PPN Council

The PPN Council consists of the chairs of all 20 Professional Practice Networks (PPNs). The PPN Council meets quarterly via conference call and in person during the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture to discuss matters of interest to all PPNs.

The Council Chair is a past chair from one of the PPNs. The Council Chair Designate and the Council's Immediate Past Chair also sit on the Council. In addition, the Vice President for Professional Practice is the Council's liaison to the ASLA Executive Committee.

Council Leadership

PPN Council Chair
Chad Kennedy, ASLA

PPN Council Chair Designate
Theresa Backhus, ASLA

PPN Council Immediate Past Chair
Lisa Horne, ASLA

Vice President of Professional Practice
Kona Gray, FASLA

PPN Leadership Teams

Campus Planning and Design

Amelle Schultz, ASLA, Co-Chair

Krista Van Hove, ASLA, Co-Chair

David Cutter, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Katharyn Hurd, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Laura Tenny, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Children's Outdoor Environments

Ilisa Goldman, ASLA, Co-Chair

Kenneth Hurst, ASLA, Co-Chair

Brenna Castro, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Amy Wagenfeld, Affiliate ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Chad Kennedy, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Lisa Horne, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Julie Johnson, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Liz Dafoe, ASLA, Officer - LinkedIn

Shannon Mikus, Associate ASLA, Officer

Missy Benson, ASLA, Officer

Heidi Cohen, ASLA, Officer

John McConkey, ASLA, Officer

Community Design

Charles (Bob) R. Smith, ASLA, Chair

Dave Jordan, ASLA, Officer

Regan Pence, ASLA, Officer

Co-chair and Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.

Design-Build

Chair/Co-chair and Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.

Digital Technology

Eric Gilbey, ASLA, Co-Chair

Benjamin George, ASLA, Co-Chair

Nate Qualls, ASLA, Officer

Matthew Wilkins, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Ecology and Restoration

Ingrid Morken, ASLA, Co-Chair

Sohyun Park, ASLA, Co-Chair

Natalia Cagide-Elmer, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Daniel James Martin, Associate ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Chris Loftus, ASLA, Officer - LinkedIn

Eddie Nolan, Student Affiliate ASLA, Officer - The Field

Kelly Fleming, ASLA, Officer - The Field

Bryan Harrison, ASLA, Officer - Communications

Tony Fettes, ASLA, Officer - Online Learning

Lee Skabelund, ASLA, Advisor/Past Chair

Education and Practice

Bill Estes, ASLA, Co-Chair

Robert Hewitt, ASLA, Co-Chair

John Anderson, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Mark Dennis, ASLA, Officer

Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.

Environmental Justice

Chingwen Cheng, ASLA, Co-Chair

Tom Martin, Associate ASLA, Co-Chair

Erin McDonald, Associate ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Matthew Romero, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Michelle Lin-Luse, ASLA, Officer - The Field

Meredith Ver Steeg, Associate ASLA, Officer - Online Learning

Sarah Kwon, Affiliate ASLA, Officer

Kathleen King, Associate ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Kofi Boone, ASLA, Officer - Allied Organizations Liaison

Briana Outlaw, Associate ASLA, Officer

Patricia Noto, Student ASLA, Officer

Tess Ruswick, Student ASLA, Officer

Kari Spiegelhalter, Student ASLA, Officer

Healthcare and Therapeutic Design

Siyi He, Associate ASLA, Chair

Melody Tapia, Associate ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Darla Aldred, ASLA, Officer

Lisa Bailey, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Duane Border, ASLA, Officer

Xiao Chen, Student ASLA, Officer

Amanda McCaulley, Associate ASLA

Historic Preservation

Jonathan Ceci, ASLA, Officer and Past Chair

Allison A. Crosbie, ASLA, Officer

Martha Droge, ASLA, Officer

Emily Greenwood, ASLA, Officer

Rebekah Johnston, ASLA, Officer

Rachel Leibowitz, ASLA, Officer

Laurie Matthews, ASLA, Officer

Douglas Nelson, ASLA, Officer

Elena Pascarella, ASLA, Officer

Graham Sones, ASLA, Officer

Susannah Smith, Affiliate ASLA, Officer

Rebecca Wilkinson Flemer, Affiliate ASLA, Officer

Brenda Williams, ASLA, Officer – Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation Liaison

Barbara Wyatt, ASLA, Officer

HALS Subcommittee

Chris Stevens, ASLA, HALS Chair / Coordinator

Ann Mullins, FASLA, Officer – HALS Liaison

The full HALS Subcommittee is listed here.

