Patricia R. Drackett CURRICULUM VITAE Director, The Crosby Arboretum Assistant Extension Professor of Landscape Architecture Coastal Research & Extension Center P.O. Box 1639, 370 Ridge Road, Picayune, MS 39466 Ph. (601) 799-2311 Fax (601) 799-2372 Email:
[email protected] EDUCATION Master of Landscape Architecture, 1989. Louisiana State University. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Graduate coursework in Ornamental Horticulture, 1982-1984. University of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee. Bachelor of Arts, Botany, 1981. University of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS The Crosby Arboretum/Mississippi State University, Picayune, MS Director, July 2011 to present Interim Director/Senior Curator, July 2010 to July 2011 Senior Curator, July 2009 to July 2010 Interim Director/Senior Curator, October 2007 to July 2009 Supervision of Arboretum facilities and five-person staff; development and implementation of short and long term goals; responsible for exhibit site construction and management of natural areas; development and implementation of the educational programs and public events; pursuit of outside funding opportunities, grants, and fundraising; provision of outreach education for area schools and community organizations; conduct of presentations and workshops both for the Arboretum and area organizations; coordination with MSU departments of landscape architecture and architecture for classes based at the Arboretum; management of the Arboretum’s on-site plant collections, herbarium records, and historical archives;