Our Team

Current Staff

Soolyeon Cho, PhD

Soolyeon Cho, PhD

Soolyeon Cho, PhD, is Interim Director of NLI; Associate Dean of Research, Doctoral Programs, and Global Engagement; Professor of Architecture; ... read more

Nilda Cosco, PhD

Nilda Cosco, PhD

Nilda Cosco, PhD, is Director of Programs at NLI, Research Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, and former Director ... read more

Robin C. Moore

Robin C. Moore

Robin Moore, MCP, Hon. ASLA, is Co-founder of NLI and Professor of Landscape Architecture. He is former President of the International Play ... read more

Mary Archer

Mary Archer

Mary Archer, PLA, MHS, is a Landscape Architect and Design Associate at NLI where she manages comprehensive programs including POD Wake County ... read more

Matthew Babb

Matthew Babb

Matthew (Matt) Babb, MGD, is a UX/Communication Designer at NLI where he works on web content and the many print documents, online resources, ... read more

Brandon Dupree

Brandon Dupree

Brandon Dupree, MLA, ASLA, is a Design Assistant at the Natural Learning Initiative where he aids in the design of outdoor learning ... read more

Matthew Maharaj

Matthew Maharaj

Matthew (Matt) Maharaj is a Design Assistant at NLI where he works on online print and other digital resources to support various projects. Matt ... read more

Tamiko McCullough

Tamiko McCullough

Tamiko McCullough, BS in Family Relations and Child Development. Instructional Support Specialist read more

Shweta Nanekar

Shweta Nanekar

Shweta Nanekar, PLA, LEED AP (BD+C) B.Arch., MLA (NC State University) Lead Instructor, NLI Professional Development Program. read more

Current Student Research & Teaching Assistants

Daniel Jost
Dakshil Kanakia
Hwaseong Lee
Greta Lincoln
Adam Noel

Will Fantle

Past Team Members

Deepti Adlakha
Eyyad Al-Khalaileh
Melissa Amoabeng
Eve Anderson
Caroline Asher
Brad Bieber
Mary Anne Bifulco
Julie Carlson
Sudeshna Chatterjee
Wen Yie Chen
Yu Chun Chiu
Catherine Dorwart
Tom Danninger
Carla Delcambre
Evrim Demir
Catherine Dorwart
Kurtis Durrant
Heather Ecklund
Eric Filo
Kristen Ford
Andrew Fox
Rachel Freyer
Mohsen Ghiasi Ghorveh
Katherine Gill
Madeline Gresh
Nataliya Gurina
Brandon Guy
Michael Hasenmyer
Melissa Henao-Robledo
Megan Hoert
Jin Hou
Mohammed Zakiul Islam
Zaki Islam
Darryl S. Jones
Manpreet Kaur
Saba Kawas
Charlotte Kennedy
Orcun Kepez

Sarah Konradi

Jeff Kurtz
R Ben Lawrence
Jong Seon Lee

Zhouwei Li

Kilara Little
Sarah Little
Laura Lloyd
Bob Massengale
Joanna Massey
Kathy Massey-Sims

Shabnam Mohammadzadeh

Muntazar Monsur
Julie Murphy
Mary Musson
Iffat Nova
Matthew Paterson
Sevanne Person
Ayla Pettry
Kristen Reberg-Horton
Alice Reese
Michele Rivest
Iris Roberts
Sarah Safley
Roozbeh Salehi
John Salzano

Rifat Sharmin

Julie Sherk
Bria Sledge
Ilisa Sokolic
Olivia Spyra
Karli Stephenson
Clara Tang
Brian Taylor
Michelle Townsley
Jesse Turner
Eli Valsing
Jessica VanNess
Shirley Varela
Kelaine Vargas
Heather Vickeny
Virginia Wallace
Alexzandria Walters
Sadie Walters

Noah Weaver

Liz Westbrook

Matt Wilson

Susan E. Wilson
Claudia R. Winegarden
Yuguo Wu
Syeda Zaman
Zahra Zamani