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About — Team

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Board

Conservation & Research

Development & Membership

Education & Engagement

Horticulture & Facilities

HR & Administration

Leadership

Marketing & Communications

All

Abraham Lizama

Gardener Lead
Adam Feller

Manager of Volunteer Programs
Alejandro Lemus

Horticultural Educator
Alexandre Beale

Retail and Guest Services Associate
Alicia Carrillo

Plant Sales Coordinator
Allie Mandel

Donor Relations Manager
Ann Steinmetz

Board Member
Anne Burdette

Policy and Advocacy Intern
Annie Ayers

Herbarium Collections Manager
Audrey Engelsgjerd

Nature Educator
Ava Jolly

Nature Educator
Barbara Holzman, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Bibi Moezzi

Board Treasurer
Bryan Perez

Gardener
Caitlin Hazelquist

Conservation Genetics Laboratory Technician
Cameron B. Williams, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Cat Allday

Board Member
Charlie Adams

Facilities Manager
Charlotte Grenier

Rare Plant Technician
Chloe Tilton

Rare Plant Technician
Christian Schwarz

Research Associate
Christina Varnava

Living Collections Curator
Cynthia Hannahs

Gardener
Dabrya Plascencia Fonseca

Cuyama Conservation Intern
Dana Crampton

Guest Services Associate
Dawn Seymour

Board Member
Deborah Lupo

Education Program Coordinator
Denise Knapp, Ph.D.

Director of Conservation and Research
Dennis Rose

Maintenance Technician
Diane Wondolowski

Director of Finance
Dieter Wilken, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Ed Marini

Design and Construction Manager
Eden Thorson

Membership Associate
Eileen White Read

Board Member
Elisabeth McClure

Guest Services Associate
Elizabeth Painter, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Emily Brawley

Human Resources Coordinator
Emma Jurgensen

Plant Propagation Assistant
Eric Cárdenas

Director of Impact and Advocacy
Fernando Alvarado

IT Technician
Frank W. Davis, Ph.D.

Board Member
Geege Ostroff

Garden Keeper
Gelaré Macon

Board Member
George Leis

Board Member
Greg Wahlert, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Hannah Barton

Archivist
Heather Schneider, Ph.D.

Senior Rare Plant Conservation Scientist
Helene Schneider

Board Chair
Holly Huff

Gardener
Isabela Lima Borges, Ph.D.

Rare Plant Conservation Scientist
Isabella Salangsang

Herbarium Technician
Jacob Cobian

Grounds Technician
Jaime Eschette

Gerry Rubin Director of Marketing and Communications
Janet Butler

Facilities Coordinator
Jaron Blaine

Guest Services Manager
Jenny McClure

Senior Donor Relations Manager
Jeremy Bassan

Board Member
Jessica Spaw

Herbarium Technician
Jill Freeland

Director of Human Resources
Jorge Mendieta

Gardener
José Flores

Invertebrate Biodiversity Technician
Joseph Fonseca

Cuyama Conservation Intern
Kaile Katsumoto

Executive Assistant to the Garden Directors
Kate Wetterau

Development and Membership Operations Manager
Katelyn Miller

Living Collections Coordinator
Keith Nevison

Director of Horticulture and Operations
Kevin Spracher

Interpretation and Exhibitions Curator
Kristen Hasenstab-Lehman, Ph.D.

Conservation Geneticist
Kristina M. Gill, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Leonardo Angel

Gardener
Lily Nunn

Nature Educator
Linda Stirling

Board Member
Liz Raffensperger

Events and Marketing Project Manager
Lynn Tabor

Retail Associate
Manuel Hernandez

Rare Plant Nursery Technician
Mark Funk

Board Vice Chair
Mary Flood

Guest Services Associate
Matt Guilliams, Ph.D.

Ken and Shirley Tucker Plant Systematist and Curator of the Clifton Smith Herbarium
Matt Straka

Retail Manager
May Roberts, Ph.D.

