honors & certifications
2025 Luxe RED Restoration Award, in collaboration with Studio TJP, Lakewood Residence
2020 LOCAL HERO AWARD, Groundswell NW
2019 AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDEN ASSOCIATION, Member & Designer
2018 CERTIFIED SMALL CONTRACTOR & SUPPLIER
King County, WA2013 WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CERTIFICATION (W2F1722861)
2006 BEST LANDSCAPE
Seattle Street of Dreams2006 TOP 10 FINALIST
International Greenstop Sustainable Design Competition2006 GOLD MEDAL & ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
NW Flower & Garden Show2002 STUDENT DESIGN HONOR AWARD American Society of Landscape Architects
2001 STUDENT DESIGN MERIT AWARD American Society of Landscape Architects
2001 NATIONAL STUDENT DESIGN AWARD
Ground Zero Memorial Design Competition2001 NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB SCHOLAR
presentations
2024 ‘RAINSCAPING SNOHOMISH COUNTY WORKSHOP’ Snohomish County Surface Water Management
2022 ‘ITS NOT A PLAYGROUND, IT’S NATURE PLAY’ Tiny Tots Development Center, Seattle, WA Press Conference.
2019 ‘THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPES AS A MEDIUM FOR HEALING’ Aloha Club, Tacoma Art Museum.
2017 NPS/WASLA WATER TRAIL CHARETTE, Sultan/Monroe Community Design, Charette Leader
2015 U.W. DEPT. OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Guest Lecturer2014 'GARDEN ALCHEMY FOR GENERATIONS'
Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference Presenter2012 'CONNECTING COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR PAST INTO THE FUTURE: THE ROSLYN URBAN FOREST AS A CASE STUDY.'
WASLA Conference Presenter2005 'TACOMA POLICE SUBSTATION RESOURCE EFFICIENT GARDENS: BALANCING CIVIC FREEDOM, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND HOMELAND SECURITY.'
Design for Diversity Conference, Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
publications
2024 “Voices of Women in Landscape Architecture” ASLA The Field
2023 'Health through Housing' property to 1010 Republican Multi-Family to serve QT2BIPOC & Native Peoples residents, KING 5 News
2019 "COMMUNITY GARDENS AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR HEALING'
Journal of the American Community Garden Association, Volume 242019 "BE RAINWISE AND HELP KEEP POLLUTION OUT OF PUGET SOUND'
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Project, Channel 13 Earth Month News2017 'SHARED OUTDOOR SPACES' Seattle Magazine, August 2017 Issue [1715 Apartments Project]
2017 'WILD BY DESIGN, THERAPEUTIC IN NATURE' Westside Seattle
2015 'CORRALLING THE RAIN--GARDENS FOR WILDLIFE.' National Wildlife Federation World Edition Publication, August/September 2015
2014 'MAKING RAIN GARDENS WORK - MEASURING THE SUCCESS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.'
2011 'THERAPEUTIC GARDENS AND EVIDENCE BASED DESIGN.' Landscape Care Magazine
2010 'GOLDEN THREADS WEAVE A SACRED SPACE AT V.A. PUGET SOUND FISHER HOUSE' WASLA Publication
2007 'CITY OF SEATTLE GREEN FACTOR: HOW LANDSCAPE IS GREENING UP SEATTLE.'
Puget Sound Daily Journal of Commerce2006 'NEARBY NATURE AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS: BENEFITS AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS'
U.W. Publication Research Assistant2002 'INVITING HUMOR INTO THE THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE: SITE DESIGN, PRINCIPLES AND PROCESS FOR GILDA'S CLUB.'
University of Washington Master's Thesis
exhibitions
2023 BRIDGING THE NATURE GAP IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING, Out In Front: Justice, Equity, Diversion & Inclusion Exhibition, U.W.
2022 NW Seattle Green Home Tour
2017 'WILD BY DESIGN: SETTING THE TABLE FOR HABITAT' NW Flower & Garden Show City Living Display Garden
2006 BENCHES AT BUMBERSHOOT,
Starbucks Loves Parks Bench Competition.VISIONS 2000, Washington State Convention Center.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
100th Anniversary Exhibition.KEVIN NICOLAY BOTANICAL EXHIBITION Washington State Convention Center.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION GALLERY
Vienna, VA.NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Focus on Nature V Exhibit, Albany, NY
GNSI NATIONAL EXHIBITIONSU.C. Santa Cruz, N. Arizona University, Western Washington University.
ABACUS GALLERY, Seattle
ART FX GALLERY, Seattle