Responsibilities

Provide educational programs for the following clientale:

• Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
• Home Gardeners
• Fruit and Vegetable Growers
• Green Industry Growers
• Landscape Professionals
• Turfgrass Growers and Managers
• Tree Managers

Director of the Pitt County Arboretum

Experience

1995 - Present:  Extension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture, Pitt County Center

Education

1992    Bachelor of Science - Horticulture & Landscape Design, Auburn University
1995    Master of Science - Horticulture & Urban Forestry, Auburn University

Certification and Training

Intensive Production System Training - 1997
Certified Arborist
Certified Landscape Technician - Trainer
Certified Plant Professional
Certified Turfgrass Professional
New and Aspiring Training - 2005

Awards and Recognition

1998    Achievement Award, NC Association of County Agriculture Agents
1998    Outstanding Cooperative Extension Agent Management of Insect Pests of Ornamentals
2001    NACAA Pre Annual Meeting & Professional Improvement Conference Horticulture Workshop and Tour
2002    NCCES Search for Excellence, Agriculture
2003    Rise Horticulture/Turf Study Tour
2004    City of Greenville Community Appearance Award.