Megan Barnes Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Program Manager for LAF's research initiatives including the Landscape Performance Series, Case Study Investigation, and the LAF Research Grant in Honor of Deb Mitchell. The Case Study Investigation Program is a unique research collaboration that supports faculty-student research teams working with leading practitioners to document the benefits of exemplary high-performing landscape projects.Program Manager for the Superstudio, a national design conversation about how the framework of the Green New Deal can be translated into actual projects and where, as a matter of priority these projects should take place, what will they look like, who will they serve, and how will they roll out.

Chiriqui, Panama

Head designer and coordinator for a university urban garden program. Completed design and construction documents for a hydroponic greenhouse and supervised construction. Assisted in construction of three hydroponic units and prepared a maintenance plan. Performed community outreach and led courses in urban gardening. Volunteered with a wildlife sanctuary to care for primates and prepared a food production and composting plan for the site.

Ann Arbor, Mi And Beijing, China

Selected as member of a Masters Project team in partnership with SPD Planning & Design Corporation in Beijing to develop a new urban and landscape design strategy to incorporate with water sensitivity and low-impact development in Hebei province, China.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Facilitated outreach, communications and development activities for an environmental transit-oriented nonprofit. Raised funds, managed social media, represented organization at community events, managed donor database and communications with SalesForce, edited and produced quarterly newsletters, and led revision of the website.

Ann Arbor, Mi

Served as Graduate Student Instructor in a graduate-level Site Engineering course. Covered topics relating to site grading, sustainable stormwater management infrastructure, and site design. Provided desk critiques, presented material in class, and graded assignments for fifteen students.

Ann Arbor, Mi

Served as Graduate Student Instructor in a graduate-level Site Planning course. Covered topics relating to general site planning and site design. Provided desk critiques and presented material in class for fifteen students.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens And Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor Michigan

Cared for bonsai and tropical plant collections in greenhouses and outside. Obtained pesticide applicator certification from the State of Michigan. Practiced invasive species removal. Designed a new perennial garden screen for implementation at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.

Uspantan, El Quiche, Guatemala

Serving with the Healthy Homes program, trained rural families on health practices such as hygiene, infectious disease, and food security. Empowered women’s groups with trainings on civic participation and domestic violence. Built capacity for infrastructure project fundraising. Completed project design trainings and infrastructure projects with USAID’s model. Achieved certified Spanish level Advanced High.

Monitored and managed all daily activities in the tennis pro shop including court and class registration and computer tasks such as creating promotional materials. Planned activities and tournaments supporting a large tennis program with 100+ youths. Also acted as assistant tennis professional for classes when needed. Seasonal summer position.

Visited and reported migrant worker camps in violation of Michiganhousing regulations for a migrant rights law agency. Distributed health and safety materials to Spanish-language workers.

Ordered new materials for the library, opened and checked in books, and used Millennium Acquisitions software to log materials ordered.

Built mentor relationships with kindergarten students at a school with a 75% economically disadvantaged student body.Worked to increase reading comprehension and letter recognition at the kindergarten level and practiced math skills with 4th graders.

Worked closely with the Public Programs and Education staff, gave school tours, assisted with free after-school activities for K-6 students, promoted Education and Public Programs events.

Mla, Landscape Architecture

Activities and Societies: Student ASLA

Bachelor Of Arts, Art History; Classical Civilization

Activities and Societies: Representative member of Student Commission, Varsity Tennis, Cum Laude, Honors in Art History, Honors on Senior.

Italian, Art History, Studio Art

Study abroad from September 2008 to December 2008. Courses completed include on-site art history courses in ancient Roman art and Sicilian.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Tennis, National Honors Society, High Honors