Business Specialist

302 ABNR, Forestry
toddcs@missouri.edu
(573) 884-2874

Caroline’s 17+ years of experience in office management makes her proficient in structuring procedures and policies, grant writing, personnel management, and budgeting. She has balanced budgets over $500K and has secured over $175,000 in local, state and federal grants with $100,000 as principle investigator. Caroline is a specialist in creating, organizing and implementing community events ranging from formal settings to outdoor farmers markets, fundraisers, promotional booths, Boy Scout activities and the educational competition Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources Regional Envirothon for high school students. Her experience includes hundreds of presentations on topics such as local foods and health regulations, sales and marketing strategies, soil erosion, and horse care. Her audience has included state and federal senate committees, professionals, retirees, consumers, and children of all ages. As editor of weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, and quarterly newsletters, she earned local and regional recognition for the Columbia, Missouri Downtown Rotary annual directory and weekly newsletter. She received her B.S. in Equestrian Science from Stephens College in Columbia, Mo.

Areas of Focus

  • Procurement
  • Financial tracking
  • Conference logistics
  • Special projects

Explore more resources from Caroline and the Center for Agroforestry team.

READ

Utilize the Center for Agroforestry’s Handbook for Agroforestry Planning & Design as you begin envisioning or revisioning your agroforestry system.

WATCH

Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Specialist Lauren Cartwright offers advice on how to get started with NRCS financial and technical assistance programs.

LISTEN

Steer your budding tree crop ideas into grounded reality with this episode of The Agroforestry Podcast about the financing and economics of agroforestry systems.

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