April De Simone
April is a transdisciplinary designer, bringing 20 years of experience navigating the intersectionality of architecture, planning, and systems thinking. Her work is inspired by her experiences growing up in the Bronx, New York. In 2015, April co-founded “Designing the WE”, which integrates urban planning, economic development, collaborative engagement, design and systems thinking to co-create robust […]
Yanel de Angel, FAIA, NOMA
Yanel is a steadfast champion of design that is inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and purposeful. These values are driven by her belief that we are all meant to do good in this world. With a reputation for simplifying the complex and building consensus among stakeholder groups, Yanel has been instrumental in the growth of global residential […]
Julia Czerniak, AIA, ASLA, RLA
Julia Czerniak is associate dean and professor of architecture at Syracuse University where she teaches studios as well as seminars on landscape theory and criticism. Julia is educated both as an architect (Princeton University, M. Arch 1992) and landscape architect (Pennsylvania State University, BA 1984) and her research and practice draws on the intersection of […]
Sara Jensen Carr, PhD
Sara Jensen Carr is an assistant professor at The School of Architecture at Northeastern University. Her teaching and research focuses on the connections between landscape, human health, urban ecology, and design. Her current book in progress, The Topography of Wellness: Health and the American Urban Landscape, examines landscape responses to six historical urban epidemics and […]
Jeff Carney
Michelle Carnevale is the Grant Program Director at 11th Hour Racing leading the organization’s ocean health grant making. 11th Hour Racing works to mobilize sailing, maritime, and coastal communities with an innovative approach to inspire solutions for the ocean. Driven by a philosophy of “local solutions to global problems,” the organization connects international sailing teams […]
Lesley Braxton, AIA, LEED AP, NCIDQ
Lesley believes design should start by investing time in people and their communities to develop a dialogue, shared vocabulary, and trust. She is driven by collaboration, curiosity, and the unexpected; challenges empower her, opportunities for co-creating inspire her. Bringing a poetic approach to her work, Lesley conceives each project as part of a unique ecosystem. […]
Pippa Brashear, RLA, WEDG
Pippa works as a Resilience Principal at SCAPE Landscape Architecture. She’s a national expert on resilience planning and design for climate adaptation. She works with multi-disciplinary teams to develop landscape strategies and next-century infrastructure that integrate environmental, economic and social benefits. Pippa leads both planning and built work teams within SCAPE, bringing an ecological and […]
Evan Bradley
Evan Bradley is a designer and advocate for sustainable, equitable, and ecologically-centered urban landscapes. Inspired by his time working for Boston’s Emerald Necklace parks, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, he is particularly drawn to blue/green infrastructure systems and creating multifunctional landscapes. A lifelong Massachusetts resident, Evan participated in the inaugural Envision Resilience Challenge for the […]
Curtis Bohlen
Curtis Bohlen is an aquatic and wetland biologist with an interdisciplinary background in ecology, economics, and public policy. Bohlen currently leads the work of CBEP: to seek creative solutions to environmental challenges, support local communities, and improve management of Casco Bay. In recent years, the organization has expanded efforts to assist communities to understand and […]
Jack Ahern, PhD, FASLA
Dr. Jack Ahern is a landscape architecture professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research focuses on the application of urban landscape ecology theory, with the mission to provide ecosystem services and build resilience capacity. Jack consults on plant community establishment and management for leading design firms, integrating his horticultural, design and ecological knowledge […]
