Ron Alexander is a horticulturist with 40 years of experience working and specifying compost utilization in landscaping projects. He is an ASLA member and LA CES approved education provider. He has taught thousands of landscape architects about the benefits of soil improvement through the use of compost. 

Charles Duprey is the founder and president of Naturcycle LLC, a firm focused on the sales and marketing of compost and engineered soils, providing material for landscapers, construction projects, and retail outlets. He serves on the Compost Research and Education Foundations Board of Trustees. Charles often presents at landscape architecture events supporting the New York ASLA Chapter.  

Matt Ball is the Director of Industry Development for the US Composting Council and serves as liaison to the USCC Market Development Committee. Matt has a background in compost manufacturing, organic agriculture, and managing university led research in organic horticulture crop production and extension. Matt has been a Certified Compost Operations Manager (CCOM™) since 2019.

Clark Davis, FAIA, leads Cameron MacAllister Group services in strategy, organizational and leadership development, practice management, mergers/acquisitions, and business performance.  He has worked with more than 50 AEC firms, owners, and professional organizations as Cameron MacAllister Group clients. He brings leadership experience spanning diverse design and construction services, market sectors, client and project types, and global regions.  He is a licensed architect in several states. Clark was a senior leader at HOK for 25 years, including 12 years as Vice Chairman and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. 

Saskia Dennis-van Dijl advises Cameron MacAllister clients in the areas of marketing, practice management, leadership development, and strategic planning. Guiding clients through the development and implementation of strategic and tactical marketing plans and budgets, Saskia provides counsel to in-house marketing principals and senior marketing staff on best practices, marketing trends, and prospective clients. She also leads training workshops for architects, engineers, and related professionals throughout the United States on topics including: Presenting for Success, Client Care and Business Development, Effective Communications, and Basics of Marketing. 

TBG’s third president since being founded in 1987, Bill joined the firm in 1995 after graduating from Oklahoma State and has contributed to TBG’s growth and success in numerous ways over the past two-plus decades. After originally joining the firm’s Austin studio, Bill served as TBG Houston’s Managing Principal for 15 years before becoming Strategic Planning Director, which allowed him to chart and navigate a purposeful plan of action for TBG at the local office and firm-wide levels. He maintains robust involvement in professional and community-focused organizations like Scenic Houston as well as the Urban Land Institute, for which he serves in a leadership capacity at both the national and regional levels. 

Beth Claseman, SHRM-SCP, strongly believes that human talent is a company’s greatest asset. She is rooted in aligning business strategy and employee strengths to help create an incredibly powerful organization. Employee experience is impacted by many facets, and she enjoys understanding and shaping culture to reflect an organization’s values. Taking into consideration the wellness of individuals and teams is a key component to the overall wellness of an organization. Beth spent 14 years in the medical device start-up space in both domestic and international markets prior to joining the Landscape Architecture Industry. This background afforded her experiences in global work cultures, leadership, and business acumen by working alongside influential business leaders around the world. She also spent three years in the home-building industry—experience which introduced her to building project management (BIM). Advancing the Human Resources function both within an organization and the profession, is something she is passionate about. Beth is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and holds a SHRM (Senior Certified Professional Certificate). She also participates in local SHRM chapter activities and she served on the board of directors for a local chapter for two years.

Diane Jones Allen, MLA, D.Eng., FASLA, PLA, is Professor and Program Director for Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs, at the University of Texas at Arlington. As Principal Landscape Architect with DesignJones LLC she became elevated to Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2019. Design Jones LLC also received the 2016 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Community Service Award under her leadership. Diane also served on the Board of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF), serving as Vice President for Education for 2021. Diane is part of one of two cross disciplinary teams that won 2020 SOM Foundation Research Prize focused on examining social justice in urban contexts through research titled “Reclaiming Black Settlements: A Design Playbook for Historic Communities in the Shadow of Sprawl.” Her research and practice are guided by the intersection of environmental justice, identity, and sustainability in cultural landscapes, including “Nomadic” responses to “Transit Deserts,” places of increasing transportation demand and limited access, as discuss in her book “Lost in the Transit Desert: Race, Transit Access, and Suburban Form” published by Routledge Press in 2017. Diane, co-edited “Design for Democracy: Techniques for Collective Creativity”, published by Island Press in 2017. She was a 2021-2022 fellow for Garden and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks working on her upcoming book “The Maroon Landscape: A Cultural Approach to Climate Resiliency.” In 2017, she served on the ASLA Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resiliency, and in 2022 she served on ASLA’s Climate Task Force to develop the ASLA Climate Action Plan and Field Guide.

