Talley Burley leads research and policy analysis focused on disaster, housing, and financial resilience to help ensure communities have equitable access to sustainable climate adaptation tools. Her work explores the evolving role of insurance in a changing climate and supports the development of policies that drive resilient outcomes.

Before joining EDF, she was a Senior Policy Advisor in the New York City Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ), where she led housing and financial resilience initiatives and collaborated with local communities to advance transparent flood risk communication and adaptation strategies. She also worked on post-Hurricane Sandy recovery through the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations (HRO).

Talley holds a B.A. in Political Science from American University and a Master’s in Urban Planning from NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service.

Joe Christo is an urban planner specializing in climate adaptation, with expertise in disaster preparedness and response, environmental justice, and community planning. His work supports making Boston, and other cities, more resilient, equitable, and thriving places to live and work.

Previously, Joe served as Senior Resilience and Waterfront Planner for the City of Boston, where he led climate adaptation infrastructure projects, the Fort Point Open Space Plan, and contributed to major initiatives like Climate Ready Boston and the Coastal Flood Resilience Zoning Overlay District. He also worked in the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, launching equitable infrastructure and economic mobility programs, and served on Mayor Marty Walsh’s COVID-19 disaster response team, helping stand up the Boston Hope field hospital.

Before returning to Boston, Joe spent seven years with the City of New York, contributing to Hurricane Sandy recovery, managing environmental assessments, expanding career access programs, and supporting emergency response efforts in the immediate aftermath of the storm. Earlier in his career, he was Communications Director for the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy.

Joe holds a Master’s in Community Planning from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Bachelor’s in Journalism and Political Science from Northeastern University.

Chris Osgood has served the City of Boston since 2006 in a variety of leadership roles focused on collaboration, innovation, and delivering public value. His past positions include Chief of Streets, Chief of Staff, Mayoral Advisor, and co-founder of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, where he helped launch initiatives at the intersection of civic engagement, infrastructure, and technology.

In his current work, Chris helps lead Boston’s all-of-government response to climate challenges such as coastal flooding, stormwater, and extreme heat. He also works across city departments to coordinate long-term infrastructure projects that enhance the resilience and livability of Boston’s neighborhoods.

A resident of Jamaica Plain, Chris is an alum of City Year, Haverford College, and the Harvard Business School.

Torey joined ASLA as Chief Executive Officer in August 2020. Torey has more than 25 years of experience and expertise in strategic organizational development, tactical implementation, financial stewardship and administrative leadership. He has a proven track record as an innovator and thought leader in the association world, with an aptitude for pioneering strategies to shape organizational priorities, ensure financial stability, and invigorate member recruitment and retention programs.

Prior to joining ASLA, Torey served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Prior to his leadership at AILA, Torey was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Center for American Progress (CAP), COO and later Acting President and CEO at the LGBTQ Victory Fund and Institute, Divisional Controller of MV Transportation—a privately held North American transportation management corporation—and an auditor at a CPA firm.

John Hart Asher is a Senior Environmental Designer with over 13 years of experience creating functional ecosystems in urban environments. He specializes in ecological design, green infrastructure, and translating sustainable practices into projects that deliver ecosystem services. His work spans prairie restoration, green roofs, and sustainable roadsides across Texas.

John Hart contributed to the award-winning Edgeland House green roof, featured in Dwell, Texas Architect, and AppleTV’s HOME series. He holds a master’s in landscape architecture from UT Austin and a bachelor’s in history from the University of Mississippi. A strong project manager and researcher, he has advanced green roof technology for semi-arid climates and currently hosts PBS’s Central Texas Gardener.

Dr. Chris Cosma is a community ecologist and pollination biologist focused on data-driven insect conservation. With a background shaped by a diverse, cross-country upbringing, he earned his BS in Ecology from UC Santa Barbara and a PhD from UC Riverside, where he studied climate change effects on plant-pollinator interactions. His expertise spans pollination and climate change ecology, spatial and molecular ecology, insect identification, and environmental policy.

During his PhD, Chris created a widely used web app that helps Californians support butterfly and moth conservation through ecological network analysis. His work has received national attention, leading to the formation of an interdisciplinary group through the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Now based in Spokane, Washington, Chris works at CBI and continues to advocate for insect conservation while enjoying permaculture and the outdoors with his partner and dog.

My passion combines ecological knowledge with landscape architecture to design landscapes that present an amazing human experience while integrating water, plants, and spaces to support local ecology. After completing a MS in Zoology at Oregon State University I spent several years delineating habitats and surveying for rare species before turning towards landscape architecture, completing my MLA at Cornell University. I believe that landscape architecture has both the potential and the responsibility to respond to the dual challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. Finding unique solutions that bring together humans and the natural world is what drives me.

Amy Syverson-Shaffer is passionate about connecting people to nature and to each other. Her past work as a landscape architect and in business development frames her collaborative approach to taking on big challenges. Today, she is lending her design acumen and contextual understanding to leading sustainability for the modern craft manufacturer, Landscape Forms. Since 2023, she’s served on the ASLA Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee, working to bridge between key efforts by Landscape Architects and their industry partner community. On any given day, you'll most likely find her working in the garden.

