Field Ecologist, Botanist with a PhD from Trinity College Dublin (Èire). Currently employed as Curator of the Living Collection by Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida. Current projects include Assessment and Conservation of an endangered coastal cactus species, Harrisia aboriginum and Mexican Bromeliad Weevil (Metamasius callizona) in Florida and its impact on Giant Airplant (Tillandsia utriculata) populations.