Businesswoman

Now retired after 20+ years managing big and small companies from publishing to financial services

Teacher/Speaker

Half-Day On Site Workshop--Lavender: From Soil to Sachet, has been presented at:

• Clark College, Vancouver WA
• Clatsop Community College, Astoria OR
• Edmonds Community College, Edmonds WA
• North Seattle Community College, Seattle WA
• Clear Creek Nursery, Silverdale WA
  

Six-Week Online Course--Lavender: From Soil to Sachet, currently being delivered to students across the country

Short Programs

• The Five-Minute Greenhouse
  • Childrens' Program
• Lavender is More Than a Color
  • Garden Club Presentation, Luncheon Speaker
• Lost in a Maze? Find Yourself in a Labyrinth!
  • Design and use of a labyrinth in a small garden
• Internet and Marketing are NOT Four-Letter Words
  • Small Business Group Presentation
     

Student

Attended

• University of Washington
• Clark College (Vancouver, WA)
• Portland State University
• and "finally" received Associate Degree in Arts and Sciences from Olympic College, Bremerton WA
  

2000 & 2006 North American Lavender Conference Participant

2008 North American Lavender Conference Speaker

Edmonds Community College -- Horticulture Coursework in:

• Plant Botany
• Herbs
• Plant Propagation
• Nursery and Greenhouse Management
  

Completed Coursework and Designated Kitsap County WSU

• Master Gardener, class of 2005
• Native Plant Advisor, class of 2006

Grower

Cares for 300+ lavender plants in Kitsap County Washington

 Member

• Buck Lake Native Plant Garden Association
• Flotsam & Jetsam Garden Club
• Hansville Community Center
• Kingston Farmers Market
• Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau
• Local Harvest
• Puget Sound Fresh
• 'Way North' Kitsap Lavender Growers

 Consultant

Spring 2004, 2006 & 2007 supervised the planting of

700+ plants for three new growers in 'Way North Kitsap' (Hansville, WA)

Author

Web Designer

Designed, launched and now maintains www.LabyrinthHill.com, which consistently appears in the top ten results when searching online for dried lavender buds and fresh lavender bundles.