Samantha is a recent landscape architecture graduate bridging the science, research and design of sustainable landscapes. Her professional experience includes research, fieldwork and lab work, in addition to preparing drawings for clients in the forms of site analysis, design and detailing. Samantha has undertaken research in green roof innovation linking architecture, hydrological and structural engineering, where her work included tests encompassing biodiversity, stormwater retention and life-cycle costs analysis. Samantha received her professional and undergraduate degrees from the University of Toronto where she received the Claude Cormier Award and John E. (Jack) Irving Prize for her scholarship and design acumen.