Collaboration on Nature-based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

Lisa Beyer, PLA, ASLA, Urban Water Infrastructure Manager at the World Resources Institute, is a licensed landscape architect and urban planner, passionate about cities, with a long-standing commitment to elevate the role of nature in public realm projects. She is responsible for developing and scaling innovative governance and finance approaches to maximize the benefits of urban green infrastructure. For the last twenty years, Lisa has been designing and managing urban infrastructure projects that advance sustainability, involve meaningful public engagement, placemaking, and long-term viability. Lisa holds dual master’s degrees in landscape architecture and city planning from the University of Pennsylvania.

Sarah leads the Wastewater Enterprise’s Utility Planning Division at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Her team integrates green infrastructure into San Francisco’s urban watersheds and increases flood resilience through planning, program development, regulation, capital projects, and strategic partnerships. Sarah and her team led the development and implementation of San Francisco’s Stormwater Management Ordinance, Urban Watershed Stewardship Grant Program, Green Infrastructure Grant Program, Green Infrasturcture Maintenance Program, and Rainwater Harvesting Program. Sarah holds a bachelor of science from Stanford University and two masters degrees from UC Berkeley in City and Regional Planning and Environmental Planning.