irene Compadre, ASLA – Arbolope Studio & Washington University in St. Louis

Speaker: Patricia Akinaga

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.00

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

SUN-A08 - Creating Resilient Communities: Unconventional Approaches to Engagement, Funding, and Project Delivery
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Travis Klondike, Assoc. ASLA – NC State University: Coastal Dynamics Design Lab

Speaker: Erin Hathaway, ASLA, PLA – Gresham Smith

Speaker: Gaylan D. Williams, ASLA, LEED AP – Design Workshop

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

SUN-A09 - Promoting Climate Leadership by Exploring Alternative Models of Collaboration
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Thomas Nideroest, Assoc. ASLA – Sasaki Associates, International Landscape Collaborative (ILC)

Speaker: Adriana Chavez Sanchez – Office for Urban Resilience (ORU)

Speaker: Abrahm Lustgarten – ProPublica

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT

LARE Prep Cafe
Location: EXPO

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SUN-B01 - Inside the LA Studio with Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect
Location: Music City Center, Room 105

Guest Speaker: Elizabeth J. Kennedy, ASLA – Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect, PLLC

Guest Speaker: Ken Keltai, ASLA, RLA, ISA – H2M architects + engineers

Guest Speaker: Suzanne Greene, ASLA – Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect, PLLC

Guest Speaker: Yifan Sun, RLA, ASLA – N/A

Moderator: Justin Garrett Moore, AICP, NOMA – The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SUN-B02 - Rooted in Process: Landscape Architecture as a Collective Social Practice
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Adam M. DeHeer, ASLA – LeapFrog Design

Speaker: Adriana Hernandez Aguirre, Associate ASLA – Coleman and Associates

Speaker: Olivia Pinner, Associate ASLA – SWA

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SUN-B03 - Form, Space & Other Preoccupations: a Conversation About Landscape’s Appearance
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: Julia E. Czerniak, ASLA – Syracuse University

Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – Stoss / Harvard GSD

Speaker: Shannon Nichol, FASLA – GGN

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SUN-B04 - Quality Control Matters Matter: Improving the Accuracy and Efficiency of Construction Documents
Location: Music City Center, Room 207

Lead Speaker: Phyllis Zhou, ASLA – Sasaki Associates

Speaker: Glen A. Phillips, ASLA – AECOM

Speaker: Melvin Toddy, LEED – The Boldt Company

Design Implementation

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SUN-B05 - Shaping a Latin American Landscape Architectural Profession and Education
Location: Music City Center, Room 103

Lead Speaker: Gabriel Diaz Montemayor, ASLA – University of Arkansas Fayetteville

Speaker: Diana Wiesner – Diana Wiesner Arquitectura y Paisaje SAS

Speaker: Ricardo da Cruz e Sousa – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SUN-B06 - Equity Through City-wide Heat and Urban Forest Management Planning
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Diana Fernandez Bibeau, ASLA – Sasaki

Speaker: Amy Whitesides, Assoc. ASLA – Stoss Landscape Urbanism

Speaker: Zoe Davis – City of Boston Office of Environment, Energy and Open Space

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SUN-B07 - Recalibrating the Forgotten Tributaries and Neighborhoods of the Upper Los Angeles River
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Monica Rodriguez – LA City District 7

Speaker: Mia Lehrer, FASLA – Studio-MLA

Speaker: Sarah Rascon – Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

SUN-B08 - Using Design, Engineering, Education & Science to Support UN Sustainable Development Goals
Location: Music City Center, Room 106

Lead Speaker: Roberto J. Rovira, ASLA – FIU & Studio Roberto Rovira

Speaker: Stephanie Dunn, Affiliate ASLA – Cadence

Speaker: Ido Sella – ECOncrete

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SUN-DD1 - Becoming a J.E.D.I. Master: Toward Inclusive River Spaces and Outdoor Recreation
Location: Music City Center, Room 201

Lead Speaker: Brad Collett, ASLA, LEED AP – University of Tennessee School of Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Nans P. Voron – SCAPE Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Gerry S. James – Explore Kentucky Initiative

