Instructor Biographies

Len Hordyk LAT

Len brings over twenty years of green industry experience to DynaSCAPE software. Len studied Landscape Architecture at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in Toronto and graduated with honors in 1987. Len has designed numerous award-winning gardens across Southern Ontario, including several gardens at Canada Blooms, the Toronto Flower and Garden Show. Len began working with DynaSCAPE in 1998 as a consultant and beta-tester after many years of drafting with pencil and paper. Len’s brings a keen sense of detail for graphics and design to the DynaSCAPE software program. In his spare time, Len enjoys gardening and the outdoors.
James Meerveld

James graduated from the Landscape Architecture program At Ryerson Polytechnic University in 1995. He has over 15 years of experience in the green industry, and began working with the DynaSCAPE Software in 2000 while with a Design Build landscape firm. James is currently working for numerous landscape contractors in Southern Ontario as an independent designer. He also recently won an award for Landscape Design from Landscape Ontario.
Bekki Mihelich

Bekki Mihelich is a freelance landscape designer in the Western suburbs of Chicago, IL. She has a Bachelors of Science in Horticulture from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and began her career in the nursery business. She combined her long time interest in drafting with her plant knowledge in 2001 and started designing and selling landscape projects. Bekki began designing by hand but quickly converted to DynaSCAPE during the winter of 2001. She formed her own company in 2004 and designs residential and commercial landscapes for landscape contractors in the Chicagoland area. Bekki enjoys being with family and friends in her spare time.
Duane Morris APLD

Duane Morris teaches classes in landscape design, landscape contracting and computer graphics at California Polytechnic State University in California. He an active member in professional landscape organizations at both the state and national level. He is a member and past president of the San Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) and certified member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD), having served on their board of directors for two years. Mr. Morris is a licensed landscape contractor in California, has served on the city of San Luis Obispo’s Architectural Review Committee and other community advisory boards.
David Sustr DLD, CLD.

David brings his experience in landscape design and construction to into teaching DynaSCAPE Design. He studied landscape design at Fanshawe College, London, Ontario. David owns and operates his own Design Studio where he offers design and consulting services to local landscape contractors. David enjoys gardening and the outdoors.