Meet Our Team
Michelle Kelly, PLAFounding Principal
Landscape Architect registered in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
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Heath A. Wright, PLAFounding Principal
Landscape Architect registered in Illinois and Michigan
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Maria Blood, PLAPrincipal
Landscape Architect registered in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin
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Liz Dafoe, PLAPrincipal
Landscape Architect registered in Illinois, Oregon, and Minnesota
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Tom DvorakProject Manager

Ashley JohnsonProject Manager
PLA Landscape Architect licensed in Illinois and Texas
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)

Claire ScottLandscape Designer II
Landscape Architect registered in Illinois
IDOT S-14 Documentation of Contract Quantities – Inspector
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
IDOT S-14 Documentation of Contract Quantities – Inspector
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)

Jim EbyConstruction Administrator
Construction Administrator

Elias MartinProject Manager
Project Manager
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)

Natalie Freeman, PLALandscape Designer II
Landscape Architect registered in Illinois

Mia OchoaLandscape Designer I
Landscape Designer I

Cesar GomezLandscape Designer I
Landscape Designer I

Grace BurkardLandscape Designer I
Landscape Designer I

Jessica AguadaLandscape Designer II
Landscape Designer II

Jessie FlatleyLandscape Designer I
Landscape Designer I

Joe JensenConstruction Administrator
Construction Administrator

Cathy ThompsonOffice Administrator
Office Administrator

Mary HenneberryDocument Technician
Document Technician

Sierra ChmelaLandscape Designer I
Landscape Designer I

Srijana ThapaLandscape Designer II
Landscape Designer II