Speaker & Instructor Bios

Experts on native plants and green solutions!

The 10,000 Rain Gardens Speakers Bureau is a group of expert volunteers on native plants and green solutions. Invite one to speak to your garden club, scout troop, church group or similar organization for a lively talk about their favorite subject.

Speakers Bureau members donate their time to help educate the public, However, each has a busy schedule and is available on a limited basis. Please allow three weeks to check availability and understand that we cannot accommodate all requests.

Speakers Bureau

Judy Allmon

Principal, Bluestem Landscapes, Jefferson City, Missouri

Patti Banks

Owner, Patti Banks Associates

Jeffrey Bruce, FASLA

Owner, Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company

Amy Dietz, P.E.

Water Resources Engineer, George Butler Associates

Carla Dods

Associate, Shockey Consulting Services

David Dods

Environmental Engineer, URS Corporation

David Flick

Principal, Terra Technologies

Ted Hartsig

Soil Scientist, Olsson Associates

Frank Norman

Plant Ecologist and Botanist

Larry O'Donnell

Little Blue River Watershed Coalition

Jackie Palmer

Field Educator, Bridging the Gap

Rusty Schmidt

Landscape Ecologist, URS, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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