Dana Nunez Brown , FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP

A native of New Orleans, Ms. Brown has worked tirelessly to address the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Louisiana Department of Environment Quality requirements for water quality. She has written and revised chapters of the development code for several municipalities and parishes. She authored a manual to guide developers and design professionals in designing and implementing stormwater best management practices, and she organizes and leads dozens of stormwater workshops each year. Ms. Brown holds a BLA degree from Louisiana State University and an MLA degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and she is a professional landscape architect, licensed in several states. She is a long-time active member of ASLA and is a Fellow of the organization. Ms. Brown is a certified planner (AICP), and a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP). As President of Dana Brown & Associates, she pioneered design of green infrastructure throughout Louisiana. Ms. Brown is a licensed trainer for the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) and a founding member of Water Wise Gulf South, which trains and educates residents in implementing green infrastructure in their neighborhoods. Having taught classes on the subject at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture and the University of New Orleans (UNO), Ms. Brown regularly guest lectures at Tulane University, UNO, and Xavier University. She is the author of Using Plants for Stormwater Management: A Green Infrastructure Guide for the Gulf South, LSU Press, April 2014.