We are Flow

Christie received her Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Florida, where she won the 2015 ASLA Student Award of Honor and earned her B.S. in Sustainability in the Built Environment. Since graduating she has worked across the country – in Florida, Montana, Texas, and Colorado – and in New Zealand. She is a licensed Landscape Architect in the State of Colorado. Christie has worked on civic plazas, state parks, and affordable, supportive, and social housing projects in the US and overseas. She brings an avid curiosity in site history and context to all her work in pursuit of creating a strong sense of place for each project.

Through her commitment to detail and dedication to achieving design excellence, Christie consistently delivers meaningful landscape experiences that seamlessly connect individuals with their surrounding environments. Outside of work, Christie is an amateur ceramicist, avid hiker, and a Denver Audubon certified community naturalist.

Ally received her Master of Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University with a focus on experiential accessibility of natural trail systems. She has experience working on a variety of project types including master planned communities, affordable and social housing, parks and trails, and school campuses. She is passionate about making places available to people through universal design, emphasizing the importance of access to their outdoor environment. Her focus is bringing conceptual design to construction through technical detailing and problem-solving. Ally is a licensed landscape architect in Colorado and New Mexico. Outside of work, Ally enjoys hiking and paddle boarding with her dog Wanda, spending time with family and friends, and exploring new cities.

Sydónne is the Restorative Systems Designer at Flow Design Collaborative. She holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the College of Environment and Design at the University of Georgia. Sydónne has a lifetime of experience in farming and food systems and continues her work through community outreach and organizing spaces. She also holds a deep passion for restorative land stewardship and relational healing which she combines with her strong verbal and visual communication skills for a layered approach to restorative justice- based design. She understands the nuances of community participation and multi disciplinary decision-making in our built environment and works to bridge the gap between our communities and our environments through very intentional collaboration. Sydónne applies traditional knowledge from her Afro-Indigenous culture to her work as a farmer and educator in her community.

Her passion centers around promoting healing within BIPOC communities through reestablishing reciprocal relationships with nature, our traditional foodways, and each other. Through her work as a farmer, educator and visual storyteller, she hopes to empower her community to tell their own stories and radically imagine the futures they envision for this world.

Carolyn has been practicing landscape architecture in Colorado since graduating from the University of Georgia in 2019. With a special interest in trauma informed design, she aims to respond to community needs through design to create healing, inspiring, and memorable spaces. Her project experience includes neighborhood parks, trail systems, affordable and permanent supportive housing. She has strong leadership, organizational, and graphic skills, and seeks opportunities to help her local community. Outside of work she founded a DEI Working Group and the Design Community Book Club. She has also volunteered as a mentor through ACE Mentorship Nonprofit. She currently is involved with CU Denver’s mentorship program and volunteers with Denver Urban Gardens.

Carolyn loves exploring Colorado, drinking delicious coffee, photographing special people and places, and
spending time with her family in Northern Michigan.

Alexa loves waking up too early to catch a summit at sunrise, skiing up and down hills, and knitting socks to help her stay warm while doing so.

Jay is a Principal and founding partner of Flow Design Collaborative. With over 20 years of experience in the profession, he is known for his diverse background and skillset in the design and management of site
development projects. Jay has the ability to facilitate and communicate effectively with a broad range of professional disciplines and project stakeholders. He has been a leader at prominent industry firms and served in a public sector role with local government agencies. His experience includes master planning, community engagement, site design, and construction documentation for parks, trails, educational campuses, public gardens, and multi-modal transportation projects. Jay understands the complexities involved in satisfying the goals of multiple interests associated with public projects and brings a passion for design and strong communication skills to support a collaborative, integrated approach to his projects. He believes strongly in the importance of clear communication and open collaboration in building positive partnerships.

Jay can be found riding his bike or floating local rivers when not spending time with his wife and two sons.

As a founding partner and Principal of Flow Design Collaborative, Christopher is responsible for guiding the strategic development of Flow Design Collaborative, while ensuring that business decisions are in alignment with the firm’s mission, vision and culture. He has been practicing Landscape Architecture for over 25 years and is a Colorado native. Christopher brings a strong passion for design and details and is committed to fostering a true collaborative atmosphere through his practice in landscape architecture. He is highly skilled and able to blend exceptional design with positive social and environmental impacts in the development of parks, education campuses, social housing, and urban spaces. He has extensive experience in construction documentation and management of complex projects, and is regarded for his strengths in communication, leadership, and his ability to facilitate successful collaboration of multidisciplinary teams.

Christopher can be found spending time with family outdoors, and meticulously planning his next fly- fishing adventure.

Michelle received her Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Colorado Denver in 2024. During her time in school she served as ASLA Student Chapter President and worked for the University Technical Assistance Program, supporting communities throughout the state on public and municipal design projects. Michelle was honored with the ASLA Merit Award in recognition of her outstanding work during her time in the program. Her passions lie in public realm design, community engagement, planting design, and climate resiliency. Through design, she hopes to help inspire people to build deeper connections to the environment.

In her free time she enjoys camping, hiking, traveling, photography, watercolor, playing video games with her husband and snuggling with their two crazy kittens.