What! Retire?: The Next Phase of Your Career - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

Jim Donovan, FASLA, PLA practiced landscape architecture with purpose and joy for over 40 years before shifting the focus of his work. His current position includes being an accidental land developer, a recycled ASLA Chapter officer, a provocative pro bono consultant to his Town, a cheerful volunteer to an international cultural tourism committee assisting World Heritage Sites, an unplanned design lab instructor, and an unappointed leader of rogue planting teams. Though no longer working for pay, Jim still maintains his landscape architect license in his home state of Vermont and his AICP designation.

Gary D. Scott, FASLA PLA, semi-retired in 2016 after 36 years of experience in landscape architecture and parks and recreation management. He served as the Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of West Des Moines Iowa for 26 years. In 2017, he formed his own company, Gary Scott Landscape Architecture PC, to provide landscape architecture and management consulting services. He has also served as a lecturer at Iowa State University's landscape architecture program. He is a licensed landscape architect in Iowa and California and a Certified Park and Recreation Professional.

Elizabeth Kennedy is this year’s recipient of the Landscape Architecture Foundation Medal. The 2022 award follows her 2021 elevation to the ASLA Council of Fellows and recognizes her efforts to lead nationally-recognized work that intersects cultural heritage and ecological sustainability. Deemed “an exceptional leader, visionary, entrepreneur, advocate for social change, designer, teacher, and mentor to young professional women and BIPOC designers throughout her career,” she now focuses on planning EKLA's succession to ensure the firm’s unique culture and work approach continue to celebrate overlooked narratives long after she retires from the studio's day-to-day activity.