Nastaran Moradinejad, FCSLA
Nastaran Moradinejad is a principal at PFS Studio where she is recognized for her communication and organizational skills. She is also a versatile designer who brings her past graduate experience in both architecture and landscape architecture to her PFS Studio projects. Since joining the firm in 2006, Nastaran has contributed her expertise to a variety of projects with a wide range of design requirements from conceptual site specific design and detailing to large-scale master planning.
Nastaran is a LEED Accredited Professional who holds a Certificate in Applied Project Management. She takes a keen interest in ecological systems and innovative ways to integrate them with site design. Her interests are in multi-disciplinary, technical projects and projects requiring custom solutions to project requirements. Nastaran has led PFS Studio teams to realize complex, challenging projects and is currently focused on managing some of the firm’s largest and most high-visibility projects in the public realm including the Concord Brentwood Master Plan, the mixed use Grosvenor Brentwood Master Plan, Edmonton ICE District, which is one of the largest sports and entertainment developments in North America, and True North Square in Winnipeg. She is currently working of the West End Waterfront Plan which is one of Vancouver Park Board and City of Vancouver's most significant planning projects.
Nastaran’s significant experience initiating, coordinating and managing complex multidisciplinary teams of professionals, colleagues and stakeholders and her confidence in working in dynamic environments involving many viewpoints and agendas are assets she brings to the assignments she undertakes.
As a testament to her commitment to her profession, Nastaran has held a number of significant volunteer posts throughout her career, most notably serving as President of the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects in 2012 and as Canadian Society of Landscape Architects President in 2018. She currently chairs the Canadian Landscape Standard Steering Committee.
Ron Koudys, FCSLA, FASLA
The son of a Dutch immigrant family Ron graduated from the University of Guelph in 1978. Moving to London he entered private practice and became a full-time professor at Fanshawe College the next year. He continued his academic career there for over 31 years, teaching over 2000 students and earning his Master of Education (UofT) along the way. Ron received many awards for excellence in teaching including the Fanshawe Presidents award and the Staff Excellence award from the ACCC, an organization that represents over 420 campuses across Canada.
Ron founded the Bachelor of Environmental Design and Planning Degree (Fanshawe’s first degree program) and the Horticulture program. He established an articulation agreement with the University of Guelph and as a result, many Fanshawe students have progressed to become Landscape Architects.
Ron has been active as a volunteer in the OALA, CSLA and with Landscape Ontario. He is one of the founding directors for the LO Designers Group, helped start the certification program for Landscape Designers (now a national program) and was presented the LO Presidents award for his service to the industry.
While teaching, Ron maintained an active private practice completing thousands of projects across Canada, the United States, China and in the Caribbean. His work has been recognized with scores of awards for excellence in design.
Ron sits as a director for many corporate and not-for-profit boards, has been married for over 40 years and has five children.
Mathieu Casavant
Mathieu Casavant is principal and co-founder of NIPPAYSAGE, a Montreal-based landscape architecture studio. Mathieu is a member of AAPQ-OALA-APALA with over 25 years’ experience (Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Université de Montreal, 1998). In the early 2000’s, Mathieu established the award-winning studio with friends and colleagues, bringing an international breadth of experiences acquired at established design firms in Canada and the USA. Within NIPPAYSAGE, Mathieu acts as project manager and contributes both design and technical insights to most of the firm’s larger projects. He received a research grant from the LACF in 2003 focusing on informal playgrounds in South America.
Heidi Redman, BCSLA, NuALA, AALA, CSLA
Heidi Redman is a Principal at LEES+Associates, based in the firm’s northern office in Whitehorse, Yukon. As the head of LEES+Associates northern landscape practice, Heidi specializes in remote and northern landscape design, with experience working across Canada’s arctic and northern regions. Born and raised in Northern BC, Heidi studied at the University of British Columbia and the Université de Montréal before joining LEES+Associates in 2007. Within the firm, Heidi specializes in collaboration with inter-disciplinary teams and developing solutions responsive to client needs and community vision. Heidi is a registered landscape architect in Alberta, British Columbia and Nunavut. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Nunavut Association of Landscape Architects and sits on the editorial board of Landscapes | Paysages.