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PUBLIC SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
Over 300 presentations to conferences, various organizations, televisions shows, print media,
horticultural clubs, professional associations and college/university level classes including:
Toronto Botanical Gardens
Sacred Landscapes and Healing Gardens February, 2006
Spencer Valley Public School Wild Landscape Architecture! May 2005
Spadina House Creating Sacred Spaces in Your Garden April 2005
Toronto Botanical Gardens:
Ultimate Design Series
Designing Gardens as Healing Places April 2005
Ideas That Matter Conference Creating Innovative Public Spaces March 2005
Victoria Hall Volunteers:
Lecture Series
Healing Gardens March 2005
IIDEX Neocon Design Show, Toronto Gardens of Healing September 2004
North American Community
Gardening Association
Gardens as Sacred Spaces September 2004
HGTV The Indoor Gardener Winter 2004
Royal Botanical Gardens Labyrinths and Sacred Spaces September 2003
International Federation of
Landscape Architects Conference
Making Labyrinths: Creating Sacred Space May 2003
The Artists’ Opportunities Committee, Toronto Gardens: A Place of Imagination and Spirit March 2002
Wellwood, Hamilton Regional
Cancer Center
Healing Gardens March 2002-4
IIDEX Neocon Design Show, Chicago
The Many Faces of Aging
Gardens for the Elderly June 2003
University of Western Ontario Therapeutic Healing Gardens for the Elderly May, 2002
American Horticultural Therapy Association Conference Making Successful Therapeutic Gardens July 2001
Canada Blooms Creating Sacred Space & Healing Gardens March 2001
Designing for Diversity in Dementia Care Conference Inspiring a Garden of Healing May 2001
American Horticultural Therapy Association Conference Intl. People Plant Symposium Wholistic Approach to Creating a Therapeutic Garden July, 2000
Cdn. Society of Landscape Architects Conference Conduct Effective Public Participation Meetings May, 2000
Bio-Psycho-Spiritual Approaches to Cancer Care, Cancer Care Ontario Keynote Address: Therapeutic Gardens,
Workshop: Healing Environments and Playful Expression
April, 2000
Wellness through the Use
of Horticulture Conference, Calgary, Alberta
Keynote Address and Workshops March, 2000
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Creating a Healing Environment August, 1999
Canadian Institute of Planners
Conference, Montreal
Paper Presentation: Going Beyond June, 1999
Ontario Hospital Association Community “Buy-In”: Upping the Odds Towards Implementation May, 1999
York University, Developing the Health Care Community: The Heart of the Organization & The Medicine Wheel April, 1999
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice Healing Gardens
University of Guelph, School of Landscape Architecture
Workshop
Sacred Landscapes January, 1999
Cdn. Hort. Therapy Assoc. Healing Gardens November, 1998
Spirituality in the Workplace Conference
Panelist/Speaker
Soul of the Small Enterprise: The Leader May, 1998
Canadian Wildflower Society Creating Meaning in the Garden March, 1998
Fanshawe College Third Year Design Studio Course Fall 1997 to Spring 1998
University of Cincinnati, Making Sacred Places Conference
Moderator:
Healthcare and Healing Environments October, 1997
Fanshawe College Third Year Design Studio Course Fall 1996 to Spring 1998
University of Guelph Design Studio Critiques 1992 to 2000, 2004
University of Toronto Studio Critiques and Site Planning Course 1990 to 1998