*Responsible for complete guest experience including increasing total attendance.*Develop, implement and manage special events with goal of increasing awareness of mission, attendance and revenue.*Direct public education including managing education staff/interns and growing guided school tour program. *Responsible for communications and marketing efforts including managing Communications Coordinator, social media, web, print collateral and increasing overall sphere of influence.*Implement Garden Volunteer program; oversee Manager of Volunteer Programs and over 200 year-round volunteers.*Exhibit development and implementation including temporary (both externally and internally produced) and planning/interpretation for permanent exhibits and layered educational experiences.*Educational speaker/trainer, providing community education and training for incoming volunteers and continuing education opportunities for Nature Interpreters (docents) to further the Garden’s mission.*Develop and administer onsite Facility Rental Program, increasing both revenue (from $17k in 2009 to $93k in 2014) and guest attendance (to over 13k rental event guests in 2014).*Manage, plan, and successfully met yearly budgets including development and execution of strategic planning objectives and institutional goals. Role also includes overseeing retail gift shop and admissions operations, personnel and budgeting.*Increase community engagement through community/civic involvement to expand outreach, cross-programming opportunities, as well as cultivation of philanthropic relationships and strategic partnerships.*Fundraising responsibilities, collaboratively with director of development to secure funds special projects and general operating.*Collaborate across departments in a team-oriented atmosphere of Directors and Executive Director to ensure effective and efficient use of staffing capacity, fiscal responsibility and mission-awareness.

*Increased adult education program participation from 400 in 2002 to 2900 in 2009 and increased education registration revenue from $35,000 to $207,000 during that same time period.*Designed, marketed, implemented, and evaluated over 200 educational experiences annually for adults and families.*Developed/implemented certificate programs: Botanical Art and Illustration (2004) and Desert Gardening Mastership (2008).*Instructed and hired instructors to teach indoor/outdoor educational classes, workshops, and demonstrations. *Recruited, trained, managed, and evaluated staff, contractors, and volunteers (approx. 200/year) to meet the Garden’s mission.*Managed, planned, and successfully met yearly budgets, strategic planning goals and institutional goals.*Collaborated with local institutions and city/county/federal agencies to expand outreach and cross-programming opportunities.*Managed the Garden’s Outreach Program including promotional events; created media releases, copy writer*Educational Speaker to over 150 audiences including: National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, REI, Arizona Guide Association, IACP International Conference, service organizations, live television, expos, and events.*Naturalist Guide on over 300 interpretive walks, day hikes, outings, and extended travel adventures.*Acting Director of Education, Education Department (4/2006 to 9/2006)*Management, leadership and vision of department, including Lifelong Learning, Interpretation, School, and Volunteer programs.*Completed Tending the Garden endowment campaign which secured over $16 million and 5-year strategic plan.