Timothy A. Schuler is an award-winning writer and design critic whose work focuses on the intersection of the built and natural environments. He is an editor at Landscape Architecture Magazine and a critic-in-residence in landscape architecture at Places Journal. His writing also regularly appears in Metropolis, Bloomberg CityLab, The Architect’s Newspaper, and FLUX Hawaiʻi, among other outlets.His essay, “The Middle of Everywhere,” about the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America, was included on a list of the most notable science and nature writing in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2020. He lives in Manhattan, Kansas.

L. Irene Compadre, PLA is the Founding Principal & Design Director of Arbolope Studio, an award-winning Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Public Art practice based in St. Louis, MO. An experimental firm that prioritizes high-quality design, ecological resillience, and social-equity; Arbolope’s work ranges from intimate public spaces such as Strauss Park in St. Louis, to large scale masterplans including for the Universidad Technical in Loja, Ecuador and the Jefferson City Botanical Garden in Missouri's capital city. Irene holds a MLA from Washington University in St. Louis where she now teaches in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

Kenneth Francis is a founding principal of Surroundings, a New Mexico based landscape architecture and planning studio. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from The Cooper Union in New York City and a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. While studying at Harvard, he was awarded a travel grant to research the historic and cultural landscape of the acequias in Northern New Mexico. His dedication to complex dialogue and deep exploration around issues of water and its integration into innovative design responses has resulted in an exceptional body of work that is celebrated and studied both regionally and nationally. 

Ashley Ludwig is the founder of ABLE, a landscape architecture practice based in Seattle dedicated to cultivating resilient, meaningful spaces alongside communities. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in landscape architecture and architecture, Ashley cares deeply about everyday spaces in rural and urban communities and their potential to reflect and uplift the people that inhabit them. With an engaging design approach and passion for craft, Ashley brings people into the design process to transform sites into active, beloved public spaces. Her work has received awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects and American Institute of Architects.

Stacy Passmore is a principal and co-founder of Superbloom in Denver, Colorado. Her work explores field-based methods of design research, understanding environments and communities are deeply dynamic and require designs that engage with conditions of change. Working at multiple scales of reading and representing landscapes, Stacy’s recent projects focus on the resiliency of arid landscapes and the potential for design approaches that reconsider the relationships between humans and ecological systems. Stacy holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University, a Master of Community and Regional Planning from the University of British Columbia, and a B.A. from New York University.

Jeramie is a principal and owner of Mayer/Reed, Inc., an interdisciplinary design studio based in Portland, Oregon. The firm provides landscape architecture, urban design, visual communications, and experiential graphics for the built environment. Mayer/Reed serves both public and private clients throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The studio’s landscape and urban design work focuses on creating spaces that support public access and serve their communities. Recent projects range from enhancing urban connections and placemaking in Portland’s central city to master planning and designing spaces that promote equitable access to some of the PNW’s most scenic natural landscapes.

Nick Maletta joined Holmes Murphy in 2009 as an intern and has quickly advanced his career within the company, serving as a Client Service Manager and currently as an Account Executive and Shareholder. In this business development role, he focuses on the professional liability needs of the AEC Community, focusing on a unique look and approach to project risk. Through this dedication to expanding his industry knowledge and identifying strong risk solutions, he builds lasting relationships with his clients and peers. 

Nick earned his B.A. in Management from the University of Iowa. He continues his professional education through his involvement with Professional Liability Agents Network (PLAN), Design Professional Risk Control Group (DPRCG) and serves as an Allied member for both the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and many other AEC related associations. 

When he’s not at work, Nick has been active in the community. Nick also serves as a volunteer for many non-profit organizations. Nick has two beautiful daughters with his wife, Rachel, who keep him pretty active as well!

Tanya Olson is a Landscape Architect and managing partner at Tallgrass Landscape Architecture, with over 25 years of experience across the spectrum of landscape architecture practice as well as community and economic development. Her firm’s focus is to provide landscape architecture and planning services for tribal and rural communities. Tanya specializes in helping small towns discover their unique community identity and leverage everyday infrastructure projects to express that identity. She believes that even humble interventions can be meaningful and improve quality of life for rural communities.

Calling Iqaluit home, Cameron has worked across Nunavut for over 15 years and had the opportunity to visit communities in all three regions of the territory. He is a board member of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) and current Treasurer and Past-President of the Nunavut Association of Landscape Architects (NuALA). Cameron has a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Hons) from the University of Guelph and a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Thomas University.

Cameron is an urban planner and a landscape architect, with over 20 years of experience. He brings a range of international experience from master planning urban developments to habitat restoration. Cameron has worked extensively as the designer and project manager on these assignments, with expertise in following projects through from concept to completion. He has worked both in private practice and as a municipal green infrastructure and park planner, leading comprehensive greenway planning projects, and large diverse project teams. Cameron is notably a key architect of the City of Vancouver’s award-winning Rain City Strategy.

