RESUME

WORK HISTORY

SAINT PAUL PARKS AND RECREATION, St. Paul, MN
Arts and Gardens Program Coordinator, January 2003 -present
Develop and manage citywide horticulture program to maintain over 131 garden sites and 600 hanging baskets. Includes developing and overseeing $300,000 budget, hiring and managing 60 horticulture staff, purchasing materials, coordination of support groups and marketing. Work with several city departments and over 30 community groups to implement plantings.
Develop and manage public art collection. Work with city departments, conservators and community groups to develop public arts policy and procedures for implementation and maintenance. Responsibilities include; budget, assessment and maintenance reports, maintenance schedules, public art proposal process, public art review panel, community support, web tour of collection and publicity. Support arts programming at 41 recreation centers throughout Saint Paul, through; program consultation, resource development, documentation, arts program reporting, developing partnerships, identifying new funding opportunities, marketing and public exhibit opportunities.

COMO PARK ZOO AND CONSERVATORY EDUCATION, St. Paul, MN
Resident Artist/Arts Program Manager, 1994 - 2003
Develop and manage arts and environmental education opportunities for adults and children including: Botanical Arts Certification Program, weekly gardening courses, lecture series, community art classes, after school arts programs for junior and senior high students, an arts partnership with Como Elementary School, Summer Camps, Birthday Party Program and the Summer Environmental Arts Youth Volunteer Program.
Establish and curate the Arts Exhibition space (3,750 sq.ft.) in Gallery Garden at Como Park Conservatory; facilitate exhibition panel.
Developed annual education budget of $250,000. Control an annual program budget of $40,000. Developed class registration system, website, and mailing database; direct publicity efforts, including media relations, press releases and media database. Researched and wrote Education Department policy, as well as Community Gardening and Public Art policy for the division of Parks and Recreation.
Train and manage interns, develop overall goals and objectives for Education Department, write and develop curriculum. Designed newly acquired classroom space. Research, write and submit grants, securing over $500,000 in funding. Interview, hire and evaluate staff.

COMO PARK CONSERVATORY, St. Paul, MN
Instructor of Art, 1994 - Present
Beginning Drawing, Beginning & Intermediate Watercolor, Botanical Drawing I, Botanical Watercolor I & II, Landscape Painting

ACR HOMES, Roseville, MN
Staff Supervisor, 1992 - 1994
Trained and supervised 16 direct care staff caring for developmentally disabled adults in a group home setting. Acted as liaison with social workers, family, and medical personnel. Compiled quarterly and annual reports; assisted in the design and implementation of treatment goals.

BETHEL COLLEGE, St. Paul, MN
Instructor of Art, 1990-1993
Intro to Drawing, Intro to Painting, Intro to Printmaking, Drawing II and III, Painting II and III, Printmaking II and III

BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Brooklyn, NY
Graduate Fellow, 1990
Assisted photolab technician, with responsibility for maintaining darkroom, preparing chemicals and taking slides of artwork.

EDUCATION

BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Brooklyn, NY
Master of Fine Arts, 1990

BETHEL COLLEGE, St. Paul, MN
Bachelor of Arts, 1985

GRANTS

Successfully raised over $500,000 in funding over twelve years:
STAR GRANT, 2002 - 2005 Support for Blooming Saint Paul, a city-wide beautification program($255,000)
VARIETY OF GARDENING CLUBS, 2002 & 2003 Grants for labor and materials for Saint Paul Horticulture program ($49,000)
COMPAS, 2001 - 2005 Community Arts Program Grants ($60,000)
UNITED ARTS, 2000 Grant to Como Education to integrate arts, math and natural sciences curriculum into Como Park Elementary School's fourth grade curriculum ($5,000)
THE JAY AND ROSE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION, 1999 Grant for improvements to education spaces at Como Zoo and Conservatory ($25,000)
ST. PAUL YOUTH PROGRAM FUND, 1999 Grants to Como Education for Youth Arts Program (3, totaling $3,400)
METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL, 1999 Grant to Como Education for Youth Arts Program ($8,500 Arts Activity Grant)
FRIENDS OF THE COMO CONSERVATORY GARDENS, 1998-2000 Grant to support Arts programming at Como Park Conservatory ($12,400)
GENERAL MILLS FOUNDATION GRANT, 1998, 1996 & 1995 Grant to Como Education for Youth Arts and Resident Artist Program ($45,000)
METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL, 1998 Grant to Como Education for Youth Arts Program ($8,500 Arts Activity Grant) COMPAS, 1997 Community Arts Program Grant ($12,000)
MINNESOTA CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION, 1997 Professional Opportunity Grant ($2,500)
METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL, 1996-1997 Grant to Como Park Conservatory for After School Arts Program (Arts Activity Grant $8,500)
STAR GRANT, 1996 Resident artist at Wilderness Canoe Base, Boundary Water Canoe Area, MN ($1,000)
MINNESOTA STATE ARTS BOARD, 1995 Career Opportunity Grant ($1,000) METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL, 1995 Grant to Como Park Conservatory for After School Arts Program ($2,500 Small Grant)

