Laura J. Mello, asla
Principal Landscape Architect / CEO

Registration:	NV. RLA # 423, Ca. RLA # 3828
Education:	University of California, Berkeley (1980) Bachelor of Arts - Landscape Architecture

Professional Experience
Ms. Mello has gained experience through a variety of projects over the past twenty-five years. She launched LJM Design Group in 1993. Her work includes municipal, institutional, resort, commercial, and multi-residential projects that have involved master plans, feasibility studies, site and land planning, landscape design, water quality improvements and environmental enhancement programming.

Her recent projects include the West End Pavilion for the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District, Carson-Tahoe Hospital in Dayton, the Highway 50 Binwall Replacement for NDOT, and the I-80/Highway 89 Double Roundabout. Areas of expertise encompass an in-depth knowledge of the local and state agency process, regional and resort community design, in addition to the use of native plant material. Ms. Mello has hands-on experience in client representation and presentation to a variety of government agencies throughout the Northern Nevada and the Sierra Region of California. Ms. Mello is very involved in the community with a wide variety of interests including spearheading the formation of the Truckee Trails Foundation, and the Town of Truckee Public Arts Master Plan. She is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Janet Green, r.l.a.
Associate Landscape Architect

Professional Experience
Ms. Green’s 20 years of professional experience include all facets of landscape architecture including municipal, institutional, commercial and residential projects. Prior to joining LJM Design Group, Ms. Green has been involved with design and supervision of municipal projects for the Baumberg Tract, in the City of Hayward, South Beach Gateway in Crescent City, and the Tamalpais Community Corridor Study in Marin County. Common to each of these projects were identifying constraints, proposing solutions for access trails, controlled parking, pedestrian street crossing, habitat restoration, environmental considerations, property ownership, gateway treatments and interpretive signage. Other related projects include SR87, the Guadalupe Parkway in San Jose, with others.

Ms. Green has a particular interest in restoration and planning projects, and areas of expertise include plant selection for specific regions as well as leading community forum for distillation of public ideas. She has led public forums for consensus building and planning commission presentations. Her academic and civic experience includes teaching Horticulture and Landscape Design for San Francisco City College and UC Berkeley extension. Ms. Green served on the Advisory Board for College of Marin, in addition to three years on the Tam Valley design review board in Marin County. Her work has been published in Northern California Home and Garden magazine as well as the San Francisco Chronicle and the Marin Independent Journal.