Ms. Phillips, a California licensed landscape architect with 9 years of experience on complex and large scale projects. Previous experience at the Auburn Rural Studio enables her to contribute to the design, construction, and community involvement of CMG’s innovative design projects. Ms. Phillips’ knowledge of stormwater systems was gained while designing and building at the Rural Studio. She has demonstrated this specific interest through the design of many large scale stormwater treatment projects that interconnect public open space, habitat and natural systems.  She is the author of the Water Quality Chapter in the John Wiley and Sons book, The Green Infrastructure Guide: Sustainable Engineering. 

PROJECTS

Marin Country Day School
Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment
Concord Naval Weapons Station Redevelopment Plan
Serramonte Library
Treasure Island
Bay Meadows

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Harvard University, Graduate School of Design: Career Discovery Program, Landscape Studio Instructor, Summer 2001
Michael Van Valkenburgh Rural Life Studio, Teaching Assistant, Spring 2000
Harvard College of Arts and Sciences: Sculpture Studio, Teaching Assistant, 1999-2001

EDUCATION

Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Master of Landscape Architecture, Post Professional Degree, 2001
Auburn University, College of Architecture, Design and Construction, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Professional Degree, Graduated Magna Cum Laude, University Honors Scholar, 1998

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS & PUBLICATIONS

Author of Water Quality Chapter in “Fundamental of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building” edited by Marian Keeler.  2009
ASLA Northern California Chapter:  Executive Committee Director 2006-2008
Urban Land.  “Urban Rivers Reborn” by Nancy Fleming.  May 2005
International Award : Liveable Communities Gold Award, for Environmentally Sustainable Projects, Hawana, Guangdong Province, China 2005 
“Rural Studio: Proceed and Be Bold”  by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean and Timothy Hursley.  2005
“Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency”  by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean.  2002
Architecture. “The Supershed:  Not Your Typical Dorm” by Vernon Mays. May 2000
“Detroit Riverfront Studio Publication.”  Winner of BSLA master planning award 2000