Brian currently serves as president-elect of the Board of Directors, with his term beginning in 2024. He began his CLARB service as an L.A.R.E. grader and Exam Committee member in 2010. In 2020, he was appointed as a director-at-large on the Board of Directors and served two consecutive terms before his election as president-elect in 2024. Brian has also worked with many colleagues, CLARB staff and stakeholders from across CLARB’s ecosystem on the MBE Committee, L.A.R.E. Cut Score Committee and a variety of other work and focus groups.
Brian is a principal landscape architect and the managing partner of Pland Collaboration, a 35 person landscape architecture and planning firm. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a growing office in Lubbock, Texas, Pland Collaborative strives to bring public awareness and innovation to the design of outdoor spaces in our changing world. Brian’s work has included a variety of project types, from small-scale site design to large scale master planning for a wide range of clients. He thrives on tackling intricate projects and collaborating with diverse stakeholders to craft practical yet impactful design solutions.
“The work we do to support our profession and serve the public is extremely rewarding, but it’s much more so when you get to do it with such a wonderful group of people!”