As the President and Director at Gentile & Co., Landscape Architects, Planners, Environmental Consultants in Jupiter, Florida, Emily M. O’Mahoney assists in the daily management, operations and marketing of the firm as well as directing project design and firm direction. She represents complex projects before public agencies throughout the region. As a proud University of Florida grad and a registered landscape architect, she has over 45 years of experience at pushing the envelope towards changing our landscapes and making better communities. Tying our necessary utility infrastructure into an asset for Place is her forte. Emily served as President of the American Society of Landscape Architects nationally in 2023 and continues to promote her passion for landscape architecture as the profession for climate change solutions along with holistic and connected communities. She speaks on Climate Action and biophilic connection across the country and beyond and teaches accessible and inclusive design. Helping emerging professionals prepare for the licensing exam has been her passion for decades. As a strong supporter of women, Emily mentors women, locally and nationally, in landscape architecture and business. Emily can be found walking her neighborhood with her dog at o’dark hundred and Saturday mornings maintaining her pro-bono church meditation garden. Sundays are reserved for big family dinners at her house (Grandma and Grandpa’s) where all are welcome.