Karen Smith

Food Pantry Coordinator at SUNY Schenectady County Community College
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Jill Bennett

Karen is one of the most passionate people I know, between her love of art, her strong beliefs in environmental issues and her true compassion for animals in need. She has a strong work ethic, real dedication to improving the lives of others, and enough tenacity to carry through with her goals.

Moira Fain

Karen is a dedicated teacher. She continues to educate herself in the understanding of digital applications and contemporary trends . She is a person with lots of energy and compassion .

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Credentials

  • Master Recyler
    Lane County Government
    Sep, 2017
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • SUNY Schenectady County Community College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Food Pantry Coordinator
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      Responsible for the operations of the SUNY Schenectady Food Pantry to include operational functions related to Student Workers, volunteer staff, inventory management and related internal controls. Responsible for the operations of the SUNY Schenectady Food Pantry to include operational functions related to Student Workers, volunteer staff, inventory management and related internal controls.

  • Lane Forest Products
    • United States
    • Landscaping Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Landscape Plant Specialist & Garden Associate
      • Apr 2018 - Jun 2022

      Garden Nursery Associate working at the Glenwood plant location. Assisting customers with plant and bulk related questions. Versatile in work to assist in retail yards as well as office to help customers. Working with customers to meet their plant needs, based on inventory and soil needs growing needs. Answer customer questions about compost, soil, bulk, delivery, and blower material needs. Assist with calculations of amount of materials needed for various projects. Answer plant related questions; plant diagnosis, planting, harvesting, maintaining and plant descriptions. Assist in maintaining greenhouse testing of soils and composts. Enter orders, update invoices. Write monthly plant blog posts highlighting a wide variety of plants.

  • Johnson Family Farm
    • Eugene, Oregon, United States
    • Lead Gardener
      • Aug 2014 - Jun 2018

      Accomplished care of landscape with little supervision through soil restoration, planting, weeding, mulching and pruning, harvesting and maintaining fruit trees Accomplished care of landscape with little supervision through soil restoration, planting, weeding, mulching and pruning, harvesting and maintaining fruit trees

  • Johnson Brothers Greenhouse
    • Eugene, Oregon Area
    • Garden Nusery Associate
      • Feb 2017 - Sep 2017

      Assisting customers with maintaining vegetable, fruit and flower gardens. Primary waterer for front end retail. (thousands of shrubs, annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruits and more!) Production work consisted of planting, watering, deadheading, monitoring for disease, propagating, mixing soil, and maintaining thousands of plants in back area. Assisting customers with maintaining vegetable, fruit and flower gardens. Primary waterer for front end retail. (thousands of shrubs, annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruits and more!) Production work consisted of planting, watering, deadheading, monitoring for disease, propagating, mixing soil, and maintaining thousands of plants in back area.

  • Karen Smith
    • Eugene, Oregon Area
    • Freelance Graphic Designer
      • Jul 2010 - Jul 2017

      Maintain social media sites for small business owners, integration, redesign website Maintain restaurant and campground websites, e-newsletter and campaigns Maintain social media sites for small business owners, integration, redesign website Maintain restaurant and campground websites, e-newsletter and campaigns

  • NORTHWEST GARDEN NURSERY
    • United States
    • Retail
    • Gardener
      • Mar 2014 - Sep 2015

      Maintenance of outdoor garden space. Highly proficient to identify variety of plants. Weeding, spread compost, pruning and general year round cleanup Maintenance of outdoor garden space. Highly proficient to identify variety of plants. Weeding, spread compost, pruning and general year round cleanup

  • Caynonville Farmer's Market
    • Canyonville, Oregon
    • Farm Market Manager
      • Jan 2013 - Feb 2014

      Working as a liaison between vendors and the board to build a support community with local goods as the focus. The Canyonville Farmer’s Market Manager includes, responsibility for overseeing all market operations, maintaining and building public and vendor relations, as well as set-up and tear-down of CFM equipment on market days. Working along side the board of directors I maintain an organized, fast-paced environment, able to take initiative and make quick decisions. Working as a liaison between vendors and the board to build a support community with local goods as the focus. The Canyonville Farmer’s Market Manager includes, responsibility for overseeing all market operations, maintaining and building public and vendor relations, as well as set-up and tear-down of CFM equipment on market days. Working along side the board of directors I maintain an organized, fast-paced environment, able to take initiative and make quick decisions.

  • Frew & Frew LLC
    • Remote & New Haven
    • Office Assistant
      • Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

      manage website maintenance for real estate listings- 200+ apartment listing, updating text, files and photography, tenant correspondence, schedule appointments, craigslists, postlets, college website listings, MLS listings, general advertising, copying, banking deposits and tent leases and paperwork manage website maintenance for real estate listings- 200+ apartment listing, updating text, files and photography, tenant correspondence, schedule appointments, craigslists, postlets, college website listings, MLS listings, general advertising, copying, banking deposits and tent leases and paperwork

  • Quinebaug Valley Community College
    • Digital Photography Instructor
      • Aug 2008 - May 2009

      • Adult Continuing Education Courses: Basic Digital Photography • Planned, Presented, organized by demonstrations, power point lectures and in class exercises • Adult Continuing Education Courses: Basic Digital Photography • Planned, Presented, organized by demonstrations, power point lectures and in class exercises

  • Manchester Community College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Graphic Design Instructor
      • Aug 2007 - May 2009

      •Graphic Design I-IV: Problem solving fundamentals & concepts of Design •Advised students for further education and semester planning •Taught research & process, (planning preliminary sketches to final plate production) • Evaluated designs for student assessment in planning, development and process •Graphic Design I-IV: Problem solving fundamentals & concepts of Design •Advised students for further education and semester planning •Taught research & process, (planning preliminary sketches to final plate production) • Evaluated designs for student assessment in planning, development and process

  • Eastern Connecticut State University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Digital Design Instructor
      • Aug 2006 - May 2009

      •Freshmen- Senior & Graduate students •Digital Illustration: Adobe Illustrator business card logos, endangered species poster •Adobe Indesign: Page & Layout business cards, brochures, magazine & booklets •Designing for the Internet: Dreamweaver (basic Web Site development) •Freshmen- Senior & Graduate students •Digital Illustration: Adobe Illustrator business card logos, endangered species poster •Adobe Indesign: Page & Layout business cards, brochures, magazine & booklets •Designing for the Internet: Dreamweaver (basic Web Site development)

  • State University of New York at Oswego
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Lab Manager & B.F.A Coordinator
      • Sep 2003 - Aug 2005

      Liaison Fine Arts & Graphic Design Departments for Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibtion File, copy, organize, update 60+ photo, text, word files (2 BFA Exhibitions) Maintain correspondence and resolve issues by meeting technicians, faculty, and students Assisted with Academic Advisement for entire Fine Arts & Design student body, coordinated activities for degree candidacy Liaison Fine Arts & Graphic Design Departments for Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibtion File, copy, organize, update 60+ photo, text, word files (2 BFA Exhibitions) Maintain correspondence and resolve issues by meeting technicians, faculty, and students Assisted with Academic Advisement for entire Fine Arts & Design student body, coordinated activities for degree candidacy

Education

  • Oregon State University
    Sustainable Landscape Design certificate, Horticulture
    2016 - 2016
  • State University of New York at Oswego
    MAT, Art Teaching
    2000 - 2003
  • Mohawk Valley Community College
    A.A.S, Graphic Design
    1998 - 2000

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