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Ashton Holliday-Goulart

Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Horticulture

Ashton holds a Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture from Ferrum College and a Master’s of Natural Resources and Conservation from Virginia Tech. Her past work experiences include being a conservation botanist technician through Atlanta Botanical Garden, collecting endangered and rare plant specimens for protection and conservation in the panhandle of Florida, and as a horticulturist here in Hampton Roads at Norfolk Botanical Garden.  She worked as an AmeriCorps volunteer and a restoration specialist for a non-profit focusing on creating an environmental education center in Appalachia.