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Leadership & Mentorship

Professional Practice Network


 This network is for landscape architects committed to fostering workplace inclusion, advancing equity, supporting mentorship, and growing as leaders within the profession.

2022 ASLA Professional Award General Design Honor Award. From Brownfield to Green Anchor in the Assembly Square District. Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Mass General Brigham

Kyle Caldwell

The Leadership and Mentorship PPN focuses on the personal skills and resilience that define long-term success in the profession. This network brings together landscape architects to explore the human side of practice — from navigating career growth and building leadership capacity to fostering mentorship connections across experience levels. Through candid conversations and shared experiences, members engage with topics that span firms of all sizes, recognizing that whether you're at a boutique studio or a large multidisciplinary practice, the challenges and opportunities of professional development are universal.

  • ASLA 2024 Professional Awards General Design Award. 9950 St Johns Terminal. Manhattan, New York, USA. Future Green

Who Should Join

  • Solo practitioners and firm owners. 
  • Small firm leaders and emerging principals. 
  • Landscape architects at any stage considering starting their own practice. 
  • Professionals wearing multiple hats: design, business, marketing, and operations.
  • Those new to the profession looking toward the next level.
  • 2025 Professional Awards Communications. Playbook for the Pyrocene. Charette, DC, USA. SWA/SWA

Why Join

By Joining this PPN, members will gain: 

  • Space to build meaningful relationships that strengthen your landscape architecture practice
  • A place to share experiences and to talk about the common challenges practitioners face.
  • Conversations to carve out dedicated time to assess and refine your professional trajectory.
  • A network where you can give and receive support throughout your landscape architecture journey.
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PPN Chair

Kristina Snyder, PLA, ASLA

Coming Soon!

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ASLA 2019 Annual Conference on Landscape Architecture. New Orleans, LA. / nobilephoto

What gets me excited about this PPN is being able to connect people in a way that supports their personal and professional growth. Through open dialogue and focused framing, the possibilities for our profession are truly exciting.

Kristina Snyder, PLA, ASLA

ASLA members in conversation during a Professional Practice Network event at the ASLA conference

Leadership Delegates

Leadership Delegates are volunteers who help turn the Chair's vision into action by leading projects, contributing to deliverables, and driving the network's goals forward.

  • Pamela Brief 
  • Sahar Teymouri 
  • Patricia Matamoros Araujo 
  • Steven Terusaki

Want to Join a Professional Practice Network?

Joining a PPN is a ASLA membership benefit. Members can join up to three networks without additional cost!

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