In 2021, she improved the plant clinics by reviewing online and satellite clinic questions and creating a database to track information, creating increased accuracy, consistency and efficiency. Living in Washougal doesn’t hold her back from participating in garden projects, staffing plant clinics and making connections with new trainees. Linda Kaufman is such a dedicated Master Gardener she drives the furthest to attend classes and events.
Sandy was pivotal in helping guide our many adaptations during the pandemic. She’s a mentor to new trainees and collaborative and thoughtful as a leader.
She has served as president and is co-leading the team enhancing the demonstration pollinator garden. Sandra Holden Montag is a true leader, volunteering where her skills are needed the most. She is the fourth longest-serving volunteer in the county who remains active and certified.Ĭentral Gorge Master Gardener of the Year Sandy is always upbeat, knows everyone’s names and her gentle but confident voice encourages everyone to be equally confident. She waters by hand, propagates hops and houseplants and is famous for (with permission) taking cuttings when visiting gardens and turning them into plants for others. It’s known that if you work next to her in the greenhouse, you will learn a lot. In 20, Alan served as Benton County Master Gardener Association vice president, and during this time he raised the quality of the monthly association meetings by selecting engaging topics and outstanding speakers who are experts in their field.įor 32 years, Sandy Willis has always stepped forward to help get the work done. He has found new ways to train and pair mentors with trainees and has worked closely with the Desk Committee Chair to revise the desk procedure handbooks. But it’s his keen interest in working with trainees that has revitalized our program. In her 17 years as a Master Gardener, Sherry has volunteered 7,550 hours.Ģ021-2022 County Master Gardener of the Year and Behind the Scenes awardsīenton County Master Gardener of the YearĪlan Taylor brings his talents as a scientist, researcher and grape grower to his work as a Master Gardener. While Sherry was a presenter for four classes, she served behind the scenes providing instruction, coaching and assurance of the high standards of the series. She led volunteers in adapting to technology, and these new webinars reached gardeners when they needed it the most.
Pioneer staffing home based gift manager series#
Thanks to her exemplary leadership developing the 10 Minute University program over the past 12 years, she was able to quickly launch a noontime chat webinar series of 20 sessions, engaging over 7,000 viewers, including participants from around the world.
In her 17 years as a Master Gardener, Jane has volunteered 10,000 hours.Īt the start of the pandemic, Sherry Sheng, Clackamas County, realized the need to quickly pivot community outreach to engage a community with an urgent desire to garden successfully. She has hosted “In the Garden” on television and filled in on Jefferson Public Radio’s Garden Talk show. Whether teaching in a demonstration garden or on Zoom, Jane utilizes every opportunity to spread the word about organic gardening. She has chaired the Spring Garden Fair, the largest plant and garden sale between Portland and Sacramento. Creator of the Practicum, a hands-on lab for Master Gardeners to practice planting and raising vegetables and flowers, Jane’s work has served as a model across the state. She even stepped in as an Interim Master Gardener Program Coordinator for a year. Jane Moyer, Jackson County, is dedicated to teaching and has taught many Master Gardeners and community members about gardening. The OSU Master Gardener program and the Oregon Master Gardener Association, a nonprofit that supports the program, sponsor the annual awards, which are decided on by a committee of Gail Langellotto, statewide Master Gardener coordinator, the OMGA president-elect and past award winners.Ģ021-2022 Statewide Master Gardener of the Year In 2021, volunteers put in 84,293 hours, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The awardees are among the nearly 2,300 Master Gardeners who work with Extension to share their knowledge of sustainable gardening practices across 27 Oregon counties and 85 educational gardens. – Forty-eight dedicated Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener volunteers have been recognized for service to their counties and communities.
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