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
FAX: 805.969.4423

 

 

Staff Directory

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

Administration & Finance

Executive Director
Rebecca Anderson		randerson104
Director of Finance
Diane Figueroa		dfigueroa
102
Office Manager
Benjamin Brown		bbrown110
Reception
Eric Love		elove
101

Office Assistant
Catherine Thielst		cthielst101
Bookkeeper
Yvonne Bazinet		ybazinet106
Human Resources and Payroll Administrator
Jill Grisham		jgrisham119

Curation & Collections

Curator of the Living Collections
Paul Mills
pmills135
Assistant Curator
Anna Bower		abower134
Archives Research Associate
Rose Thomas		rthomas111
Archives Assistant
Elizabeth Macias		emacias105

Marketing & Communications

Creative Director
Susan Boettner		creative118
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Alessandra Villegas
avillegas121

Development & Events

Director of Operations and Events
Courtney Tentler		ctentler116
Special Events Manager
Kerstin Horneman		khorneman130
Events Assistant
Rosie Neely		rneely
Member and Donor Relations Manager
Patricia Sadeghian		psadeghian125
Development Coordinator
Elizabeth Macias		emacias105

Gardens & Facilities

Director of Gardens and Facilities
Tyler Diehl
tdiehl
131
Grounds Supervisors
Hannah French
Junio Milanese
hfrench
jmilanese
136
132
Plant Healthcare Coordinator
Corey Welles
cwelles

133
Horticultural Staff
Thomas Baker-Rabe
Tim Cordero
Mike Furner
Wyatt Hoyle
Holly Huff
Jorge Mendiata
Miguel Obregon-Padilla
Edward Zhu
tbaker
tcordero
mfurner
whoyle
hhuff
jmendiata
mobregon
ezhu
181
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181
181
181
181
181
181
Maintenance Supervisor
Eder Mejia

emejia
138
Maintenance Assistant
Richie Jaimes

rjaimes

Member & Visitor Services

Director of Member & Visitor Services
Doug Jenzen		djenzen120
Membership Manager
Shannon Grant		sgrant115
Reservation Manager
Angie Lee		alee126
Guest Services Associate
Emily Hoeflinger		ehoeflinger113
Guest Experience and Engagement Manager
Diane Jeffers		djeffers109
Volunteer Manager
Kitty Thomassin		kthomassin108
Garden Shop Manager
Karen Kester		kkester137
Garden Shop Associate
Eric Love		elove
Gate Managers
Julie Hall
Mark Hepler
jhall
mhepler		139
139
Junior Botanist Coordinator
Gillian Connor		gconnor107