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Education
Master’s of Applied Anthropology - May 2020
Faculty Advisor: L. Jen Shaffer, Ph.D.Thesis Project: Ethnobotanical Education at the San Antonio Botanical GardenFocus: Applied Ethnobotany, Food Anthropology, Museum StudiesBachelor of Arts in Environmental Policy - May 2014
Thesis: Growing Roots: Gardening as a means to mitigate urban poverty and its symptomsHighlights
Highlights
2026 - 2027 | MSU Adams Academy Fellow
Achieved a 600% engagement increase and 200% class use increase from FY22-23 to FY23-24 (first year at Beal Botanical Garden)
San Antonio Museum of Art Collaboration - recorded ethnobotanical analysis of 'San Isidro Labrador'(1866) by Joaquín Castañón for Roman Landscapes Exhibit.
Plants/Place: The Ethnobotany and Preservation of Our Native Plants
San Antonio Conservation Programming Goals: 2021- 387%; 2022 - 577%
Transitioned art museum to all online presence during COVID-19 pandemic
Core Competencies:
Core Competencies:
Ethnobotanical Research & Application
Strategic Program Development & Evaluation
Audience Engagement & Community Needs Assessment
Institutional Growth & Capacity Building
Interpretive Planning & Exhibition Curation
Affiliations
Affiliations
American Public Gardens Association
American Public Gardens Association
Editorial Advisory Group - Public Garden! Magazine
07/2022 - PresentAmerican Anthropological Association
American Anthropological Association
Work Experience
Work Experience
East Lansing, MI (Jan 2023 - Present)
Education Director: Manage all educational components for historic 7-acre Botanical Garden and 5,000-acre Arboretum.
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI | Spring 2025 Semester
Adjunct Professor | Arts, Cultural Management & Museum Studies Department: Instructed MUSM 480/880 - Growing Collections, Cultivating Connections: Living collections as a medium to engage with and bring together diverse audiences.
San Antonio, TX (Sept 2020-Dec 2022)
Conservation Programs Specialist (5/22-Present): Manage conservation and adult education programming. Facilitate relationship between plants and people through research, writing, program development, and interpretation.
Conservation and Volunteer Programs Specialist (9/20-5/22): Managed conservation programs & volunteers through GivePulse system.
College Park, MD (Aug 2018-Sept 2020)
Editor & Content Manager (5/20-8/20): Operations, website management, and development of “David C. Driskell Papers” online archival exhibition celebrating the legacy of Prof. Driskell.
Graduate Assistant (8/18-5/20): Office administration, staff management, website management, student engagement, and development. Completion of 6 art exhibitions and planning future exhibitions.
Baltimore, MD (March 2016-Aug 2018)
New Roots Specialist: Managed branch of a refugee health program. Ran urban gardens, managed farmers’ market partnerships, programming (mental health, nutrition), and grant development. Managed part-time staff and extensive, highly rated, internship program.
San Rafael, CA (June 2015 – March 2016)
Business Development Manager: Office operations, media production, assisting CEO; my focus was museum collaboration and development.
Scanning Technician: Editing 3D data in GeoMagic Studio for 3D printing, reverse engineering, digital use, etc.
Lagunitas, CA (Dec 2014 – April 2015)
Tea Associate: Chinese tea import and distribution company with education, purchasing, marketing, packaging, and tea tasting/analysis.
Rensselaerville, NY (June- Aug 2014)
Residential Coordinator and Field Teaching Assistant: Supervised High School Ecological Research camp.
Research Assistant: Surveyed deer exclosures for the Environmental Monitoring and Management Alliance.
Bronx, NY - Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden (Mar-Nov 2013)
Gardening Workshop Instructor: Maintenance, education, and program development of an urban educational vegetable garden.
Dig, Plant, Grow Instructor: Developed programs and guided families through garden activities.
Bronx, NY - Wild Medicine Exhibition (May-Sept 2013)
Public Education Interpretive Station Intern: Planner and interpreter for conservatory ethnobotanical exhibit.
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