Position:
botanical illustrator & program director (Volunteer-in-the-Parks) at National Park Service
Location:
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Work:
National Park Service
since Feb 1999
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botanical illustrator & program director (Volunteer-in-the-Parks)
Walking Box Ranch
Jan 2007 - Jul 2007
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Caretaker
National Park Service
Feb 1999 - Jun 2006
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volunteer botanical illustrator & natural resources interpreter
Carlsbad Caverns Guadalupe Mountains Association
Aug 2002 - May 2004
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Program Director
Education:
Corcoran School 0f Art 1980 - 1980
n/a, painting, printmaking
University of Maryland College Park 1971 - 1975
BA, Fine Art, Therapeutic Recreation, Art History
Interests:
For my current assignment:
I most enjoy helping non-profit historic, cultural, and native habitat organizations professionalize their operations, creating fostering better relations with government partners and stakeholders and building bridges with the local communities in which they serve.
For myself:
Drawing wildflowers in their native habitat, desert environs, theatre (especially experimental theatre and performance art), traveling, jazz and rocking blues, drumming and dance, literature and history.
Mentoring:
Helping folks enhance their individual perceptual abilities and apply those to scientific, artistic and literary pursuits.
Honor & Awards:
Visual Artist Fellowships, NEA/DCAAH, 1984, 1988.