CMG - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture
Alex is a Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture. With a cross-disciplinary education in landscape architecture, printmaking, and sculpture, Alex's approach to design is shaped by his enduring curiosity and enthusiasm for graphic design and visual representation.
Alex is experienced in managing projects internationally, working across private and public realms. He has a refined interest in co-building and co-design stemming from his work on large-scale affordable housing and collaborations with community land trusts, co-operatives, and community development agencies. Alex recently worked closely with Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Fife Council delivering a large-scale, ecologically focused strategic redesign of the River Leven catchment area.
Alex graduated with distinction from the University of Edinburgh, where he was later awarded a teaching position between 2017 and 2020. He has submitted winning entries for several international design competitions and has exhibited work across Europe and South America. Alex holds a Master of Science, Landscape of Architecture from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom.
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture
Amy is a designer at CMG Landscape Architecture with eight years of experience. With a focus on the intersection of ecology, history, visual communication and storytelling, Amy's research and design work engages with themes such as collective memory, identity, ecological systems, and the experiential qualities of place. Amy previously served as a project manager at Bay Area native plant nurseries that focus on mitigation and restoration projects.
A recent graduate from UC Berkeley, Amy's thesis research culminated in a comparative cultural history of the cemetery systems of Prato, Italy and Colma, California, which she is now editing for publication. Prior to CMG, Amy interned for the Trust for Public Land where she was a part of the Parks for People team, supporting projects like Living Schoolyards for Oakland and the Richmond Wellness Trail. Amy is a recipient of the inaugural Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times award, and outside her work at CMG, teaches foundational coursework in drawing and representation to graduate students at UC Berkeley's LAEP Department, emphasizing critical image making practices in cartography and design communication.
Amy holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts - Film with minor coursework in psychology and sculpture from the University of California, San Diego.
Ana has recently received her Associates Degree in Accounting and is thankful to have the opportunity to continue expanding her knowledge in the field as the Accounting Assistant at CMG. Professionally, her two main goals are to acquire as much knowledge as she can and take the next step in the education ladder, which is going for her Bachelor's-while at the same time balancing her work life, married life, and motherhood.
In her down time, Ana enjoys family time, traveling, hiking, and photography.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture
Andrew is an Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture with over four years of experience. His approach to landscape design is built on years of work in construction and horticulture, combined with an academic background in research, teaching, and writing.
Collectively, Andrew brings a balanced approach between the conceptual and applied. He seeks to use design and engagement to provoke expanded possibilities for personal and cultural relationships to landscapes with a particular focus on construction and planting design. Andrew has managed various landscape architectural projects focused on housing, institutions, and parks; and worked with interdisciplinary teams for campus design, master planning, and design competitions throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
Andrew has been recognized with state and national American Society of Landscape Architects merit and honor awards for design, writing, and research. In addition to his own work, he has supported many book projects for domestic and international authors focused on mapping, urban resistance, and design and democracy. He continues to work with students and has been a guest critic at the University of Washington, University of Oregon, and California College of the Arts. Andrew holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Critical Studies with a minor in Psychology from the University of Maine.
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture
Arturo, a Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture with five years of professional experience, brings a unique perspective to his work. Raised in both Oaxaca, Mexico, and the Bay Area, Arturo's design philosophy is rooted in resilience. He advocates for increased representation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) in the Landscape Architecture profession.
Arturo has made significant contributions to CMG's noteworthy planning and design projects. His diverse portfolio encompasses significant projects, including the design of De-Pave Park, a wetland park located in the City of Alameda, Civic Center Public Space Design in the heart of San Francisco, Gateway of Pacific, a biomedical campus situated in South San Francisco, and the revitalization of Flood Park, a community park in Menlo Park. Additionally, Arturo's work on the Petaluma River Park, a riverfront park situated in his hometown, is a source of enthusiasm for him due to his family and friends living there.
Arturo has also been honored with several awards throughout his career, including the Susan Goltsman Award, and ASLA Honor and Merit Awards. He has also worked professionally as a research specialist for the Landscape Architecture Department at University of California, Davis - participating in research and community outreach, an Art intern at TANA (Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer), and a Design Intern with CMG and Andrea Cochran. Arturo holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from University of California, Berkeley, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from University of California, Davis.
