People and Happenings
People and Happenings
proper disposal of the Cemetery ’ s hazardous materials , but also advises employees about proper disposal of hazardous materials that are found in their homes . Sustainable culture is not only part of Mount Auburn ’ s mission , but is a lifestyle choice being adopted by members of our staff – a sustainable approach to living .
Mount Auburn Welcomes Two New Staff Members
This past summer Mount Auburn welcomed two new additions to the staff .
Regina Harrison , Executive Assistant to President Dave Barnett , came to Mount Auburn following several years as an Administrative Assistant in the Office of Chancellor / President Emeritus John Silber at Boston University . This experience combined with her background in anthropology and a stint in the U . S . Forest Service made Mount Auburn a natural fit . Regina has an A . B . from the University of Chicago and an M . A . from McGill University . She lives in Arlington , Mass ., with her husband , Mathew Fuller , and she enjoys dance and music .
Lauren Marsh joined Mount Auburn as the Development Associate and Communications Coordinator . For the previous five years , Lauren taught high school English in her Regina Harrison ( left ) and Lauren hometown of Wakefield , Mass . Marsh
Prior to that , she worked as
Marketing Associate for the North Shore Music Theatre . She has a B . A . in English from Merrimack College and an M . A . in Writing and Publishing from Emerson College . She lives in Cambridge with her husband , Paul , and writes fiction in her spare time .
Staff News and Travel
President Dave Barnett attended several events throughout the fall of 2009 including the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Honorary Medals Awards Dinner in Wellesley , Mass ., and the Watertown / Belmont Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner in Watertown , Mass ., in October . On January 5 , 2010 , he began the new year by speaking about Mount Auburn Cemetery at the Northeastern Weed Science Society ’ s Annual Meeting in Cambridge . Also in late January , he attended the Annual Meeting of Directors of Large Gardens in Santa Barbara , Calif .
In June 2010 , he plans to attend the Annual Conference of the American Public Gardens Association in Atlanta , Ga ., where he is scheduled to speak on a panel .
Family Services Coordinator Tom Johnson and Senior Custodian Jose Rivera completed Cremation Association of North America ( CANA ) Cremation Certification last September .
Chief of Conservation Dave Gallagher will attend the Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works ( AIC ) May 11-14 in Milwaukee , Wis . He will also complete a course on masonry conservation in New York City through RESTORE , a nonprofit educational corporation that offers a range of programs and services related to the technology of building conservation .
Members of our Horticulture staff attended the New England Grows conference in Boston in February .
Seven staff members also attended the Ecological Landscaping Association Annual Conference on February 25 in Springfield , Mass .
Horticultural Curator Dennis Collins taught a class on conifers at the Arnold Arboretum on November 7 , 2009 . In addition , he spoke at the Trees in the Urban Landscape Symposium at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston , Mass ., on November 13 , and he appeared as a panelist at Northeastern University on February 22 , for a screening of bestselling author , journalist , speaker , and environmentalist Paul Tukey ’ s new documentary film , A Chemical Reaction , which is about the organic lawn care movement .
Superintendent of Grounds Paul Walker and Dennis Collins arranged a trip to New York for gardening , arboriculture , and greenhouse staff in October 2009 . The group visited Battery Park City , Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Green-Wood Cemetery ( Brooklyn ) to look at materials recycling , composting techniques , and the application of compost and compost teas in the landscape . The information obtained will be extremely helpful in clarifying our goals and strategies as we move toward making all of our maintenance practices more environmentally sensitive and sustainable .
A Milestone !
Volunteer Frances G . Pratt of Cambridge , who has been working with Historical Collections since 2004 , processed her 10,000th folder on December 22 , 2009 , while pulling work order cards as part of a major lot correspondence processing project .
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