
2025 LARE Prep Week: Demystifying the L.A.R.E.
Includes a Live Web Event on 06/02/2025 at 3:00 PM (EDT)
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- Non-member - $100
- Member - Free!
- Student Member - Free!
- Associate Member - Free!
Feeling uncertain about the L.A.R.E. or not sure where to begin? We're here to guide you through it all. This session will demystify the L.A.R.E. blueprint, explain the exam process (including remote proctoring), and provide expert advice on study resources, strategies, and tips to help you confidently take this crucial step toward licensure.

Jeff Holzer, PLA
Landscape Architect
Kimley-Horn
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.

Shawn Menefee
Records Service Senior Coordinator
CLARB
Shawn assists with the compilation and transmission of Council Records; evaluation of Council Records for CLARB Certification; and answers questions about the L.A.R.E. administration and eligibility.