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Alumni Links

Check out some of the links below to see the variety of careers followed by Conway alums.

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  • Amy S. Green Environmental Consultants, Inc. employs Aaron Schlechter '01 as a Project Manager.  The firms provides environmental expertise vital to residential, commercial, and industrial planning; transportation, education, port and wastewater facilities; park planning; forest management; and more.
  • The Bioengineering Group, Inc., founded by Wendi Goldsmith '90, specializes in the use of vegetation to control and manage difficult construction sites.
  • Bonnie Ulin Incorporated, in Boston, employs Conway graduate Jennifer Nawada Evans '00.
  • Cavanagh Landscape Design is owned and operated by alum Michael Cavanagh and is focused on providing ecological, sustainable, creative solutions to landscape needs in Rhode Island. 
  • Cindy Tavernise is both a landscape designer and a fine artist.  Her Web site shows some of her current paintings available for purchase.
  • Cleaver Design Associates is a firm in the San Francisco Bay Area co-founded by Conway graduate Donna Eldridge.
  • David Evans Landscape Architects is a San Francisco Bay Area landscape architecture and urban design practice. David serves public agency clients with downtown revitalization strategies, and the design and construction of streets and public open space.
  • Down to Earth Landscaping Services in Lima, OH, is owned by Amanda Wischmeyer, and specializes in the use of native plants.
  • EarthView Design is a multidisciplinary landscape design, land planning, construction and environmental consulting company started by Shawn Callaghan '05.  EVD plans and builds ecologically viable, functional and beautiful outdoor environments.  Wildlife habitat creation is their specialty.
  • East Hill Tree Farm, founded by Nicko Rubin '07, is a nursery specializing in woody plant species for edible forest gardens and agroforestry systems in central Vermont. East Hill Tree Farm also provides ecological landscape design services, landscape planting, management consulting and education.
  • Garden by Design Inc. is a landscape design and build company serving Eastern Massachusetts. Founded by Mark Benkley '93, it is dedicated to the pursuit of custom design solutions.
  • Grounds for Growth specializes in environmentally sensitive landscape design and installation. It is based in Chicago and owned by alum Laurie Tanenbaum.
  • Jack Hannula graduated from both UMASS at Amherst and the Conway School of Landscape Design. He minored in art. This page illustrates several artworks by Jack.
  • Kristen Reimann, Landscape Architect, employs Ian Warner '06 as a Landscape Designer.  A small firm, located on Martha's Vineyard, the firm specializes in residential landscape design and community projects.
  • Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning: A Research Guide and a SustainabilityResearch Guide have been created by Madeleine Charney '03, a reference librarian at UMASS. See selected works by Madeline here.
  • Landscape Legacy is located in Sacramento, California and has work completed or underway in both New England and California. Melissa Mourkas '94 is a Landscape Architect and Principal of Landscape Legacy.  The firm is committed to the art of creating living landscapes designed for the future and to the practice of preserving historic landscapes and architecture.
  • Lasoff Landscape Design is located in southwestern Vermont. Nick Lasoff '05 works primarily in the northeastern United States and provides a variety of residential, commercial, institutional, and municipal services.
  • Learning by the Yard is owned by Ginny Sullivan '86 and Ruth Parnall. Their mission is to support healthy child life and community development through the design of outdoor spaces and curriculum development.
  • Minglewood Designs is the ecological design firm of Angela Kearney '03. It is dedicated to creating harmonious garden environments for residential and community clients.
  • Native Ecoscapes Inc., founded by Brandon Mansfield '07, is a full-service sustainable landscape design and construction firm based in Wilson, Wyoming.
  • Natural Resources Design, Inc. is an ecologically-focused landscape design firm established by Lauren Wheeler '03 and Jenny Reed '03. They provide sustainable landscape options for residential, commercial, and community projects in the Washington DC Metropolitan area.
  • Nuzzi Landscape, a family operated design-build firm in central Connecticut features the work of John Nuzzi, Class of '87.
  • Second Nature Design, in San Francisco, was founded by alum Alma Hecht, and specializes in designing for beauty and sustainability.
  • Susan Reed, L.A.  Sue is a CSLD grad (class of '87), as well as a faculty member. She practices in the Pioneer Valley and designs landscapes that are "elegantly simple, beautifully usable, and environmentally healthy."
  • TEPUI is a design and consultation collaborative based in Dublin and Barcelona with a focus on working with living systems and natural organisms to provide the ecosystem services lately demanded from engineering.  Erik van Lennep '83 is a sustainabilty consultant and the TEPUI founder.
  • Twinleaf Associates mission is to create beautiful, ecologically sensitive and regionally appropriate landscapes well-suited to the people who use them. It was founded by Selina Rossiter and Sonja Kenny, both '02 graduates.
  • Whole Systems Design is Ben Falk's firm in Vermont. Ben does projects on his own, teaches, and collaborates with others in developing regenerative living spaces.
  • Young's Landscape employs Steve Stranz '87 as a licensed landscape architect, based in New Jersey. Steve specializes in residential landscape architecture, backyard living spaces, water features and custom-built structures.

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