Community
Paying forward is what makes the world go round: We encourage our staff to give back in ways that inspire them.
ARC:
We support the following events and organizations through time and donations
AIA Sandcastle
American Society of Landscape Architects
Bayou Preservation Association
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
CanStruction
Children & Nature Coalition
Congress For The New Urbanism
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Houston GO Neighborhoods
Houston Land & Water Sustainability Forum
Houston Tomorrow
Keep Houston Beautiful
Louisiana State University
Piney Point Elementary School - HISD
Pro-Vision Charter School
Rice Design Alliance
Stand for Japan - 1,000 origami cranes folded
The Monarch School
Trees for Houston
Urban Harvest
US Green Building Council (National and Houston Chapter)
Keiji:
Boards, Commissions and Volunteer Positions
2010-2011 City of Houston Planning Commissioner
2010-2011 Asian Voice Radio Host
2009-2010 Houston GO Neighborhoods Participant
2009 Galveston Recovery Charrettes
2009 Galveston (re)Build
2009 Green Revival Partner
Ditch Beautiful Program Facilitator
City of Houston Civic Arts Committee Mayoral Appointee
Blueprint Houston Board Member
The Park People Board Member
Keep Houston Beautiful Board Member
Scenic Houston Board Member
Japan America Society of Houston member and Festival Chair
Hermann Park Japanese Garden Advisory Board
Botanic Garden of Houston Advisory Council
Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Garden former Board Member
City of Houston Clean Houston Commission former Commissioner
Municipal Arts Commission former Commissioner
Tower Commission former Commissioner
American Society of Landscape Architects former Section Chair
Margaret:
Committees and Speaking Engagements
Houston Land/Water Sustainability Forum Steering Committee
H-GAC NRAC - Parks and Natural Areas Subcommittee
USGBC Houston - LEED for Homes Steering Committee
WonderWorks Board Member
2009 EPA Regional MS4 Conference Tour Speaker
2009 HLWSF LID Case Studies Speaker
2008 Center for Houstons Future - Business/Civic Leadership Forum
2008 Bayou Preservation Assoc.- Symposium Speaker
2008 The Houston Guide to Green Building Contributor
2008 CEC Low Impact Development Review Committee
2008 Gulf Coast Green Conference Speaker
2008 Louisiana ASLA State Conference Keynote Speaker
2008 KUHF Ed Mayberry's Building Green Series Speaker
Hayley:
Committees and Volunteer Positions
2011 WiSER Steering Committee
2011 Lower Washington Cultural Arts Designation Steering Committee
2011 Better Block Houston Steering Committee
2010-2011 AIA COTE Gulf Coast Green Symposium - Speaker Co-Chair
2010 Houston Land & Water Sustainability Forum - Low Impact Development Design
Competition Committee
2009 AIA COTE Gulf Coast Green Symposium - Speaker Chair
2008 AIA COTE Gulf Coast Green Symposium - Publicity Vice-Chair
2007 AIA COTE Gulf Coast Green Symposium - Conference Volunteer
2009 Houston Land & Water Sustainability Forum Steering Committee Member
2008 Green Map Houston Vice Chair and Designer
2007 Congress for New Urbanism member since
2004-2006 SMPS (Society for Marketing Professional Services) Houston Chapter
Board - Treasurer
2002-2005 SMPS (Society for Marketing Professional Services) Houston Chapter -
Communications Committee
2006 Greater Houston Partnership Protege in Mentoring Program
2005-2006-2007-2009 Trash Bash
2007-2009 Marsh Madness
2005 Boy Scouts of America Pack Leader
Zakcq:
Community Involvement and Speaker Engagements
2011 Citizen’s Transportation Coalition (Houston, TX) Board Member / Vice Chair
2011 Better Block Houston Steering Committee
2011 Urban Affairs Association Conference, New Orleans - “L’omme dans la cite: Expo
’67 and the Spatialization of Identity in Quebec” Presentation
2011 AIA Urban Design Committee - “Complete Streets and Better Blocks: Imagining
Houston’s Future” Presentation
2011 New Opportunities, New Challenges: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Programs
in Texas Symposium, Houston - “Creative Energy Efficiency/Renewable Financing
Options from around the US” Presentation
2010 My Houston 2040 - “Complete Streets for Houston” - Presentation
2010 Central Texas Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Austin - “Climate
Action Planning and the New Urbanism” Presentation
2010 San Antonio Community Development Summit, San Antonio - “Planning for Climate
Change: Building Climate Resilient Communities in Central Texas” Presentation
2010-2011 Planners Network Members and Chapters Committee
2009-2010 LivableStreets Alliance (Cambridge, MA) Board Member
2008-2010 Planners Network Boston Chapter (Boston, MA) Co-founder and President
