Newsletter | October 2022

CH Halloween Costumes

Jupiter, Florida

CH Visits the University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

October was a busy travel month for the CH Team. Leah Heinzelmann and Nicole Plunkett visited the University of Florida in Gainesville. They had a wonderful time meeting with students, faculty, and providing input from an advisory board level. Read about their travels below.

Nicole Plunkett, Partner, and UF DCP Alum is an active advisory board member for the UF Landscape Architecture Department. Once a year, the advisory board members for all of the majors within the Design, Construction, Planning (DCP) college gather on campus to meet with students, review the curriculum and identify new goals for the year. This particular trip was exciting with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bruno E. and Maritza F. Ramos Collaboratory. The new 50,000-square-foot facility will be constructed as an extension to the existing Architecture Building on campus. It will not be dedicated to any one major within DCP, rather it is intended to be a space where all of the majors can collaborate. Brooks + Scarpa is the project architect and CHW is leading the landscape architecture. Nicole also had an opportunity to spend time with the newest addition to the UF team, Dr. Jules Bruck. Dr. Bruck is the new chair for the Department of Landscape Architecture and comes to Gainesville from many years at the University of Delaware. This is an exciting time for the University of Florida and Cotleur & Hearing maintains its support for the program through Nicole’s advisory board role and internships for students.

Leah Heinzelmann, Project Manager, currently serves as the Palm Beach / Treasure Coast Section Chair for the American Society of Landscape Architects Florida Chapter (ASLA FL). As her term concludes next month, Leah will step into her newest role of President-Elect for ASLA FL. The Executive Committee typically conducts in-person meetings at the University of Florida once a year. Leah spent time in Gainesville meeting with students and providing them with internship and portfolio advice. Mentorship is so important in the company culture at Cotleur & Hearing, especially from a professional to student level. Leah and Nicole have built excellent connections with the UF students and will provide them with resources, advice, and assistance through their academic journey.

CH Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Jupiter, Florida

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Honorable mentions: Melissa Kostelia and Rebecca Ortiz. Congratulations to our winners:

Tied for First Place - Phoebe Prentner

who created Nessie, the Loch Ness monster out of a gourd.

Tied for First Place - Leah Heinzelman

for her creepy dead flower bouquet.

ASLA 2022 Conference on

Landscape Architecture

San Francisco, California

CH will be at the ASLA Joblink LIVE this year in San Francisco, California!

We will be onsite on the EXPO floor to interview for all experience levels. Bring your portfolios, resumes, and personality to the booths so you can meet your next employer. We will be interviewing Saturday, Nov. 12th from 9:30am-6pm and Sunday, Nov. 13th from 10am-2pm.