• Founder of CLA SITE Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Planning, P.C.
• 35+ years of experience
• Registered Landscape Architect (RLA), New York
• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
• Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• AAS Pre-Professional Forestry, Paul Smith’s College
• Member, National Association of State Land Reclamationists
• Program Board of Directors, Wildwood Schools
• Board of Directors, Cave House Museum

Peter Loyola has over 35+ years of design, construction and environmental permitting experience as a Landscape Architect and planning consultant. As CLA SITE’s founder, Peter provides innovative leadership and offers creative technical solutions to public and private developers, universities, housing authorities, municipalities, and industrial corporations. Mr. Loyola’s project work focuses on low impact development and master planning; mine/reclamation planning; environmental permitting; visual impact assessments; stormwater and green infrastructure design; and construction documentation and administration.

Reference projects managed by Mr. Loyola include:

• West Dominic Art Plaza
• SPAC Concessions Improvements
• Empire State Plaza Improvements
• Rome Waterfront Village Park

• 23+ years of experience
• Registered Landscape Architect (RLA), New York
• Masters Studies in Landscape Architecture, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• BPS, Architecture, SUNY Buffalo
• AAS, Civil Engineering Technology, Hudson Valley Community College
• Program Board of Directors, Wildwood Programs, Inc.
• Facilities Committee Member, Wildwood Programs, Inc.
• Member, Feeder Canal Alliance

Scott Miller has over 22 years of landscape architectural and project management experience on a wide range of public and private development. Mr. Miller’s project expertise includes technical site design, construction detailing and specifications, and design and permitting of complex stormwater management systems throughout all of CLA’s market sectors. Scott excels in site planning and design, grading and drainage, construction documents and administration, office/commercial architectural design and drafting, visual impact assessment, and photo simulations. Mr. Miller specializes in technical environmental permitting and compliance services.

Projects that Mr. Miller have overseen include:

• Saratoga Performing Arts Center Concessions
• West Dominick Art Walk 
• MiSci Schenectady/Vale Park Connector 
• Empire State Plaza Improvements

• Over 35+ years of experience
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE), New York, Colorado, Montana
• BS, Civil Engineering, Lehigh University

Marina has over 35 years civil engineering experience as a design engineer, project manager, A/E manager for utility and building infrastructure construction projects. Ms. Connors has been involved in all phases of design and construction from planning and budgeting through post-construction. Her experience in the private sector and federal agencies has led to strong communication, organizational, analytical, and computer skills. Marina’s special interests lie in water and wastewater design projects located in remote areas.

Projects overseen by Ms. Conners include the following: 

• Over 8+ years of experience
• Licensed Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC)
• NICET Level II Inspector
• Industrial Engineering Degree, University of San Martin de Porras, Lima, Peru
• Computer-Aided Drafting Certificate, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY

Jorge Olano has 7 years of construction project management experience on a variety of architectural and site/civil projects. As a Certified Professional Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) specialist, Mr. Olano conducts data collecting field investigations and also provides stormwater monitoring and inspection services. In the office, Jorge produces high-quality, construction plans, specifications, and technical construction detailing with an exceptional attention to detail. He also assists with project permitting across all of CLA’s market sectors.

Mr. Olano has been instrumental in the successful completion of the following projects:

• Palmer Avenue Streetscape
• Esopus Lake Waterfront Revitalization
• Lake George RV Park

Paul Adel, PE

Senior Environmental Engineer

• Professional Engineer, New York
• Professional Engineer, New Jersey
• Masters of Science, Environmental Quality Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage, AK
• Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
• Past President, Capital District Chapter, New York State Society of Professional Engineers.

Paul Adel has 40 years of engineering design, permitting, regulatory compliance and project management experience serving commercial and manufacturing industries. Mr. Adel has assisted clients subject to NPDES/SPDES, bulk storage and air quality regulations and has conducted Environmental Impact Assessment for industrial site developments. Mr. Adel prepares hydrologic and hydraulic studies and stormwater conveyance and treatment designs, and he has conducted investigation and remediation on federal and industrial contaminated sites. Mr. Adel began his career in the aerospace industry designing airframe flight control and satellite structures. Mr. Adel has experience with the application of modeling, spreadsheet and database software. In his spare time Mr. Adel enjoys travel photography and woodworking.

Paige Buzard

Landscape Designer

• 6 years of experience
• Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• Coursework, Landscape Architecture, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Paige is a landscape designer with experience working on high-end residential, master planning, farming, and equestrian site design projects. She has experience preparing construction documents and site details, completing budget estimates, coordinating projects, and designing plantings and gardens. She has experience using programs such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D, Adobe Creative Suites, and various hand drawing and rendering programs.

Projects that Ms. Buzard has worked on include: