Principals
Thomas A. Fee, AICP, LEED AP ND
David R. Curry, AICP
Scott H. Ezer
Richard L. Quinn, ASLA, LEED AP
Donald H. Chung, PE, ASLA
Senior Associates
Gail U. Renard, LEED AP
Wendie R. McAllaster, ASLA
Associates
Shelley Franklin, DArch, AICP, LEED AP BD+C and ND
Rob James, GIS Analyst, GISP
Corlyn Olson Orr, Associate
Ronald Sato, Associate, AICP
Robyn Sweesy, Landscape Designer, ASLA, LEED AP
Staff
Tina Bushnell, Planner
Tara DePonte, Senior Planner/Landscape Designer
Charles A. Ehrhorn, Architect, AIA
Cindy Gamiao, Administrative Assistant
Aaron Mann, Planner
Ryan Masuda, Graphic Designer
Dane Sjoblom, Senior Planner

Tara M. DePonte

Senior Planner/Landscape Designer

Tara DePonteSince joining Helber, Hastert & Fee in 2010, Tara DePonte has been deeply involved in the Honolulu Community College’s Long Range Development Plan and Plan Review Use permitting process. She has also contributed to other planning projects and supported the development of several qualification packages. With a previous employer, Ms. DePonte assisted with landscape architecture projects in Hawaii and Asia and to the Pearl of the Gulf in Doha, Qatar. Her strengths include design, community involvement, and client coordination.

Born and raised in Windward Oahu, Ms. DePonte has had a lifelong interest in Hawaii’s unique landscape history. After graduating from Kamehameha Schools, she obtained her Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Oregon in 2004. Academic trips abroad have provided Ms. DePonte the opportunity to study the cultural landscapes of New Zealand and Japan.