Emily M. O’Mahoney, FASLA, PLA, LEED®AP
As the managing principal at 2GHO, Inc. Landscape Architects | Planners | Environmental Consultants in Jupiter, Florida, Emily M. O’Mahoney assists in the daily management, operations and marketing of the firm as well as directing project design and firm direction. She represents complex projects before public agencies throughout the region handling design, development approvals to construction details and implementation! As a Florida registered landscape architect she has 40 years of experience at pushing the envelope in changing our landscapes and making better communities. Tying our necessary utility infrastructure into an asset for Place is her forte. Emily is serving as the Immediate Past President for the American Society of Landscape Architects where she is carrying forward her passion for landscape architecture as the profession for climate change solutions in an inclusive and equitable environment. She speaks on Climate Action and biofilic connection across the country and beyond and teaches accessible and inclusive design to design professionals.

Affiliations: Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA President, Past President and Trustee for ASLA Florida, Palm Beach County Planning Congress, North Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce (Women in Business), Chamber of Commerce for the Palm Beaches (Trustee), CLARB Certified, LEED®AP BD&C, Women’s Red Apple Foundation of the Palm Beaches Board Member, past HOA Board Member (24 years).

Session Code: 3D

Track: Marketing and Use

Session Name: Compost and Climate Resilient Landscapes – A USCC Collaboration with the American Society of Landscape Architects

Session Time: Wednesday, February 7, 4:15 – 5:45 PM

Presentation Title: American Society of Landcare Architects – Climate Action Plan

Presentation Description: Immediate Past President of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Emily has spent the year as President of ASLA traveling the country promoting and celebrating the Society’s release of their Climate Action Plan along with a Climate Action Field Guide and many other support documents to aide landscape architect members in designing and implementing sustainable, climate action ready, projects. The important message is that we need to understand and measure the impact of our design decisions, material selections and implementation strategies. We do this collaboratively to make the best solutions towards an adaptable, sustainable world which is resilient to climate change.