Lana worked on the research, development, testing and publication of the SITES V2 Rating System from 2012-2015 as a Program Coordinator at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Texas - Austin and has worked with landscape designers, landscape architects, and civil engineers on a range of residential, commercial, infrastructure and public projects. She currently works for the City of Austin's Parks and Recreation Department, applying sustainability and SITES principles to park projects, primarily working within the Waterloo Greenway (public/private partnership) project delivery team.