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
| Chief Executive Officer Gwen Stauffer | gstauffer | 103 |
| Director of Finance Diane Figueroa | dfigueroa | 102 |
| Human Resources/Office Manager Ruth Mesnik | rmesnik | 119 |
| Executive Assistant and Grants Manager Laurie Marx | lmarx | 110 |
| Front Desk Coordinator Eric Love | elove | 101 |
| Garden Shop Manager Karen Kester | kkester | 805-565-4488 |
| 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 | bcraig | 121 |
| Marketing Assistant Alessandra Villegas | avillegas |
Development
| Director of Development Rebecca Anderson | randerson | 104 |
| Membership Manager Bambi Leonard | bleonard | 120 |
| Membership Associate AnnaMarie von Haunalter | avonhaunalter | 115 |
| Development & Events Manager Courtney Tentler | ctentler | 116 |
| Special Event Coordinator Kerstin Horneman | khorneman | 130 |
| Marketing, Development & Events Assistant Allison Strouss | astrouss | 109 |
| Development Assistant Marily Lopez | mlopez | 105 |
Grounds and Facilities
| Director of Gardens and Facilities Tyler Diehl | tdiehl | 805-565-1310 |
| Grounds Superintendent Esau Ramirez | eramirez | 805-969-5782 |
| Garden Staff Thomas Baker-Rabe Tim Cordero Hannah French Mike Furner Holly Huff Junio Milanese Miguel Obregon-Padilla Bruno Reginato | ||
| Plant Healthcare Coordinator Corey Welles | cwelles | 805-969-5782 |
| 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 | ppizarro | 126 |
| Director of Education and Outreach | ||
| Education Outreach Coordinator Nikki Evans | nevans | 107 |
| Gate Manager Mark Hepler (part-time) Diane Jeffers (part-time) | 805-565-4489 | |
| Visitor Services Assistant Catherine Thielst (part-time) | cthielst | 113 |
| Visitor Services Marni Cheverez Teagan Singer | mcheverez tsinger | 113 114 |
| Volunteer Coordinator Kitty Thomassin | kthomassin | 112 |
