New Employees - Laberge Group welcomes:


Katherine V. Coffield, of Waynesboro, VA in the capacity of Planner. Kathy earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia, School of Architecture at Charlottesville, Virginia and also studied Art History and Photography at the University of Virginia in Castiglion Florentino, Italy. She has experience in creating design guidelines for historic districts that were tailored to individual communities by taking photographs, writing descriptions and organizing text and pictures to assist in their creation. Katherine also assisted in Comprehensive Plan analysis through documentation of building permits by growth area designation for later use in GIS application.

Nicole T. Allen, A.I.C.P., of Amsterdam, New York was recently promoted from Senior Planner to the position of Planning Services Manager. Nicole will manage the planning staff and oversee the activities of the Planning Department of the firm, which provides a wide range of services including strategic development and implementation, downtown revitalization, socio-economic impact analysis, housing condition analysis, public participation coordination, and project and program financing through planning initiatives and the development and administration of state and federal grants and loans.

Laberge Environmental Award

Each year Laberge Group offers an award to one senior in each of three area schools who plans to enter a 4-year college program to prepare for a career in civil engineering, environmental engineering, landscape architecture or community planning.  Selection is based on the student’s demonstrated interest in the physical reshaping of our environment to better serve human needs.