Meet the New Program Rep. for Statewide Master Gardeners

UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog

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News and updates from the statewide UC Master Gardener Program office.

Editor: Pamela M. Geisel
Author: Aubrey Bray

Published on: May 23, 2012

Hello, everyone! I wanted to take a second to meet all of you. My name is Aubrey Bray and I am the new Program Representative for the Statewide Master Gardener Program. I can’t tell you how excited I am to be a part of such an incredible organization!

A little about me….I was born and raised in Lake Isabella, CA a quaint little town nestled in the Sierra foothills. I found my love for agriculture through high school agriculture classes and the FFA. I attended Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo and received a B.S. in Agricultural Business. While at Cal Poly, I discovered my love for gardening through numerous Horticulture classes and competing with the floral design team. Living in a small studio on the Central Coast has limited me to container gardening for the past 5 years, but my husband and I are excited to move to Red Bluff and put down roots—literally and figuratively! I love m

y puppy “Tule,” any sort of outdoor activity, and learning new things. I truly feel that this position will allow me to pursue the things that I am passionate about and can’t wait to get into the thick of it all!

Speaking of which, I’ll be taking a little tour over the next month or so to visit county programs. I am looking forward to meeting all of you and visiting some of your programs in the next few weeks to get a glimpse of what Master Gardeners looks like at the local level.

So tell me, what is your favorite thing about Master Gardeners?

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Comments: 5

Comments:

by Janet Cangemi

on May 24, 2012 at 9:47 AM

Welcome aboard Aubrey. We look forward to meeting you and working with you.

by Sandy R. Kewman

on May 24, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Welcome, Aubrey! We look forward to meeting you. I love the learning about horticulture within a group of like-minded volunteers in my county and our support of each other as we answer the questions of the home gardeners here.

by Deborah Curle

on May 24, 2012 at 3:22 PM

Welcome Aubrey!! So glad you are joining "the family!" What I love about Master Gardeners is watching the relationships among the Master Gardeners themselves develop and grow. I love to learn all about each MG: their family, their other interests, etc. and I love to work with each of these fabulous people who I like to think of as my extended family! It's so much fun to work with people who love what they are doing!!

by Margie B Reisz

on May 24, 2012 at 11:21 PM

Hi Aubrey, it's a pleasure to welcome you to the Master Gardener Program. I am so blessed to have been given caring mentors and an amazing team of fellow students in Class of 2007. Our Team,the Soil Sisters have enjoyed volunteering on many Master Gardener projects together; by being an AEC facilitator for our teammate as they teach an Adult Education class, working plant clinics, docents at Spring Garden Tour, etc. The Master Gardener prgram is a great way to learn and give back to the community. We look forward to your coming to Fresno County.

by Pat Decker

on May 25, 2012 at 9:28 AM

Hi Aubrey! We'd be delighted to have you come visit us. No doubt your calendar is filling fast, so propose some dates that will work for you and we'll see if we can match! Pat and Don in Marin.