Park Floristry School trainers are all highly experienced and have an in-depth knowledge of the floristry industry, together with advanced training and business management skills. With over 90 years experience, you can be assured you will be trained by the very best teachers available.
Our Team
Kellie-Anne Pevy
Managing Director / Senior Certificate II, III and IV Trainer & Assessor
As Director of Park Floristry School, Kellie is dedicated to her work and ensures that each individual student is fully trained and ready to enter 'the real world' of commercial floristry. Each and every student is encouraged to develop their own creative flair, to fully develop their skills and to fulfil their own personal goals Kellie has extensive experience in the finance industry, but her true passion has always been her connection with flowers. Kellie has run her own floristry businesses since 1998 and from the age of thirteen, Kellie knew that she had a strong desire to work with flowers. It has been Kellie's ambition to share her knowledge, and to encourage her students to achieve their dreams, which for some have been years in the making.
"To me the most important thing is that our students' learning experiences are filled with interesting and creative challenges, while at the same time working ahead to achieve their goals. Being a small training provider enables us to pay close attention to the finer details of each and every one of our students and they become part of our extended family."
Kevin Patterson
Certificate II & III Senior Trainer & Assessor
Kevin represents the heart and soul of the floristry industry, with his involvement spanning more than forty years. Kevin has an enormous passion for passing on his extensive knowledge to others. Kevin's classes are fun, while at the same time maintaining a very high standard of teaching. He is highly respected and much loved by his students and he is held in high regard by the School and the floristry industry. Kevin is an integral part of the smooth running of Park Floristry School, and is instrumental in maintaining the high standard of students who graduate from the School.
Kevin was an educator with Teleflora for over ten years. He has also demonstrated nationally for Interflora and for various other professional florist associations. Kevin is a highly respected competition judge with extensive involvement in many competitions, including the World Skills competition.
Kevin is a 'hands on' florist. In addition to his position as Senior Trainer at the school, Kevin until recently owned and operated a very busy and profitable florist shop for over 25 years in the heart of the Gold Coast. By continually monitoring local and international floristry trends, he is able to incorporate this knowledge into his training sessions at Park Floristry School.
Andrea Rocket
Certificate II, III and IV Trainer
Andrea has a passion for floristry. Fifteen years of commercial floristry experience and five years of teaching made Andrea the perfect choice to deliver the theory component of the School's Certificate II & III course. Andrea is also a specialist trainer in the advanced Certificate IV in Floristry course, delivering her advanced skills and designs to motivated students.
Highlights of Andrea's career include working internationally in the UK, Germany and Ireland, and assisting Mark Pampling in many of his competitions, including the World Cup competition in which he was placed 3rd overall.
Andrea also works in retail floristry on a weekly basis and spends her leisure time enjoying her young family.
Marco Appelfeller
Demonstrator and Certificate IV Trainer
Marco brings vibrance, colour and excitement to his floristry demonstrations and training sessions at the college. He was born and bred in Neuhaus am Rennweg, a small town in the heart of the Thuringian Forest in central Germany. Growing up in these beautiful surroundings kindled Marco's early appreciation of nature, botany and flora in general. There was never any question for Marco - his passion led to his enrolment at Germany's exclusive and foremost school of floristry, the Willy-Brandt-School in Kassel, where he achieved Certificates II, III & IV in floristry, followed by successful completion of his Masters in Nueremberg, and qualifications in vocational and work-related training. Marco enjoys his teaching challenges at the school, and takes great pride is having won the 2008 Interflora "Florist of Distinction" state title. Congratulations Marco!
Mark Pampling
Designer Florist & Certificate IV Assessor
Mark is a highly qualified member of our team of professionals. An internationally acclaimed floral designer with extensive experience and success in all facets of the industry, his work consists of corporate design, competition work, demonstrating and teaching roles. He has won many floristry competitions both in Australia and overseas. Structured styles and clean lines have become familiar elements to his designs. The endless forms, colours and textures of nature provide Mark with his inspiration and he enjoys the challenge of arranging horticultural material to enhance its innate beauty. Freelance designing has taken Mark all around Australia and the world, most recently to Japan, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Germany and The USA
Mark calls Alstonville, in the lush north-eastern corner of New South Wales - Australia, home.
www.markpampling.com
Rachelle Visco
Short Course Trainer
Rachelle Visco has been in the floral industry for 14 years. Specialising in weddings and corporate floristry, she has competed at state level in Sydney and Brisbane for Interflora whilst owning and running a successful award winning florist studio in northern NSW.
The 2002/03 NSW Business Woman of the Year, Rachelle has extensive knowledge of floral design, retail service and training. A floristry teacher since 2001 Rachelle is a contemporary floral designer, with an insightful base knowledge of design, colour and form. "I love to share my skills with others. Everyone is creative - often they just need an insight in the right direction".
Wendy Elliott
Student Liaison / Office & Personal Assistant
Wendy has over 20 years experience specialising in development (in the corporate area), research and marketing.
Having worked within the floristry industry for the past 6 years, Wendy has invaluable knowledge and experience to offer. Wendy worked with a well known floral designer overseas, and is now instrumental in assisting with the smooth running of the school administration and student vocational placement.
Alyssa Milton
Consultancy Trainer
Alyssa Milton is a Bachelor of Business graduate from the University of Southern Queensland and has held marketing roles in the private and public sectors both in Australia and in the UK. Specialising in direct marketing and market research, Alyssa worked with a variety of products and services until she started her own business 'Lyssy May' in 2003. Her business specialises in handmade accessories which are marketed online and through her own retail store in Melbourne. Alyssa is passionate about utilising the many tools available to small businesses to create effective and practical marketing strategies to compete in today's business environment. In furthering her business studies, she completed a Graduate Certification in Business Administration, as part of QUT's Graduate School of Business.
http://www.lyssymay.com/
