Coni has been a Floral Artist for 35 years. She has a Masters Degree in Art Education from the University of Kansas. She attended College of San Mateo Floristry Program and City College of San Francisco Retail Floristry Program. She is an accredited member of the American Institute of Floral Designers and has a European Masters Certification. Coni is a member of Floral Artists of the Bay Area and a member of OFAD.  She continues to study floral art with Hitomi Gillium, Per Benjamin and Gregor Lersch.  Coni and Cheryl McGuire were co-owners of “Flora”, a floral arts shoppe at the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, for ten years. She has exhibited at Bouquets to Arts in the de Young Museum for 25 years and has participated in the Miss Chinatown USA ceremonies. Coni has given and participated in many Floral Presentations, Workshops and Studies and currently works as a Free Lance Artist.