Om Khurjekar is the Principal, Partner and Board Member of Hord Coplan Macht, bringing over 23 years of experience in designing diverse landscapes and architectural projects. He is known for his expertise in creating public parks, interpretive play environments, campus landscapes, and urban streetscapes, all while emphasizing the seamless connection between landscape and architecture. Om's clients and colleagues appreciate his passion for design, attention to detail, and candid nature. His remarkable work has earned numerous awards and accolades, notably from the Maryland and Potomac chapters of the ASLA, Preservation Pennsylvania, Maryland Recreation and Parks Authority, and LUXE interior design magazine. Before his successful career in the United States, Om practiced as an Architect in Pune, India, primarily focusing on residential and institutional projects. Actively involved in the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Om has served in various leadership roles, including President of the Maryland Chapter and the Chapter President's Council at National ASLA. He currently represents MDASLA as the Chapter Trustee, and serves on the Board of Trustees at National ASLA. Additionally, he also serves in various educational advisory boards and award juries for ASLA chapter programs. Om enjoys sharing his knowledge with the next generations and has served as a lecturer and design critic at Morgan State University, University of Maryland College Park and other notable institutions in the United States of America and India.

Wanqin Su is a landscape architect based in the Seattle area. With a deep-rooted passion for uncovering the relationship between environment, history, and culture, she is passionate about improving the lives of communities through thoughtful designs. For the past six years, Su has been working with interdisciplinary firms. Her design experience includes public parks, master-planned communities, mixed-use and commercial developments. As an emerging professional, she has worked and lived in Shanghai, Southeast China, New Orleans and the San Francisco Bay area, before arriving in Seattle in 2017. Su is a WxLA scholar, and a member of the City of Redmond Design Review Board, the Women in Landscape Architecture PPN Leadership Team, and University of Washington’s Professional Advisory Committee. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Washington Chapter ASLA as the treasurer.

Sahar Teymouri, ASLA, is a landscape designer interested in learning and applying the socio-cultural aspects of design in her work. Her work focuses on utilizing landscape architecture design as a tool to celebrate art, culture, and nature for different projects. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State University (2017). Sahar completed her Bachelor of Architecture in Iran (2010) where worked in this field before narrowing down her focus to landscape architecture. She is a recipient of 2019 WxLA scholarship.

Wendy Andringa is the founding principal of Assemblage Landscape Architecture, a Brooklyn-based practice founded in 2021 with a passion for exploring creative design solutions that are grounded in ecological and sustainable principles. Wendy has over 17 years experience in landscape architecture practice and teaching, and draws on her background in photography and art to find inspiration in the fusion of creative and ecological systems. Her work at Assemblage encompasses waterfront parks, community parks, civic infrastructure, educational campuses, and art centers.

Josh Cerra is Department Chair and Associate Professor at Cornell University Department of Landscape Architecture and principal investigator of the Climate-adaptive Design studio program in partnership with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. His teaching and research investigate relationships between urban ecosystems, communities and site development processes, and their implications for climate-adaptive design and urban ecological design. His studio-based efforts have received award recognition from the national American Society of Landscape Architects, the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, and Cornell.

Taewook Cha is a registered landscape architect and founding principal of Supermass Studio, a landscape architecture practice based in New York City since 2011. With over 25 years of experience both in the United States and internationally, Taewook has devoted most of his career to the innovation and advancement of public spaces in complex urban environments. His recent projects include LaGuardia Airport's New Terminal B Concourse Park in New York, NY, Mulberry Commons Park in Newark, NJ, and Wisconsin Riverfront Park in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Taewook is an executive board member at ASLA-NY and a co-chair of its DEI Committee.

Adrian Smith, FASLA is the Team Leader for Staten Island capital projects with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, a role he has held since 2016. He manages a team of 20 landscape professionals who design and build projects on Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens, with an annual construction value of over $50 Million. Active projects include landscapes along Rockaway Beach and converting Fresh Kills landfill into a park. He previously held positions at several private design firms, in addition to maintaining his own practice. Adrian began serving as ASLA's Vice President for Professional Practice in 2020.

Thomas J. Nieman, PhD, PLA, FASLA, is Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at the University of Kentucky where he taught for 39 years. He is a practicing landscape architect specializing in the design and layout of thoroughbred horse farms. He has taught and continues to present Landscape Architecture licensure review sessions at the ASLA Annual Meetings, LABash, and numerous state chapters. Licensure of all landscape architecture graduates is his mission for the profession.

Steven T. Lee is a Professional Landscape Architect and urban designer with a passion for crafting meaningful and engaging public spaces and urban landscapes. As an Associate Principal at SWA/Balsley, he brings a strong design voice to lead complex public realm projects domestically and abroad, including parks, waterfronts, plazas, and campuses. Prior to SWA/Balsley, he was a Project Leader at West 8 after having transitioned into landscape architecture from urban planning. Steven holds an undergraduate degree from Claremont McKenna College and a Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of City Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.

