This town planning and landscape architecture expert witness has more than 40 years of experience in land use planning, municipal planning, and landscape design, with a focus on planning and design services related to land development and community planning. Their work applies planning and design principles to issues involving zoning, land development, and community planning, including site planning, regional planning, and urban planning considerations. They have provided expert witness services and testimony in matters involving zoning ordinances, subdivision and land development regulations, eminent domain, and construction-related issues.

Their experience includes preparation and evaluation of comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, land development ordinances, and recreation and open space plans. Additional areas of work involve landscape architecture and site design, including master planning, landscape design, and site-development and drainage considerations. Their approach incorporates compact development within sizeable open space and emphasizes functional public spaces and consideration of historic and cultural context in community and neighborhood design.

Their work also includes planning and design services for municipal and private clients, land development plan reviews and evaluations, participation in public participation processes and land planning mediation, and analysis of zoning ordinance amendments, rezoning applications, variance applications, and impact assessment and mitigation related to land development projects. They have been qualified as an expert witness in more than 1,200 cases since 1973 and have testified before governing bodies, planning commissions, zoning hearing boards, and courts.

Their educational background includes a Master of Landscape Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, along with additional study in landscape architecture abroad. Credentials include Certified Planner through the American Institute of Certified Planners, CNU-Accredited through the Congress for the New Urbanism, and registration as a Landscape Architect in multiple states. They are affiliated with the Congress for the New Urbanism, the American Planning Association, and the American Society of Landscape Architects and have contributed to planning practices through training, lectures, and involvement in planning and design.