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Brooklyn Botanic Garden Staff as of June 30, 2007
Executive Officers
- Scot Medbury
President - Noreen Bradley
Vice President of Marketing - Steven Clemants, Ph.D.
Vice President of Science - Patrick Cullina
Vice President of Horticulture and Facilities - Leslie Findlen
Vice President of Development and Membership - Barbara Logan
Chief Financial Officer/Vice President of Finance - Sharon Myrie
Vice President of Education - Elizabeth Scholtz
Director Emeritus - Judith D. Zuk
President Emeritus
Administrative Services
- Rochelle Cabiness
Director of Human Resources - Anna Berkovich
Human Resources Assistant - Maurice Louis
Mailroom Shipping Manager - Gary Phillips
Mail Clerk - Loretta Young
Administrative Associate/Receptionist
Business Affairs
- Bing Su
Controller - Wendy Russell
Assistant Accountant - Karen Woodruff
Assistant Accountant
Capital Projects
- Ralph Morgan
Director of Capital Projects
Public Affairs
- Leeann Lavin
Director, Communications - Kate Blumm
Communications Coordinator
Development and Membership
- Kirsten Munro
Director of Institutional Funding - Sarah Young
Director of Gift and Estate Planning - Wendy Barnes
Membership Manager - Caledonia Kearns
Grants Manager - Tara L. Pilger
Manager of Special Events and Corporate Sponsorship - Melanie Simmerman
Grant Writer - Alison Burke
Associate Manager of Special Events - Williams Cabrera
Data Entry Manager - Joseph Alfano
Development Coordinator, Gift Planning - Tiffany Tudder
Development Associate - Alison Weeks
Membership Associate
Education
- Rebecca Johnson
Director of Continuing Education - Marilyn Smith
Director of Children's Education and Family Programs - Robin Simmen
Director of Brooklyn GreenBridge Community Horticulture Program - Ely Arnone
BASE Program Manager - Patricia Hulse
Manager of Children's Garden and Family Programs - Romi Ige
Manager of Interpretation - Barbara Kushner Kurland
Manager of School Programs - Karla Osorio-Perez
Manager of Brooklyn Compost Project, Brooklyn GreenBridge - Ellen Racioppi
Registration Manager - Irene Shen
BASE Partnership Director - Nancy Blissett
Garden Apprentice Program Coordinator - Monika Hannemann
Coordinator of Discovery Garden and Family Programs - Martina Puchta
Coordinator of Continuing Education - Erika Rhael
Coordinator of Early Childhood Education/Senior Instructor - Kim Van Mouri
Science Education Coordinator - Rachelle Curran
School Programs Senior Instructor - Barry Rogers
School Programs and Children's Garden Senior Instructor - Sara Epstein
Project Green Reach Supervising Instructor - Stephanie Lyon
Project Green Reach Senior Instructor - Yacouba Diakite
Office Associate, Brooklyn GreenBridge - Lucia Edwards
Registration Associate - Annemarie Pennino
Education Associate
Government and Community Affairs
- Aaron Bouska
Director of Government and Commmunity Affairs
Horticulture
- Louis W. Provost
Senior Foreman - Mark Fisher
Foreman of Conservatories and Tropical Pavilion - Leonard Paul
Foreman of Grounds - Prapap Kongsmai
Labels and Graphics - Margarita Poulson
Operations Associate
Gardeners:
- Susan Aument
Desert Collection, Tropical Entry House, and Trail of Evolution - Alec Baxt
Arborist/Grounds Care - Karla Chandler
Helen Mattin Warm Temperate Pavilion - Alessandro Chiari, Ph.D.
