Contact Us

Visitor Entrance
Visitor Entrance

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
FAX: (805)969-4423

 

 

Staff Directory

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

Administration

Chief Executive Officer
Gwen Stauffer		gstauffer103
Director of Finance
Diane Figueroa		dfigueroa102
Human Resources/Office Manager
Ruth Mesnik		rmesnik119
Executive Assistant and Grants Manager
Laurie Marx		lmarx110
Front Desk Coordinator
Eric Love
Alessandra Villegas (part time)
Laurie Zalk (part time)
elove
avillegas
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Garden Shop Manager
Karen Kester		kkester805-565-4488
Garden Shop Associates
Rose Thomas (part-time)
Eric Love (part-time)
805-565-4490

Collections

Curator of the Living Collections
Paul Mills

pmills
805-565-4431
Assistant Curator
Anna Bower
abower
805-565-4431
Research Associate
Rose Thomas (part time)
rthomas
805-969-3767

Communications

Director of Marketing and Communications
Bob Craig		bcraig121

Development

Director of Development
Rebecca Anderson		randerson104
Membership Manager
Bambi Leonard		bleonard120
Membership Associate
Tara Taylor		ttaylor115
Development & Events Manager
Courtney Tentler		ctentler116
Development and Event Assistant
Kerstin Horneman		khorneman130
Strategic Partnerships Manager
Sarah Haselschwardt		shaselschwardt129
Development Assistant
Ada Heckes		aheckes105
Events Coordinator
Patrick Reynolds
preynolds109

Grounds and Facilities

Director of Gardens and Facilities
Tyler Diehl		tdiehl805-565-1310
Grounds Superintendent
Esau Ramirez		eramirez
805-969-5782
Garden Staff
Thomas Baker-Rabe
Tim Cordero
Hannah French
Karen Fortunato
Mike Furner
Holly Huff
Sarah McDaniel
Junio Milanese
Miguel Obregon-Padilla
Bruno Reginato
Marshall Stymer
Plant Healthcare Coordinator
Corey Welles		cwelles805-969-5782
Facilities and Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
Eder Mejia

emejia
805-565-4487
Facilities and Equipment Maintenance Assistant
Richie Jaimes
Guillermo Macias-Gil		rjaimes
805-565-4487

Public Programs

Director of Guest Experience and Member Services
Patricia Pizarro		ppizarro126
Education Outreach Coordinator
Laurie Zalk		lzalk107
Gate Manager
Mark Hepler (part-time)
Diane Jaffurs (part-time)		805-565-4489
Visitor Services Assistant
Catherine Thielst (part-time)		cthielst113
Visitor Services
Patricia Sheppard (part-time)
Pat Miller (part-time)
psheppard

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Volunteer Coordinator
Kitty Thomassin		kthomassin112
Director of Outreach and Education
Wendy Cooper		wcooper117