Board & Staff

Board of Advisors

July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025

Alexandra Edsall, Chair

Jan Albaum
Lydia Allen Berry
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
Susan Schurr
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
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
Stephanie Bruneau, Assistant Director of Adult Education
Ilana Grubin, Education Specialist / Camp Supervisor*
Jeanne Linkens, Education Assistant and Phone Receptionist*
June Murray, McLean Contributionship Youth & Visitor 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
Charlie Wilson, McLean Contributionship Adult Education Intern**

Finance & Administration

Chris Gehman, Director of Finance & Administration
Karen Owens, Fiscal Manager

Horticulture

Vince Marrocco, Gayle E. Maloney Director of Horticulture
Shane Campbell, Gardener
Erin Conley, Lead Horticulturist
Claire Cross, Walter W. Root Arboriculture Intern**
Max Dupont, Martha J. Wallace Plant Propagation Fellow
Ryan Drake, McCausland Natural Areas Manager
Josh Faia, Train Master*
Peter Fixler, Paul W. Meyer Chief Arborist
Luke Foering, Walter W. Root Arboriculture Intern**
Anna Garrison-Bedell, Charles S. Holman Jr. Rose & Flower Garden Intern**
Eloise Gayer, Rosarian
Zachary Gillespie, Hay Honey Farm Natural Areas Intern**
Olivia Harner, Assistant Gardener*
Andrew Hawkes, Assistant Arborist
Ben Helde, Greenhouse Assistant*
Wren Lucas, Charles S. Holman Jr. Rose & Flower Garden Intern**
Phoebe Mack, Alice & J. Liddon Pennock Jr. Horticulture Intern**
Kyra Matin, Propagator
Jess Mihalczo, Assistant Gardener*
Jen Monico, Compton Horticulturist
Bruce Morrell, Train Master*
Joseph Murtaugh, Gardener
Nick Neve, Seasonal Gardener*
Henry Richmond-Boudewyns, Assistant Gardener*
Trevor Schulte, Azalea Meadow Horticulturist
Keith Snyder, Equipment Supervisor
Kelsey Tagg, Alice & J. Liddon Pennock Jr. Horticulture Intern**
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

Rob Wisniewski, 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

Dr. Timothy A. Block, John J. Willaman Director of Plant Science
Troy Tetrault, 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*
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*
Sara Mae Henke, Events Manager*
Sydnee Landry, Event Supervisor*
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*
Brandi Rei Tucker, Event Supevisor*
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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