Brenda is passionate about elevating understanding and design for all types of cultural landscapes. She guides collaborative master planning, design, and stewardship projects that are deeply grounded in research, analysis, and vision-driven processes.

Brenda’s work includes many sites significant to the heritage of our country. Among them are a variety of National Historic Landmarks, National Parks, and deeply loved places of local significance. Addressing scales that range from one to several thousand acres, she is driven to intertwine meaningful stories with physical landscapes to create impactful places that engage and inspire the people who use them.

Brenda cares deeply about improving resiliency of sensitive sites, considering ecological systems, historic properties, and sacred lands holistically. Her curious and thoughtful lens on the world is a platform for engaging people from diverse backgrounds in co-creation of landscape plans. She helps visitors experience and appreciate the history and natural beauty of landscapes, campuses, and cultural sites while addressing effective stewardship and ongoing resilience.

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