Staff
CCA staff consists of seven landscape architects with varied academic backgrounds and work experience. With prior practice in different fields and firms, our individual experience ranges from high end residential to award winning resorts; from volunteer built trails to custom fountain detailing. A brief bio of each staff member follows.
- Caye Cook, RLA, ASLA, began her landscape architecture career at Mississippi State University (BLA, MS) and moved to Texas in 1984. After working for an E/A firm in Dallas, she started CCA as a sole practitioner in 1992 while serving as the Southwest Contributing Garden Editor to Southern Living magazine (1993-1994). Now, Caye operates as Principal Landscape Architect providing design and quality control on all projects. No matter the project, Caye brings a keen sense of aesthetics and design combined with a thorough knowledge of plant materials and practicality targeted to the client’s needs and budget.
- Lindsey White, RLA, ASLA, joined CCA in 1998 bringing her expertise in hardscape detailing and on structure design. Since then, Lindsey has expanded her expertise into sustainable design and LEED accreditation having worked on more than forty LEED projects. She serves as the Senior Project Manager on LEED projects and other projects requiring her technical expertise in hardscape and softscape systems. A native Texan, Lindsey studied Architectural Engineering for 3 years at University of Texas at Austin prior to receiving her BLA from University of Texas at Arlington.
- Barbara Brem, RLA, ASLA, received her MLA from Texas A&M University. After serving with firms in Houston and Dallas, she joined CCA in 2000. Barbara serves as Project Landscape Architect on various public parks and educational facility projects in the Dallas area. Her LEED and playground design experience are strengthened by her interests in nature learning, captive animal management and her volunteer work with various zoological institutes along with her B.S in Biomedical Science (pre-vet medicine).
- Lisa Ballew, RLA, ASLA, received her BBA from Texas A&M University in Management, MA in International Management Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas and MLA from the University of Texas at Arlington. Lisa joined CCA in 2005 and has served as Project Landscape Architect on educational facilities and residential projects. She is a native Texan with a strong knowledge of native plant materials of the Southwest.
- Greg Webb, RLA, ASLA, received his BLA from the University of Arkansas and did graduate studies at Pennsylvania State University. After serving with firms in Arkansas and Dallas, he joined CCA in 2009. Greg serves as Project Landscape Architect on various recreation, streetscape and site development projects in the Dallas area. His professional interests include technical aspects of landscape and hardscape design and site master planning.
- Layne Olivo, RLA, ASLA, (BLA, TAMU) brings a variety of landscape architectural experience in the public sector, having previously worked for a multi-disciplinary firm on public projects throughout Texas. Since working with CCA, he has managed a variety of project types ranging from designing masonry walls for residential subdivisions to planning multi-mile trails. Layne’s photographic and graphic skills, either by hand or computer software, enhance the communication of vision to the client and user.
- Laura Johnson, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP, holds a BA in Architecture from Rice University and a MLA from University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining CCA, Laura was employed by landscape architecture firms in Dallas and in her hometown of Fort Worth. She serves as Project Landscape Architect on institutional, public works and LEED projects. Laura is also an award-winning artist, using both computer and hand media for presentation graphics and renderings.