Plant Propagator - Brian Funk
Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden - Laura Furmanski
Rock Garden - William G. Giambalvo
Ericaceae Collection, South Plant Family Collection - David Horak
Orchid Collection and Robert W. Wilson Aquatic House - John G. Kneisel
Grounds Care - Caleb Leech
Herb Garden, Shakespeare and Fragrance Garden, Ferns, Forsythia Gate - Ulrich Lorimer
Native Flora Garden - Michael Mauro
Monocot Border, Plant Family Collection - Nancy Nieland
Grounds Care - Anne O'Neill
Cranford Rose Garden - Christopher Roddick
Arborist/Grounds Care - Daniel K. Ryniec
Lilac Collection and Osborne Garden - Ramon P. Santana
Grounds Care - Nancy Seaton
Judith D. Zuk Magnolia Plaza and Lily Pool Terrace - Sylvester J. Velasco
C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum - Jennifer Williams
Interior Displays/ Washington Avenue Garden - Robert Kulik
Gardener's Aide - Cayleb Long
Gardener's Aide
Information Technology
- Andrei Gourianov
Director of Information Technology - Anya Miretsky
Database Programmer - Kang Yu
Network Administrator - Blaine Perry
Desktop Administrator
Library Services
- Patricia Jonas
Director of Library Services - Kathy Crosby
Head Librarian - Mae Pan
Archivist/Special Collections Librarian - Atiba Alexander
Library Associate, Interlibrary Loan - Michael Fox
Gardener's Resource Center Associate
Maintenance Services
- Rudy Rudloff
Director of Facilities - Thomas Mastrosimone
Supervising Maintainer - Allan Peters
Supervising Maintainer - John Piro
Supervising Maintainer - Chusack Siriprasertvit
Supervising Maintainer - David Stewart
Supervising Maintainer - Pasquale Antignani
Maintainer - Antonio Arosemena
Maintainer - David Ioffe
Maintainer - Ismail Mehmedov
Maintainer - Adam Siegel
Maintainer - Roland Thomas
Maintainer - Sidney Augustine
Assistant Principal Custodial Supervisor - Felipe Cordero
Custodial Foreman Supervisor - Huxley King
Custodial Foreman Supervisor - Nick Palante
Custodial Foreman Supervisor - Errol Adonis
Custodial Assistant - Pierre Altime
Custodial Assistant - Philemon Bhol
Custodial Assistant - Lindy-Ann Diaz
Custodial Assistant - Kim Henry
Custodial Assistant - Joseph Wicker
Custodial Assistant
Marketing Services
- Michela Belfon
Director of Retail Operations - Ralph Carfagno
Manager of Gift Shop/Plant Buyer - Shelly Hunte
Assistant Gift Shop Manager - Manny Jose
Graphic Designer - Jill Conley
Graphic Designer/Gallery Coordinator - Giovanna Cueto
Sales Associate - Dominic DiPasquale
Sales Associate
President's Office
- Leslie Sterling
Assistant to the President - Kimberly Hill
Secretary to the President
Public Programs
- Anita Jacobs
Director of Public Programs
Publications
- Elizabeth Peters
Director of Publications - Alison Dorfman
Website Manager - Sigrun Wolff Saphire
Senior Editor - Medi Blum
Editor - Joni Blackburn
Copy Editor
Science
- Gerry Moore, Ph.D.
Director of Science - Kerry Barringer, Ph.D.
Curator of Herbarium - Mark Tebbitt, Ph.D.
Horticultural Taxonomist - Susan Pell, Ph.D.
Laboratory Manager/Plant Molecular Systematist - Jinshuang Ma, Ph.D.
Research Taxonomist - Paul Harwood
Herbarium Supervisor - Steve Glenn
Senior Research Assistant, New York Metropolitan Flora - Karen Kongsmai
Senior Research Assistant - Debora Amos
Herbarium Technician/Research Assistant - Josie Lawlor
Research Assistant - Catherine Rushworth
Research Assistant
Security
- Anthony C. Quarless
Director of Security - Glenn Curtis
Assistant Director of Security - Niurka Arias
Senior Attendant Guard - Noral Baptiste
Senior Attendant Guard - James Godfrey
Senior Attendant Guard - Greg Mendes
Senior Attendant Guard - Andre Blackman
Attendant Guard - Rafael Carrion
Attendant Guard - Evin Charles
Attendant Guard - Paul Crandon
Attendant Guard - Allan George
Attendant Guard - Michael McCatty
Attendant Guard - Kent Phillips
Attendant Guard - John Phoenix
Attendant Guard - Elizabeth Scott
Attendant Guard - Jimmy Thomas
Attendant Guard
Visitor Services and Volunteers
- Louis Cesario
Director of Visitor Services and Volunteers - Jeanine Poggioli
Assistant Manager of Visitor Services - Audrey Hornick-Becker
Visitor Services Coordinator