Mónica is serving her third term as a director-at-large on the CLARB Board of Directors. As a CLARB volunteer, she has been active in collaborating with organizations outside the United States. Her experience volunteering with the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) has given her extensive international experience regarding the profession of landscape architecture and its situation in different regions and countries. Her perspective as a non-North American practitioner offers valuable insight.
Mónica is a landscape architect who graduated from the program at UNAM in Mexico and is among the first generations who have opened the field for upcoming generations. She has collaborated as a project coordinator in various offices, including Grupo de Diseño Urbano (GDU/ Mario Schjetnan) and TYMSA, where she was recognized for her leadership and capability. She has co-participated with UNAM in two large-scale park projects and now has her own practice. She has participated in recognized urban-scale projects such as The Snake (at UNAM-Campus, 1996), La Cortadura Canal in Tampico (2003), Jaguaroundi Ecological Park (2002-05), Recovery of Chapultepec Park (2004), Canal Nacional (2006) and Tuzandepetl Ecological Park (2012). She has focused her interest on the relevance of participatory design in landscape projects and is involved with civil associations.
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