Our Firm
At Confluence, we believe in making a difference in our community. This occurs both through our work as professional designers and planners as well as our staff’s volunteer work to improve the quality of life in our communities and neighborhoods. We are fortunate to have talented staff members that share our commitment while actively serving on civic boards, local committees, and non-profit organizations.
A partial listing of organizations and activities with which our staff has been involved includes:
- ACE Mentor Program of Central Iowa
- American Institute of Architects
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Astor Place Homes Association
- BMP Stormwater Quality Vegetative Components Subcommittee
- Central Iowa Architects
- Central Iowa Greenways Initiative
- Certified Landscape Architect Registration Boards
- City of Des Moines Urban Design Review Board
- City of Sioux Falls Board of Adjustment
- Des Moines Architectural Advisory Committee
- Des Moines Arts Festival
- Downtown Shareholders - Board of Directors / Kansas City, Kansas
- Downtown Sioux Falls Design Committee
- Ducks Unlimited Committee
- Falls Area Singletrack (FAST)
- Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
- Greater Downtown Green Space Committee
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Iowa Architectural Foundation Board
- Iowa City Community School District Athletic Booster Club
- Iowa City School System Volunteer Art Teacher and Mentor
- Iowa Games Summer Sports Festival
- Kansas City Citizen’s Light Rail Task Force
- Kansas City Downtown Council – Greenspace Committee
- Kansas City Downtown Council – Infrastructure Committee
- Kansas City Plaza Rotary Club
- Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance
- Kansas State University Landscape Architecture Advisory Board
- Mentor Iowa Board of Trustees
- Neighborhood Housing Services of Kansas City
- Polk County Housing Trust Fund
- Rotary Club of Coralville North Corridor
- Salisbury House
- Sioux Falls Visual Arts Commission
- Special Olympics Iowa, State Summer Games
- The Construction Specifications Institute
- Two Rivers Task Force
- U.S. Green Building Council
- University of Iowa Women’s & Men’s Track Team Volunteer Coach
- Urban Land Institute
- Women in Design