Committee on K-12 Education and Career Discovery

Committee Mission Statement

The committee will focus on the development, advocacy, and support of ASLA resources that prioritize the voice, presence, and perspective of K-12 audience throughout the profession, as well as within ASLA. Each member of the community brings deep knowledge and practical expertise in K-12 education, diversity, and inclusion, innovative engagement strategies, and partner development. 

Committee Members

  • Alicia Bartoli-Arnold, ASLA
  • Brooke Freeman, ASLA
  • Chloe Gillespie, ASLA
  • Jyl Glancy, ASLA
  • Yiwei Huang, Ph.D., ASLA
  • Baldev Lamba, Ph.D., ASLA
  • Taylor Metz, PLA, ASLA
  • Miranda Mote, Ph.D., ASLA
  • Stephanie Onwenu, ASLA
  • Daniel Rose, ASLA
  • Woodia Yu, ASLA

Past Committee Activities

  • March 26-29 - Miranda Mote, Ph.D. represented ASLA at the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) 2025 Conference on Science Education in Philadelphia, PA
  • March 15 - Chloe Gillespie, ASLA presented Innovation in Action: Shaping Your Learning Journey with Technology and Experimentation at the LABASH 2025 REIMAGINE Conference
  • March 13 - Jennifer Nitzky, RLA, ASLA, ISA presented Reimaging Schoolyards as Climate-adaptive Community Assets at the LABASH 2025 REIMAGINE Conference
  • April 11-13 - Baldev Lamba, RLA, ASLA presented Healing our Planet and Society - History, Theories, Challenges, and Prospects at the 8th Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning: Healing Place and Planet Conference in Amherst, UMass, MA
  • April 14-16 – Chloe Gillespie, ASLA and Brooke Freeman, ASLA presented Growing Future Designers: Transforming Schoolyards into Green Learning Labs at the Central States Roots to STEM Conference, Kansas City, MO
  • April 15-17 - Taylor Metz, ASLA presented Play at Work: Exploring Participatory Design Models for Children's Play Spaces at the 2025 National Conference on the Value of Play at The Eppley Institute, the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, and Indiana University Bloomington (IUB 
  • May 12-15 - Taylor Metz presented Nature at Play: The art and science of successful outdoor playspaces at the Nature Everywhere Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota  

Please direct questions about the Committee on K-12 Education and Career Discovery to Lisa J. Jennings, Senior Manager, at [email protected].