Congratulations to Chapter Member, Pamela Brief who has been appointed to the Landscape Architects Technical Committee by Governor Gavin Newsom. Pamela is a Landscape Architect and President and Founder of Pamela Studios, Inc. since 2012. Her prior extensive experience includes award-winning domestic and international projects with such notable firms including POD; Emmet Wemple & Associates; The Jerde Partnership and Walt Disney Imagineering. Her designs engage, educate, and optimize the visitor experience while preserving and improving the health of the local environment and community. An accomplished designer, manager and collaborator, Pamela enjoys mentoring students and emerging professionals.
A truly dedicated and thoughtful leader, Pamela ends her two-year term as President of the Southern California Chapter at the conclusion of the reVISION ASLA Virtual Conference next month. Prior to her taking on the role of Chapter President, she served in the role of Programs Chair, as well as the Chair of the Quality of Life Design Awards in 2018. She enjoys volunteering and advocating on behalf of her profession, and the public. Pamela also volunteers her time on pro bono initiatives and serves on the Guidance Committee for the UCLA Landscape Architecture Extension program.
A member of the American Society of Landscape Architects since 1996, Pamela is also a member of the American Institute of Architects – Los Angeles, Association of Women in Architecture, Commercial Real Estate Women Los Angeles and Friends of the Los Angeles River.
The LATC position does not require Senate confirmation.