Plant Genomics Lab Manager
Melissa G. Patrino

Director of Development
Melissa Ha-Navarro

Donor Relations Manager
Mia Sanders

Retail and Guest Services Associate
Michelle Cyr

Youth and Family Programs Manager
Nancy G. Weiss

Board Secretary
Nathan Williamson

Marketing Coordinator
Nel Nolan

Propagator
Phoebe Swigart

Gardener
Rikke Reese Næsborg, Ph.D.

Shirley Tucker Lichenologist and Curator of the Lichenarium
Rimpa Kundu

Retail Coordinator
River Forster

Retail and Guest Services Associate
Sabina Thomas, Ph.D.

Nature Educator
Samantha Vanderford

Events and Marketing Associate
Sarah Cusser, Ph.D.

Terrestrial Invertebrate Conservation Ecologist
Scot Pipkin

Director of Education and Engagement
Sean Carson

Rare Plant Field Program Manager
Selena Vengco

Rare Plant Technician
Sheccid Rivas Trasvina

Lichenarium Technician
Shirley Tucker, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Stephanie Clark

Applied Ecologist

Stephanie Ranes

Grounds Manager
Steve Junak

Research Associate, Botanist Emeritus
Steve Windhager, Ph.D.

Executive Director
Tom Mulroy, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Tom Rhodes

Guest Services Associate
Tony Lee

Gardener
Tori Chak

Nature Educator
Valerie Hoffman

Board Member
Veronica B. Murphy

Accounting Coordinator
Zach Pacer

Habitat Restoration Technician
Zach Phillips, Ph.D.

Terrestrial Invertebrate Conservation Ecologist
Zander Chanin

Backcountry Facilities Associate

Board

Ann Steinmetz

Board Member
Bibi Moezzi

Board Treasurer
Cat Allday

Board Member
Dawn Seymour

Board Member
Eileen White Read

Board Member
Frank W. Davis, Ph.D.

Board Member
Gelaré Macon

Board Member
George Leis

Board Member
Helene Schneider

Board Chair
Jeremy Bassan

Board Member
Linda Stirling

Board Member
Mark Funk

Board Vice Chair
Nancy G. Weiss

Board Secretary
Valerie Hoffman

Board Member

Conservation & Research

Annie Ayers

Herbarium Collections Manager
Barbara Holzman, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Caitlin Hazelquist

Conservation Genetics Laboratory Technician
Cameron B. Williams, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Charlotte Grenier

Rare Plant Technician
Chloe Tilton

Rare Plant Technician
Christian Schwarz

Research Associate
Dabrya Plascencia Fonseca

Cuyama Conservation Intern
Denise Knapp, Ph.D.

Director of Conservation and Research
Dieter Wilken, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Elizabeth Painter, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Greg Wahlert, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Heather Schneider, Ph.D.

Senior Rare Plant Conservation Scientist
Isabela Lima Borges, Ph.D.

Rare Plant Conservation Scientist
Isabella Salangsang

Herbarium Technician
Jessica Spaw

Herbarium Technician
José Flores

Invertebrate Biodiversity Technician
Joseph Fonseca

Cuyama Conservation Intern
Kristen Hasenstab-Lehman, Ph.D.

Conservation Geneticist
Kristina M. Gill, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Manuel Hernandez

Rare Plant Nursery Technician
Matt Guilliams, Ph.D.

Ken and Shirley Tucker Plant Systematist and Curator of the Clifton Smith Herbarium
May Roberts, Ph.D.

Plant Genomics Lab Manager
Rikke Reese Næsborg, Ph.D.

Shirley Tucker Lichenologist and Curator of the Lichenarium
Sarah Cusser, Ph.D.

