William D. Rieley, PLA

As the founding principal of Rieley & Associates, Will oversees all of the firm’s projects. In addition to serving for eight years on the Albemarle County Planning Commission, he taught at the University of Virginia for 20 years. His career as an educator continues through lectures at conferences and symposiums and participation in the Historic Landscape Institute (administered jointly by the University of Virginia and Monticello).

His other interests include fly fishing (because “you always do it in beautiful places”), the study of proportion, garden structures such as dovecotes and bathouses, and classical architecture. He is known at the office for his recitations of Gilbert and Sullivan, poetry, and an occasional anecdote from P. G. Wodehouse. In his honor, Rieley & Associates always celebrates National Bow Tie Day.

Roxanne S. Brouse, PLA

Roxanne graduated with a Masters degree in landscape architecture from the University of Virginia. After working with the National Park Service as the Landscape Architect for the National Capital Region in Washington, DC, she returned to Charlottesville to work at Rieley & Associates. She has been a partner since 1985. She describes herself as the firm’s factotum because on any given day she tackles assignments ranging from calculating curve data on a horizontal alignment to putting the finishing touches on a narrative for a master plan. She gets the job done. Her rescue dog Ginger, a lab corgi mix, is a friendly office companion. Roxanne’s favorite pastime is following the exploits of her beloved University of Virginia baseball team. Go Hoos!

Jennifer Esser, PLA

Jennifer joined Rieley & Associates in 2007 to help produce line drawings and rendered aerial perspectives for Historic Virginia Gardens: Preservation Work of the Garden Club of Virginia. Her experience at that time included twenty years as a private consultant in south Florida for residential design, parks, and roadway beautification projects. Her tenacity and analytical skills shine brightest when tackling complicated construction details, layout and grading plans, and specifications for such diverse projects as a new plaza at the Historic Henry County Courthouse which included recreating Civil War cannon carriages, the restoration of Thomas Jefferson’s carriage turnaround at Poplar Forest, the Reveley Garden at the College of William & Mary, and an 18th century garden restoration at Stratford Hall. In addition to her design work, Jennifer is an artist with a regular studio practice, and her oil paintings hang in private collections around the country.