
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.org | Phone: (805)969-3767 + extension |
Administration & Finance
Executive Director Rebecca Anderson | randerson | 104 |
Director of Finance Diane Figueroa | dfigueroa | 102 |
Office Manager & Grants Manager Laurie Marx | lmarx | 110 |
Reception Eric Love Mary Scott Suzan Stratford | elove mscott sstratford | 101 101 101 |
Office Assistant Catherine Thielst | cthielst | 101 |
Bookkeeper Yvonne Bazinet | ybazinet | 106 |
Human Resources Jill Grisham, HRxpress | jgrisham | 119 |
Curation & Collections
Curator of the Living Collections Paul Mills | pmills | 805-565-4431 |
Assistant Curator Anna Bower | abower | 805-565-4431 |
Archives Research Associate Rose Thomas | rthomas | 111 |
Archives Intern Elizabeth Macias | emacias | 111 |
Marketing & Communications
Director of Marketing and Communications Bob Craig | bcraig | 121 |
Marketing Associate Alessandra Villegas | avillegas | 121 |
Development & Events
Director of Operations and Events Courtney Tentler | ctentler | 116 |
Special Events Manager Kerstin Horneman | khorneman | 130 |
Member and Donor Relations Manager Patricia Sadeghian | psadeghian | 125 |
Database Coordinator Marily Lopez | mlopez | 105 |
Gardens & Facilities
Director of Gardens and Facilities Tyler Diehl | tdiehl | 805-565-1310 |
Grounds Supervisors Hannah French Junio Milanese | hfrench jmilanese | 805-881-2477 805-886-6361 |
Plant Healthcare Coordinator Corey Welles | cwelles | 805-969-5782 |
Horticultural Staff Thomas Baker-Rabe Tim Cordero Mike Furner Wyatt Hoyle Holly Huff Jorge Mendiata Miguel Obregon-Padilla | tbaker tcordero mfurner whoyle hhuff jmendiata mobregon | 805-969-5782 805-969-5782 805-969-5782 805-969-5782 805-969-5782 805-969-5782 805-969-5782 |
Maintenance Supervisor Eder Mejia | emejia | 805-565-4487 |
Maintenance Assistant Richie Jaimes | rjaimes | 805-565-4487 |
Member & Visitor Services
Director of Member & Visitor Services Doug Jenzen | djenzen | 120 |
Garden Shop Manager Karen Kester | kkester | 805-565-4488 |
Volunteer Manager Kitty Thomassin | kthomassin | 112 |
Visitor Services Coordinator Marni Cheverez | mcheverez | 126 |
Member Services Coordinator Diane Jeffers | djeffers | 115 |
Reservations Specialists Gavin Roy Teagan Singer | groy tsinger | 113 114 |
Garden Shop Associate Eric Love | elove | 805-565-4480 |
Gate Managers Julie Hall Mark Hepler | jhall mhepler | 805-565-4489 805-565-4489 |
Visitor Services Associates and Garden Monitors Louise Blair Pat Sheppard Laurie Zalk | lblair psheppard lzalk | 805-969-3767 805-969-3767 127 |
Junior Botanist Coordinator Gillian Connor | gconnor | 107 |