Contact Us

Ganna Walska Lotusland
695 Ashley Rd
Santa Barbara, CA 93108

695 Ashley Road is Lotusland’s mailing address but is not the public entrance. Directions and parking instructions are included with tour.

Phone Numbers:
Reception: 805.969.3767
Reservations: 805.969.9990

 

Staff Directory

Email: @lotusland.orgPhone: (805)969-3767 + extension

Administration & Finance

Executive Director
Rebecca Anderson		randerson104
Executive Assistant and Board Liaison
Catherine Dusharme		cdusharme117
Director of Finance
Diane Figueroa		dfigueroa
102
Adam Flint
Director of Operations		 aflint124
Visitor Services Manager
Eric Love		elove
101
Human Resources and Payroll Administrator
Jill Grisham		jgrisham119

Curation & Collections

Director of Conservation and Curator of the Living Collections
Paul Mills
pmills135
Assistant Curator
Anna Bower		abower134
Archives Research Associate
Rose Thomas		rthomas111

Marketing & Communications

Creative Director
Susan Boettner		creative118
Marketing Manager
Nathan Williamson
nwilliamson121
General Marketing and Media requestsmarketing121

Development & Events

Director of Development
Patricia Sadeghian		psadeghian125
Director of Administration and Events
Courtney Tentler		ctentler116
Leadership and Legacy Gifts Officer
Marian St. James		mstjames106
Membership Manager
Shannon Grant		sgrant115
Special Events Manager
Kerstin Horneman		khorneman130
Archives Preservation Manager & Events Administrator
Natalie Sanderson		nsanderson122
Database Coordinator
Bethany Pace		bpace110
Events Associate
Rosie Neely		rneely127

Gardens & Facilities

Director of Gardens and Facilities
Tyler Diehl		tdiehl131
Grounds Supervisors
Junio Milanese		jmilanese136
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Manager of Sustainability
Corey Welles		cwelles
133
Senior Horticultural Staffl
Tim Cordero
Mike Furner
Miguel Obregon-Padilla
tcordero
mfurner
mobregon		181
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Horticultural Staff
Bonnie Colwell
Ryan Gracey
Wyatt Hoyle
Holly Huff
Jorge Mendiata		bcolwell
whoyle
hhuff
jmendiata		181
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Maintenance Supervisor
Eder Mejia
emejia
138
Maintenance Assistant
Richie Jaimes
rjaimes

Visitor Services & Public Programs

Director of Visitor Services and Public Programs
Lisa Stone		lstone120
Education Coordinator
Gillian Connor		gconnor107
Garden Shop Manager
Karen Kester		kkester137
Gate Managers
Julie Hall
Mark Hepler
jhall
mhepler		139
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Visitor Services Manager
Eric Love		elove101
Reservation Manager
Angie Lee		alee126
Reservations Associate
Ellie Rizenjani		erizenjani
Visitor Services Associates
Louise Blair
Mary Scott
Laurie Zalk
Pat Sheppard
Hillary Tentler
Peggy Koegler		lblair
mscott
lzalk
psheppard
htentler
pkoegler
Volunteer Manager
Kitty Thomassin		kthomassin108