The Acacia Group, Inc.
Landscape Architecture - Park and Recreation Planning
  Site Planning - Environmental Assessment - Irrigation Design - Urban Design
Water Conservation Planning - Native Plant Preservation - Desert Revegetation

Parks and Recreation Experience

Resume: Walt Rogers, ASLA, RLA - Project Principal

Education

bulletMBA, Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, 1991
bulletMLA, Master of Landscape Architecture with Honors, emphasis on Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts, 1970
bulletBS, Landscape Architecture with Honors, University of Massachusetts, 1968

Registration

bulletArizona Registered Landscape Architect No. 11462

Civic Activity

bulletAmerican Society of Landscape Architects
bulletMember, City of Tucson Storm Water Advisory Committee (1985 to 1986)
bulletMember and Vice Chairman, Pima County Design Review Committee (1985 to 1988)
bulletMember and Chairman, Pima County Technical Review Committee (1993 to 1998)
bulletMember UNE Committee Region 5, Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (1984 to 1990)

Professional Experience

bulletMay, 1979 to Present: The Acacia Group, Inc., Principal and President (Formerly: Rogers, Gladwin & Harmony, Inc.)
bulletOctober, 1976 to June, 1982: University of Arizona College of Agriculture, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Landscape Architecture Program, Assistant Professor and Adjunct Professor
bulletMay, 1973 to October, 1976: Girl Scouts of the USA, National Headquarters (New York, NY), Council Property Development, Director
bulletJanuary, 1971 to May, 1973: State University of New York (SUNY) at Syracuse, New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Department of Landscape Architecture, Assistant Professor
bulletJuly, 1970 to July, 1971: Visiting Lecturer, Gloucestershire College of Art and Design, Cheltenham, England

Relevant Project Experience

bulletBalboa Heights Park, $110,000 construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.
bulletJesse Owens Park Skate Park, $80,000 construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.
bulletPark Playground Improvements for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. $380,000 total construction budget for 9 City of Tucson parks, Tucson, Arizona.
bulletIrvington Road Landfill Reclamation Park Master Plan, Tucson, Arizona.
bulletVeterans Memorial Park Aquatic Center, $3.2 million facility. Sierra Vista, Arizona.
bulletRillito Park Improvements, $1,030,000 construction budget. Pima County, Arizona.
bulletLakeside Park Fishing Pier, $110,000 construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.
bulletFiesta Park, $280,000 construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.
bulletRillito River Park, $350,000 construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.
bulletOld Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park Masterplan and Phase I construction documents, 2.3 million construction budget. Las Vegas, Nevada.
bulletSanta Cruz County Courthouse and Park Site Masterplan. Nogales, Arizona.
bulletArrowhead Park Masterplan, Chandler, Arizona.
bulletFolley Park Masterplan, Chandler, Arizona.
bulletKennedy Park Amphitheater, $1.3 million construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.
bulletCharreria, Mexican Rodeo and Fiesta Facilities Design Program and Masterplan, Kennedy Regional Park. Tucson, Arizona.
bulletWinston Reynolds-Manzanita Park Masterplan, Pima County, Arizona.
bulletMorris K. Udall Regional Park Masterplan, Tucson, Arizona.
bulletLakeside Regional Park Masterplan, Tucson, Arizona.
bulletMemorial Park Masterplan Update, El Paso, Texas.
bulletEastland Park and Neighborhood Center, Casa Grande, Arizona.