The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) recently announced its 2025-26 Board of Directors at their Annual Board Meeting in New Orleans. Alexa Bush of the City of Detroit Planning & Development Department became President, succeeding Alma Du Solier of Hood Design Studio. Elaine Kearney of TBG became President-Elect after serving as Vice President of Development for three years.
Seven new Directors joined the LAF Board, bringing extensive experience and knowledge from landscape architecture practice. Jacob Kuhn, a 2018 LAF Olmsted Scholar, was selected for the open Director position for Olmsted Scholars, one of two dedicated two-year slots. The new board members include:
- Ari Daman, Public Landscape and Urbanism Studio (PLUS)
- Grant Fahlgren, PFS Studio
- Allison Harvey, OJB Landscape Architecture
- Jacob Kuhn, MNLA
- Conners Ladner, Design Workshop
- Anna Hook Spooner, Anchor QEA
- Autumn Visconti, HOK
In addition, the two Ex Officio positions for the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) turn over yearly. ASLA Immediate Past President Kona Gray and CELA President Taner Özdil (as of March) represent their organizations on the LAF Board of Directors.
For more information go to https://www.lafoundation.org/news/2025/10/2026-board