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Caseyville, Illinois, United States

The summer after graduating, I came back to Focal Pointe as a Junior Landscape and Enhancement Designer. In this position, I partner with potential customers to discuss the scope of their project’s vision; utilize DynaScape or PRO Landscape to create landscape designs based on the informative meeting; estimate finished designs; place orders with vendors; organize and prepare the project to hand over to installation crews for completion; visit the project site as the installation is taking place; submit product data, irrigation designs, and plant material to landscape architects for commercial design and installation projects; and review the project’s outcome after completion.

Trenton, Illinois, United States

Michele Maue and Dairy King offered me a part-time opportunity during high school, college, and after college to learn how to manage customers and employees, learn the basic restaurant management practices, and give back to the community. I carry what I learned in the five years I worked at Dairy King into all aspects of my life, from managing projects to serving the community.

Scott City, Missouri, United States

At River Ride Winery, I learned from owners Rob and Denise over the summer. We covered how to bottle, cap, and label wine made on-site; how to set up for group events; and how to care for the grapes in the field. Rob and Denise are great people, and I am grateful they gave me the opportunity to get to know them and learn about daily vineyard and winery operations.

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

The Charles Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse is student-run with a full-time manager. With her management and mentorship, other students and I learned and applied the basic principles of greenhouse management, including the following: plant maintenance, water and fertilizer schedules, sowing of seeds, propagation techniques, pest management, and customer assistance. In my first year, I was given the opportunity to capture the stages of the Syngenta mum trials, which included the beginning, middle, and end of the flower cycle of each variety. The people I met at the greenhouse and in my horticulture classes are the main reason I love our industry!

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

After meeting with my professor of Basic Principles of Chemistry and explaining how an upperclassman or graduate chemistry student can intimidate students or go over their heads with the basic concepts, I was offered a role in his lab the next year. While in this role, I assisted the professor by attending labs, helping students set up and take down their experiments, and grading work weekly. I enjoyed helping students break through their mental blocks with chemistry and enhancing my comprehension of the subject at the same time.

Caseyville, Illinois, United States

As a landscape design intern, I learned from and was mentored by the company's lead designer to understand the design programs used by Focal Pointe and the design process. This process included meeting with potential customers, creating base maps, reviewing designs with customers, and walking jobs sites with my teacher.

Caseyville, Illinois, United States

This internship included spending time with nine departments within the company, including horticulture, plant health care, business planning, construction, landscape design, account management, and Washington University’s maintenance, gardening, and irrigation. I enjoyed learning about general plant care and how all of the departments rely on each other to delight the customer.