LJA Engineering has promoted Matt Stoops, PLA, to Senior Director of Houston Planning and Landscape Architecture. He will integrate the firm’s Planning and Landscape Architecture teams to provide a unified, creative approach for our land development and public clients. Stoops joined LJA more than seven years ago and has grown the Planning team from four members to twenty-four members, expanding its work to include major public projects such as the Western League City Master Plan and the Port Lavaca Downtown Waterfront Master Plan. With over 30 years of experience, he has led planning efforts for Houston-area developments including Harvest Green, Jubilee, Pomona, George Ranch, and Twinwood. He also serves in leadership roles with the West Houston Association and Houston Urban Land Institute. This promotion reflects LJA’s confidence in his ability to drive innovation across its planning and landscape architecture sectors.