A Seat at the Table: Landscape Architects in the Public Sector - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)
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Landscape architects have long played roles in government agencies. What's the prospect for the future? Through a dynamic conversation, three public sector practitioners reflect on their career paths and the value of landscape architects leading from inside public agencies.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the key differences between public sector, private sector, and non-profit work that landscape architects do
- Understand some of the career trajectories of landscape architects in the public sector (historically & conceptually)
- Understand the critical skills necessary to push projects forward in the public sector
- Discover the historical importance that government projects have had in increasing the prominence of the profession of landscape architects
Jean Senechal Biggs, FASLA
Transportation Planning Manager
City of Beaverton
Jean Senechal Biggs, FASLA, is the Transportation Planning Manager for the City of Beaverton, Oregon. She leads transportation policy and planning, major capital projects, active transportation initiatives, and regional coordination for this growing Portland suburb. Collaboration and community engagement are central to her work, and she frequently finds herself bridging the gap between planning and engineering. She is passionate about building climate forward, equitable communities through walking, biking, and transit. Jean has been an active member of the Transportation PPN Leadership Team since 2016.
Adrian L. Smith, FASLA
Team Leader, Capital Projects Division
City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation
Adrian Smith, FASLA, has over 40 years of experience in the planning and design of parks, academic, residential, resort, and cultural institution projects in the US and internationally, with a commitment to socially vibrant and ecologically resilient spaces. His connection to nature and the designed landscape was shaped by his Chilean American mother, a master gardener, and his father, an agricultural economist and farm manager. He currently serves as Team Leader at NYC Parks, where he oversees landfill-to-park conversions, coastal resiliency projects, and the delivery of urban parks, playgrounds, and athletic facilities that unify ecological performance with community-centered design.
Matt Williams, ASLA
Senior Economic Development Advisor
Planning & Development Department, City of Detroit
Matt Williams is a national award winning urban planner (APA) & landscape designer (ASLA) based in Detroit, MI.
Matt currently serves the City of Detroit in the Mayor’s office as a senior advisor on neighborhood economic development. Previously, he served as the project manager of the Warrendale Cody Rouge Strategic Neighborhood Framework plan for the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department. Matt is also the President of the Black Landscape Architect's Network.
He holds a masters degree in landscape architecture from Louisiana State University, and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business.
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