jilkin@smallwood-us.com
Direct: 1-404-264-6490
Jennifer leads the our Landscape Architecture team, guiding the design and development of complex sites through a collaborative, integrated approach. She works closely with clients and multidisciplinary project teams to strategically program site amenities, structures, and utilities, ensuring landscapes that support both operational performance and meaningful user experiences.
With more than 25 years of experience in public and private development, Jennifer brings deep expertise across a broad range of market sectors including mixed-use, education (K–12 and higher education), hospitality, healthcare, entertainment, civic, parks, office, retail, adaptive reuse, and industrial projects. Her background includes extensive work in campus planning, green space design, performing arts centers, and over-structure environments, where her technical knowledge of hardscape design and construction plays a critical role.
Jennifer is a registered Landscape Architect in Georgia and nine additional states and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Her design philosophy is rooted in placemaking and informed by a strong understanding of both design and engineering, allowing her to deliver lasting, high-quality landscape solutions. She is responsible for landscape concept development, design documentation, team leadership, and coordination, as well as the development of landscape design guidelines that thoughtfully integrate hard and softscape systems into the overall project vision.