Lisa DuRussel, RLA, LEED AP, ASLA has a unique background as an educator,  landscape architect, urban ecologist, builder and design activist. Her 15+ years of experience has resulted in a progressive landscape design portfolio of professional work, creative inquiry into ecology + design and enthusiasm for transdisciplinary collaboration. Lisa collaborates with practitioners at Unknown Studio and OSD NYC on design implementation in addition teaching graduate level courses on design, design thinking and public engagement at the University of Michigan. Follow her on Instagram + Twitter: @lisadurussel / @fieldcatalysts

Grace Prem, RLA, is a Senior Management Lead at SCAPE. She has led a wide range of project types across scales, from public open spaces to institutional and residential landscapes at award winning firms like Mahan Rykiel Associates, SWA/Balsley, and SCAPE. Her goal has always been to create places for people to build meaningful relationships with each other and their surrounding environment. Grace holds a Bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture with Honors from the University of Maryland, where she was awarded Maryland ASLA’s Student Honor Award, the Landscape Architecture Student Award of Excellence, and was named an Olmsted Scholar.

Jennifer is a seasoned Landscape Architect and ISA Certified Arborist with 20+ years' expertise in urban planning and design. She excels in community-oriented planning, workshops, and design charrettes. With a rich background in leading projects from concept to construction, she combines visionary insight with meticulous detailing. Jennifer's notable projects include the Bronx Community College Quad, JFK Airport Green Roof, and over 200 playgrounds for the Trust for Public Land. Her dedication to environmental advocacy is evident through her roles in professional associations and community engagement. She's a former 2-term president of ASLA-NY, an Urban Design Forum Fellow, and an active member of various environmental groups.

Angela Woodward, ASLA, is a seasoned professional with over 30 years practicing landscape architecture in California with an emphasis in construction. Her experience covers a wide range and scope of projects. Her designs create sustainable, resilient landscapes and incorporate green infrastructure into municipal, transportation, affordable housing, master planned communities and corporate campus projects. She has taught multiple LARE Workshop sessions at the ASLA Annual Meetings and serves on the ASLA LARE Prep Committee. In addition, she teaches LARE Review Courses at UCLA.

Jeff Holzer is a licensed Landscape Architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector for Kimley-Horn and Associates.
Jeff has 7 years of experience with a practice in active and passive parks, playgrounds, streetscapes, school/universities, and athletic fields. As Kimley-Horn's only CPSI, Jeff has advised on over 70 playgrounds across 19 states. Jeff volunteers on the LARE Prep committee for ASLA, and the REC TALK committee for the National Recreation and Park Association. In 2020, Jeff won the ANOVA sponsored napkin sketch design competition with a sketch and essay entitled Inclusive Playgrounds for All.

Darneka Waters is a Park Planner for Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation, responsible for capital planning and development coordination, public engagement, and master plan implementation for parks, greenways, nature preserves, and more. As an emerging professional and alumna of NC State University, she is known for her participation in industry and community-based organizations. Currently, she is a Black Landscape Architects Network (BlackLAN) Board member and regularly volunteers within the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Before joining Mecklenburg County, Waters worked on numerous urban design and planning projects as a Landscape Designer at an interdisciplinary firm in Charlotte, NC.

Jeff Holzer is a licensed Landscape Architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector for Kimley-Horn and Associates.
Jeff has 7 years of experience with a practice in active and passive parks, playgrounds, streetscapes, school/universities, and athletic fields. As Kimley-Horn's only CPSI, Jeff has advised on over 70 playgrounds across 19 states. Jeff volunteers on the LARE Prep committee for ASLA, and the REC TALK committee for the National Recreation and Park Association. In 2020, Jeff won the ANOVA sponsored napkin sketch design competition with a sketch and essay entitled Inclusive Playgrounds for All.

Robin Moore is Professor of Landscape Architecture and co-founder of the Natural Learning Initiative (NLI), College of Design, NC State University. He holds degrees in architecture (London) and city and regional planning (MIT) and is an honorary member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. During his long career as educator, researcher, and practitioner, Moore has developed an interdisciplinary, environment & behavior approach to built environments design for children and families in low-resource communities in North Carolina and beyond. Moore is an international authority on the intergenerational design of urban play and learning environments, with a focus on engagement with nature. He is former chair of the Environmental Design Research Association, former president of the International Play Association, and a member of the UNESCO “Growing Up in Cities” research team. Recent publications include the Design for Healthy Childhoods and a Healthy Planet, in Biophilic Design. In 2021 Professor Moore received the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by NC State University.

Nilda Cosco, PhD, Research Associate Professor and Director of Programs, Natural Learning Initiative (NLI), College of Design, NC State University. Dr. Cosco holds a degree in Educational Psychology, Universidad del Salvador, Argentina and a PhD in Landscape Architecture, Edinburgh University, Scotland. In 2000, she co-founded the Natural Learning Initiative at the College of Design, North Carolina with Professor Moore. She developed in 2007 the program Preventing Obesity by Design (POD). Cosco’s research focuses on the impact of the physical environment on children’s learning, health, and well-being.

Inés is responsible for promoting the value of recreation for people of all ages and abilities. She provides continuing educational opportunities, professional development, and research that supports recreation and play while generating partnerships and alliances in the field. She joined the PlayCore team in August 2013 after obtaining her PhD in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism from NC State University. Before joining PlayCore, she was an instructor at NC State University in the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management Department. In addition, she has experience in event planning, program management, research, and national presentations. Inés is based out of Raleigh, NC.