Director of Program Development
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road
Miami, FL 33156 USA
305.667.1651 ext. 3323
skores@fairchildgarden.org

Education

M.F.A., University of Miami, 1982

B.F.A., Memphis College of Art, 1976

A.S., Northwestern Connecticut Community College, 1973

Employment

1995 to present – Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

2007-Present – Director of Program Development. Responsible for grant income and administration.

2005-2007 – Acting Director of Development

2003-2005 – Associate Director of Development

2001-2003 – Creative Director

1995-2003 – Public Relations Manager  

1995 – Associate Director, Palm Beach Tropical Flower Show, West Palm Beach, FL

Developed and implemented logistics and marketing of inaugural outdoor gardening festival.

1985-1995 – Assistant Director, Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, FL

Developed outdoor arts festival in to most attended, highest ranked and most profitable in US. Responsibilities included marketing and publicity, logistics, artist liaison. Designed and implemented large-scale outdoor sculpture competition to commemorate 25th and 30th anniversaries.

Publications & Awards

1994-present, Photographs published in various magazines and newspapers including Cunningham, A., Paul Bennett. 2000. Crystal Palaces, American Garden Conservatories.

1992-1994 International Festivals Association Media Awards