Cherisse is a professional landscape architect with a passion for equitable environmental design, focusing on urban projects, green infrastructure design, and community outreach. It is her belief that all communities deserve equitable access to life-breathing landscapes. It is her desire to see underserved communities prosper and make underutilized spaces bustle. Cherisse's 13 years of experience as a designer, project manager, and facilitator have afforded her the opportunity to work across teams designing civic spaces, institutional landscapes, and private developments. Specialties:Planting design (native-focus)Park design and constructionGreen infrastructure designK-12 schools designHigher education designPast project experience:Complete streets designPark master planningTransportation planning (light rail and BRT)Corridor master planningStreetscape designInfrastructure projectsCherisse is proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Microstation V8i, Microsoft Office; working knowledge of GIS and Sketchup.