Primary Mission Statement/Objective
Seeking a career in the field of horticulture which will best utilize a combined knowledge of plants, marketing, computer and research skills.

Experience

v Volunteering at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (1997):
z Herbarium Collections: Methodically inspecting, mounting, filing, researching and curating (e.g., annotating, accessioning, deaccessioning) plant specimen files; revamped Volunteer Assistance Record form for use as MS-Word file; conducting various special projects.
z Herbarium Library: Accessioning gifts of horticulture-based books and periodicals in MS-Word.




v Sidewalk Astronomy Volunteer via FWAS on behalf of FWMSH(2003).
v Culled, Researched and Created List of Double Stars in MS-Excel and HTML format(2000-03).
v Designing and creating dBase reports for filing and labeling Plant Specimen Files(1995).
v Helped establish Greater Fort Worth Herb Society's Log Cabin Village project(1992).
v Designing and creating Plant-Blooming Schedule charts(1988)
v Gathering and Utilizing Phenologocal Data (1988).
v Gardening Organically(1986).
v Performing and reporting various Product Promotions(1984).
v Researching list of Quasars(1982-85).
v Facilitating by initiating contact with guest speakers(1980).
v Operating film projector(1979).
v Systematically organizing periodicals by name, year, month, and date(1976).
v Photographing then identifying plants by scientific nomenclature as well as common name(1976).

Education
Horticulture Degrees:
z Associate in Applied Sciences in Horticulture from TCC-NWC(2000).
• Degree Plan GPA : 3.2
  
• Over All GPA : 3.0


Other Degrees:
z Associate in Arts in Photography from TCJC-SC(1982).
• Degree Plan GPA : 3.0?

Electives/Other Skills:

Web Page Design (self-teaching)	Marketing Principles	Accounting Principles	—
MS-Access	MS-Excel	MS-Word	dBase (mostly self-taught)
Aldus PageMaker (self-taught)	Introductory Computers	Speech and Small-Group Discussions	Human Relations

(See Degree Plan for other courses)

School Organizations:

z Founding member of Multicultural Awareness Club, MAC representative to Student Government: TCJC-NWC.
z Active member of Multicultural Awareness Club and Student Advisory Council: TCJC-SC.

Community Organizations:

v Active member of the Tarrant County Master Gardener Association — 1997 - present
v Active member of the Greater Fort Worth Herb Society — 1991-1996, January 2006. - present
v Active former member of the Fort Worth Camera Club — 1982 - 1994.
v 1989 Fieldtrip Chairperson of the Fort Worth Camera Club.
v Active member of the Fort Worth Astronomcal Society — 1980 - 84, 1996 - 2005
v Active Sidewalk Astronomy Volunteer @ Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. — August 2003 - present