CURRENT BOARD OFFICERS
Shelbe West
PRESIDENT
Shelbe is a passionate landscape designer from the rolling hills of West Virginia. She earned her degree in Landscape Architecture from West Virginia University, where her love for the natural world evolved into a dedication to purposeful design. Her diverse experience centers on sustainable practices and expressive planting design, bringing vibrant, resilient, and ecologically mindful spaces to life. With an eye for detail and deep respect for the land, she creates landscapes that not only thrive—but inspire. Over the past year, she contributed graphic design support for JSR, now stepping into the presidency ready to translate her passion for innovative, sustainable landscape design into visionary leadership.
Position Available!
VICE PRESIDENT
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Bailey Guinn
TREASURER
Bailey is an inspired landscape designer with Dig Studio and a proud 2024 JSR Scholarship Award recipient. She is passionate about creating more opportunities for future scholarship and fellowship holders. Bailey holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management and has experience in bookkeeping, skills that complement her role within an organization dedicated to architecture and planning. Outside of her professional pursuits, she enjoys trail running and finds inspiration in connecting with nature.
Shaelyn Vering
SECRETARY
Bio & photo coming soon!
PAST BOARD OFFICERS
Dominique Raymond
PAST PRESIDENT
Dominique is a Landscape Project Manager at Superbloom Landscape Architecture & Planning in Denver, Colorado. Dom began volunteering with the ASLA in 2014 and has since planned & hosted over 20 events. She’s been living in and designing for Denver’s built environment since 2016, when she graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Landscape Architecture. At Superbloom, Dom cultivates her love for the planet by being dedicated to integrating pollinator habitats into landscape designs when appropriate. She joined the JSR Foundation Board of Directors as the Events Director in 2019 and is now serving as Foundation President for the 2020-2023 term.
Ariana
Muca
PAST VICE PRESIDENT
Ariana is a Landscape Architect and Planner at the City of Aurora, Colorado. Ariana watched her mentor Cali Pfaff win the JSR Traveling Fellowship, became fascinated with the foundation, and quickly joined the board. She graduated in 2015 from Syracuse University with a BLA in Landscape Architecture. After graduation, she continued to develop her landscape skills working on master plans and writing landscape codes for public entities. In addition, Ariana is a graduate and mentor for ULI Real Estate Diversity Initiative. She joined JSR Foundation Board in 2021.
Sarah
Williams
PAST TREASURER
Sarah has been associated with landscape design and contracting since 2000, beginning with her summers in college, working for Castle Rock Gift and Garden in the perennial/ shrubs & tree departments and later, interning for CR Designer Landscaping as a residential landscape designer/landscape installer. After graduation, she continued to develop her landscape skills in commercial landscape estimating by developing accurate cost estimates and working with business developers, landscape architects and general contractors to gain understanding of the business aspects of landscape. Sarah has been committed to providing clients efficient and readable project plan sets. She is involved in every phase of the projects, from overall site plans, hardscape plans and details to landscape plans and marketing boards. Sarah holds Masters degrees in both Landscape Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Colorado, and a BS in Landscape Design and Contracting from Colorado State University.
Nathan Khron
PAST SECRETARY
Bio coming soon!
ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Amanda
Knight
BOARD MEMBER & WEBSITE MANAGER
Amanda is a Landscape Architect & Project Manager at the National Wildlife Federation in Denver, Colorado. She collaborates with communities across the country to design engaging nature-based outdoor environments at schools, child care programs, neighborhoods, public parks, libraries, museums, and other community spaces. Amanda grew up in Maine and graduated from the Ohio State University in 2018 with a B.S. in Landscape Architecture. She joined the JSR Foundation Board in 2020 and been managing the Foundation’s website ever since!
Amirah Shahid
BOARD MEMBER
Amirah Shahid is an Associate Principal and Colorado Urban Design, Planning & Landscape Architecture Studio Lead at HDR. With over 15 years of experience, she brings expertise in parks and recreation planning, urban design, and landscape architecture at multiple scales—from corridors and campuses to regional park systems. Her work emphasizes equity, resilience, and community-driven design, and she is passionate about shaping inclusive public spaces that reflect culture and ecology.
Amirah also serves as Co-Chair of ULI Colorado’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and is an active leader in professional organizations that champion design excellence and mentorship. She is honored to contribute her experience and passion for the profession as a member of the JSR Foundation Board of Directors.
Aidan Nowell
BOARD MEMBER
As a Landscape Designer, Aidan works to design sustainable, people-centered landscapes that impart lasting value for future generations. He is constantly looking for opportunities to thread together community needs, ecologies, and aesthetics. He brings an optimistic attitude and enthusiasm from project kick-off to finish line rooted in a mission to contribute to a better world through design. Aidan holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Colorado Denver and a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems from the University of California, Davis. He is an accredited Green Roof Professional and a SITES Accredited Professional.
Louise Halaburt
BOARD MEMBER
Louise Halaburt is in her fourth year of the Colorado State University landscape architecture program. She completed a fellowship with the Colorado Water Center in the fall of 2025 and is passionate about design aspects around water, equity and creating better histories.