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What’s Next? Being an LA Student during COVID-19
July 31, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
A virtual discussion between midwestern state landscape architects and students.
Friday, July 31, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
- How did you personally and/or your firm handle the last recession in 2008-2009?
- Does no internship this summer mean no job?
- How has COVID changed your office dynamic or internship opportunities?
Join landscape architects from the midwest along with ASLA Student Chapter Leaders from the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana and Illinois Institute of Technology to discuss how to move forward.
Free for all.
Ready with your questions for the panel now? You will have the opportunity to add them during registration.
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PANELISTS
ILLINOIS
Camille Applewhite, ASLA (Moderator), Terra Engineering
Camille is the ILASLA Service Committee Chair and graduated from Purdue University
Cate Meersman, UIUC Student ASLA President
Cate is a senior in the Landscape Architecture program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Meg Schroeder, IIT Student ASLA President
Meg is a 3rd-year masters student in the 4-year dual MLA/MArch degree program at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Ernest Wong, FASLA, Principal site/site design group
Ernie graduated from Michigan State University
Dena van der Wal, Associate ASLA, The Lakota Group
Dena is a graduate of IIT Technology
INDIANA
Alan E. Rosenwinkel, ASLA, Rundell Ernstberger Associates
Alan is the President-Elect for Indiana and graduated from Ball State University
April Westcott, ASLA, Mark M. Holeman, Inc.
April is on the INASLA Membership & Emerging Professionals Committee and graduated from Ball State University
IOWA
Zach Peterson, ASLA, City of Davenport
Zach is the Iowa Chapter President and graduated from University of Colorado at Denver
MICHIGAN
Lauren Leighty, ASLA, principal at SmithGroup
Lauren graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dana Hernalsteen, ASLA, GMB Architecture + Engineering
Dana is the VP of Education for the Michigan Chapter of ASLA and a graduate of Michigan State University
WISCONSIN
Sarah McDonald, ASLA, Stantec
Sarah is President of the Wisconsin Chapter of ASLA and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pamela Linn, FASLA from the Recreation Facilities of Milwaukee Public Schools
Pamela graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison