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LASN July 2016 Movers & Shakers07-07-16 | Department

LASN July 2016 Movers & Shakers

Two respected regional landscape firms have joined Monarch Landscape Holdings, a growing family of landscape companies. Monarch made its first expansion into California with the addition of San Jose-based Jensen Landscape, and strengthened its Pacific Northwest presence with the addition of Woodinville, Wash.-based Northwest Landscape Services. "I'm honored that landscape firms the caliber of Jensen and NLS have chosen to be a part of Monarch because it validates the partnership we envisioned creating with our equity partner, One Rock Capital Partners," said Brian Helgoe, CEO of Los Angeles-based Monarch. "We chose to be a part of Monarch because we recognized its leadership group is filled with experienced, front-line landscapers who share our vision and its a work atmosphere that understands and values landscape expertise," said John Vlay, Jensen's CEO, president and chairman. Vlay will continue to operate the firm. "The foundation that NLS established as the largest landscape company in the Northwest serves as a great launching point for our next growth phase under Monarch's umbrella," said Tom DiMeco NLS' managing partner, who will assume the role of senior vice president at Monarch.

Randy Royer and MJ Meneley announced that Blue Marble Design is joining forces with Hitchcock Design Group, a leading provider of planning and landscape architectural services in the Midwest. Royer and Meneley, who co-founded Blue Marble Design, will be responsible for growing Hitchcock Design Group's Indianapolis practice. "Together, we will continue to serve our valued clients from our Mass Avenue office with greater resources and the same leadership, energy, creativity, dedication and timeliness that defined our success over the last four years," said Royer. Camille Mahan was also added to the staff at Hitchcock Design Group. She is a registered landscape architect in the state of Indiana and a Purdue University graduate. In her first few years at Blue Marble Design, Mahan has already produced a distinguished portfolio of projects.

Clark Condon welcomed new team member, Ashley Johnson. She grew up in northwest Indiana and achieved an undergraduate degree in fine arts with a focus in sculpture from Indiana University Northwest. Her desire to combine her passion for fine arts with the built environment led her to pursue a master's degree in landscape architecture.

Miller Legg, a consulting firm, announced that Dylan Larson has been appointed to Plantation, Florida's Landscape Planning and Review Board. Larson has been with the firm since 1994 and heads up the firm's environmental department. He is currently also a member of the Broward County Climate Change Task Force and the Broward County Water Resources Task Force.

SmithGroupJJR, one of the leading architecture, engineering and planning firms in the U.S., has elected Hank Byma and Mary Jukuri to join its board of directors. Byma serves as the firm's director of China operations. Byma has 30 years of experience in urban redevelopment, landscape architecture, land planning and design of resorts. Jukuri is senior campus planner and landscape architect. Based at SmithGroupJJR's Ann Arbor, Mich. office, Jukuri is among the firm's top experts in campus planning and urban design. She is currently serving as the firm's principal-in-charge for the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign master plan update.

Nicholas Wester has joined HOK as a landscape design professional in St. Louis. Wester will be an integral part of the landscape architecture group. He joins the team that is working on the Davidson County Justice Center project in Nashville, Tenn. Wester earned his degree in landscape architecture from Texas Tech University and his masters in landscape architecture from Texas A&M University. He was a 2016 recipient of the ASLA Student Merit Award at Texas A&M.

National Association of Landscape Professionals announced that Paul Mendelsohn has joined the association as vice president of government relations. He will oversee the expansion of the government relations program at NALP, working in concert with the vice president of public affairs. Mendelsohn brings decades of experience in government relations.

As seen in LASN magazine, July 2016 Movers & Shakers.