Board & Staff
Advisory Board
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
Elie-Antoine Atallah, Chair
Wendy T. Foulke, Vice Chair
Alexandra Edsall, Vice Chair
Jan Albaum
Lydia Allen Berry
William Cullina
Christina M. Fournaris
Pamela B. Gagne
Christine Gehman
Sarah Lodge
Theodore A. McKee
Sandra L. McLean
Susan W. Peck
Nina Schneider
Bonnie Schorsch
Tasha Taylor-Igbanol
Elizabeth van Vleck
Marie Witt
Emeriti
George W. Connell
Janet F. Haas
Elizabeth P. McLean
Ann Reed
Global Advisors
Lewis Heafitz
Jessie B. Hill
William A. Hohns
Chunsheng Lu
Martha J. Wallace
Robert M. Willoughby
Ex-Officio
Jane Alavi
Craig Carnaroli
Anne Papageorge
Nicholas Pevzner
Bethany Wiggin
Staff
Director’s Office
William Cullina, F. Otto Haas Executive Director
Patrice Sutton, Assistant to the Director
Development
Mira Zergani, Director of Development
Kristen Casalenuovo, Moonlight & Roses Event Manager*
Leslie Crane, Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Kaelyn Farrell, Development Data and Membership Assistant
Natalie Greene, Manager, Membership and Development Data Systems
Keith Lyons, Assistant Director, Annual Fund
Chelsea Schuett, Assistant Director of Donor Engagement
Oanh Nguyen, Development Coordinator
Alison Thornton, Senior Associate Director of Development
Education
Bryan Thompson-Nowak, Director of Education
Colin Battis, McLean Contributionship Adult Education Intern**
Stephanie Bruneau, Assistant Director of Adult Education
Joyce Burian, Education Assistant and Phone Receptionist*
Ilana Grubin, Education Specialist / Camp Supervisor*
Jeanne Linkens, Education Assistant and Phone Receptionist*
Megan Nguyen, Education Administrative Assistant
Jenny Rajotte, Intern and Volunteer Coordinator*
Clara Reyes, Assistant Director, Visitor Education and Youth Programs
Clara Roth, McClean Contributionship Youth & Visitor Education Intern**
Jude Thatchet, School Outreach Coordinator
Finance & Administration
Chris Gehman, Director of Finance & Administration
Karen Owens, Fiscal Manager
Horticulture
Vince Marrocco, Gayle E. Maloney Director of Horticulture
Millie Arevalo, Walter W. Root Arboriculture Intern**
Martin Buday, Charles S. Holman Jr. Rose & Flower Garden Intern**
Shane Campbell, Gardener
Kassandra Combs, Hay Honey Farm Natural Areas Intern**
Erin Conley, Rosarian
Ian Daly, Martha J. Wallace Plant Propagation Fellow
Ryan Drake, McCausland Natural Areas Manager
Josh Faia, Train Master*
Peter Fixler, Paul W. Meyer Chief Arborist
Jasmine Gil, Seasonal Gardener*
Olivia Harner, Charles S. Holman Jr. Rose & Flower Garden Intern**
Andrew Hawkes, Assistant Arborist
Kyra Matin, Propagator
Aidan McGookin, Walter W. Root Arboriculture Intern**
Jess Mihalczo, Assistant Gardener*
Jen Monico, Compton Horticulturist
Bruce Morrell, Train Master*
Carly Moyer, Alice & J. Liddon Pennock Jr. Horticulture Intern**
Joseph Murtaugh, Gardener
Henry Richmond-Boudewyns, Assistant Gardener*
Trevor Schulte, Azalea Meadow Horticulturist
Keith Snyder, Equipment Supervisor
Eric Waldron, Assistant Gardener*
Natalie West, Alice & J. Liddon Pennock Jr. Horticulture Intern**
Emilia Zabegay, Greenhouse Assistant*
Information Technology
Jordan Perkins, Senior Business Analyst
Marketing
Teri Scott, Director of Marketing
Mellany Armstrong, Communications Coordinator*
Karmin Faiz, Lee & Steve Laden Marketing Intern*
Cynthia Schemmer, Digital Marketing Coordinator
Physical Facilities
Rob Wisniewski, Moses Feldman Family Director of Physical Facilities
George Beall, Facilities Assistant*
Steve Garman, Facilities Assistant*
Rich McAdams, Assistant Maintenance Mechanic
Joe Mellon, Maintenance Mechanic
Jaquwan Dion Oneil, Facilities Assistant*
Rob Posner, Building Supervisor
Plant Science
Dr. Timothy A. Block, John J. Willaman Director of Plant Science
Emily Humphreys, Eli Kirk Price Plant Science Fellow
Dr. Lulu Korsak, Plant Science Technician*
Pamela Morris Olshefski, Plant Collections Manager
Dr. Cynthia Skema, Botanical Scientist
Nora Wildberg , John J. Willaman and Martha Hass Valentine Curatorial Assistant*
Urban Forestry
Jason Lubar, Associate Director of Urban Forestry
Scott Todd, Urban Forestry Technical Consultant*
Matt Walker, Martha S. Miller and Rusty Miller Urban Forestry Fellow
Visitor Experience
Christopher Dorman, Director of Visitor Experience
Nathan Anderson, Visitor Experience Staff*
Toy Baker, Rental Coordinator*
Laura Beardsley, Visitor Experience Staff*
Christina Berry, Visitor Experience Staff*
Cindy Bowman, Visitor Experience Supervisor*
Brett DePaola, Visitor Experience Manager*
Sherry Falese, Visitor Experience Supervisor*
Maura Gricoski, Visitor Experience Staff*
Daniel Lewis, Visitor Experience Staff**
Sarah Luddy, Visitor Experience Staff*
Sarah Ruth Peterson, Rental Manager
Terri Purnell, Visitor Experience Staff*
Eleanor Simpson, Visitor Experience Staff*
Peter Sutor, Visitor Experience Staff* Britt Thomas, Event Supervisor*
* Part-time Staff
** Nine-month Position
Board Alumni Council
Jane Alavi, Chair
Williams J. Agate, Jr.
David W. Anstice
Hali Asplundh
Scott Asplundh
John H. Ball
Roberta Berg
Margaret P. Bowditch
Robert Boyer
Rebecca Bushnell
Peter Cilio
Virginia Clark
Edith Robb Dixon
Moses Feldman
Robert J. Fleming III
Christopher H. Gadsden
Carole Haas Gravagno
C. Meade Geisel, Jr.
Frances M. Glomb
William Harral III
Ellen Nalle Hass
Richard Hayne
Pamela M. Hill
Tatnall Lea Hillman
Anthony S. Holmes
Charles J. Ingersoll
Christine James
Thomas A. Kardish
John A. Levitties
Bonnie McCausland
Peter McCausland
William F. McLaughlin, Jr.
Alan T. Miller
James Morrissey
Susan Mathes Oberwager
Betty Pettine
Philip Price, Jr.
Marc Mitchell Rayfield
Christine Riesenfeld
Carl G. C. Robbins
Elizabeth McCausland Salata
Thomas M. Schmidt
Ronald M. Soldo
Oliver St. Clair Franklin
Mary D. Starr
Barbara Sylk
Clarence Z. Wurts
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