Terrestrial Invertebrate Conservation Ecologist
Sean Carson

Rare Plant Field Program Manager
Selena Vengco

Rare Plant Technician
Sheccid Rivas Trasvina

Lichenarium Technician
Shirley Tucker, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Stephanie Clark

Applied Ecologist
Steve Junak

Research Associate, Botanist Emeritus
Tom Mulroy, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Zach Pacer

Habitat Restoration Technician
Zach Phillips, Ph.D.

Terrestrial Invertebrate Conservation Ecologist

Development, Membership & Volunteer

Adam Feller

Manager of Volunteer Programs
Allie Mandel

Donor Relations Manager
Eden Thorson

Membership Associate
Jenny McClure

Senior Donor Relations Manager
Kate Wetterau

Development and Membership Operations Manager
Melissa G. Patrino

Director of Development
Melissa Ha-Navarro

Donor Relations Manager

Education & Engagement

Alejandro Lemus

Horticultural Educator
Audrey Engelsgjerd

Nature Educator
Ava Jolly

Nature Educator
Deborah Lupo

Education Program Coordinator
Hannah Barton

Archivist
Kevin Spracher

Interpretation and Exhibitions Curator
Lily Nunn

Nature Educator
Michelle Cyr

Youth and Family Programs Manager
Sabina Thomas, Ph.D.

Nature Educator
Scot Pipkin

Director of Education and Engagement
Tori Chak

Nature Educator

Horticulture & Operations

Abraham Lizama

Gardener Lead
Alexandre Beale

Retail and Guest Services Associate
Alicia Carrillo

Plant Sales Coordinator
Bryan Perez

Gardener
Charlie Adams

Facilities Manager
Christina Varnava

Living Collections Curator
Cynthia Hannahs

Gardener
Dana Crampton

Guest Services Associate
Dennis Rose

Maintenance Technician
Elisabeth McClure

Guest Services Associate
Emma Jurgensen

Plant Propagation Assistant
Fernando Alvarado

IT Technician
Geege Ostroff

Garden Keeper
Holly Huff

Gardener
Jacob Cobian

Grounds Technician
Janet Butler

Facilities Coordinator
Jaron Blaine

Guest Services Manager
Jorge Mendieta

Gardener
Katelyn Miller

Living Collections Coordinator
Keith Nevison

Director of Horticulture and Operations
Leonardo Angel

Gardener
Lynn Tabor

Retail Associate
Mary Flood

Guest Services Associate
Matt Straka

Retail Manager
Mia Sanders

Retail and Guest Services Associate
Nel Nolan

Propagator
Phoebe Swigart

Gardener
Rimpa Kundu

Retail Coordinator
River Forster

Retail and Guest Services Associate
Stephanie Ranes

Grounds Manager
Tom Rhodes

Guest Services Associate
Tony Lee

Gardener
Zander Chanin

Backcountry Facilities Associate

HR & Administration

Anne Burdette

Policy and Advocacy Intern
Diane Wondolowski

Director of Finance
Ed Marini

Design and Construction Manager
Emily Brawley

Human Resources Coordinator
Jill Freeland

Director of Human Resources
Kaile Katsumoto

Executive Assistant to the Garden Directors
Veronica B. Murphy

Accounting Coordinator

Leadership

Denise Knapp, Ph.D.

Director of Conservation and Research
Diane Wondolowski

Director of Finance
Eric Cárdenas

Director of Impact and Advocacy
Jaime Eschette

Gerry Rubin Director of Marketing and Communications
Jill Freeland

Director of Human Resources
Keith Nevison

Director of Horticulture and Operations
Melissa G. Patrino

Director of Development
Scot Pipkin

Director of Education and Engagement
Steve Windhager, Ph.D.

Executive Director
Veronica B. Murphy

Accounting Coordinator

Marketing & Communications

Jaime Eschette

Gerry Rubin Director of Marketing and Communications
Liz Raffensperger

Events and Marketing Project Manager
Nathan Williamson

Marketing Coordinator
Samantha Vanderford

Events and Marketing Associate

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