Previous Scouting Seasons 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007

2010 Scouts

Ryan Anderson has a BS in Wildlife Biology from Missouri State University. He has experience in collecting and recording field data for graduate research projects.As a nurseryman, he diagnosed and treated pest and disease problem. He lives in the the Salem area and scouted many of the Willamette Valley Fruit Grower and Pan American fields for the full array of pests and diseases. He will scouted fields in the area for the Oregon state-funded Spotted Wing Drosophilia survey. He returned to PCM as lead scout for the 2011 season.

Emmy Fives-Gilbert was born into agriculture (both parents are in the nursery business) and has worked with plantsall her adult life. She has a BS in Environmental Geography from the University of Oregon. Emmy scouted for pests and diseases in client growers' fields in southwest Washington, and also scouted fields in the area for the Washington Commissions'-funded Spotted Wing Drosophilia survey. In August 2010, as planned, she and Max Pagent were married.

Caitlin Henden completed her Master's degree at Marylhurst University and is certified as a high school science teacher. Previous to that, she graduated from Oregon State University with a BS in Botany and Plant Pathology. She scouted numerous growers' fields in the Yamhill/Marion/Clackamus counties, primarily for the Oregon state-funded Spotted Wing Drosophilia survey. In addition, she assisted Julie Pond in supervisory tasks and worked with Tom to created the weekly SWD reports. She taught high school science as a lomg-term substitute, returning to PCM as the Scout Supervisor Assistant for 2011.

Max Paget has a BS in Environmental Geography from the University of Oregon. He was an independent researcher at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Station. He scouted for pests and diseases in client growers' fields in southwest Washington, and also scouted fields in the area for the Washington Commissions'-funded Spotted Wing Drosophilia and the ODS SWD surveys. As planned, he and Emmy Fives-Gilbert were married in August.

Andrew Scheuer lives southwest of Salem and scouted client fields in the Linn/Benton county area, as well as some fields in the area for the Oregon state-funded Spotted Wing Drosophilia survey. He graduated from Missouri State University with a BS in Horticulture and has worked as an arborist as well as a scout. He has worked in vineyards and with landscaping. After leaving PCM at the end of the season, he obtained a job as a fieldman for one of the growers in the Salem area.

Aaron Thurman has a BS in Plant Science from the University of Arizona, with a focus in botany and controlled environment agricuture. He was involved in a number of greenhouse research projects involving various rhizome species, variety trials, and closed system agriculture. He scouted for pests and diseases for PCM clients in the Hillsboro area, and in various fields for the Oregon state-funded Spotted Wing Drosophilia survey .

2009 Scouts

Emily Scott came back to PCM during the winter of 08-09 to help with a research project, and stayed on for another season of scouting, this time in Hillsboro, Sauvie Island and SW Washington. She graduated in 2007 from the University of Oregon, with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and Geography, with a focus on Agriculture. With all the scouting experience she has under her belt she has become our ‘Master Scout’ this year. She began a two-year stint in the Peace Crops in September 2009, heading off to Senegal.

Hannah Goodwin was the major scout for the Willamette Valley Fruit Company fields during 2009. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science and Botany from Oregon State University in 2008. She returned to OSU in the fall of '09 to work for Drs. Denny Bruck and Jana Lee as a laboratory assistant, focusing primarily on Spotted Wing Drosophila. In addition, she is pursuing a Master's Degree in Entomology.

Melissa McChesney was our Southwest Washington field scout for 2009, scouting strawberry and caneberry fields. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from Hawaii Pacific University in 2008, with a focus on Plant Science, She left in the winter of 2009 for Peace Crops exerience in Zambia.

 

2009 Scouts

Michelle Cushing was our Southwest Washington field scout technician during 2008. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Soil & Crop Science from Colorado State University in 2005, emphasizing her studies in Environmental Soil Science.  With her passion for sustainable agriculture and past experience in field scouting, her keen eye was a great help throughout the scouting season.

 

Sarah Grubin was the 2008 scout floater, meaning she scouted in every area, supplementing the regular scouting schedule. Sarah obtained a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Affairs from Lewis & Clark College in 2002 with a focus on Northwest Fruit Crop Production. In 2007, she took graduate level entomology course work at Oregon State University. She returned to OSU after the scouting season to continue her work in entomology. She got her Master's Degree in entomology in Spring 2010.

Emily Scott was the Willamette Valley Fruit Company scout for the 2008 season.  She graduated in 2007 from the University of Oregon, with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and Geography, with a focus on Agriculture. She took a few months off before returning to PCM in December 2008 to work with Scout Supervisor Julie Pond on a Phytophthora project. She stayed on for the 2009 as a scout.

 

Will Unger is the Field Coordinator for Oregon Berry Packing, Inc. Farmer from birth, he has a wealth of experience with NW berry crops and assisted in scouting OBPI’s growers’ fields during the 2008 season.

 

2007 Season

 

Matt Hobin came to us after graduating from Willamette University in 2006 in Biology. His communication skills and excellent observation skills made him an excellent scout for the Willamette Valley growers. He went on after the season to work in high tech chemistry equipment.

 

Betsy Miller graduated from Colorado State University in 2004 with a degree in biology. She was working in Colorado as a horticultural field research associate when she decided to move to Oregon and applied for a position with PCM. She became our southwest field scout for the 2007 season. She began working toward a masters at OSU in 2008. She got her Master's Degree in entomology in Spring 2010.