about

Gifted gabber, passionate placemaker, napkin sketcher, and systems synthesizer.

You’ll find that I’m at my best when I’m sitting in front of a fresh roll of trace paper, collaborating with smart, fun(ny) friends, using the power of design to make change.

I especially love projects that teach kids, help communities, or heal the environment. My bucket list includes building a nature playground for my daughter, designing a visitor’s center for a National Park, and creating landscape networks that measurably mitigate climate change.

When I’m not dreaming of my next big project, I’m off exploring this beautiful earth. My latest adventure has placed me in a 50-square-meter apartment, in the center of Amsterdam, during a global pandemic, with a toddler, and my work-from-homing husband.

If you know of another project (or adventure) that I should add to my list, please reach out!

expertise

Facilitating the design process
Engaging stakeholders in workshops
Building consensus between diverse groups
Storytelling
Master planning
Landscape architecture
Graphic design
Brand development and strategy

experience

TBG Partners, 2014-2020
Creative Director and Principal
Unboundary, 2012-2014
Design Director
Son and Sons, 2011
Freelance Designer
Portfolio Center, 2010-2012
Graduate Degree in Graphic Design
EDSA, 2003-2010
Associate Landscape Architect
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998-2004
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture
Vandewalle and Associates, 2002-2003
Planning Intern