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 annual meeting 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
Ellen Alster, ASLA
PPN Council Immediate Past Chair
Lisa Horne, ASLA
Vice President of Professional Practice
Kona Gray, FASLA
PPN Leadership Teams
Campus Planning and Design
Katharyn Hurd, ASLA, Co-Chair
Krista Van Hove, ASLA, Co-Chair
David Cutter, 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
Design-Build
Chair/Co-chair and Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.
Digital Technology
Matthew Wilkins, ASLA, Co-Chair
Eric Gilbey, ASLA, Co-Chair
Nate Qualls, ASLA, Officer
Benjamin George, ASLA, Officer
Ecology and Restoration
Ingrid Morken, ASLA, 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
Co-chair and Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.
Education and Practice
John Anderson, ASLA, Chair
Jules Bruck, PhD, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair
Mark Dennis, ASLA, Officer
Robert Hewitt, ASLA, Officer
Brian LaHaie, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair
Co-chair and 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, Student 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
Tina Bishop, ASLA, Officer and Past Chair
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.
Housing and Community Design
Charles (Bob) R. Smith, ASLA, Chair
Dave Jordan, ASLA, Officer
Ronald Melchert, ASLA, Officer
Regan Pence, ASLA, Officer
Co-chair and Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.
International Practice
Shuyi Chang, ASLA, Co-Chair
Dou Zhang, ASLA, Co-Chair
Landscape—Land Use Planning
Elaine Linn, ASLA, Chair
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
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
Theresa Backhus, ASLA, Co-Chair
Kristen Reardon, Student Affiliate ASLA, 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
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
Aaron Defenbaugh, ASLA, Officer
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
Officer positions available. Please email propractice@asla.org if interested.
Tom Schurch, ASLA, Chair
Daniel Ashworth, ASLA, Chair
Keith Billick, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair
Taner Özdil, PhD, ASLA, Officer and Past Chair
Aaron Ackerman, Student ASLA, Officer
George Blevins, Affiliate ASLA, Officer - Communications and Allied Organizations
Peter Salamon, Associate ASLA, Officer
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
Alison Kennedy, ASLA, Co-Chair
TJ Marston, ASLA, Co-Chair
Tanya Olson, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair
Christa Schaefer, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair
Kristina Snyder, ASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair
Kate Douglas Kestyn, Affiliate ASLA, Officer
Emily O'Mahoney, FASLA, Officer and Past Co-Chair
Saeideh Teymouri, Associate 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 Senior Manager
kriddle@asla.org
Alexandra Hay
Professional Practice Manager
ahay@asla.org
Chicquita Hairston
Professional Practice Coordinator
chairston@asla.org