Austin is a Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture with five years of experience. Working to create phenomenal civic spaces, his strength is in crafting rich and enduring landscapes that invite an ecological awareness and shared sense of belonging. He is essential in advancing the designs of several projects, including University of California San Diego Triton Pavilion and Treasure Island Water Resource Recovery Facility.
Austin's practice of landscape architecture is rooted in an enduringly interdisciplinary worldview and an education in fine art, design, economics and landscape construction. His academic accomplishments are plentiful and include recognition from the Landscape Architecture Foundation and the Rhode Island School of Design. Austin holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Ecology from the College of the Atlantic.
CMG has been working from entitlement to construction to create 15 acres of new parks at the transit-served Bay Meadows. The large-scale, mixed-use planning and design project creates an impact at a neighbourhood scale, including; a wetland to filter stormwater and create habitat, social streets with small parks and a beer garden, world class public art, playgrounds, community gardens and a 12-acre city sports park, operated by the City of San Mateo.
Cat is the Marketing and Graphics Specialist at CMG Landscape Architecture. Having worked within the fields of urban and community development, her approach to marketing is built on the idea that visual communication-images, typography, and creative composition-influences how people perceive the built environment.
Cat supports CMG's business development and communication fronts-from maintaining internal marketing data, metrics, and collateral, to creating and drafting digital design assignments. She is responsible for elevating CMG's design sensibility and representing the projects and mission of the firm in the most sophisticated and professional light.
Cat has worked in marketing and business development across land development teams in the AEC industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Marketing from California State University, Fullerton and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design from Santiago Canyon College.
Chris has 27 years of experience and is a founding partner of CMG Landscape Architecture, a leading designer, and a passionate advocate for urban public spaces and access to nature. He is known for his intersectional approach to design through the lens of social and ecological vitality. Chris works with cities, community advocates, and landowners to co-create, design, and keep places that are inviting and enduring.
His work spans a spectrum from open space planning, to parks, civic spaces, public engagement, and resilient landscapes. Chris's leadership of complex, creative, and collaborative projects is exemplified by his work on the public realm and park system for Treasure Island in San Francisco, CA, and Estuary Commons, a community vision for resilience developed through a co-creative process. He led the creation of an innovative urban ecology that combines outdoor social and workspaces within an immersive landscape at the Meta Headquarters.
As an advocate, committed to inclusive and equitable parks and public spaces, Chris has served on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Parks Alliance, a leading park non-profit that champions, transforms, and activates parks and public spaces throughout San Francisco. Chris holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Virginia Tech University of College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Job Titles:
- Director of Marketing
- Business Development
- Director of Marketing Business Development
Chris is the Director of Marketing + Business Development at CMG Landscape Architecture. As a communications professional with experience working within the fields of urban design, Chris holds an interest and focus on where ecological research and design strategies intersect within marketing and communication conversations.
Chris manages all tasks within CMG's Marketing Team - overseeing and directing marketing efforts, including coordinating with CMG Leadership groups to implement business development initiatives and strategies. His role includes strategy generation, marketing objectives, research (trends, service areas and gaps, CRM, messaging and market positioning), leads and pursuit generation, and network development.
Chris has worked in marketing across landscape architecture and architecture firms, as well as LEED Green Business Councils and Horticulture Non-Profits. He has been certified as a LEED Green Associate from 2017-2019. Chris spoke at the 2021 ASLA SKILL ED Conference on how to gain strategic, mission-based business in the AEC industry. The CMG Marketing Team was recognized nationally in 2021, winning a SMPS Honor Award for External Communications in the Video Digital category for the CMG Firm Video. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban Design from Parsons School of Design, as well as completing a study program in Environmental Design from Art Center College of Design.
Chris is a Designer at CMG with ten years of experience. Using a creative and analytical lens, he approaches design with a layer of curiosity that stems from the outdoor explorations of his youth - spanning the Oak-Hickory forests of the Ohio River Valley to the Cambrian Coastline of Wales, UK.
