Pam Thompson
Manager of Adult Education
125 Arborway
Boston, MA 02130
Phone: 617.384.5277
Fax: 617.524.1418
Email
Education
MS Communications Management, Simmons College
BA French Studies, Mount Holyoke College
As manager of adult education, I develop a range of programs to encourage interest in and exploration of horticulture, gardening, natural sciences, and landscape design. Our programs reach a range of community members, from professional horticulturists to avid home gardeners and novices. No matter what level of knowledge and experience you may bring to one of our classes, you are guaranteed to leave with some new nugget of understanding, and typically, a load of practical information. I strive to identify instructors and topics that will deliver “aha” moments and expand curiosity about the natural world, about the interactions between plants and animals, about the human propensity to plant seeds and make gardens. I am also responsible for the educational training program for our summer horticultural interns.
I have taken numerous art and landscape design classes since graduating from Mount Holyoke College. In May 2010, I received a master’s degree in communications management from Simmons College. A finance class in that program piqued my current focus on the stock market and small scale investing. Outside of work, I garden with my three cats and play ice hockey year-round with several women’s teams.