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Our Instructors

Our instructor team includes leading floral design experts and acclaimed industry professionals who are actively shaping today’s floral landscape. With diverse backgrounds in design, horticulture, creative direction, event production and styling, they provide students with comprehensive, real-world education rooted in artistry and technique.

Meet the instructors who elevate our curriculum and champion student success.
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Calvert Crary

Executive Director,
FlowerSchool NY

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Meredith Perez

Owner, Belle Fleur
Wedding Design Extraordinaire

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Juan Villanueva

Owner, Villanueva Designs
Large-Scale Design Specialist

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Jessi Owens

@jessi.nicoledesigns
Tablescape Champion

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Ivan Gilkes

Owner, Floral Stud.io
Hand-Tied Bouquet Master

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Courtney Bowden

Owner, August Company
Hotel Floral Pro

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Sharon Prendergast

@flowers.by.sharon

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Clare Roop

@flowies.nyc

"FlowerSchool provides a very cathartic opportunity for me to give back to budding floral enthusiasts. The FSNY students that take my design series are passionate about their craft, they are fully invested and engaged which makes for a very collaborative and inspiring environment. The business of floral design is not just about the pretty, there are technical, logistical and financial skill sets to learn, how wonderful that we have a school that offers the best professional training."

-Meredith Perez

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