Bonnie has lived in Martin County since 1987 working for local government and not for profit organizations. Landry has been a planner for 15 years and is certified through the American Planning Association (American Institute of Certified Planners – AICP). She has staffed the Community Redevelopment Agency and Metropolitan Planning Organization and managed a planning department. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University and completed coursework for accreditation with Congress for New Urbanism at the University of Miami also known as CNU-a.