June 22, 2022 – GGN is pleased to announce the promotions of Kasia Liss to Senior Associate, Rikerrious Geter to Community Partnerships Lead, Blaire Schille to Associate, Kim Jacobs to Associate, Malaika O’Rourke to Controller, Jayme Bowen to Operations Coordinator, and Paige Lively to Communications Specialist.
Katherine Liss's passion for landscape is rooted in the power of places to unify and connect a community. She is inspired by the role that landscape architects play in joining multidisciplinary knowledge, client desires, and site challenges into holistic solutions. As Project Lead for the India Basin Shoreline Park, Katherine has utilized her experience in documentation and construction administration in conjunction with her enjoyment of client interaction to oversee the progress of this transformative community space.
Rikerrious Geter examines how public space can encourage equitable, healthy and sustainable communities through active community input while also balancing ecosystem health. He recently participated in engaging the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco to help them visualize the future of India Basin Shoreline Park. In addition to practice, Rikerrious serves on the board of the Black Landscape Architect’s Network (BlackLAN) to assist in increasing the visibility and impact of black practitioners in landscape architecture.
Blaire Schille has an innate curiosity that frequently leads her into new endeavors and the unknown. From a background in marketing and architectural technology, Blaire completed her Master of Architecture degree at the University of British Columbia. Since joining GGN, she has continued to cultivate knowledge of equitable design, placemaking and engagement in meaningful discourse between the landscape, built environment and its denizens.
Kim Jacobs brings to GGN her experience overseeing a wide array of landscape architectural projects across the United States. Her human-focused design approach aims to create memorable places that actively engage all the senses and encourage meaningful interactions. She pays particularly close attention to the creation of paving and planting palettes, working with elements of texture, pattern, and sound. She is currently working on several DC area projects with GGN.
Malaika O’Rourke keeps GGN’s fiscal responsibilities running smoothly. Malaika’s goal is to make the accounting function seamless, so her colleagues can focus their energy and talents on creating beautiful spaces. Outside of work she enjoys traveling, raising her young son, and marveling at the natural beauty of Seattle during long neighborhood walks.
Paige Lively utilizes her diverse background in education, non-profit work, and qualitative research to address puzzles from multiple lenses. Her central interests of history, culture, literature and the intricacies of language inform her work at GGN as Communications Specialist. She is fascinated with the idea of home, believing ardently in the power of our surroundings to shift our conceptions of ourselves and others in transformative ways.
Jayme Bowen thrives in a professional environment of knowledge-sharing and mutual respect. As Administrator at GGN, Jayme has led research and organizational efforts to streamline GGN’s operations and studio space. Newly promoted to Operations Coordinator, she will continue to work with our team to build out a supportive network for staff and projects to thrive.
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