Meet the team
Tavis Dockwiller
Principal and Founder
As the founder, principal, and guiding influence of Viridian Landscape Studio™️, Tavis leads a team that works every day to make sure they leave more than they take – and have fun while they're doing it. Her belief in the essential and healing power of landscapes drives all of the firm's design projects and ecological master plans. A natural storyteller and gifted communicator, Tavis knows how to build consensus between diverse stakeholders and counsels clients on balancing long-term ecological resilience with memorable placemaking. Her work and ideas have helped reshape cities, transform college campuses, and improve lives for communities all over the country. Read More
Victor Trujillo
Project Manager
As a landscape designer and project manager, Victor advocates for vibrant public spaces that foster connection and nourish the human spirit. This work is guided by a consensus-driven approach and conviction that details matter—from early collaborative workshops through the final built work. He sees every site as a chance to strengthen the bonds between a community and its environment, partnering closely with clients to develop creative, contextual, and responsible landscapes. His drive to make places that make a difference is evident in projects like the Fairleigh Dickinson University Bridge, the Lion’s Pride Park, and the Overbrook Environmental Education Center. Read More
Eric Sylvester
Landscape Designer
Landscape Designer Eric Sylvester believes that everyone should have access to beautiful landscapes that exist as part of the natural environment — not an imposition on it. Through his work on design concepts, drawings, and renderings, he turns complex ideas into something communities and clients can actually see and understand. This approach runs throughout his civic and public work, from the City of Lancaster's three-park initiative and the Cherry Street Park Master Plan to West Goshen Township's Parks, Recreation, and Open Space plan and the Big Elk Creek State Park Master Plan. Read More
Taurean Gagnon
Landscape Designer
There's a consistent through-line in the work of Landscape Designer Taurean Gagnon: using design and data to address real-world environmental needs while serving the people who live with the outcomes. He believes landscape architecture and urban design can restore what matters most— environmental systems, fractured communities, public health, and more. And because this kind of work doesn’t happen in isolation, Taurean values strong collaborations, bringing an innate curiosity and a team-minded spirit that helps complex projects move from intention to reality. Read More
Mishea Clemons
Office & Operations Manager
As Office & Operations Manager, Mishea Clemons brings a calming structure to the work behind the work, helping the studio create spaces that foster growth, connection, and wellness. Proactive, precise, and collaborative, she reliably manages the schedules, workflows, and systems to streamline Viridian’s day-to-day every day. Usually, that means multitasking and context-switching, and Mishea manages it with a warmth and collaborative spirit that makes her the “go-to” for any task that needs done and any issue that needs resolved. Read More