He seeks to explore the integration of technology in the understanding of natural systems - implementing tools to create high-resolution aerial drone photography, photogrammetry, and 3D modeling in the site analysis stage. He enjoys fostering relationships with craftsmen and fabricators, expanding his technical understanding, and ensuring design is properly detailed and developed into thriving spaces.
Chris is a Licensed Landscape Architect in the state of California. While a student, he was awarded an Architecture Research and Travel Grant to document increasing desertification in Iceland, and an Analysis & Planning Student Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Chris volunteers his time with professional organizations including the Ohio Chapter of the ASLA, holding the positions of emerging professional chair and Treasurer. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture degree with Research Distinction from Ohio State University. Chris continues to maintain a relationship with his alma mater as a student mentor, guest critic, and teaching assistant.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Principal
- Associate Principal at CMG Landscape Architecture
CMG is thrilled to announce the promotions of Lauren Stahl, Doug Jones, and Corbett Belcher to Associate Principal! To recognize and celebrate the excellent work and commitment of CMG employees, CMG has created a new title of Associate Principal. Our evolving structure is intended to encourage and outline paths for learning and growth for each of us as individuals and together as a practice.
Corbett is an Associate Principal at CMG Landscape Architecture with 20 years of experience. His invaluable work ranges from regional and community-based parks to highly demanding urban redevelopment projects. His experiences have fashioned his dedication to public improvement, sustainable development, and design excellence, as well as commitment to an inclusive team approach, application of a local vernacular, and a detailed execution for each project's overall success.
As one of the most loved parks in the Bay Area, the 20-year-old design by Hargreaves Jones requires a vision for the next 20 years - developing a holistic, respectful, and comprehensive understanding of Crissy Field today and a guide into its next generation of service. Building on today's challenges and opportunities, CMG led a planning process engaging Crissy Field's diverse stakeholders and interest groups.
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture
Daví is a Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture. He is focused on the multi-scalar design challenges of climate change adaptation, with a passion for projects that produce equitable outcomes, enhance ecological functions, and provide beautiful, convivial spaces that respond to varied histories and social needs. Trained as both a landscape architect and urban planner, he brings a fascination with natural and social systems - informed by both project and research experience across a variety of contexts, from Latin America to North America and Europe.
As a designer, Daví has worked on a range of urban sites and scales: from plazas and parks to waterfront open space systems; from the design of urban districts to urban forest planning at the citywide scale. He has carried out adaptation work across geographies including coastal sites confronting sea-level rise, inland communities faced with riverine flooding, and dense, impermeable, low-canopied urban centers and their attendant public health issues.
Daví has been awarded grants from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and the Mexican Cities Initiative. He has authored and co-authored research papers for governmental and non-governmental institutions on a range of open space issues. Daví has been a visiting lecturer/guest critic at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, UCLA School of Architecture and Design, and the Rhode Island School of Design. He teaches at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture, where he focuses on approaches to landscape and urbanism in cities of the Global South. Daví holds a Master of Landscape Architecture and a Master of Urban Planning from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Williams College.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Principal
- Associate Principal at CMG Landscape Architecture
Doug is an Associate Principal at CMG Landscape Architecture with 14 years of experience. Drawing inspiration from the symbiotic relationships of a site, he strives to work these unique characteristics into each of his projects - always challenging his team, whether working on public parks, campus vision/master plans, or marginalized public spaces.
With expertise in designing and managing large complex projects that involve many different disciplines and complicated site constraints, Doug has managed the teams for some of CMG's largest redevelopment projects, including Treasure Island Master Plan Stage 2 Parks and Open Space, Yerba Buena Island Parks and Open Space, and Gateway of Pacific - a 1.5 million square-foot state-of-the-art biomedical campus located in South San Francisco.
Doug is a LEED Accredited Professional who constantly strives to create memorable and engaging spaces that provide a connection to nature, promote social interaction, and provide recreational opportunities. He has Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and was a selected member of the Cal Poly study abroad program that focused on urban planning and design, historic preservation, and landscape architecture throughout Italy, Germany, and France.
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture
Emma is a Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture with experience in conceptualization, drafting, rendering, modeling, and research and data analysis.