Jane leads the team responsible for creating new innovative solutions to address climate adaptation and mitigation, natural heritage protection and biodiversity loss and changing the way Canada’s largest city is built. Her work includes development and on-going implementation of many ‘firsts’ including the Toronto Green Standard, Green Roof Bylaw, Bird Friendly Guidelines, Ravine Protection Bylaw and Toronto’s Ravine and Biodiversity Strategies. Jane holds a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Guelph and a master’s degree in planning from the University of Toronto.

Amy Syverson-Shaffer is passionate about connecting people to nature and to each other. Her past work as a landscape architect and in business development frames her collaborative approach to taking on big challenges. Today, she is lending her design acumen and contextual understanding to leading sustainability for the modern craft manufacturer, Landscape Forms. Since 2023, she’s served on the ASLA Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee, working to bridge between key efforts by Landscape Architects and their industry partner community. On any given day, you'll most likely find her working in the garden.

As Senior Program Manager for Research, Megan Barnes manages the Landscape Architecture Foundation's Case Study Investigation (CSI) program, Deb Mitchell Research Grant, and Landscape Performance Series initiatives. She also managed the Green New Deal Superstudio initiative (2020-2022). Her expertise is in landscape performance and the relationship between research and professional practice in landscape architecture, topics on which she lectures widely. Megan has a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Jennifer is a Program Manager at the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center, where she leads multidisciplinary projects in conservation finance. With a background as a professional geologist and training in environmental economics, she brings a unique combination of scientific insight and policy expertise to her work. Dr. Egan specializes in applying environmental economic tools to inform policy decisions, conduct technical analyses, and guide project design. Her current projects include conducting cost-benefit analyses for community resilience initiatives, estimating public health benefits of nature-based solutions, advancing community-led nature investment and valuation efforts, and supporting small communities in financing water and wastewater infrastructure.

Torey joined ASLA as Chief Executive Officer in August 2020. Torey has more than 25 years of experience and expertise in strategic organizational development, tactical implementation, financial stewardship and administrative leadership. He has a proven track record as an innovator and thought leader in the association world, with an aptitude for pioneering strategies to shape organizational priorities, ensure financial stability, and invigorate member recruitment and retention programs.

Prior to joining ASLA, Torey served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Prior to his leadership at AILA, Torey was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Center for American Progress (CAP), COO and later Acting President and CEO at the LGBTQ Victory Fund and Institute, Divisional Controller of MV Transportation—a privately held North American transportation management corporation—and an auditor at a CPA firm.

Madeline is a former Akronite living in Orlando, Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture degree with a French minor from The Ohio State University in 2010. After the recession, she found her way back to landscape architecture with a position at Nimrod Long & Associates in Birmingham, Alabama. She gained experience in both public and private work then obtained licensure in June 2017. Later that year, Madeline joined Dix.Hite + Partners where her current project focus includes campus, roadway and streetscape design, multi-family developments, residential design, community hardscape and landscape renovations, and exterior building color studies.

Donnie Longenecker is an entrepreneur and educator. His firm, DTC, provides a planning, program and project management services for a wide variety of clients and projects. Donnie also serves as a Lecturer and Continuing Education Coordinator for the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design.

Jesse Wells joined inCon-trol Water Systems in 2010 and currently serves at the Director of Business Development. He has been in the construction industry for over seven years serving in both project management and designer roles. As the primary external representative of our organization, he is responsible for establishing and maintaining profitable relationships with clients on behalf of inCon-trol. This contact and interaction with current and potential clients, makes him key to the influence and growth at inCon-trol.

Jesse earned a bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. He also holds licenses for Irrigation and Landscape Architecture in Texas.

His expertise has emerged in numerous projects, from coordinating the installation of single trades to managing multiple trades under a single contract. This knowledge and wide array of experiences has given him a unique ability to anticipate, and work within the construction scope of a project. Jesse's tact, education, drive, and integrity have allow him to lead inCon-trol's short-term & long-term operational growth goals.

Nick joined inCon-trol Water Systems in 2015 and currently serves as Vice President. His responsibilities include assisting in the development of in-Control’s manufactured products, streamlining various processes such as product pricing, improving efficiencies, negotiating vendors, and increasing product awareness. His job entails a variety of skills including the ability to effectively communicate and explain ideas with vendors, identify and implement successful systems and work with peers to produce a robust line of inCon-trol Products. Nick earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A & M University. His studies in Industrial Engineering included Quality Control, Production System Planning and Operations, Operations Research and Systems Simulation. To assist team leaders in various capacities, he leads the team in many ways and has a passion for designing and producing products that will excel the pump and water feature industry and give customers a leg up on the competition. He has a thorough understanding of the systems that inCon-trol uses on a daily basis and analyzes this information to develop methods to improve efficiencies in an effort to keep costs low so that inCon-trol can provide quality products.

A Landscape Architect redefining outdoor spaces where green meets design.  With over 20 years of experience from both being the designer and working for the contractor, Chris has handled projects from all different aspects of the spectrum in the world.  Chris’s passion for nature has driven him to develop a specific interest in water conservation and always following the path of using native plants for all projects. 

In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 daughters, traveling and spending as much time outside as possible.