Speaker: Cathy Barnard – Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy

Speaker: Carolyn M B. Crawford – Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 3.00

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SUN-DD2 - Democratizing GIS: Open Source Tools for Everyday Mapping and Analysis
Location: Music City Center, Room 208

Lead Speaker: Andrew M. Wright, Assoc. ASLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC

Speaker: Brendan A. Harmon, ASLA – Louisiana State University

Speaker: Tanvi Shah, Assoc. ASLA – Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey

Technology

Compliments of:

PDH 3.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SUN-C02 - Business and Culture: Breaking Norms in Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Location: Music City Center, Room 106

Lead Speaker: Clarence Lacy – RIOS

Speaker: Rikerrious M. Geter, Assoc. ASLA – GGN

Speaker: Diana Fernandez Bibeau, ASLA – Sasaki

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SUN-C03 - Debunking “Green Gentrification”: How Public Space Investment Delivers Environmental Equity and Justice
Location: Music City Center, Room 207

Lead Speaker: DIANE J. Allen, FASLA – DesignJones LLC

Speaker: Sierra Bainbridge, ASLA – MASS Design Group

Speaker: Matthew Williams, ASLA – City of Detroit, Planning & Development Department

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SUN-C04 - Streetscapes for Wellness: Whose Wellness Are We Talking About?
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Jennifer L. Nitzky, PLA, ASLA, ISA – Studio HIP

Speaker: Jenna E. Miller, LEED AP – NYC Public Design Commission

Speaker: Deborah Marton – Van Alen Institute

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SUN-C05 - FIELDS OF DREAMS: How the Pandemic Accelerated Inclusive 21st-century Sports Districts
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Michael Grove, FASLA – SASAKI

Speaker: Lori Singleton, ASLA – SmithGroup

Speaker: Peter L. Osler, ASLA RA FAAR – Situate Studio

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SUN-C06 - Public Space and Maintenance - On the Vocation of Care
Location: Music City Center, Room 105

Lead Speaker: Thomas Woltz, FASLA – Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

Speaker: E Timothy Marshall, FASLA – ETM ASSOCIATES, LLC

Speaker: Shellye Arnold – Memorial Park Conservancy

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SUN-C07 - The Mississippi as a Living River: Vision, Process, Policy, Projects
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: David P. Muth – National Wildlife Federation

Speaker: Kristin C. Tracz – Walton Family Foundation

Speaker: Kate Orff, FASLA – SCAPE landscape architecture d.p.c.

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

SUN-C08 - Storytelling with Video: A Transformation of Ecology and Community
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Jake Krokowski, ASLA, LEED AP – JWK DESIGN

Speaker: Jenna Jones, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – site design group, ltd.

Speaker: Brodie J. Kerst – Brodie Kerst Productions

Technology

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CDT

MON-A01 - Designing the Pulse Memorial and Museum: Mending a Community
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: Kody Smith, ASLA – Dix.Hite+Partners

Speaker: Christina Hite, ASLA, LEED AP – Dix.Hite+Partners

Speaker: Barbara A. Poma – onePULSE Foundation, Inc.

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CDT

MON-A02 - From Idea to Implementation: How Memphis Transformed Resilience Plans into Shovel-ready Projects
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Dana Sjostrom, CFM – Memphis-Shelby County Division of Planning and Development, Dept of Housing

Speaker: Vivian Ekstrom, AICP, LEED Green Associate – Memphis & Shelby County Division of Planning and Development

Speaker: Jared Darby – Shelby County, TN

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CDT

MON-A03 - Designing Youth-inclusive Public Spaces: Why We Should Involve Youth
Location: Music City Center, Room 103

Lead Speaker: Patsy Eubanks Owens, ASLA – University of California, Davis

Speaker: Sarah Little, PhD, PLA – University of Oklahoma

Speaker: Ilisa Goldman, ASLA, MLA, PLA – The City of San Diego

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.00

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CDT

MON-A04 - Embrace the Lake: Partnering for Equity and a Resilient Future in Cleveland
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Kelly B. Coffman, ASLA, LEED AP – Cleveland Metroparks

Speaker: Mary C. Morton, AICP – WRT

Speaker: Freddy L. Collier, Jr. – City of Cleveland

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CDT

MON-A05 - Are We Overstating Resiliency as the Most Imminent “National Security Concern ”?
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Manisha Kaul, ASLA, PLA, CDT, LEED AP – Design Workshop, Inc.

