About the Instructor

Ken Gioeli
Extension Agent III / Natural Resources
University of Florida / St. Lucie County

Employment

Extension Agent III / Natural Resources
University of Florida
St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension
July 2004 - Present

Extension Agent II / Natural Resources
University of Florida
St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension
September 2000 - July 2004

Extension Agent I / Natural Resources
University of Florida
St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension
October 1993 - 2000

Education

M. Ag.: Agricultural Education & Communications - December 2000
Specialization: Tropical Biodiversity & Ecosystems Management
University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
GPA: 4.0

Graduate Certificate: Environmental Education and Communications - December 2000
University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
GPA: 4.0

B.S.: Secondary Science Education Specializing in Biology - May 1992
University of Central Florida - Orlando, FL

A.A.:  Liberal Studies - May 1989
Indian River Community College - Fort Pierce, FL

International

Summer 1999 - Tropical Biodiversity Short Course
Organización para Estudios Tropicales/Organization for Tropical Studies
Duke University & Universidad de Costa Rica
Biological Research Stations @ Le Selva, Las Cruses, & Palo Verde

Summer 2002 - International Extension Program 
University of Florida / IFAS Faculty Exchange Program with Universidad EARTH
Limon, Costa Rica

Summer 2003 - Study Tour of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
Partner University: Escuela Superior Polytécnica del Litoral (ESPOL).
Guayaquil, Ecuador & Galapagos Islands of San Cristobal, Santa Cruz & Isabella

November 2004 - International Extension Program  Saint Georges, Grenada 
Invited Presentation: Florida Cooperative Extension Overview and Coping with Natural Disasters
Co-presented by Diana Converse, FCS Agent - Hillsboro County
Hosted by Grenadan Ministry of Agriculture, St. Georges, Grenada

September - October 2005  - Armenian Farmers Training in Florida

Feb 2008 Australian and New Zealand Biocontrol Conference
Invited Presentation: TAME Invasives Portal: A Solution For Your Life
Sydney, Australia

February 2009 3rd International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods
Invited Presentation: Managing Pestiferous Aquatic Midge Emergences from Storm Water Retention Ponds
Christchurch, New Zealand    Hosted by Lincoln University, Canterbury, NZ