Credits: DBPR - 1 Credit Hour –  | LACES - 1 Credit Hour

DBPR Course #: 14531

Meet Our Speakers:

Brenna Laffey, CDT

Design Workshop Foundation

As a planner and designer in our Raleigh Studio, Brenna’s experience and interests translate across multiple scales of intervention, from large-scale systems thinking, to place-making and crafting thoughtful details. With projects ranging from comprehensive planning to public gardens, parks, and mixed-use developments, she believes that design at any scale can be a powerful medium in addressing complex issues and advocates for equitable, meaningful, and sustainable solutions for resilient communities. Brenna is experienced in project management, geospatial analysis, community engagement, and graphic communication and has a passion for working with multi-disciplinary teams in the realm of resiliency and environmental justice.

Emily McCoy, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP

Design Workshop Foundation

As a landscape architect, educator and ecologist, Emily approaches every project as an opportunity to celebrate the intersection of natural and cultural narratives of place through design. Her professional practice and research spans internationally, leading conversations within the design and planning communities on maximizing landscape performance to perform social and environmental services. Throughout her career, she has worked on a wide range of award-winning projects across the world that are models for integrating environmental, social and economic sustainability.