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

Compliments of:

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

Compliments of:

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

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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

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT

Emerging Professionals Reception
Location: Music City Center, Davidson Ballroom

Compliments of:

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT

LAF 36th Annual Benefit

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