Terry’s strengths in horticulture, garden design and environmentally sensitive projects have allowed him to work on such projects as arboretums, roof deck gardens, residential masterplans, downtown streetscapes, and restorative gardens.
Elaine joined Mahan Rykiel Association (MRA) in 2016 with several years experience working in Taiwan as a landscape designer. She finished her MLA degree at Rhode Island School of Design as a recipient of the RISD ASLA Honor Awards. Prior to this, Elaine got her Bachelor Degree from Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture from National Taiwan University; she also spent some time studying at University of California, Berkeley, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. With years of living and working in different countries, Elaine is a landscape designer with broad vision and innovative thinking.
James is an experienced project manager and designer who works across all phases of the design process from early conceptualization to construction documentation. As a Maryland native, he has cultivated an intimate knowledge of the regions cultural and ecological context, as well as a broader sensitivity to issues of sustainability, which he brings to all his projects – both within the state and beyond. James holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Penn State University where he was awarded the ASLA Honor Award and studied abroad in Rome, IT at the Pantheon Institute.
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Katherine earned a Master of Landscape Architecture from Cornell University in 2021, where she received the E. Gorton Davis Travel Fellowship to study coastal landscapes in Northern Norway. She has worked as a research assistant on multiple climate adaptation projects, focusing on coastal retreat and flood-prone communities in both rural and urban regions of New York.
Anthony earned a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from Morgan State University in 2022, where he was the recipient of an ASLA Merit Award in his last year of study. As a final project, he created site selection and design guidelines for urban farming in Baltimore City, applying knowledge and insight from his 10-year career in urban agriculture. His hands-on experience in farming has contributed to an interest in constructability and the technical aspects of the Landscape Architecture profession. Anthony’s other interests include the longevity of built landscapes, and how what is built in our cities today will be used and interpreted by people of the future. At Mahan Rykiel, Anthony assists with CAD, BIM, Rendering, and other digital design tools.
Mia Quinto is a Master of Landscape Architecture graduate from Morgan State University, with a lifelong love for Baltimore and its various nuances. Mia will be working at Mahan Rykiel as a landscape designer collaborating with peers, rendering, and engaging with the community on a multitude of projects. Mia received her Bachelor of Science degree in geography and environmental planning from Towson University in 2018. Her studies included learning about how humans interact with their environment and vice versa, the disparities that face humans based on their geographic locations in the world, and how to arrange cities to make them accessible, walkable, and generally more livable.
