Gina Ford is a landscape architect, co-founder and principal of Agency Landscape + Planning. Underpinning her two decades of practice are a commitment to the design and planning of public places and the perpetuation of the value of landscape architecture via thought leadership, teaching, writing and lecturing.  Her work has received awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects, the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Architects, among others. She is on the board of directors for the City Parks Alliance and the stewardship council of The Cultural Landscape Foundation. She received the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Charles Eliot Traveling Fellowship, the Wellesley College’s Shaw Fellowship and the Boston Society of Architect’s Women in Design Award of Excellence. Download CV. 

An urban planner with a background in architecture, Rhiannon Sinclair's work focuses on complex urban systems across multiple scales. She uses data-driven strategies to better understand and enhance the relationship between people, buildings, systems and the public realm. Rhiannon has considerable experience communicating information to broad audiences to promote strong community exchange and empowerment within a planning process. In her work, she finds that the role of this type of exchange and master plan facilitation contributes to plans that are visionary, comprehensive, and implementable. Download CV.

Susannah is a landscape architect with experience managing complex urban landscape design and construction. Susannah is passionate about the design of public open spaces in urban settings. She enjoys exploring the potential of landscape design to enrich the daily life, health and well-being of both city dwellers and urban ecology, as well as to shape the core identity of a city. She welcomes the challenge of designing to meet the needs of a diverse set of interests in a complex physical context. Download CV.

Xi is a landscape designer with experience designing urban landscapes at multiple scales. A firm believer in the influences our built environment has on society and the individual psyche, Xi strives to create ecologically sensitive design that enhances physical and mental well-being, flexibility and diversity of uses. She’s also passionate about promoting equality in access to public landscapes across social subgroups and future generations. Originally from China, Xi holds a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from RISD and spends her free time reading about psychology and space.

Tatyana Vashchenko is a landscape designer passionate about the intersection between urban placemaking, ecological design, community engagement and environmental stewardship. She leverages her background in horticulture, ecosystem management, and landscape architecture to help create visions and places that are flexible, legible and performative. A graduate of the University of Washington, outside of practice, she is an avid plant enthusiast, meticulous crafter and obsessive knitter.

Landscape designer and coffee enthusiast, Mackenzie Wendling is passionate about urban public space. He believes that altruism is essential to creating just, resilient, and sustainable design solutions for the 21st century. Mac holds a Masters in Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University, where he was awarded the ASLA Merit Award. His work has received recognition from the ASLA Central States, the Kansas American Planning Association, The Walt Disney Company, and the Urban Land Institute. Outside of the studio, he enjoys studying history, philosophy, politics, and getting lost in the city.

Kymberly is a landscape designer who recently graduated from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design with her Masters in Landscape Architecture and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from Ohio State University’s Knowlton School. She is passionate about landscape systems and how they can inform community resilience, public health and ecological sustainability. Her approach to design seeks to investigate the public realm through multiple scales and perspectives so that no story is left untold. In her spare time, Kymberly is usually tending to her houseplants or collecting new ones, gardening, and making jewelry while listening to audiobooks.

Sophie is a designer-organizer, solving complex social-spatial issues by building communities and spaces to promote social and ecological justice. She has a background in architecture, government, and non-profits, and recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in Architecture where she was awarded the Warren Family Engagement Award. Her approach centers community engagement, spatial thinking, and design activism for public spaces and public good. Outside of work she organizes with the Design as Protest Collective, travels extensively, and loves to make candles.