CareErs in Public Horticulture
Career Category:
Education
Position Title:
Adult Education Coordinator
Position Summary
- Develops and manages diverse educational programs for adult audiences, including courses, lectures, and demonstrations
- This position often requires an undergraduate degree and 3-5 years experience
- Other abilities: supervisory, interpersonal, and financial skills
2006 APGA Salary Range
$24,000 to $51,458
Profiles of Adult Education Coordinators
Pamela j. thompson
Title
Manager of Adult Education and Internship Coordinator, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Job Responsibilities
- Develop, manage, and promote short classes and lectures on horticulture, garden design, botany, and teh environment. Approximately 100 classes / year
- Coordinate summer intern application process and oversee the educational and training component of the internship
- Requires problem solving, creativity, and strong communication skills
Educational Background
- B.A., French Studies, Mount Holyoke College
- 5 grad-level classes in landscape design and landscape history at Landscape Institute of the Arnold Arboretum
- Working towards a Masters in Communications Management at Simmons College
Practical Experience
- Garden maintenance
- Administrator for The Center for Plant Conservation
- Registrar and then Manager of Adult Education, Arnold Arboretum
Favorite / Least Favorite Part of the Job
- Favorite: Creative thinking and writing, connects me with like-minded people / plant enthusiasts, I'm always learning, no day is the same, meeting new people / serving customers, collaborating with internal staff and those at other institutions
- Least favorite: administrative paperwork
Other Comments
- Requires evening and weekend hours several times per month
Alex Pearl
Title
Career Technical Teacher (Horticulture), Warren Correctional Institution
Job Responsibilities
- Provide horticulture training and skills to students
- Assist in employment ready skills
- Security of program, students, and institution
Educational Experience
- Teaching license, Ohio State University
- M.S. in Public Horticulture, The Longwood Graduate Program at UD
- B.S. in Horticulture, New Mexico State University
Practical Experience
- Director of an Arboretum
- Business owner
- Nursery Manager
Favorite Part of the Job
- The support of my institution to grow crops in the greenhouse and nursery as well as to use the grounds as a learning lab
Other Notes
From the CPH: Alex has a very unique job, in that he provides horticulture education and career training programs for inmates at a correctional facility. Learn more about Alex, his interesting job, and the valuable work he and Warren Correctional Institution are doing here.