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Education
2018 -Continuing Education: InDesign, Illustrator, Advanced Photoshop, Architectural Sketching
2017 - Master of Landscape Architecture
The University of Texas at Arlington
2016 - Prairie Horticulture and Environmental Training
2014 - Landmark Worldwide, Advanced Communication Curriculum: Access to Power I & Power to Create II
2008 - Horticulture Training
The University of Texas at Austin
1992 - Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
1992 - Bachelor of Business Administration, Management
Experience
Current
Consulting Arborist/ASCA Member, SavATree, Texas/OK
ISA TX 4631A, TRAQ, ISA TX WRRQ 128, ASCA Member
Certified in Native Landscapes (NPSOT)
SavATree Sales Arborist
Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
Arborilogical Serivices, Inc., Certified Arborist
2019-2022
Gardenary Virtual Designer (Kitchen Gardens)
2021- Current
Prairie Bloom Gardens, Self-employed
2017 - Current
Small Scale Sustainable Design Consulting
Spring 2016 - City of Allen Parks and Recreation Intern,
Allen Heritage Village Restoration: Tree survey, AutoCad plans, Historical research for landscape - Volunteer-based internship
Self-employed - Financial Outsource Solutions:
Personalized hand painting services
Provided cash management services
to financial planner clientele
Bank of America (formally NationsBanc)
Employee Relocation & Tele-Mortgage Team Leader, Officer
Equal Opportunity Lending Compliance Auditor
Management Associate Program, Mortgage Banking
Cottage Program Manager (residential programs)
Texas School for the Deaf, Austin, Texas
Grants & Awards
2019 - 1st place in the non-profit category for the City of Plano’s Environmental Star of Excellence award, The Texas Pool Foundation.
2017 - UTA OSD Alpha Delta Pi -Honor Society
Graduated Masters with Honors
2016 - Texas ASLA Student Design Category Honor Award,
Eco-Flow Team (EPA RainWorks), Studio 5
2015 - FIRST PLACE TEAM: EPA Campus RainWorks
Challenge: Master Plan Category, Eco-Flow Team, Studio 5
2013 - Texas ALSA Student Design Category Merit Award, Ecologies at Play Alcuin Team, Studio 3
Skills
ArcGIS, Field Maps
AutoCAD/ProLandscape
Photoshop
Planting design
EarthKind Principles
Horticulture & Texas natives
Landscape for Life program
Sketching/Hand drawing
Sign Language
MS Office
Research
Introductory knowledge: SketchUp, Illustrator, InDesign
Community Involvement
Current:
Trinity Blackland Urban Forestry Council
Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council
International Society of Arboriculture, Texas
American Society of Landscape Architects, Texas
2018-2021 - The Texas Pool Foundation - Environmental Liaison
2018 - Current - Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant Mentor
2018 - Heard Natural Science Museum
and Wildlife Sanctuary
2016 - Current - Connemara Conservancy - Meadow Restoration
2016 - Texas Parks and Wildlife, Land Stewardship
Special Teams: Texas Stream Team Beginning April 2016
2013 to 2016 - Student American Society of Landscape Architects
2016 - Allen Municipal Library
2014 - Plano Lacrosse Association, statistics
2011 - Plano ISD Environmental Chair
Organics recycling program for Schimelpfenig Middle School
and Carlisle Elementary School
Carlisle Elementary School - Butterfly Garden Install
2009 to 2010 - Collin County Humane Society, foster care
2009 - Environmental Chair- Carlisle Elementary, butterfly garden
2008 to 2010 - Blackhawks Club Volleyball:
Team building, try-outs, statistics, referee
2006 to 2008 - Plano ISD PTA
Carlisle Elementary Silent Auctions, grade projects
2004 to 2006 - BT Learning Center committee
Learning Center Wall Mural Fundraiser chair, artist
Mitzvah Day project - Garden restoration project chair
2000 to 2004 -BT Preschool committee
Fall Festival & Silent Auction chair (2 years)
Make-it Plate fundraiser chair (2 years)
Preschool Wall Mural fundraiser chair, designer/artist
2000 - Kivel Campus of Care Assisted Living
Benefit silent auction & invitations committees
1999 to 2000 - Valley of the Sun Preschool fundraising:
Spring Fling & Silent Auction co-chair
Make-it Plate fundraiser chair
2000- CJSN Board Member-at-Large
1999 - Adobe Doulas volunteer - Web designer