Aan Coleman, ASLA, LEED AP

Aan Coleman, ASLA, LEED AP

President
Founding Partner

With over 27 years of Landscape Architectural experience, Ms. Coleman serves as President and co-leader of Coleman & Associates. With a continued commitment to client service, design excellence, constructability, sustainability, and financial stewardship, her focus remains upon developing a team that continues to produce award-winning and environmentally sensitive work. Her early years were spent with a design-build firm, and this invaluable experience has served as a solid foundation for a “reality based” approach to the profession. As a result, Coleman & Associates projects are designed and constructed to be affordable, construction-friendly, well detailed, and able to withstand time and trends.

Ms. Coleman is dedicated to environmentally sound design practices. This dedication and extensive experience is translated to all team members by unparalleled focus on the use of native and adapted plantings, tree and native vegetation preservation, and water conservation and rainwater collection systems. Ms. Coleman’s extensive experience with site preservation allows Coleman & Associates projects to emphasize the natural resources of each individual site, whether it be a group of heritage trees, a rock outcropping, wetlands, or a natural water feature. In addition, Ms. Coleman is LEED certified and has contributed her expertise to several successful LEED projects, many achieving multiple awards and high LEED ratings.




Jan Giles, ASLA, LEED AP

Jan Giles, ASLA, LEED AP

Principal and Partner

Ms. Giles began her career at Coleman & Associates in 1995. Her extensive experience with a wide range of project types has allowed her to perfect her skills in tree and natural area preservation, xeriscape landscape planting design, water conserving irrigation design, and hardscape design.

Ms. Giles now serves as Partner and co-leader of Coleman and Associates and works from our office in San Antonio. Her focus is upon San Antonio projects and significant Coleman & Associates projects that demand her wealth of knowledge and leadership.

As a licensed irrigator and licensed Landscape Architect, Ms. Giles leads our irrigation design efforts. Her extensive experience in irrigation design, rain water collection, LEED calculations for water conservation criteria and industry trends, and her manufacturer relationships, are extremely valuable to the firm and our clients.

Ms. Giles serves as Project Manager for many of our most significant commitments. Her communication skills, documentation excellence, specification writing, and industry knowledge all contribute to her unparalleled excellence in service and product.




Atha Phillips, Associate ASLA, LEED AP

Atha Phillips, Associate ASLA, LEED AP

Studio Manager
Project Manager

Atha Phillips joined Coleman & Associates in 2007. She holds a Master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin in Landscape Architecture, which focused on design and master planning.

Mrs. Phillips previously worked at a civil engineering firm giving her a unique perspective on the design and implementation of projects. Designing within site constraints and coordinating with other disciplines to create the desired results is one of her strong suits. She also brings extensive experience in City of Austin code, license agreements, LEED, and Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB).

Mrs. Phillips has served as lead designer for many successful Coleman & Associates projects including but not limited to Hartland Park (LEED Silver), Southpark Meadows Residential Development, Southwest Middle School (AEGB), Texas State Baseball and Softball Field and Edinburg City Hall.




Sara Wells

Sara Wells

Marketing Coordinator
Office Manager

Ms. Wells serves as “central control” for our office, providing critical project support, client assistance, scheduling assistance, marketing support, and organizational support. She is highly effective in client relations, interoffice communication, and vendor interactions. Sara’s degree in graphic design based marketing is a strong asset to our firm, as she is able to respond and pursue marketing opportunities with promptness and professionalism. Ms. Wells is familiar with the RFQ process and is our primary contact for marketing inquiries and teaming opportunities.




Russell Molenaar

Russell Molenaar

AutoCAD Technician

Russell has provided AutoCAD support to Coleman & Associates since 2004, joining the firm full time in January 2007. Russell’s past experience working with the City of Austin utility department as a drafting technician has proven invaluable in increasing the quality of our construction documents.

Mr. Molenaar also provides Project Management support for our estate residential and “special” projects, those that require significant site observation time or fast pace on-site decisions.




Wendy Caffrey

Wendy Caffrey

Accounts Manager

Ms. Caffrey manages the financial activities of the firm. She also assists in all other record keeping, time-tracking and expenses for all projects. She keeps track of all Accounts Receivable, Account Payable, Collections, and Payroll. Additionally she generates invoices and tracks all project expenses where necessary.