He has served as the coordinator for the program since 1989, after serving as a vice president at EDSA in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Howard received his BLA from Louisiana State University and his MLA from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He has a long history of service with ASLA, serving as the Florida Chapter secretary, the North Carolina Chapter trustee, and most recently as North Carolina Chapter president.

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Howard built much of his campaign for president-elect around a desire to boost membership numbers and get more ASLA members involved in the society. Preaching a philosophy that ?EUR??,,????'?????<

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