KATYA PODSIADLO

810 West Liberty St. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103

EDUCATION

Currently enrolled in MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, anticipated date of graduation, April 2002.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, concentration in land conservation, 1994. Dean=s List.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

$ September 1997 – August 1999 PROJECT STAFF, LANDSCAPES LA$Planning$HP, Charlotte, VT, a firm specializing in historic landscape architecture and preservation planning for parks, parkways, museums, historic sites, estates. Conducted historical research; conducted field investigation and site analyses; managed projects; authored historic and cultural landscape reports; drafted plans by hand and using CAD-based computer programs; aided in production of construction documents and cost estimates; compiled credentials packages and proposals, and executed project billing and correspondence.

$ August 1996 - September 1997 RESEARCHER, Center for Rural Studies, Burlington, VT. Compiled, updated and analyzed community and census data, performed Visual Analysis as part of Main Street Assessment for community development, conducted market research, assisted in evaluation of projects and grant writing, edited newsletters, researched communities, and developed web pages.

$ September 1995 - August 1996 AMERICORPS VOLUNTEER with the Northeast Kingdom Initiative, VT. Provided improved access to information to Northeast Kingdom residents and other AmeriCorps volunteers, the Center for Rural Studies, Burlington and UVM Extension System, Berlin. Assisted in education programs, grant and newsletter writing, Vermont Leadership Center, Island Pond.

$ 1995-97 (seasonally) HORTICULTURAL SALES, Horsford=s Garden Center and Nursery, Charlotte, VT. Supplied horticultural advice; provided field, garden center and greenhouse labor; and conducted retail sales.

$ 1992, 1993 (summers) AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, Verrill Farm, Concord, MA. Provided field labor and marketing assistance, and sold at weekly farmer=s market for a 300-acre Integrated Pest Management vegetable farm.

RELATED SKILLS

$ AutoCAD 13 & 14, WordPerfect 6.0, Pagemaker 6.5, Excel 97, Arcview 3.1, Microsoft Word

$ Proficient in French

MEMBERSHIP/AWARDS

$ Student American Society of Landscape Architects, University of Michigan, Co-Vice President, September 1999 - present.

$ Rose Street Artists= Cooperative, Inc., Board Recording Secretary and member, April 1997 – April 1999.

$ Rural Sociological Society, member, 1996.

$ Golden Key National Honor Society, member, 1993-94.

$ Boston Globe Scholastic Art Award, Golden Key, 1990.

SELECTED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

$ DWIGHT DERBY HOUSE, town-owned historic property, 1652, Medfield, Massachusetts; project manager at LANDSCAPES for Landscape Preservation Treatment Plan, for Friends of the Dwight Derby House and Town of Medfield, 1999.

$ ZANE GREY RESIDENCE, residence of author Zane Grey and family, 1905-18, Lackawaxen, PA; project manager at LANDSCAPES for Cultural Landscape Report, for National Park Service, Philadelphia Support Office, 1998-1999.

$ THE INN AT BILTMORE, new hotel development at the Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC; support staff at LANDSCAPES for historic landscape architecture, for The Biltmore Company, 1998-1999.

$ CONANICUT BATTERY, Revolutionary War era earthwork, Jamestown, RI; assisting project manager at LANDSCAPES for Preservation and Maintenance Plan, for Friends of Conanicut Battery and Town of Jamestown, 1998-1999.

$ INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, IN, 1940s; support staff at LANDSCAPES for Oldfields Landscape Planning Project and for construction documents, project manual, bidding, cost estimating and administration of Ravine Garden Restoration, for Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1997-98.

$ LONGUE VUE HOUSE & GARDENS, 1936-42, New Orleans, LA; support staff at LANDSCAPES for Historic Landscape Report and Rehabilitation of Wild Garden, for Longue Vue House & Gardens, 1997-98.

$ NORWICH CITY GREENS, 17th century, Norwich, CT; project manager at LANDSCAPES for Preservation and Management Plan for three historic greens, for Norwich Planning Department, 1997-98.

$ CAMDEN LIBRARY GROUNDS, AMPHITHEATER & HARBOR PARK, 1920s-30s, Camden, ME; produced axonometric drawing and support staff at LANDSCAPES for Implementation of Preservation Plan, for Camden Public Library, 1997-1999.

$ ELDRIDGE R. JOHNSON PARK, 1920-30s, Camden, NJ; support staff at LANDSCAPES for Preservation Plan and produced two axonometric drawings for Rutgers University, 1997-98.

$ CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY TRAILS PROJECT, VT, project manager at LANDSCAPES for existing/desired trails mapping project, for Town of Charlotte, VT, 1997-98.

$ BARTON TOWN VISUAL ANALYSIS, co-author of report, how-to booklet, web site development & presentation boards with Diane Gayer, Jane Petrillo, and others, for Sustainable Rural Development Project, McConnell Grant, 1996.

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Zane Grey Preservation Treatment Plan, Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, with Patricia O=Donnell and Kevin McCardle at LANDSCAPES LA$Planning$HP, for Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, National Park Service, August 1999.

Dwight Derby Landscape Preservation Treatment Plan, with Patricia O’Donnell at LANDSCAPES LA$Planning$HP, for Friends of Dwight Derby House, and Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, July 1999.

Norwich City Greens: Norwichtown Green$Bean Hill Green$Little Plain Green, with Patricia O’Donnell and Heidi Hohmann at LANDSCAPES LA$Planning$HP, HP; Rebecca Reynolds, Boston Museum of Fine Art; and Robert Shure, Skylight Studios, for City of Norwich, Connecticut, May 1998.

Camden Village Green Preservation and Management Plan, Camden, Maine, with Patricia O=Donnell and Heidi Hohmann at LANDSCAPES LA$Planning$HP, for Camden Garden Club and Town of Camden, Maine, May 1998.

Preservation Plan for Johnson Park, Camden, New Jersey, Patricia O=Donnell at LANDSCAPES LA$Planning$HP, for Rutgers State University of New Jersey, April 1998.

Elisabet Ney Museum Historic Landscape Report: Site History and Existing Conditions, with Patricia O=Donnell, Heidi Hohmann and Elizabeth Huntington at LANDSCAPES LA$Planning$HP, for City of Austin, Texas, Parks and Recreation Department, 1997.

Barton Community Design, A Visual Analysis, with Diane Gayer, Jane Petrillo and others, Sustainable Rural Development Project, McConnell Grant, 1996.

The Quality of Vermont=s Natural Environment: A Decade of Monitoring Public Perception, with Kevin Wiberg at the Center for Rural Studies, 1996.

Vermonter=s Opinions and Reactions to: Environmental Conditions, Community Development and Politics, co-author at the Center for Rural Studies, 1996.

An Evaluation of the Cultural Acceptability of Community Action for Land Conservation in Granby and East Haven, Vermont, Independent Senior Thesis, UVM, 1994.