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

Interim Executive Director
Rebecca Anderson		randerson104
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
elove

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Garden Shop Manager
Karen Kester		kkester805-565-4488
Garden Shop Associates
Rose Thomas (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
Marketing Assistant

Development

Interim Executive Director & Director of Development
Rebecca Anderson		randerson104
Membership Manager
Bambi Leonard		bleonard120
Membership Associate
Allison Strouss
astrouss115
Development & Events Manager
Courtney Tentler		ctentler116
Special Event Coordinator
Kerstin Horneman		khorneman130
Development Assistant
Marily Lopez		mlopez105

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
Mike Furner
Holly Huff
Jorge Mendiata
Junio Milanese
Miguel Obregon-Padilla
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
Director of Education and Outreach
Education Outreach Coordinator
Nikki Evans
nevans107
Gate Manager
Mark Hepler (part-time)
Diane Jeffers (part-time)		805-565-4489
Visitor Services Assistant
Catherine Thielst (part-time)		cthielst113
Visitor Services
Marni Cheverez
Teagan Singer		mcheverez
tsinger		113
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Volunteer Coordinator
Kitty Thomassin		kthomassin112