

Neil Moran Sault Ste. Marie, MI AUTHOR'S RESUME' BOOK AUTHOR: Author, North Country Gardening, Simple Secrets to Successful Northern Gardening, (Avery Color Studios, Marquette, MI, 1995). Practical advice on gardening in cold climates. Currently being sold in northern U.S. (from North Dakota to Maine) and Canada. Distributed to bookstores, nurseries and gift shops. Numerous positive book reviews including the Detroit Free Press and Duluth News-Tribune. FREELANCE WRITER: Regular contributor to Michigan Country Lines (circulation: 210,000) and Activity Connection, Past contributor to Pool & Spa News, Gardenguides.com, Evening News (our local daily) and Above the Bridge Magazine. Other Credits: UP. Horse News(1986-1990); WildBird, BackHome, Family: A Catholic Perspective, New Writers, Bylines, Peace Journal and Organic Gardening. GARDEN WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Member, GWAA, a nation-wide association dedicated to providing quality information on gardening to various media. Special Note: featured speaker at the 1996 New England Spring Flower Show, Boston Massachusetts. RELATED EXPERIENCE: I currently teach horticulture in a career technical education center. Classes are taught in introductory horticulture, greenhouse management, landscaping, pest management, floriculture and landscape maintenance utilizing several acres of land for flower beds and landscaping. I speak extensively on the subject to garden clubs and other interested parties. I'm available to speak to your organization. Fee negotiable. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCES: Horticulture Trades Instructor in a Career and Technical Education Center. B.S. in Psychology from Lake Superior State University, 1984. Ontario Diploma in Horticulture from the University of Guelph in Landscape Design. Certified Master Gardener, Michigan State University and Certified Nurseryman and member of the Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association. Certified in Integrated Pest Management by the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Also, past instructor for the MSU Master Gardener program. Avid gardener since childhood. |

