City College of San Francisco

Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department

Auguste Broucaret Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department A.A., City College of San Francisco

Mr. Auguste Broucaret has been teaching at CCSF for the past 33 years.

His educational goal is to pass on his 47 years of gardening experience in San Francisco in order to make his students the best possible gardeners.

Mr. Broucaret is a member of the San Francisco Gardeners Association, Professional Gardeners Federation of Northern California and the California Landscape Association.

In his leisure time, Mr. Broucaret enjoys cars, scuba diving and gardening.

Robert James Broucaret Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department A.S., City College of San Francisco

Mr. Robert Broucaret has been teaching at CCSF for the past 5 years.

He tries to give his students a "real world" view of what it is like to work as a landscape professional. He also tries to teach students how to problem-solve in the workplace.

Mr. Broucaret is involved in the San Francisco Professional Gardeners Association (an organization which does community projects with students).

Mr. Broucaret is currently in the process of renovating his house. He has previously enjoyed auto restoration and racing.

Steven W Brown Chair, Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Professor Brown has been teaching at CCSF for the past 20 years.

His goal is to provide students with the best possible instruction in Horticulture and Floral Design.

Professor Brown is a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers, Master Florists and Ikebana International. He serves as an educational Advisor to Teleflora's Northern California/Nevada Unit, and is an Honorary member of the San Francisco Garden Club.

He has been published in the Florist Review: "Care and Handling of Cut Flowers" and Super Floral Retail: "Cut Flower of the Month" and "Blooming Plant of the Month". Professor Brown is co-author of Teleflora's: "Green and Blooming Plants".

His extracurricular activities include tennis, Bonsai, Gardening, Knitting and Floral and Horticultural Events. He is a Past President and Lifetime member of the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Federation and Founder and co-president of the San Francisco Tennis Coalition.

J. Charmain Giuliani Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department A.S., City College of San Francisco

Ms. Giuliani has been teaching at CCSF for the past 20 years.

Her goal is to provide students with opportunities to learn in an open, hands-on classroom not limited to buildings.

She has been published in Strybing Leaflet and Plant Doctor.

In her leisure time, Ms. Giuliani enjoys traveling (particularly to Italy), sketching (particularly plants), cooking, wine and dining.

John M Hillan Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department B.S., University of California, Davis

Mr. Hillan has been teaching at CCSF for the past 12 years.

Mr. Hillan states that "I believe that our department is here first and foremost to serve students. Giving students the basic tools and contacts necessary for a start in the field of horticulture and connecting students to employers in our field" are his goals.

He is a member of the Contract Education Subcommittee and an advisor to the CCSF Horticulture Club. He is also the co-author of a text on environmental science and technology. His other memberships include the Bay Area Landscape Supervisor's Forum, International Society of Arborists, and the International Small Plant Propagators' Society

In his leisure time, he enjoys working as a horticultural consultant and a licensed landscape contractor.

Holly J Money-Collins Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Ms. Money-Collins has been teaching at CCSF for the past 21 years.

She is dedicated to teaching practices that focus on "learning by doing with style and innovation." Her students have consistently received the highest design awards in national as well as local competitions, graduating to become successful retail florists and garden center operators.

Ms. Money-Collins has been involved in the CCSF F-Pac Committee and Faculty Association Budget Committee.

Ms. Money-Collins has designed, commentated and written articles professionally for the floral industry for over 21 years. She is a member of Teleflora's exclusive Education Specialist Team and a creative consultant to the Knud Nielsen Company. She is the author of "Glorious Weddings", an historical chapter in "The American Florists" and co-authored "Encycloflora", a series of 12 floral design and business textbooks. Her floral designs and articles regularly appear in "Flowers" and "Florists' Review" magazines, as well as many local newspapers and trade journals.

Recently, Ms. Money-Collins has been part of several inaugural floral design teams charged with constructing the floral arrangements used for the presidential festivities. She has also presented floral programs for the Society of English Floristry, New York Botanical Gardens and numerous floral associations across the country. She has also designed for the Pasadena Rose Parade, taught floral design classes in Canada and coordinated courses in Europe.

Pamela K Peirce Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department B.A., Butler University

Professor Peirce has taught at CCSF for the past 20 years.

She is dedicated to helping students to become competent and ecologically responsible gardeners. Her classes emphasize gardening basics while providing resources for those who want to know more about specific subjects. She seeks to enable students to learn gardening not only from printed and spoken information, but also from the plants themselves, in class garden labs and in their own gardening experiences.

Professor Peirce is the author of "Golden Gate Gardening: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area and Coastal California", Revised Edition, Sasquatch Books, Seattle, 1998 and "'Wildly Successful Plants: Northern California," Sasquatch Books, 2004. She has written or co-authored a number of other books, including several on biofriendly pest management, and her photos appear in many books and magazines. She speaks regularly at Master Gardener classes (Cooperative Extension), and presents gardening workshops in many other local venues. She writes a column, Golden Gate Gardener, for the San Francisco Chronicle, that appears in the Home and Garden Section on Wednesdays and sometimes also on Saturdays. You can read her columns at www.sfgate.com, or read her blog at goldengategarden.typepad.com.

Professor Peirce is a co-founder of the San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners. She is a member of the Garden Writers Association and of the California Native Plant Society.

Yayoi A Sakai Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department RIJI, Sogetsu School, Tokyo

Ms. Sakai has been teaching at CCSF for the past 16 years.

Her goal is to help students develop creative self-expression through Japanese flower arrangement, as well as to help them appreciate the beauty of nature.

She has authored the Beginner and Advanced Sogetsu School of Ikebana videos. She has also made a presentation at the Sogetsu Ikebana Flower Design Symposium.

Some of her extracurricular activities include gardening, music, reading, visiting museums and art.

Jenny Tabarracci Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department B.A., California State University, Sacramento

Ms. Tabarracci has taught at CCSF for the past 7 years.

Her goal is to instruct, support and promote programs that inspire integrity for creative professional design.

She is a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) and the International Special Events Society (ISES).

Ms. Tabarracci is also a Continuing Education Instructor and Freelance Floral Designer.

Thomas Y Wang Environmental Horticulture & Floristry Department B.A., University of California, San Diego M.S., San Francisco State University

Mr. Wang has been teaching at CCSF since 2005.

Thomas' educational goal is to instill in students the importance of plants to human civilization, and to deepen their appreciation and understanding of the sun, water, and soil. He teaches horticulture as a hands on activity punctuated by lecture and group work. He emphasizes working in the garden as both a viable and excellent career choice, as well as a hobby which will keep a person healthy and strong.

Thomas is a certified arborist and a volunteer at the SF Botanical Garden. He has published photos, papers, and illustrations related to the study of ecology and most specifically, butterflies. He is a member of the Friends of Boeddeker Park in the Tenderloin, and an active supporter of natural areas throughout the SF Bay Area.

When he has leisure time, Mr. Wang enjoys painting and napping.