The horizon leans forward offering you space to place new steps of change.
- Maya Angelou
Ann is a designer interested in creating plans, spaces, and policies that impact landscapes as well as local communities. This has manifested in many ways over the course of her professional life.
After completing a B.S. in Mathematics and a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from Utah State University, she worked as a landscape architect for firms throughout the country (including co-founding her own) on diverse projects over the past forty-plus years. Then relocating to Aspen where she shifted gears to a marathon two-term (8 year) position on Aspen City Council. Previous to that Ann served on the Aspen Historic Preservation Commission for seven years. During her tenure on both boards, Ann was deeply involved in local and regional politics, advocating for environmentally sound land use, transportation, historic preservation, and energy policies.
She has always believed that manmade landscapes are a cultural inscription, that can be read to better understand who we are, and what we are doing. This deep insight continues to impact her work as she takes on passion projects that continue to leverage her creative talent.
Growing up in the Midwest, she has always maintained a strong sense of family. Her two sons have taught her the importance of empathy for every person on the planet as well as the need for celebration of simple joys of life. She is daring, honest and perpetually punctual.
“The most important thing is that you love what you are doing, and the second that you are not afraid of where your next idea will lead.”