Program Staff: Karen English

Webmaster and Graphic Designer(since 1996) IPM Program Office NYSAES PO Box 462 Geneva, NY 14456 Phone:(315) 787-2624 Fax:(315) 787-2360 kje7@nysaes.cornell.edu

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Certificate in Graphic Design, University of California at Davis, 1990

• MS, Biology, San Diego State University 1983

• BA, Environmental Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1978

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program website.

• Design and produce reports, brochures, Fact Sheets and other printed materials for the Program.

• Coordinate IPM outreach events.

Current Graphic Projects:

Current Web Projects:

Redesign of this website, employing server-side technology to develop the following features:

• Dynamically generated pages to save download time

• Database-driven publications search to more easily locate specific documents among hundreds

• Server-side includes to save download time, to create a consistent look to the pages and to make the website easier to manage

• Cascading style sheets to ensure consistent styling and to make the website easier to manage

• Drop-down menus to improve navigation

• Breadcrumb trail to improve navigation

• A new graphic interface to freshen the look and to facilitate navigation.

Current Outreach Projects:

• NYS Agricultural Experiment Station's 125th Anniversary Celebration

• Empire Farm Days

• Various other venues