Maly Sears
Graduate Student of Landscape Architecture Malyksears@ksu.edu | LinkedIn Maly Sears | 660.200.6238
Education
Work Experience
Kansas State University Master of Landscape Architecture
Culture, Arts, and Nature Camp Counselor | Chicago Parks District (Summer 2023 — Summer 2023) Design and co-lead a 6 week summer program for 8 teenagers centered around the theme “ecosystems”. Teach about native plants and guide the installation of a pollinator garden.
Graduation May 2024 4.0 GPA (4.0 scale)
Instituto San Joaquín de Flores Summer 2022 Education Abroad Completed Minor in Spanish
University Involvement SCASLA APDesign Member (Fall 2020 — Present)
Landscape Architecture Intern at Olsson | Ochsner Hare + Hare (Summer 2022 — Spring 2023) Work with multiple project managers to develop hand-drawn concepts, schematic designs, construction documents, and produce 3D model renderings for projects at a range of scales. Website Coordinator and Designer for Kansas State University Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning
Responsible Stewardship Committee (Fall 2023 — Present) Sigma Delta Pi | President (Fall 2021 — Fall 2022)
(Fall 2021 — Spring 2022) Streamline the communication of information by redesigning website navigation and updating content. Field Worker in Residential Remediation (Summer 2021 — Fall 2021)
APDesign Peer Educator (Fall 2021 — Fall 2022)
Learn best practices for working with clients through professor lead work; Efficiently maintain the client’s gardens and lawn.
APDesign Plot Club Technician (Spring 2021 — Fall 2022) KSU Library Student Ambassador (Fall 2019 — Fall 2020)
Awards and Honors KSU Olmsted Scholar 2024 CELA Fountain Scholar 2024 Architects Foundation Diversity Advancement Scholarship APA Kansas New Horizon Award
Technical Skills
Complementary Skills
Civil 3D; AutoCAD; Land F/X
Research; Written Communication
Photoshop; InDesign; Illustrator
Community Engagement Experience
SketchUp; Lumion Bluebeam
Hand Rendering and Conceptual Thinking in: Water Color; Colored Pencil; Marker; Fresco
Microsoft Office
Intermediate Spanish Communication