SUN-A07 - Latinas in Leadership

Sunday, November 21, 2021

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

Location: Music City Center, Room 106

1.00 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AIA/non-HSW, AICP, FL

Lead Speaker(s)

Patricia Algara, ASLA

Founding Principal
BASE Landscape Architecture, Inc.
San Francisco, California

Speaker(s)

Mia Lehrer, FASLA

President
Studio-MLA
Los Angeles, California
L. Irene Compadre, ASLA

Principal @ Arbolope Studio Lecturer @ the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis
Arbolope Studio & Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
PA

Patricia Akinaga

1.00 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AIA/non-HSW, AICP, FL

Dive into three distinct Latina-Lead firms and candidly explore firm origin stories, set-backs, big breaks, and the personal moments of opposition and triumph that lead to founding and running a design-forward, empathetic, and mission-based firms. These practices range from small to large, showcasing the leadership that exists within Latinx community.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the ways in which a practice built on passion and understanding of others can be a catalyst for social change
• Identify the importance of Latina and immigrant representation in the design profession
Connect with other Latinx in landscape architecture and create a networking platform.
• Motivate Latinx and other individuals from underrepresented communities to step into leadership roles