2023 Class of Fellows, Jeanne Lukenda, ASLA Executive Committee
Resilient Great Lakes, Boston
Jeanne Lukenda has elevated the role and recognition of women in design for over thirty years, initiating strategic change to address gender equity while enlightening design industry allies on the positive impact of landscape architecture in communities. Whether working on local community platforms or internationally, Jeanne brings landscape architecture into critical conversations and has been fearless in creating new opportunities for convening and promoting women. Her pro bono service is deeply rooted in national professional membership organizations with international reach. Jeanne joined the AIA Women In Design (WID) Leadership Board and became the first landscape architect to serve as chair; she cofounded WID's first ever publication-co-editing and co-producing its first two books. Then, as the sole landscape architect, she cofounded the AIA Women Principals Group and was its first landscape architect chair. Active with the ASLA Boston Chapter for two decades, Jeanne cofounded their annual publication, Fieldbook, which celebrates the local and regional landscape architecture community and has become the chapter's largest source of income. Nationally, she has held many roles at ASLA, most recently as the Vice President of Public Relations and Communications and Chair of the ASLA Task Force on Gender Equity in the Profession (a groundbreaking initiative transforming workplace equity through leadership in management, practice, and service). Throughout her career, there have been many occasions where she was the "first," always leading the profession into a stronger more equitable practice.
