Co-Founder + Board President
Urban Planner | Landscape Architect
Washington, DC

Kendra exudes a deep commitment to community-based planning and a passion for using design as a tool to achieve social equity. As a native Washingtonian, she continues to pursue her commitment to equity and inclusivity in the design process through the facilitation of youth and community design programs throughout the District. Kendra Hyson is a trained landscape architect and urban designer - currently working as a Senior Planner - with the Prince George's County Planning Department. Kendra also serves on the Chesapeake Bay Conservation Partnership steering committee and various ASLA National committees. Kendra is a 2015 University Olmsted Scholar and an emeritus member of the Landscape Architecture Foundation's Board of Directors. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Spelman College and a Master's of Landscape Architecture from the University of Arizona.