PROJECT LEADERSHIP

As an associate principal and the discipline leader for the landscape architecture studio, John oversees the design process and management of the project team. An industry expert, John understands the significant impact that a compelling and engaging urban design can have on its community, recognizing that enhancing urban quality and character can be a key factor in retaining and growing new companies and talent.

An advocate of place making, John oversees his team through comprehensive planning and design phases that emphasize combining art and design to produce quality, user-friendly spaces. Recognizing the complex challenges and multi-tiered objectives that emerge during the urban design process, John works to design spaces that are unique, comfortable and memorable.

EDUCATION & REGISTRATION

• Univ. of Illinois / Urbana-Champaign, IL / Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
• Lacy Leadership Association / Leadership Education and Development / 2005
• Registered Landscape Architect, State of IN
• How to Turn a Place Around: A Training Course on Creating Successful Public Spaces / New York, 2001
• The Ecology of Urban Soils: Designing and Managing Soils for the Living Landscape/ American Phytopathological Society / Minnesota, June, 2000
• Place Making II: Developing Town Centers, Transit Villages & Main Streets Conference / Urban Land Institute / California, September, 2000
• LEED Accredited Professional

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Advocacy and Communications Committee Chairman, Board of Trustees, The Indianapolis Parks Foundation
• Member, American Society of Landscape Architects
• Member, Project for Public Spaces
• Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• Downtown Streetscape Improvements | Nashville, IN
• Allen County Courthouse Green | Fort Wayne, IN
• Miller Showers Park | Bloomington, IN
• Garfield Park | Indianapolis, IN
• Downtown Development & Design Guidelines | Evansville, IN
• Downtown Corridor Improvements | Indianapolis, IN