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Katherine Alexander Field

Chief Creative Officer

Education Architecture, Horticulture, Art

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, with High Distinction, 1978

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture & Fine Arts, with Honors, 1974

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts – Continuing Education

  • Certificate of Completion, “A Sketching Primer: Reconnecting with Concepts and Techniques of Freehand Drawing,” July 2008
  • Certificate of Completion, “Writing for Success in Architecture and Engineering Design Practice,” July 2007
  • Certificate of Completion, “Campus of the Future: New Paradigms in Campus Planning and Design,” August 2006
  • Certificate of Completion, “Native Plants and Landscape Restoration,” March 2004
  • Certificate of Completion, “Stonemasonry: The Bridge between architecture and Landscape,” July 2003
  • Certificate of Completion, “Golf Course Design,” June 1994
  • Certificate of Completion, “Perennials, Ornamental Grasses, and Flowering Shrubs,” July 1990

Professional Experience

  • Katherine Field and Associates, Inc., Landscape Architects and Site Planners, Newport, Rhode Island. Landscape Architect and Owner of Firm. January 1981 to Present (named changed from Alexander Associates in August 1998)
  • Carol R. Johnson & Associates, Inc., Landscape Architects and Planners, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Landscape designer with responsibilities in the areas of project management, proposal writing, working drawings, specifications, cost estimates, master plans, planting plans, details, drafting, and presentation graphics. April 1979 to July 1981

Ray Maiello – Associate

Katherine Field and Associates, Inc., 1998 – Present
Carol R. Johnson & Associates, Inc., 1995 – 1998
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Rhode Island, 1995
RI Registered Landscape Architect , #373
RI Certified Horticulturist, 2008 – Present
CRMC Certified Invasive Plant Manager

Charlie Page – Landscape Designer

Katherine Field and Associates, Inc., 2008 – Present
Williamson Landscape Architecture, 2000 – 2008
Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington, 2005
Bachelor of Science, Bates College, 1996
Leed AP
RI Certified Horticulturist

Jacob Mather – Landscape Designer

Katherine Field and Associates, Inc., 2008 – Present
Keith Leblanc Landscape Architecture, 2007 – 2008
Gregory Lombardi Design, 2006 – 2007
Master of Landscape Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design, 2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, 2006
RI Certified Horticulturist, 2008 – Present

Josh Tompkins – Landscape Designer

Katherine Field and Associates, Inc., 2010 – Present
Reed Hilderbrand and Associates, Landscape Architects 2006 – 2009
Master of Landscape Architecture, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2006
Bachelor of Science, Zoology, Miami University, 1998
RI Certified Horticulturist

Alice Donovan – Landscape Designer

Katherine Field and Associates, Inc., 2011 – Present
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Rhode Island, 2011

Tylor “Toby” Field- Administrative Officer

Director of Business Development
Katherine Field and Associates, 2010-Present
Wealth Solutions LLC, 2009-2010
Bank of America (Fleet) 1993-2005, SVP-Sales
Commander, US Navy
MBA Boston University
MS, international Affairs, George Washington University
BS, US Naval Academy

Lisa Costich – Landscape Designer

Katherine Field and Associates, Inc., 2011 – Present
Master of Business Administration, University of Rhode Island, 2011
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Rhode Island, 2010

Petra Napolitano – Office Manager

Katherine Field and Associates, Inc. 2011 – Present
The CAGSE Foundation, Tuxedo Park , NY 2006 – 2010
Petits Pois, NY, NY 2003 -2006
Bachelor of Science, Art Ed. New York University, 1996
Choate Rosemary Hall, Class of 1990

Mardi Sayer – Business Manager

Katherine Field and Associates inc., 2012-Present
St. Michael’s Country Day School 1992-2011
Sayer, Regan and Thayer 1980-1990
MS, Accounting, University of Rhode Island 1998
BA, Italian, Santa Clara University

Mark Kwan – Landscape Designer

Katherine Field and Associates, Inc., 2012 – Present
Cummin Associates, Inc., 2006-2012
Katherine Field and Associates, Inc., 2000-2006
ZEN Associates, Inc., 1997-2000
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, 1997