Associates

Laurie A. Elder, RLA, ASLA is a Registered Landscape Architect motivated to create great places to live, work and play. She possesses many years of broad experience in various types of design from trails and greenways, corporate campus, hospital campus, office, commercial, retail and neighborhood communities of various scales.

Ms. Elder is a graduate of the University of Georgia and began her career in the Atlanta area before relocating to Orlando. Her past experience includes a role as a Project Manager at HGOR where she worked in the Workplace Studio and designed the Colonial Town Park office campus in Lake Mary. Additionally, she served as the Manager of Planning at Bower-Singleton & Associates (now Dewberry) for many years before joining BDG as an Associate Landscape Architect.

Lynzie Poole is an Associate / Landscape Architect in our Maitland, Florida studio.  Lynzie is a Florida Registered Landscape Architect and a Certified Sommelier.  She is a graduate of the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree.

Her past experiences as a designer for several leading firms in Colorado as well as her more recent experience as a playground design and project manager allow her to take on a wide range of creative responsibilities.  She is involved with the conceptual design, design development, preparation of construction documents, and graphics within our studio.

Shawn Reed is an Associate / Landscape Architect in our Maitland, Florida studio.  Shawn is a Florida Registered Landscape Architect.  He is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree and earned a Masters in Economics from George Mason University.

Shawn is the owner and principal designer of a successful handcrafted leather goods business where he has created over 75 original product designs.  His past experiences as a Landscape Architect for a leading architectural & planning firm in Central Florida as well as his more recent experience as an entrepreneur and designer enables him to work closely with clients to provide a wide range of creative design solutions.

His responsibilities include project management, conceptual design, design development, preparation of construction documents, and graphics.

Brett LaRue is talented addition to our team and serves as an Associate / Project Manager in our Maitland Studio.  Brett is a graduate of the Iowa State University with a previous internship at EDSA.

His responsibilities include project management, conceptual design, design development, preparation of construction documents, and graphics.

Joshua McDevitt is member of our Class of 2023 and joins our team as an Associate / Landscape Designer in our Maitland Studio.  Joshua is a graduate of the University of Delaware and a proud native of New Jersey.

His responsibilities include conceptual design, design development, preparation of construction documents, and graphics.

Luke Maddox is member of our Class of 2023 and joins our team as an Associate / Landscape Designer in our Maitland Studio.  Luke is a graduate of the University of Georgia, an active rower, and Eagle Scout.

His responsibilities include conceptual design, design development, preparation of construction documents, and graphics.

Andy Freifeld is a landscape designer in our Maitland studio and has an MLA from the Tyler School of Art & Architecture at Temple University and a Bachelor of Fine Art from Tufts University.  He has extensive experience from several firms in the Northeast and wisely has chosen to move his family to Florida.

His responsibilities include conceptual design, design development, preparation of construction documents, and graphics.