Emily Shively Asla

Emily Shively has a diverse work experience in the fields of community development, planning, and landscape design. Emily is currently employed as the Assistant Director of Community Development at the City of River Falls. Prior to this, they worked as a City Planner at the same organization.

Before joining the City of River Falls, Emily worked as a Planner for the City of Oakdale from 2014 to 2021. Emily also served as a Commissioner for the St. Paul Parks and Recreation Commission from 2011 to 2017, and as a Commissioner for the St. Paul Planning Commission from 2012 to 2017.

Emily has additional experience as a Landscape Designer and Planner at reGEN Land Design from 2012 to 2014. Emily also worked as a Graduate Landscape Architect/Planner at Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc. from 2013 to 2014.

Their earlier roles include working as a Landscape Designer at Metro Blooms from 2009 to 2012, a Community Planning Technician and SCA/RTCA Americorps Fellow at the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program in 2011, and a Research Associate at the University of Minnesota from 2009 to 2011. Emily also worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Minnesota from 2007 to 2008.

Overall, Emily Shively has a strong background in community development and planning, with expertise in landscape design and research.

Emily Shively, ASLA, AICP has a strong educational background in the fields of Urban and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Philosophy and Theology. Emily initially attended Bethel University from 1993 to 1997, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Philosophy and Theology. Later, they pursued their higher education at the University of Minnesota, simultaneously studying Urban and Regional Planning from 2008 to 2010, and Landscape Architecture from 2007 to 2010, earning a Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree and a Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree respectively.