Staff Profiles

Priscilla J Marbaker, ASLA, LEED®-AP

Tapis Associates, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO

Profile
Ms. Marbaker is a landscape architect with over twenty-five years of project management and design experience. Her extensive background includes coordination of multi-disciplinary design teams for both public and private sector clients, working to integrate the client’s needs and the site’s unique characteristics into creative and successful built environments. Her responsibilities have spanned the entire design process from developing project theme and image, master planning, community participation, schematic design and design development through construction documentation, public agency review and construction observation.

Ms. Marbaker has worked with a broad range of clients to create fresh and appropriate solutions for site design and land planning projects including parks, corporate campus headquarters, business and industrial parks, college campuses, residential communities and mixed-use developments.

Professional Background

• Tapis Associates, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO Principal and Owner since 1995
• EDAW, Inc., Denver, CO Landscape Architect, Senior Project Manager
• Civitas, Inc., Denver, CO Landscape Architect, Senior Project Manager
• LDR International, Inc., Columbia, MD Landscape Architect, Senior Associate

Academic Teaching Experience

• University of Colorado, Denver and Boulder, CO
• The New College of Architecture and Planning, Guest Critic and Final Juror
• Morgan State University, Baltimore MD, School of Graduate Studies
• The George Washington University, Baltimore, MD, School of Continuing Studies, Adjunct Instructor of Landscape Architecture

Awards, Publications and Lectures

• Mountain States Construction’s Gold Hard Hat Award 2010
• Partnerships in Community Design Project of the Year 1996, Partnership 2008, Planning 2005 & 2011
• Denver Botanic Gardens – Regional Context Design Lecturer 2005
• Peak to Prairie Landscape Symposium – Regional Context Design Lecturer 2002 and 2005
• Horticultural Arts Society Volunteer of the Year 2003
• Colorado Chapter ASLA Land Stewardship Award 1996
• Xeriscape Colorado Award 1996
• Maryland Chapter ASLA Honor Award Fall 1995
• Garden Design, “Design Hardscaping – The Secret Stairway” May 1994
• Landscape Architecture Magazine, “Into the Woods” December 1993
• ASLA Certificate of Merit and College of Arts & Architecture Creative Achievement Award 1983

Professional Affiliations

• Registered and Licensed Landscape Architect in Wyoming and Colorado
• LEED Accredited Professional
• American Society of Landscape Architects
• City of Colorado Springs Park, Recreation and Cultural Services Mountain Bike Policy Committee
• City of Colorado Springs Planning Departments’ Design Review Technical Committee
• Partnerships in Community Design, Guest Juror
• Colorado Springs Xeriscape Task Force
• Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, Technical Advisor, Team Leader, Mentor and Crew Leader
• Pikes Peak Area Trails Coalition, Board of Directors, Vice President of Advocacy

William R Marbaker, CID

Tapis Associates, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO

Profile
Mr. Marbaker is a certified irrigation designer with over five years of experience designing irrigation systems and observing system construction. Each design carefully considers plant water requirements, soil conditions, water availability and client preferences to specify irrigation systems with efficient and economical water application matched to the landscape plantings, soils and slopes.

With a design background that includes over twenty five years of high technology system design and development engineering, Mr. Marbaker is dedicated to creating efficient irrigation systems meeting client requirements with an eye to reliable operation and a low total cost of ownership.

Mr. Marbaker’s designs for new systems and for retrofit and extension of existing systems employ reliable, current equipment to optimize operational efficiency and costs while simplifying maintenance.

Professional Background

• Tapis Associates, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO Irrigation Designer Owner since 2003
• Fluke Networks, Colorado Springs, CO – Sr. Software Engineer 1992-2003
• Hewlett-Packard, Colorado Springs, CO – Software Engineer Marketing Product Manager 1985-1992

Education