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 Ross 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.

Radhika Mahan is a landscape architect and project manager with a passion for bridging the gap between design and implementation to achieve high quality craftsmanship in her built work. She is experienced in managing projects from strong initial design ideas through to excellence in detailing, through all phases of design and construction. Radhika's work has spanned complex built landscapes and significant large-scale master planning projects, both national and international.

Multidisciplinary, yet foremost a planner, Allen Penniman specializes in weaving planning, urban design, and real estate development into the equitable revitalization of distressed urban neighborhoods. Prior to joining Agency, Allen served as a Design Director for the City of Detroit, where he led planning for $69M in neighborhood reinvestment and $58M in flood recovery and resiliency investment. In Detroit and elsewhere, Allen’s work has involved reactivating commercial corridors, realizing housing development, sustaining post-industrial creative districts, and reinventing streets to support joyful public life. He has taught or critiqued at the University of Michigan, RISD, and his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. On Saturdays, you'll find Allen either neck deep in a DIY project or rooting for his obscure and floundering, but beloved, English soccer club.

Abigail Fiala is a landscape architect from St. Louis by way of Chicago. She holds a Master's of Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University and has worked on a wide range of public and private projects at all scales. Abigail's passion lies in the transformative power of landscape and creating spaces that foster mental and physical healing. She strives to create spaces that provide equitable, accessible experiences with nature that soothe the body and mind. Outside the office Abigail spends her time teaching group fitness classes, enjoying live music, and reading as many novels as she can.

Liz Cormack is an urban planner and experience designer with a background in product design. Liz worked previously with the City of Kansas City, MO and the City of Boston, MA where she led the redesign of the community engagement platform at the Mayor’s Office of Housing. Prior to work in the public sector, Liz was a Senior UX Designer at Sonos, and her work in technology has spanned game design, indoor agriculture, and connected devices. She recently retired after ten years on the Board of the Transformative Culture Project, a nonprofit working to connect young artists with creative careers. Outside of work, you can find Liz hiking, skiing, and attempting to implement all of Priya Parker’s principles in ‘The Art of Gathering’ at dinner parties.

Elsa Mark-Ng is the studio manager at Agency and an honors graduate of Oberlin College's Environmental Studies program. At Oberlin College, Elsa did research on how public environmental art can increase a community’s sense of place. At Agency, she supports the studio with marketing, business, and graphic design and leads communication and social media. Elsa enjoys crafting unique proposals that speak to the communities and clients that Agency aims to work for. She has also served as the communications lead for WxLA, an advocacy initiative for gender justice in landscape architecture. In her free time, you can find her making art, reading about trees, and biking around Cambridge.

Nicholas Cook is a landscape designer who grew up in West Virginia and has transplanted from Appalachia to Indiana, and now to Boston. He graduated with a B.S. in Landscape Architecture and focus in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences from Purdue University. Nicholas's work involves designing vibrant cultural spaces and developing community engagement strategies with an emphasis on ecological restoration. His work has been featured in the Architectural League of NY and Landscape Architecture Magazine, and he was recently awarded the Indiana ASLA Honor Award. Outside the office, Nicholas enjoys fishing and hiking during the summer and taking on the slopes in the winter.

Yiyang Li is a landscape/urban designer passionate about the social and political dynamics in urban space. Before Agency, she had a brief adventure in property development and strategic consulting to disentangle how urban development reproduces or dismantles inequities. She is glad to join a team that shares her belief in inclusive planning and thoughtful design. Yiyang recently graduated with a Master in Landscape Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Originally from China, she enjoys spicy food and great films, and can be found relaxing near the water during her spare time.

Devendra Dugad is an urban planner and designer from Nashik, India who holds a Master of Urban Design from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from Academy of Architecture, Mumbai. Ever-curious, Devendra believes that urban, landscape, and ecological design are imperative agents of change that can make the built and natural environments more livable, sociable, and adaptable. He confronts issues related to climate change and development through systems thinking and a people-focused approach. In his spare time, Devendra enjoys watching and playing sports, cooking, and traveling to experience different cultures.

Maria Noguera is an urban planner and designer and a recent graduate of the University of Houston's College of Architecture and Design. While at the University of Houston, Maria was a part of the Community Design Resource Center, which inspired her interest in working with communities to apply transformative and equitable design strategies. She also spent time researching the effects of climate change in neighborhoods of color. She is passionate about the power that urban design has to create more resilient and people-centered cities. In her spare time Maria enjoys volunteering with local organizations, cooking international cuisines, and working with her hands.

Gabriella Carmona is a master’s student of Urban and Regional Planning at UCLA and holds a bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science from Williams College. She leverages urban design and policy as an opportunity to combat social and economic injustice — from democratizing data that brings to light spatial disparities to empowering citizens with the tools to redesign their neighborhoods. In her spare time, Gabriella loves rock climbing, biking, and hanging out with her cat, Pebbles.