About

Carson Ellis has worked as a horticulturist with multiple public gardens, including the Asheville Arboretum and Memphis Botanic Garden, where she managed sustainable agriculture and wildlife habitat landscapes and collaborated on plant conservation projects as a volunteer propagator with the Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance. She recently completed her MS Biology thesis work exploring the plant-pollinator networks on high elevation rock outcrops. Carson is excited to bring her passion for horticulture and native ecology to a new type of high-up plant community: living roofs and walls!

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Curtis brings years of experience in construction and jobsite command to his role at Living Roofs as a green roof installation team leader. Curtis possesses a proficiency and an attention to detail that is reflected in each construction project, from the green roofs themselves to the patio systems designed to work in synchronicity with them. Curtis enjoys the great outdoors, and finds the vistas from the roofs he works on to be a reward of their own.

Over years of operating his own shop, Dustin has learned firsthand— and dealt with—the many challenges of this emerging industry. He now brings that extensive experience to Living Roof's service department and roof paver installations. Dustin understands the great potential of living wall systems, and he is an extraordinary problem solver for complex installations.

Emilio brings extensive green roof construction and hands-on experience to every project. His role begins immediately with bidding and project inquiries and carries through to project logistics and onsite installation. You will find him in the office but maybe most at home on a construction site, possibly driving a forklift and coordinating cranes. He has extensive experience in all sizes and types of green roofs, having designed, supervised and installed projects throughout the southeast, northeast, and western states.

June brings her business administration experience as well as her lifelong interest in environmental studies to Living Roofs. June is inspired by the nature of green roofs as an interdisciplinary solution to a complex set of questions. When she’s not in the LRI office, June is also a visual artist working primarily in collage.

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Kate’s interdisciplinary educational background and professional experience in archaeology and landscape architecture inform all her work. She is keenly interested in how humans interact and connect with their environments, and she says that pushes her to “explore ideas that encourage memorable landscapes and spaces.” Kate’s design approach is sensitive, ecologically responsive and restorative. She leads the Living Roofs design team from concept through construction, ensuring that the original vision remains intact throughout the project.

Kyle brings many years of management experience in the green infrastructure industry to Living Roofs. He values the unique ability of green roofs to address the environmental, social, and economic challenges facing the rapidly urbanizing Southeast. You will find him carefully preparing the construction team for organized, efficient, and impeccable installations.

Before joining Living Roofs, Rich worked as a Site Supervisor for All Hands and Hearts disaster relief, where he honed his construction and interpersonal skills, and talents for flexibility, inclusiveness, and consensus building in difficult situations.  When he’s not installing green roofs, Rich is developing a stronger self through the practice and discipline of Fencing.  Rich’s passion for helping people and the planet directly has brought him into the fold at LRI, devoted and eager to create a greener future and environment for all.