Land & Garden Preserve Biennial Report 2022-2023 - Magazine - Page 25
PEOPLE OF THE PRESERVE
The Preserve is fortunate to have a dedicated team of board members, staff, and volunteers who embody professionalism,
commitment, and a passion for our mission. As you stroll through the lands and gardens, you will often encounter these
individuals and you can experience these qualities 昀椀rsthand.
BOARD DIRECTORS
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
STAFF
Kate Macko, Chair
Eileen Growald, Vice Chair
Will Thorndike, Treasurer
Alan Baldwin
Katie Baxter**
Allison Bourke
James Clark, Jr.
Jan Coates
Amy Falls
Andrea Gilmore
Neva Goodwin**
Neil Houghton
Martha Jackson
Ann Judd
Lauren Kogod
Eric Lindquist
Story Litch昀椀eld
David MacDonald**
Sam McGee
C.W. Eliot Paine
Vassar Pierce
Camilla Rockefeller
Susan Rockefeller
James Sligar**
John van der Stricht*
Jessica Savage Anderson
Patricia Baldwin
Megan Bourke
Hannah Clark
Tanny Clark
Gifford Combs
Martha Dudman
William Foulke
Carol Fremont-Smith
Gerd Grace
Paul Haertel+
Pamela Hatch昀椀eld*
Mike Hays*
Julie Leisenring
Maude March
Betsy Mills
Cliff Olson
Barbara Pierce
Polly Pierce
Strandy Quesada
Kita Reece
David Rockefeller, Jr
Eliza Rockefeller
Anne Savage
Gary Stellp昀氀ug**
Caren Sturges
Rodman Ward+
Dorothy Wong*
Codie Abbot**
* Joined in 2023 | ** Left in 2023 | + In memorium
Equipment Operator
Maggie Andros
Finance & Administrative
Coordinator
Jason Ashur
Landscape Specialist
Cassie Banning
Director of Farm & Gardens
Jenn Bridgers
Administrative Coordinator
Grace Brown
Lead Gardener – Asticou Azalea
Garden & Plant Recorder
Tate Bushell
Director of Natural Lands
Dianne Clendaniel
Development &
Communications Coordinator
Erin Dilworth
Manager – Abby Garden
Wendy Dolliver
Head Gardener – Thuya Garden
Rodney Eason**
CEO
Nicole Gurreri
Woodland Gardener – Abby Garden
Margaret Handville
Woodland Gardener –
Thuya Garden
Jesse Hartson
Director of Facilities
Ed Hawes
Land Steward
Santos Henggeler
Elizabeth Perry*
Groundskeeper – Thuya Garden
Mary Roper
Manager – Asticou Azalea Garden
Nicholas Sanborn**
Equipment Operator
Brenna Sellars
Assistant Grower – McAlpin Farm
Gardener – Asticou Azalea Garden Christopher Stevenson
Director of Finance
Doug Hopkins
& Administration
Facilities Tradesperson
Ethan Klein
Custodian Facilities Tradesperson
Jon Knight**
Manager – McAlpin Farm
Rick LeDuc**
Manager – Thuya Garden
Joie Torsiello Leiser
Bene昀椀ts & Human Resources
Coordinator
Megan Libby
Plant Nursery Assistant –
McAlpin Farm
Jonathan Miller
Gardener – Abby Garden
David Ouellette
Lead Land Steward
Kathryn Strand
Director of Development
& Communications
Larry Tozier
Equipment Operator
Joseph Valenti*
Equipment Operator
Jacob Wartell**
Gardener – Asticou Azalea Garden
Bret Welch
Facilities Tradesperson
INTERNS
Christa Little-Siebold*
Indigo Platteter**