Focused on the intersections of resources, land, and biodiversity, Emma strives to design with sustainability and inclusivity in mind. Having begun her professional career at the Singapore National Parks Board, Elements Lab, and the University of British Columbia, she brings effective collaborative experience working closely with park management, contractors, researchers, and students. A self-starter, Emma brings creative problem solving skills through her resourceful work at a sustainable concrete start-up providing scientific research, product testing, and grant writing.
Emma served on the 2021/2022 National Learning Council of the 4Rs Youth Movement in Canada where she hosted community engagement events surrounding topics of decolonization and reconciliation in land-based research. She holds an Honors Bachelor of Environmental Design with Distinction from the University of British Columbia.
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture
Franny is a Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture, informed by a deep curiosity regarding the ways policy, culture, and power imbalances are embedded in the built environment, influencing our vision of the world and our ways of being. She is particularly interested in how humans experience infrastructural and ecological systems at the urban interface and the ways in which landscape is a language and medium for framing those experiences.
Franny is passionate about the role of landscape architecture in supporting climate adaptation, informing sustainable land use planning, and as an advocacy tool for just, democratic, and beautiful public spaces. While attending The University of Texas, she explored these aspects of the field through teaching opportunities at the National Organization for Minority Architects Project Pipeline Summer Program and Design Futures conference. Prior to joining CMG, Franny has experience with small-scale public work, commercial redevelopment, and residential landscape design.
Franny was awarded Faculty Recognition for Design Excellence and received a Student Honor Award in General Design from the Texas Chapter of ASLA in 2023. Franny holds a Master of Landscape Architecture with a concentration in City Planning from The University of Texas at Austin.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture
Greg is a Senior Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture with 16 years of experience. As a highly detailed landscape architect, he is passionate about craft and quality and where design, the outdoors, and construction meet. From large wetland restoration to urban educational and corporate campuses, Greg has managed the design and construction of a variety of CMG project types and scales.
Throughout his career, Greg has led the Bay Meadows project, transforming 15 acres of open space in San Mateo into a distinct destination with high quality pedestrian experiences. He is also managing the continual construction efforts at Treasure Island Parks and Open Space - a 180-acre development area that will include dramatic waterfront parks, plazas, and streetscapes.
Greg's time spent living and working in Asia and practicing landscape architecture in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy at the ITALart Centro Studi di Santa Chiara Study Abroad program has cultivated a global perspective and true appreciation of the importance to keep learning, questioning, and experimenting. Greg holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from California State Polytechnic University and a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American History from University of San Francisco.
Jamie is a Principal at CMG Landscape Architecture with 21 years of experience. She believes landscape design has a social and environmental responsibility and enjoys working with engaged communities. Over the past 10 years, Jamie has participated in many of the firm's largest and most complex open space projects around the Bay Area.
She has been on the forefront of sea level rise planning and is currently leading Crissy Field Next, a vision plan with the Parks Conservancy and National Park Service to refine the resiliency and early marsh adaption of the coastal park to rising sea levels. She co-led CMG's participation in the Estuary Commons, a community design and planning process for the protection and restoration of San Leandro Bay. Jamie pioneered the integration of design and ecological storm water treatment at all scales, from small scale urban biofilters like Folsom Street, to integrated masterplans, such as Bay Meadows and Treasure Island.
Many of Jamie's projects, such as Hunters Point Shipyard Hillpoint Park and Marin Country Day School, have been honored with Merit and Honor Awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects. Jamie lectures frequently on the issues of sea level rise, public space, and ecology, and recently co-lectured Ecological Factors in Urban Landscape Design in UC Berkeley's LAEP Department. Her appreciation for design stems from her collegiate study at the Auburn Rural Studio where she received a Bachelor degree in Landscape Architecture. Jamie also holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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- Associate
- Associate / Places / People / Practice
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture
Jason is a Senior Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture with 22 years of experience. With extensive experience in site design, construction documentation, construction administration, and implementation, he has a primary role on a variety of institutional, campus, multi-family housing, and public projects.
