Plant Growth Facilities Student Assistants

Skyler is a fourth-year Ecology and German major at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Ellen Jones. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and catching butterflies.

Caleb is a third-year Fisheries and Wildlife major at UGA. He primarily supports PGF areas managed by Daniel Gershon and Matthew Seader. In his free time, he loves hiking and sightseeing! He loves anything nature based and wants to gain more knowledge on plants during his time here.

Emily is a third-year International Affairs and Russian Language major with a Dance minor at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Chelsea Martin. In her free time, she does aerial dance at Canopy Studios and BJJ. She enjoys working at the greenhouses because there’s always something different to do each day.

Natalie is a third-year Environmental Economics and Management major at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas under the management of Mackenzie Robinson. Natalie enjoys collaborating with members of the Sustainable Business Society to develop service projects and assist Athens businesses. In her free time, she loves to travel. Her favorite aspect of working in the greenhouses is being outdoors and enjoying the peaceful environment.

Jenna is a second-year Ecology student at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Daniel Gershon. Her favorite thing about working at the greenhouses is the variety in her job because every day we do something new!

Emily is a third-year anthropology major at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Ellen Jones, and for her, the best part about working at the greenhouses is helping to maintain the plants. She is a apart of the Demosthenian Literary Society, and while she loves all things history and anthropology she also loves taking care of plants and helping to keep the greenhouses clean.

Emily is a second-year Horticulture major and Studio Art minor at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Pam Lewis. She loves working with plants and wants to see where life and her degree take her. Her favorite plants (at the moment) are pitcher plants and the sensitive plant. She also enjoys making floral arrangements.

Maddie is a first-year Studio Art major at UGA. She supports areas supported by PGF areas managed by Ellen Jones. Her intended area of emphasis is Scientific Illustration. She loves plants, and takes care of over 20 plants in her home. She grew up on a small farm in the Athens area, and enjoys gardening outside.

Kate is a third-year Fisheries and Wildlife major at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Matthew Seader. In her free time, she loves to go hiking.

Jayda is a fourth-year Horticulture student at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Daniel Gershon. She loves that working at the greenhouses keeps her active and has taught her many useful skills.

Adri is a graduate student studying Public Health with an emphasis in epidemiology at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by TC Jayalath. Her hobbies include hiking, thrifting, playing guitar, and taking care of her houseplants. For her, the best part about working for the greenhouses is that she gets to learn something new about plants every day and helps maintain their spaces so they have a happy and healthy place to grow!

Leandria is a third-year Horticulture student at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Ellen Jones. Her favorite part of working with PGF is learning the ins and outs of maintaining greenhouses, caring for plants, and learning about the research centered around those plants. She has been able to learn a ton about greenhouse management and can't wait to see what other opportunities this position will provide.

Elizabeth is a third-year Marketing major and Sociology minor at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Matt Seader. She is a UGA Flag Line member, Terry College of Business Sales Competition competitor, and Women in Business member. She aspires to work with B2B sales post-graduation. Her favorite thing about being with PGF is working with everyone to make the greenhouses as beautiful as they can be! She also likes the shop vac.

Alexis Bryan is a fourth-year Fisheries and Wildlife student at UGA. She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Pamela Lewis. Her favorite part about working at the greenhouses is fertilizing the tropical greenhouse at South Milledge.

Ellemieke (pronounced 'ella-meek') is a fourth-year Computer Science student at UGA. But don't be fooled by her computer-y science-y background! She loves all things plants, and she considers caring for her (many) houseplants her favorite hobby. To Ellemieke, the best part about working with PGF is being able to spend time outdoors, away from her computer. Maintaining the greenhouses allows her to hang out with plants all day, and she couldn't be happier! She primarily supports PGF areas managed by Lance Fountain. Apart from her work with PGF, Ellemieke also conducts computer vision and machine learning research at the UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory and currently serves as President of the Girls Who Code chapter at UGA.

Jordan worked for CAES greenhouses for 5 years while he pursued his BS and Master's in Public Administration. Jordan now works as a Budget Analyst for the State of Georgia in Atlanta.

Cassie is a second-year Biology major at UGA. Her favorite thing about working at the greenhouses is getting to spend time outside each day and doing hands-on, rewarding work. The world of greenhouses is all new to her, and she's enjoying every minute of it so far!