Internships
If you are interested in becoming a Quad City Botanical Center Intern in any of these departments, please phone or email their contacts. Many times we do appear at Career fairs at local colleges for intern resumes. Interns have many opportunities to learn about the ins and outs of the Quad City Botanical Center. Experiences may include leading educational activities, creating new educational programs, graphic design work, marketing and set up for events, flocking yards, planting, weeding, playing with butterflies, creating straw mazes, frolicking through the garden, smelling flowers, and much much more.Departments and contact information
Our Phone number is 309-794-0991The Window Box Gift Shop Extension is 29
You can also mail your resume to the desired department,
2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island IL 61201
Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . .Ami Jenkins
extension 23 jenkins@qcgardens.com
Interns in this department will help with general administrative endeavors, grant writing, and helping with memberships drives.
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gretchen Hampsey
extension 26 accounts@qcgardens.com
Interns in this department will shadow our accountant during her daily routines.
Education Director . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Koeller
extension 25 edu@qcgardens.com
Interns in the education department will help with educational programs, lead classes, design lessons, and help with family programming for seasonal months.
Education Coordinator . . . . . . . . . Megan Crandall Cooper
extension 32 edu2@qcgardens.com
Interns in the education department will help with educational programs, lead classes, design lessons, and help with family programming for seasonal months.
Gardener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Searl
extension 21 gardens@qcgardens.com
Interns in this department will have a more hands on experience with the garden and facilities, including weeding, planting, mowing, and tranplanting tropical plants in and out of the greenhouse and sun garden.
Marketing and Guest Services . . . .Beth Peters
extension 30 vs@qcgardens.com
Interns in this department will be involved with yearly events like the Garden Party, Flamingo Fling, and art exhibits. They will help with most everything from advertising to graphics work, and general party set up.
Sales Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rose Meyrer
extension 28 rose@qcgardens.com
Sales interns will help with facility rentals such as weddings, meetings, and group parties.
Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering or are part of a group that would like to volunteer, we have several opportunities for you. For helping with Events please contact Beth at vs@qcgardens.com or call at 309-794-0991 x 30. For helping with educational tours please contact Megan or Gary at edu@qcgardens.com or call at 309-794-0991 x 25.
Experience Works
Employment
We'd love for you to be a part of our team, unfortunately we don't have any positions available.
Donate
If you don't have the time to help out, Donate! Our center runs on the generosity of our community and we continue to need donations and support. Please see our Donation page to see how you can contribute.
