Jake received his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture and minor in sustainable design from West Virginia University where he was awarded an ASLA Certificate of Merit and was the University’s 2019 LAF Olmsted Scholar nominee. Jake’s experience is multi-faceted, rooted in design-build and community engagement. He has worked with various non-profits on projects ranging from mapping recreational and historic points of interest along the Kanawha River to working with communities on grassroot placemaking projects in Portland, Oregon. Jake believes landscape architecture is a powerful tool in creating equitable and meaningful places by focusing on the intersection between art, nature, and community.