Speaker: Heather M. Morgan, ASLA – AECOM

Speaker: Jean Kennedy Sleeman, AIA, LEED AP, AUA – Old Dominion University

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 1.00

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CDT

MON-A06 - Opportunities for Career Paths in the Post-pandemic Era
Location: Music City Center, Room 105

Lead Speaker: Signe Nielsen, FASLA – MNLA

Speaker: Celine Armstrong, ASLA, LEED AP – Little Island

Speaker: Martin T. Leibrock – Hunter Roberts Construction Group

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.00

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CDT

MON-A07 - How Technology Is Revolutionizing Food Producing Landscapes
Location: Music City Center, Room 106

Lead Speaker: Chris Overdorf, ASLA – SCJ Alliance

Speaker: Mario Cambardella, ASLA – ServeScape

Technology

Compliments of:

PDH 1.00

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM CDT

MON-DD1 - Drawing Matters: Hands – On Exploration into Drawing’s Value in Landscape Architecture
Location: Music City Center, Room 201

Lead Speaker: Michael Batts, ASLA, LEED AP – STEWART

Speaker: Kona A. Gray, FASLA – EDSA, Inc.

Speaker: David Malda, ASLA, LEED AP – GGN

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 3.00

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM CDT

MON-DD2 - Now What? How Resilience Becomes Reality
Location: Music City Center, Room 208

Lead Speaker: Hogan Edelberg, ASLA – AECOM

Speaker: Andrew Lavallee, FASLA – SiteWorks Landscape Architecture, LLC

Speaker: Travis J M Bunt, AIA – One Architecture

Speaker: Wael Youssef, PE – Kiewit

Speaker: Alexis Taylor – NJ Department of Environmental Protection

Resilience and Stewardship

PDH 3.00

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM CDT

MON-B01 - Talk Data to Me: The Intersection of Landscape Architecture + Research
Location: Music City Center, Room 209

Lead Speaker: Peter J. Caldwell, PLA, ASLA – Asakura Robinson

Speaker: Amy Wagenfeld, Affil. ASLA – Amy Wagenfeld | Design

Speaker: Yiwei Huang, ASLA – Purdue University

Design and the Creative Process

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM CDT

MON-B03 - Accessible Design Challenges; Common Errors and Solutions from Field Inspectors!
Location: Music City Center, Room 202

Lead Speaker: Andrea LaCour, RAS – Contour Collective

Speaker: Elaine Andersen, RAS, ADAC – Contour Collective

Design Implementation

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM CDT

MON-B04 - Everybody Plays: A Best Practice Guide to Multigenerational Park Design
Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Lead Speaker: Jill Moore, CPSI – Landscape Structures

Speaker: Justin F. Wilson, ASLA – Sparks at Play

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PDH 1.25

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM CDT

MON-B05 - Tennessee Riverline: Vision and Action Powered by Partnerships
Location: Music City Center, Room 103

Lead Speaker: Brad Collett, ASLA, LEED AP – University of Tennessee School of Landscape Architecture

Speaker: Alison B. Bullock – National Park Service RTCA

Speaker: Clay Guerry – Tennessee Valley Authority

Planning, Urban Design, and Infrastructure

Compliments of:

PDH 1.25

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM CDT

MON-B06 - Nimble Innovation - Transforming the Public Realm Through Possibility Government
Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Lead Speaker: Jennifer L. Brooks, ASLA, PLA – Mecklenburg County Asset and Facility Management

Speaker: Fiona M. Lyon, ASLA, LEED Green Associate – TriMet - Transit-oriented Development

Speaker: Solange Y. Guillaume, ASLA – City & County of San Francisco - Public Works

Leadership, Career Development, and Business

PDH 1.25