SIMONE SHEMSHEDINI
734. 244. 2322 // simosoph@umich.edu // 4680 Shellbark Drive Ypsilanti, MI
QUALIFICATIONS
Skilled in horticulture, gardening, and farming
Background in botany, food systems, and sustainability
Experience working in a hoophouse and on a farm
Experience growing plants
Knowledge in general maintenance and gardening tool usage
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
WORK HISTORY
Gardening Club Facilitator with Bright Futures After School Program (2 school terms)
Organic Gardener and Farmers Market Operator with Nature and Nurture (2 years)
Assistant Horticulturist at Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory in Detroit (2 years)
Farm Assistant at Brines Farm (summer of 2017)
Farmer at Senna Prairie Farm (summer of 2016)
Conservation Intern with Natural Area Preservation (summer 2016)
Outreach Intern with Huron Watershed Council (summer 2015)
Canvasser with Environment Michigan (summer 2015)
EXPERIENCES
Volunteer with the Food Trust at Clark Park Farmers Market
Citizen Forester with Greening of Detroit
Second Saturday Workdays with Fairmount Park Conservancy
WOOF farming at Between Two Locusts Farm
Organizer for Local Food Summit in Ann Arbor, MI
Helped organize clean water talk with Environment Michigan
Helped organize climate march at U of M campus
EDUCATION
University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts, Minor in the Environment