Rhodeside & Harwell promotes six to senior associate

Alexandria office provides expertise in planning, urban design and landscape architecture.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Rhodeside & Harwell, a landscape architecture and planning practice currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, has promoted six employees to senior associate. 

Eric Feldman, AICP, is an urban planner who has been promoted to senior associate with Rhodeside & Harwell. He has experience ranging from land use planning, urban design and neighborhood revitalization to environmental impact analyses and public realm design. Feldman has been with Rhodeside & Harwell since 2004 and has 16 years of experience. His experience includes national efforts to promote smart growth and healthy communities. Feldman holds a Master's in city planning with a Certificate in urban design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2002) and a Bachelor of arts from Vassar College (1996). He is a member of the American Planning Association.
 
Sukirti Ghosh is an accomplished urban designer who has been promoted to senior associate with Rhodeside & Harwell. Ghosh has 17 years of experience on projects throughout the U.S. and overseas. Trained as an architect in his native India, he has since devoted his career to planning and urban design, working in both the public and private sectors. Ghosh holds a Master's of city and regional planning from the Ohio State University (2003) and a Bachelor of architecture from Bengal Engineering College (1997). He is a LEED Green Associate, an associate member of the Urban Land Institute, and a member of the American Planning Association.
 
Megan Mansell is marketing coordinator with Rhodeside & Harwell, where she has been promoted to senior associate. Mansell has been with the firm for ten years and oversees the firm’s business development efforts, promotional materials and brand marketing. She is part of the firm’s social media team and contributes to project reports and graphics. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Maryland at College Park (2005).
 
Ron Sessoms is an urban designer with Rhodeside & Harwell, where he has been promoted to senior associate. Sessoms focuses on creating walkable and bikeable communities. His experience encompasses urban planning and design within rural, suburban and urban contexts, including low-impact development strategies, street design and corridor planning. Sessoms holds a Bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning from East Carolina University (2010) and a Master's of urban design from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2011). He is a member of the American Planning Association.
 
Qiaojue Yu is a landscape architect with more than ten years of experience. She has been promoted to senior associate with Rhodeside & Harwell. Yu has worked on projects throughout the U.S. and overseas, including parks, campuses, residential and retail developments, urban design and community planning. She holds a Master's of landscape architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2002) and a Bachelor of architecture from Zhejiang University in China (1999).
 
Derrick Wolbaum is a landscape designer with expertise in large and complex projects, including urban landscapes. He has been promoted to senior associate. Wolbaum has 11 years of experience and recently completed the landscape design for a major mixed-use tower in Tysons Corner. He holds a Bachelor of landscape architecture from North Dakota State University (2004).