Rachel Meier, PLA, ASLA

Rachel Meier, PLA, ASLA is a landscape architect and project manager with Richter & Cegan Inc. in Avon, Connecticut. In addition to streetscape redevelopment and master planning projects, her professional resume spans a wide variety of public facility and private residential work in and around Connecticut, using personal and professional experience to deliver a design approach that balances creativity and practicality with the needs of the clients and communities.

In addition to her professional work, Rachel actively serves on the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and received the 2023 George A. Yarwood Award for her term as President and other commitments within the Chapter. Her second term as chapter President will take place in 2026-2027. Rachel also volunteers as a Marketing & Communications Team Member on the WxLA Board of Directors, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a voice for women in landscape architecture and improving equality within the profession.

Rachel received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Summa Cum Laude, with a minor in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from Thomas Jefferson University (formerly Philadelphia University) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Outside of the office, Rachel can usually be found participating in a variety of outdoor activities New England has to offer with family and friends, training and competing in powerlifting to feed her competitive nature, and organizing professional networking and educational events to educate and inspire landscape architects or emerging professionals in any stage of their career.