EXHIBITIONS

Humanities Fine Arts Gallery - University of Minnesota at Morris, MN - October 23, 2009 - December 1, 2010
The Grand Hand Gallery, Saint Paul, MN: August 8 - August 30, 2009
Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition: Seasons in the City - September 21 - November 12, 2008 Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis
Episcopal Homes Art Affair, Saint Paul, MN - 2007, 2008, 2009
14th Annual People Incorporated Artability at APOLLO exhibition, Saint Paul, MN - October 2 - 4, 2008 JUDGE
Bright Gardens for Fraser Tour - 2008 & 2009
Minnesota Watercolor Society 2008 Annual Juried Exhibition Spring Splash - April 2008. Merit award winner
Watershed High School Silent Auction - January 2008
Minnesota Watercolor Society 2007 Annual Juried Exhibition - April 2007
Guild of Nature and Science Illustrators Exhibit - Oberling Library, University of Wisconsin - Madison, July - September, 2006
Gathering of Artists and Illustrators of Nature Exhibit - Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, May 11 to August 27, 2006
BLOOM! Botanical Art Through the Ages - Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, May 14 to August 27, 2006
Art in Bloom - demonstrator/floral artist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, 2005&2006. Best of Show and Most Creative/Whimsical Awards 2006
"New Beginnings: Works by Instructors of the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory Botanical and Zoological Illustration Program", group show, Como Zoo and Conservatory, Saint Paul, MN, March 2005
Art Collaboratives Gallery, group show, Minneapolis, MN , March 2001
National Wildlife Refuge, two-person show (oil, drawings), Bloomington, MN, March 2000
Como Park Conservatory, solo show in the Gallery Garden, St. Paul, MN, 1998
Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, St. Paul, MN, 1997
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, solo show, Chanhassan, MN, 1996
Circa Gallery, group show, Minneapolis, MN, 1996
Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, St. Paul, MN, 1995
"The Contemporary Landscape: Spirit and Artifice", 1993-1995 Organizer/participant for five group shows: Neville Public Museum of Brown County (Green Bay) University of Minnesota at Morris Duluth Art Institute Phipps Center for the Arts (Hudson, WI) Charles H. McNider Museum (Mason City) Katherine Nash Gallery, group show, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1993
Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, St. Paul, MN, 1994, Winner First Place Drawing
American College Association Exhibition, Hunter College, New York, NY, 1990 Westbeth Gallery, thesis exhibition, New York, NY, 1990

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/COMMITTEES

American Community Gardening Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. August 2005. Presented "Blooming Saint Paul: Recreating an Urban Environment".
Arts Committee Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center, Saint Paul, MN, Participant, 2004. Sustainability Conference, Minneapolis, MN, Presenter "Gardening Opportunities in Saint Paul", 2004.
Chicago Greening Symposium, Chicago IL, 2003.
Living Green Expo, Saint Paul, MN, Presenter "Community Gardens in Saint Paul", 2003. Minnesota Association of Environmental Educators Annual Conference, Moorehead, MN. Presenter "The Arts and Environmental Education", 2002.
Arts Training Workshop on Recycled and Ephemeral Art, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL, Presenter, 2001.
Developmentally Appropriate Environmental Experiences Worksop, Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, St. Paul, MN, Co-Presenter, 2001.
Rooftop Garden Exibit Design Charette, Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul, MN, Participant, 2000.
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Panel, 1998.
COMPAS/United Arts, Board Member, 1998.
Minnesota Greening Conference, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, University of Minnesota, Chanhassan, MN, 1996; Presenter "Arts and Nature", 1997.
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA) Conference, St. Louis, MO, Poster Presenter, "Arts at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory", 1997.
Prepare St. Paul Annual Meeting, Rondo School, St. Paul, MN, Booth Presentation, 1996.
S.E.E./MAX Environmental Educators Conference, Wilder Forest, Stillwater, MN, 1996; Deep Portage Conference Center, Hackensack, MN, Presenter "Group Art with Nature", 1997.
Walker Art Center, Sculpture Garden 10th Anniversary "Art in the Garden" Lecture Series, Presenter, 1998.
Minnesota Arts Educators Conference, Minnesota Center for Arts Education at Winona, MN, 1998.
Fire and Grit: Working in Community for Environment, Orion Society Conference, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Training Facility, Shepardstown, WV, 1999.

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

GARDENING MATTERS Board Member, 2008 - present
GUILD OF NATURE AND SCIENCE ILLUSTRATORS Member 2006 - 07
COMPAS, INC Board Member, 1998
MINNESOTA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 2006 - present
MN RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION Member 2005 - present
MINNESOTA FACILITATORS NETWORK Member 1999 - 2003