Jason brings a level of excellence to CMG's construction detailing, planting design, and integration of site-specific ecology and natural systems. He has been a leader for the Facebook Bayfront Campus project team - using his experience, his specialization in planting design, and extensive coordination skills with engineering and architectural disciplines, he has successfully created a vital and a biodiverse habitat within an expansive campus rooftop park.
Jason received an Annual Excellence on the Waterfront Jury Award for his work on the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project from The Waterfront Center. His work on the Facebook Bayfront Campus has awarded the project an Award of Excellence from the American Society of Landscape Architects and an Honor Award from ASLA National. He holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Oregon, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute.
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture
Joanna is a Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture with over five years of experience. Inspired by her Los Angeles upbringing, Joanna strives to create ecologically sensitive urban environments that simultaneously celebrates diversity, inclusion, and everyday joy.
Joanna led landscape design services for the award-winning Edwin M. Lee Apartments, the first building in San Francisco to combine supportive housing for both unhoused veterans and low-income families in Mission Bay; Frederick Douglas Haynes Affordable Housing in the Western Addition; and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. Joanna's other work includes PG&E Hunters Point Substation and the Chabad House of Worship & Preschool.
Joanna was awarded the 2021 WxLA Scholarship for outstanding woman-identifying, midlevel professionals in landscape architecture. She also volunteers her time to Kapwa Gardens, a community garden and event space serving San Francisco's SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District. Joanna holds a Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Architecture from University of California, Berkeley. She also simultaneously holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and Bachelor of Arts in Theater & Performance Studies (Set Design) from the same university. In graduate school, Joanna was a researcher for the Center for Resource Efficient Communities, a group dedicated to supporting California's climate change and resource efficiency goals through interdisciplinary research, public communication, and professional outreach as well as a Graduate Student Instructor for the Introduction to Landscape Materials and Construction.
Julia is an Associate and the Studio Manager at CMG Landscape Architecture with 11 years of experience. As an experienced Project Manager and Landscape Designer of urban conditions, Julia brings different types of people, experiences, and uses together to form successfully coordinated projects.
With experience managing public plazas, parks, campus, and rooftop courtyard projects in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, Julia seeks to provide a sense of comfort, reveal landscape temporality, opportunities for unexpected social interactions where the visitor feels agency to make the space their own. Julia led the CMG team towards success within her role as Project Manager of 1629 Market Street - from concept to design development, Julia helped lead the vision for an inviting, dynamic, and playful civic gathering space for the San Francisco neighborhood. As Studio Manager, Julia works within CMG to build strong project teams and operational strategies.
She is an active volunteer, cultivating local resiliency and ecological stewardship through community-based stewardship and design of post-industrial sites and their edges. With an academic background in biology, Julia supplements her work with research in ecology, cultural landscapes, and climate change. Julia holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture
Justin is a Senior Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture with 14 years of experience. He is an experienced landscape designer with a focus on public places - ranging from small urban parks and plazas to large campus master plans. He approaches his work with an urban sensibility and designs by exploring the unique natural and cultural features of a place.
Justin's diversity of public land use planning projects includes working on the technical design of Mission Rock, a 27-acre mixed use waterfront development project, in addition to leading the efforts of a new vibrant bayfront addition to the Dogpatch neighborhood in San Francisco - Potrero Power Station. In all these projects, he seeks opportunities to make the most of our shared public spaces.
Justin has been honored with an American Society of Landscape Architecture Merit Award from the ASLA Virginia Chapter Annual Scholarship. He holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Reed College.
Job Titles:
- Office Administrator
- Office Administrator at CMG Landscape Architecture
Karl is the Office Administrator at CMG Landscape Architecture. His background in office management, fine art, and operational design makes him a source of creative and organized inspiration, helping staff and clients reach their fullest potential with every aspect of the design process. With over 10 years of office management experience, Karl has supported studio coordination through office culture, resource management, scheduling, office events, and staffing at other design firms.
When not in the office, Karl is often creating oil paintings, designing and sewing modern home accessories and fashion, or redesigning small residential spaces. Karl received his Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts at San Jose State and has attended various business management and marketing classes through the University of Washington.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture
Kate is an Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture with four years of experience. She is a landscape researcher working toward climate-adaptive design - planning with particular care for vulnerable and contaminated landscapes, their resident ecologies, and communities.
