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6215 Oakdale Ridge Ct. SE
Mableton, GA 30126

The ELT Team

━ Edward Lamont Tarlton, Ph.D.

Owner & President

Dr. Tarlton has gained noted experience on a wide range of professional projects throughout the southeast, where he has managed and designed projects in the municipal, commercial, and private sectors. In Georgia specifically, he has been involved with housing projects for the M.L. King, Jr. Historic District Development Corporation, Albany Dougherty Planning Commission, and the City of Albany’s Department of Community and Economic Development along with several private sector clients. Dr. Tarlton’s educational focus looks at housing and community development expressly as it relates to improving education, economic and health-related issues, using an array of evidence-based theoretical techniques to inform policy, practice, and the public.

━ Owner & President

Edward Lamont Tarlton, Ph.D.

━ EDUCATION & REGISTRATIONS

  • 2018 Agriculture Leadership, Education, and Communications, Ph.D. Emphasis Area: College and Career Readiness and Community Leadership Dissertation: “Utilizing the Act Engage 6-9 to Explore Noncognitive College and Career Readiness Levels Among 8th Grade Texas 4-H Participants” Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

  • 2008 Master of Science in Land Development Professional paper topic: “Multi-Family Development” Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

  • 2005 Registered Appraiser, State of Georgia

  • 1991 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

━ RESEARCH REPORTS

  • Tarlton, Ed; Harper, Robert; Blessett, Brandi; Brian N. Williams; and Carter, Jarrad (2020) “Addressing Social Inequity: A Case Study of Success,” Journal of Public Management & Social Policy: Vol. 27 : No. 1 , Article 6.

  • Flowers, A., III, Robinson, P. A., Bonner, F. A., Harper, R., & Tarlton, E. (2014). Still leaving Black males behind: Revisiting debunking myths of meritocratic education: A policy focus on Black males in P-20 schooling contexts. National Journal of Urban Education and Practice, (7)3, 198-212.

  • Jourdan, D.E., S. Van Zandt, and *E. Tarlton. 2013. Coming Home: Resident Satisfaction Regarding Return to a Revitalized HOPE VI Community. Cities 35:439-444.

  • Magnolia Gardens Hope VI Evaluation, 2010 Interim Report, December 2010. (With Shannon Van Zandt, Dawn Jourdan, June Martin, and Cecilia Giusti).

  • Magnolia Gardens Hope VI Evaluation, Special Report on HOPE VI Collaborators, August 2009. (With Shannon Van Zandt, Dawn Jourdan, June Martin and Cecilia Giusti).

  • Magnolia Gardens Hope VI Evaluation, 2009 Interim Report, December 2009. (With Shannon Van Zandt, Dawn Jourdan, June Martin and Cecilia Giusti).

━ PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Urban Land Institute

  • American Planning Association

  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

  • American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Board, University of Georgia School of Environmental Design Alumni SteeringCommittee, 1995-1997

━ Stephen Lee Richardson

Landscape Architect

Mr. Richardson is a Licensed Landscape Architect with 30 year career of comprehensive design practice, including owning design firm for 20 years and direct experience in the following areas of practice: Corporate Campus, office, hospitality and resort, retail, multi-family, community design, institutional/educational, and residential. His strengths include:

  • Developing large, complex designs from conceptualization through construction process

  • Visualizing and developing three dimensional understanding of sites, particularly with respect to topographic design and constructability

  • Strong expertise in site design based on topographic conditions

  •  Coordinating well with other design consultants and disciplines – architects, engineers, etc. in achieving project synthesis

  • Developing design teams for clients, including recruitment and management 

  • Understanding the big picture: exceeding client’s goals by considering larger issues with respect site development, such as re-directing project type based on site conditions, economic returns and political and community acceptance

  • Developing construction budgets during early planning stages, and developing design drawings that meet budget requirements.

  • Due to national practice, working in varied environmental conditions, from subtropical to northern states, including temperature, plants, and soil types

  • Developing strong, detailed sets of construction documents that prevent unnecessary change orders during construction implementation on large projects.

  • Designing passive / natural design processes in lieu of engineering solutions to storm water management, thus saving money and providing more aesthetic solutions

  •  Business development, office management of design firm up to twelve employees

━ Owner & President

Edward Lamont Tarlton, Ph.D.

━ EDUCATION & LICENSURE

  • 1980 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

  • Current Licensure: Georgia # LA000641

━ PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Society of Landscape Architects

━ Industrial Architecture

David Grey

━ Interior Design

Annie Sharon

━ Urban Design

Mathias Platt

━ Green Building Design

Helen Ferguson

━ Industrial Architecture

Joshua Clifford

━ Urban Design

James Blast

━ Green Building Design

Jessica Donaldson

━ Industrial Architecture

William Thornton

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