Elisa Blanchard

ad404l@r.postjobfree.com

413-***-**** (c)

Objective: To continue to care for the estate’s gardens and support visitor engagement. EXPERIENCE

Northeast Community Sales /Equal Exchange, worker owned co-op 2021 - present

Fine Gardener for Bradley Estate /Trustees for Reservations 2021 season and weekends 2022

Worked for Joann Veiere and Dennis Camp; Assisted with Winter Lights, 2020 & 2121 Ranger and Educator / Trustees of Reservations 2020 - 2021 Engage and inform visitors and lead programs at World’s End Reservation in Hingham Elementary School Teacher / Canton Public Schools 2008 - 2020 Built and maintained school raised bed gardens; Led upper school Garden Club with MassHort master gardener volunteers. Initiated KinderGarden Buddies program. RE Coordinator / First Parish Universalist Church of Stoughton 2005 - 2007, 2020-present Support UU values through projects with children and community service Environmental Educator / Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary 2004 - 2007 Led school programs and Nature Camp groups

Operations Manager / Old South Church in Boston, Copley Square 1995 - 2005 Responsible for building use, daily operations, management, front office staff and volunteers EDUCATION / Grants and Awards

Connecting the Living Land intern Muddy River Herbals 2023 Master Urban Gardener course Trustees of Reservations 2021 M. Ed. Elementary Education University of Massachusetts/Boston 2006 M.A. Urban and Environmental Policy Tufts University 1994 B.S. Anthropology/Economics Minor University of Massachusetts/Amherst 1986 CAPE Grant and Ponkapoag Grange Grant for garden construction 2009 & 2013 Recipient of Mass Audubon Conservation Educator Award 2014