Bio
Experience
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United States
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Zoos and Botanical Gardens
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400 - 500 Employee
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Horticulture Contract Manager
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Aug 2018 - Present
My role as Horticulture Contract Manager at Longwood Gardens is to provide strong leadership to ensure the efficient and effective performance of a diverse range of contractors supporting horticulture operations. Procurement and engagement of external contractors and consultants with top priorities of work that is performed to contract standards, deadlines meet, and safety specifications adhered to.
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Nursery Manager
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2005 - Aug 2018
As Nursery Manager at Longwood Gardens my contributions have made a positive impact on the living collection of this preeminent public garden. Worked with the horticulture team fulfill woody plant needs with focused plant sourcing and preservation of Longwood Gardens’ woody plant heritage through the propagation of specimen trees and shrubs.
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Farm Meadows Nursery
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Hockessin, Delaware
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Principal Owner
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1984 - 2005
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Hockessin, Delaware
Founded a design/build landscape contracting company and retail garden center. In this role I was able to take the wishes of the client and mix that with a dash of creativity and beautiful, vigorous plants to deliver on-time, in-budget projects. This high quality work was recognized by my landscape professional peers and was awarded the best project of the year three separate times by the Delaware Nursery and Landscape Association.
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Education
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Stockbridge of Agriculture, Landscape Operations
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