Emily Conn Email & Phone Number

United States

• Accessioning new plant material, verifying nomenclature, producing educational labels & accession labels• Mapping with GPS to maintain digital maps & collections inventory• Utilizing BG-BASE, BG-MAP, ArcGIS Pro, & other ESRI software products

Shopkeeper, propagator, buyer, horticulturist for ornamental tropical plants, on-site plant health diagnosis and care consultant. Horticultural consultant for home garden design, edible garden and landscaping projects, and greenhouse development. One part of a three person dream team!

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater Philadelphia Area

As the Martha J. Wallace Endowed Plant Propagation 2019 Intern, my responsibilities range from greenhouse & nursery management, maintenance of the Victorian Fernery, Integrated Pest Management record keeping and data collection, inventory management and monitoring propagation projects. •Production of A Gap Analysis of the Morris Arboretum HydrangeaCollection (May 2020) under supervision of the Curator and Director of Horticulture• Propagation research for a diverse variety of woody plants from seeds and cuttings• Plant material & seed collection, extraction, cleaning and processing, storing,cataloging, and inventory• Greenhouse management, maintenance of the Victorian Fernery and field nursery• Integrated Pest Management record keeping and data collection• Training with Argus Environmental Control Systems and BG-BASE

Greater Philadelphia Area

As a member of this organic landscaping team, I find innovative and organic methods for lawn and garden maintenance. Specializing in mowing, weeding and mulching, vine control, poison ivy removal and prevention, tree and stump removal, floral arrangements, and companion planting/organic pest control using native landscape plants. We are currently the only completely organic landscapers in the Mt. Airy/Chestnut Hill region.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Received a promotion to include purchasing responsibilities of spices, housewares, bulk product, and packaged grocery items.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Communicating inter-departmental organizational needs, inventory, staff and volunteer training, and departmental upkeep. Customer service specialist responsible for for coordinating volunteers cross-departmentally.

Amherst, Ma

I served as the first official Administrative Coordinator for the Board of Student Business, a representative board that included members from each of the 7 worker owned cooperatives affiliated with the Center for Student Business at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In this position, I was responsible for communicating with the board and to the management staff at the Center for Student Business. I was responsible for scheduling interbusiness meetings, facilitating/recording/maintaining meeting notes and handbook regulations, and organizing interbusiness events, fundraisers, and workshops.

Amherst, Ma

As a co-manager at Greeno Sub Shop, the responsibilities of running a food service and entertainment venue were cooperatively managed by a diverse group of worker-owners. I served on the following committees and boards: Marketing, Efficiency and Operations, Board of Student Business, Inventory and Purchasing, Hiring, and Human Relations. The management skills and communication skills I developed at this position have continued to highlight my strengths as an effective communicator, leader, and problem solver.

Certificate Program, Home Gardening & Urban Agriculture

Accredited certificate program in Home Gardening & Urban Horticulture through the Louisiana Master Gardener program at the Louisiana State.

Post Baccalaureate Program, Landscape Architecture, A

Arboriculture And Botany

Bachelor'S Degree, Anthropology, 3.98 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Graduated a year early from the Commonwealth Honors College with a Departmental Honors Thesis, Commonwealth.