International Practice

Shuyi Chang, ASLA, Co-Chair

Dou Zhang, ASLA, Co-Chair

Lee Parks, International ASLA, PPN Officer

Yue (Lulu) Zhao, ASLA, PPN Officer

Tianwen Zhou, ASLA, PPN Officer

Landscape—Land Use Planning

Co-Chair and Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.

Parks and Recreation

Tomás Herrera-Mishler, ASLA, Co-Chair

Eric Tamulonis, ASLA, Co-Chair 

David Barth, ASLA, Officer

Matt Boehner, ASLA, Officer

Lora Greco, ASLA, Officer

Douglas Rooney, ASLA, Officer

Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.

Planting Design

Michael Keenan, ASLA, Chair

Nancy Buley, Honorary ASLA, Allied Organization Liaison

Mark Dennis, ASLA, Officer

Katy Hiatt, Affiliate ASLA, Officer

David Hopman, ASLA, Officer and Past Chair

Richard Prudenti, Student ASLA, Officer

Wonsang (Walter) Ryu, ASLA, Officer

Residential Landscape Architecture

Steve Bauer, ASLA, Co-Chair

Jill Brown, ASLA, Co-Chair

Patrick Beam, ASLA, Officer

Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested. 

Sustainable Design and Development

Brian Maddock, ASLA, Co-Chair

Josh Sloan, ASLA, Co-Chair

Theresa Backhus, ASLA, Officer and Co-Chair

Hunter Beckham, FASLA, Officer and Past Chair

Kevin Burke, ASLA, Officer - The Field

Jodie Cook, ASLA, Officer - Online Learning

Lisa Cowan, ASLA, Officer - The Field and Past Chair

Keven Graham, FASLA, Officer

Constance (CeCe) Haydock, ASLA, Officer - Online Learning and Past Chair

Lisa Kunst Vavro, ASLA, Officer and Past Chair

April Philips, FASLA, Officer and Past Chair

Kristen Reardon, Student Affiliate ASLA, Officer and Co-Chair

Transportation

Lucy Joyce, ASLA, Co-Chair

Jean Senechal Biggs, ASLA, Co-Chair

Ellen Alster, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Sean Batty, ASLA, Officer

Christine Colley, ASLA, Officer - The Field Editor

Desiree Gazzo, Associate ASLA, Officer

Allysha Lorber, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair  

Yadan Luo, ASLA, Officer

Willson McBurney, ASLA, Officer

Wendy Miller, FASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Krithika Mohan, Student ASLA, Officer

Tom Tavella, FASLA, Officer

Urban Design

Daniel Ashworth, ASLA, Co-Chair

Maren McBride, ASLA, Co-Chair

Keith Billick, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Taner Özdil, PhD, ASLA, Officer and Past Chair

Tom Schurch, ASLA, Officer and Past Chair

Aaron Ackerman, Student ASLA, Officer

George Blevins, Affiliate ASLA, Officer - Communications and Allied Organizations

Peter Salamon, Associate ASLA, Officer

Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.

Water Conservation

Jim Davis, ASLA, Officer

Yiwei Lin, Student ASLA, Officer

Co-chair and Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested. 

Women in Landscape Architecture

TJ Marston, ASLA, Co-Chair

Saeideh Teymouri, Associate ASLA, Co-Chair

Kate Douglas Kestyn, Affiliate ASLA, Officer

Nancy Gandarilla Valenzuela, Student ASLA, Officer

Alison Kennedy, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Cheryl Lough, ASLA, Officer

Tanya Olson, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Emily O'Mahoney, FASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Alexandra Mei, Associate ASLA, Officer

Sandra Meulners, ASLA, Officer

Catherine Saunders, Affiliate ASLA, Officer

Christa Schaefer, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Rachel Schneider, Associate ASLA, Officer

Kristina Snyder, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

Nicole Stern, ASLA, Officer

Whitney Tidd, Associate ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair

ASLA Staff Support for the PPNs

Katie Riddle, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP
Professional Practice Director
kriddle@asla.org

Alexandra Hay
Professional Practice Manager
ahay@asla.org

Chicquita Hairston
Professional Practice Coordinator
chairston@asla.org