Her design work on CMG's San Francisco Waterfront Resilience Program communicates the values and voices, challenges, and opportunities rooted in the city's shoreline. As she takes inspiration from these intersections on project work, Kate collaborates with communities to craft environmentally and culturally generative designs.
Kate is the recipient of the Geraldine Knight Scott Travel Fellowship, as well as the 2017-18 University of California Berkeley Award for Excellence in Landscape Architecture. Her background in environmental art, ecology, and soils informs a fascination with the underground as a critical site for design. Kate holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Art and Architectural History from Sarah Lawrence College.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Founding Partner of CMG Landscape Architecture
Kevin is a Founding Partner of CMG Landscape Architecture with 36 years of experience. With a focus towards creating democratic public space and improving the social and ecological wellbeing of our cities, he believes greater community awareness and engagement results in better stewardship and more sustainable communities.
Lauren is an Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture with five years of experience. Her background in the history of urban social movements, watershed ecology and rehabilitation, and bicycle advocacy brought her to landscape architecture. In her design work and research, she engages with themes such as geologic process, ecological succession, and community resilience.
Lauren's persistent work on Treasure Island Parks + Open Space, including the Yerba Buena Island Dog Park, Cityside Park, and the Eastside Commons, has brought this multi decade project closer to final design realization.
Lauren has received many American Society of Landscape Architects awards through University of California Berkeley as well as the ASLA Northern California Chapter. In 2017, she was recognized as a University Olmsted Scholar by the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Outside of her work at CMG, Lauren teaches bike repair at a community workshop in South Berkeley and plans her next thru-hiking adventure. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Reed College.
Lauren is an Associate Principal at CMG Landscape Architecture with 11 years of experience. With her dual interests in art and ecology, Lauren brings a passion for creating vibrant and playful urban landscapes - combining those interests to create warm, enjoyable, and inspiring urban public spaces. Her early work on residential estates has given her the ability to experiment with materiality.
Lauren brings that eye for detail to her large-scale, public work as a Project Manager on Treasure Island Parks and Open Space, where she excels at guiding the multi-disciplinary teams through every stage of the design process - coordinating all Phase I landscape/streetscape design and leading other landscape architects to integrate their work from an urban design and infrastructure standpoint.
Lauren uses her leadership and confidence to further the knowledge and skillset of others, teaching at UC Berkeley's Extension Landscape Architecture Program. Lauren holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from University of Wisconsin.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture
Lisa is a Senior Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture with 17 years of experience. As a designer with professional landscape experience in both Spain and the United States, Lisa has become adept in the development of urban spaces, from schematics through construction documentation. She values an approach to site design that provides ecological and social context, while maintaining a focus on constructability and quality.
Lisa has worked on CMG's most complex on-structure projects that integrate landscape and architecture, such as the 80-acre Meta Bayfront Campus in Menlo Park, as well as the Moscone Center Expansion - a 300,000 square foot improvement area to the public realm of downtown San Francisco.
Lisa uses her ability to collaborate across disciplines to engage environmental sustainability through teaching at University of California, Berkeley, in addition to being a Graduate Student Instructor under Walter Hood. Lisa holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Clemson University - College of Art, Architecture, and Humanities.
Job Titles:
- Project Accountant at CMG Landscape Architecture
Martine is the Project Accountant at CMG Landscape Architecture. With 25+ years' experience in the AEC industry, Martine's holistic approach to accounting strives to create fundamental practices that lead to strategic financial and operational decision making. Since joining CMG, she has pioneered a cultural shift in project accounting-having helped implement a state-of-the-art accounting software program and often providing managers with critical guidance on budget preparation and management. Martine is involved on complex projects, handling multiple subconsultants and client driven requirements.
An avid gardener, Martine is a consulting Master Consulting Rosarian, Horticultural Rose Judge with the American Rose Society, and a speaker on rose care for local nurseries and garden clubs. She holds a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Planning and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from John F. Kennedy University.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture
Matt is an Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture with eight years of experience. Matt's focus on marginalized urban environments and the study of how public space can be multifunctional and all-inclusive, stems from his childhood interacting within the urban-set public realm of Montreal, Canada.
