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Instructor Information for 18SAEHORWLPB

NameEmailBio
Janis NapoliN/AAfter receiving her degree in horticulture, Janis Napoli spent the first part of her career working in nurseries in South Jersey, learning about ornamentals species up close. After completing a BBG Horticulture internship, she joined the staff as an assistant gardener. She is currently the horticulture supervisor for Prospect Park, where she works in the ornamental areas of the park and oversees a small, hardworking team of gardeners. Janis has been gardening her entire life and loves to be outdoors.
Rashid PoulsonN/ABrooklyn native Rashid Poulson is deputy director of horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. He's also a MillionTrees Training Program alumnus, where he studied arboriculture, urban landscape design, and ecological restoration and gardened at the High Line park. His current focus is on park management, though he is still an active green roof gardener at Brooklyn Bridge Park, as well as its leading arborist.


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