Board & Staff
Board of Advisors
July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
Alexandra Edsall, Chair
Jan Albaum
Lydia Allen Berry
Wendy Foulke
Christina M. Fournaris
Pamela B. Gagne
Lewis Heafitz
Jessie B. Hill
William A. Hohns
Theodore A. McKee
Sandra L. McLean
Diane E. Newbury
Susan W. Peck
Nina Schneider
Bonnie Schorsch
Tasha Taylor-Igbanol
Maria M. Thompson
Elizabeth van Vleck
Emeriti
George W. Connell
Janet F. Haas
Elizabeth P. McLean
Ann Reed
Ex-Officio
Anne Papageorge
Michael D. Scales
Staff
Director’s Office
William Cullina, F. Otto Haas Executive Director
Sydney Taylor, 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
Stephanie Bruneau, Assistant Director of Adult Education
Oliver Buzzard, McLean Contributionship Youth & Visitor Education Intern**
Ilana Grubin, Education Specialist / Camp Supervisor*
Rebecca Kohn, Education Assistant and Phone Receptionist*
Jeanne Linkens, Education Assistant and Phone Receptionist*
Ale Gonzales Montoya, McLean Contributionship Adult Education Intern**
Megan Nguyen, Education Administrative Assistant
Jenny Rajotte, Intern and Volunteer Coordinator*
Clara Reyes, Assistant Director, Visitor Education and Youth Programs
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
Fabienne Adler, Martha J. Wallace Plant Propagation Apprentice**
Cailin Barrett, Hay Honey Farm Natural Areas Apprentice**
Josh Bruce, Walter W. Root Arboriculture Apprentice**
Shane Campbell, Gardener
Harley Cech, Charles S. Holman Jr. Rose & Flower Garden Apprentice**
Ryan Drake, McCausland Natural Areas Manager
Josh Faia, Train Conductor
Peter Fixler, Paul W. Meyer Chief Arborist
Eloise Gayer, Rosarian
Zachary Gillespie, Assistant Gardener*
Olivia Harner, Assistant Gardener*
Andrew Hawkes, Assistant Arborist
Ben Helde, Greenhouse Assistant*
Kyra Matin, Propagator
Jess Mihalczo, Assistant Gardener*
Alexandra Molyneaux, Charles S. Holman Jr. Rose & Flower Garden Apprentice**
Erin Monda, Lead Horticulturist
Jen Monico, Compton Horticulturist
Bruce Morrell, Train Conductor*
Anna Morrill, Walter W. Root Arboriculture Apprentice**
Joseph Murtaugh, Gardener
Nick Neve, Seasonal Gardener*
Henry Richmond-Boudewyns, Assistant Gardener*
Trevor Schulte, Azalea Meadow Horticulturist
Antoine Smith, Alice & J. Liddon Pennock Jr. Horticulture Apprentice**
Keith Snyder, Equipment Supervisor
Charlotte Spence, Alice & J. Liddon Pennock Jr. Horticulture Apprentice**
Eric Waldron, Assistant Gardener*
Information Technology
Jordan Perkins, Senior Business Analyst
Marketing
Teri Scott, Director of Marketing
Mellany Armstrong, Communications Coordinator*
Cynthia Schemmer, Digital Marketing Coordinator
Physical Facilities
Sarah Ruth Peterson, Moses Feldman Family Director of Physical Facilities
George Beall, Facilities Assistant*
Alice Brennan, 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
Jamie Bowers, John J. Willaman and Martha Hass Valentine Curatorial Assistant*
Dr. Lulu Korsak, Plant Science Technician*
Pamela Morris Olshefski, Plant Collections Manager
Dr. Cynthia Skema, Botanical Scientist
Troy Tetrault, Eli Kirk Price Plant Science Fellow
Urban Forestry
Michael Dunn, 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*
Tiana Anderson, Event Supervisor*
Toy Baker, Rental Coordinator*
Laura Beardsley, Visitor Experience Staff*
Christina Berry, Visitor Experience Staff*
Brett DePaola, Visitor Experience Manager*
Isa Espinosa, Event Supervisor*
Sherry Falese, Visitor Experience Supervisor*
Maura Gricoski, Visitor Experience Staff*
Sydnee Landry, Event Supervisor*
Daniel Lewis, Visitor Experience Staff**
Sarah Luddy, Visitor Experience Staff*
Brandi Rei Tucker, Rental Manager
Terri Purnell, Visitor Experience Staff*
Eleanor Simpson, Visitor Experience Staff*
Peter Sutor, Visitor Experience Staff*
Britt Thomas, Event Supervisor*
Anaïs Weilenman, Visitor Experience Supervisor*
* Part-time Staff
** Nine-month Position
Board Alumni Council
Jane Alavi, Chair
Williams J. Agate, Jr.
David W. Anstice
Hali Asplundh
Scott Asplundh
Elie-Antoine Atallah
Roberta Berg
Margaret P. Bowditch
Robert Boyer
Rebecca Bushnell
Peter Cilio
Virginia Clark
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
Sarah Lodge
Chunsheng Lu
Bonnie McCausland
Peter McCausland
William F. McLaughlin, Jr.
Alan T. Miller
James Morrissey
Susan Mathes Oberwager
Betty Pettine
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
Martha J. Wallace
Robert Willoughby
Clarence Z. Wurts
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