His ongoing work with the City of San Jose Office of Economic Development on Park Avenue - an extended pedestrian experience through downtown San Jose - includes creating design guidelines for a new garden street experience. Matt is also instrumental in the development of the Downtown San Jose Street Life Plan, working closely with the Property-Based Improvement District (PBID) to establish a vision, identify initiatives, and develop an array of projects that serve as the blueprint for an improved street life in San Jose. Additionally, his work on St. James Park - a design competition-turned project - was critical in envisioning the much-needed revitalization of a historical San Jose park in honor of its 150th anniversary. Matt's effective collaboration with clients and the public has contributed to the overall successes of his projects and the communities they serve.
Matt uses his passion as a skateboarder and deep knowledge and appreciation for urban design to further enhance the urban experience. He holds a Master of Architecture from California College of Arts, San Francisco and Bachelor of Arts in Specialization of Urban Planning from Concordia University. He has presented nationally and internationally from Princeton University to the University of Tokyo.
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture
Natalia is a Designer at CMG Landscape Architecture with over four years of experience in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning in South America and the United States. Growing up in Bogotá, Colombia, at a high plateau within the Andes Mountains, she is intrigued by the relationship between the built environment and the natural systems. Her curiosity led her to landscape architecture in search of opportunities to create meaningful connections between people and their surroundings while revealing the ecological and cultural identity of a place.
At the City Planning Office of Mayor Enrique Peñalosa, Natalia worked as an urban planner and designer on the development of urban revitalization projects within Bogotá's Comprehensive Plan (2017-2030). In recent years, she worked at an award-winning design firm in Knoxville, Tennessee where she helped develop a wide range of projects of different scales, types, and complexities-from concept design to construction documentation. Natalia was drawn to the Bay Area in pursuit of her belief in design as a catalyst for the healing and regeneration of communities by providing creative strategies for social and climate adaptation and resilience.
In 2018, Natalia was awarded the Alabama ASLA Merit Award for her work and dedication throughout her master's program at Auburn University. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Auburn University, a Master of Architecture from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, a Master of Urban and Territorial Development from Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.
Job Titles:
- Marketing Coordinator
- Marketing Coordinator at CMG Landscape Architecture
Nicole is the Marketing Coordinator at CMG Landscape Architecture. With four years of experience in marketing and communications, she has worked in the event, real estate, and nonprofit sectors. Nicole is passionate about creating visual and written communications to spark curiosity and conversations to move the needle toward positive change for people and the planet.
Nicole assists CMG's Marketing Team with public relations, digital marketing, and business development efforts. She is excited for her journey in the AEC industry, where she can intersect her passions for writing, design, art, nature, and people.
When not in the office, Nicole is often hiking her favorite trails, attending local art events, or photographing natural and urban landscapes. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of North Florida.
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Principal at CMG Landscape Architecture
Pamela is a Principal at CMG Landscape Architecture with 19 years of experience. She brings a strong ecological background to her projects and works on resiliency and climate change solutions. Her drive to protect the environment stems from her childhood on a farm, education in plant science and regenerative landscape architecture, and experience restoring waterways at the US Army Corps of Engineers.
She focuses on transforming challenged urban areas into socially valued and ecologically performing public open spaces - with experience on two of the largest environmentally innovative projects in the Bay Area responding to Climate Change - Treasure Island Parks and Open Space and the San Francisco Waterfront Resilience Program.
She is a recipient of the 2018 Landscape Architecture Foundation Fellowship for the development of the award-winning Pathfinder landscape carbon calculator application and the Climate Positive Design Challenge - products of an extensive research initiative, which she is sharing around the globe. Pamela serves as a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects Climate Action Committee and was recognized by the SF Business Times in 2019 as a NCRE Woman of Influence.
Pamela is currently participating in the 2022-2023 Loeb Fellowship at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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- Senior Communications Manager
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- Director of Finance Operations
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- Student Urban Design Competition Undergraduate Award