ADVISORY BOARD The Landscape Architecture program's Advisory Board provides important connections to stakeholders in the community at large, and informs about changes and new opportunities in the profession. Board members represent a variety of perspectives that make up the Landscape Architecture community, including city and regional planning, state agencies, the campus, local elected officials, landscape architects in private practice, conservation organizations, developers and alumni. Board members serve as key advisors to the Chair and faculty, sharing their ideas and expertise, and making recommendations on the strategic plan for the program, curriculum and emerging trends in the industry. Board Chair Kerry Daane Loux '78 Landscape Architect MIG Board Members Jay Beals President and CEO Beals Alliance   David Bushnell '82 Principal Bushnell Gardens Nurseries & Landscape Creations   Ruth Coleman Director of State Parks State of California   Judy Corbett Executive Director Local Government Commission   Jim Gray Managing Partner NAI Sacramento Valley Commercial Real Estate   Ken Hiatt Deputy City Manager City of Davis   Michael McCarthy Area Specification Manager, Northern California/Northern Nevada Rain Bird Corporation   Skip Mezger '74 Campus Landscape Architect UC Davis   David Mogavero Principal Architect Mogavero Notestine Associates   Helen Thomson Supervisor, Second District Yolo County   Marq Truscott Partner Quadriga Inc. Landscape Architects   Erik Vink Great Central Valley Program Director The Trust for Public Land   Lynne Yackzan President Yackzan Group, Inc. Former Members Susan Goltsman Principal Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.   Ken Hough Director of Planning Sacramento Area Council of Governments   Chris Hougie Owner Cornerstone Festival of Gardens   Tom Richman Principal Catalyst   Mitch Sears Open Space Resource Coordinator City of Davis Parks & Community Services       5/13/09