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 Alessandra Villegas (part time) Laurie Zalk (part time) | elove avillegas lzalk | 101 101 101 |
| Garden Shop Manager Karen Kester | kkester | 805-565-4488 |
| 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 | bcraig | 121 |
Development
| Director of Development Rebecca Anderson | randerson | 104 |
| Membership Manager Bambi Leonard | bleonard | 120 |
| Membership Associate Tara Taylor | ttaylor | 115 |
| Development & Events Manager Courtney Tentler | ctentler | 116 |
| Development Assistant Ada Heckes | aheckes | 105 |
| Events Coordinator Patrick Reynolds | preynolds | 109 |
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 Karen Fortunato Mike Furner Holly Huff Sarah McDaniel Junio Milanese Miguel Obregon-Padilla Bruno Reginato Marshall Stymer | ||
| 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 | 107 |
| Volunteer Coordinator Kitty Thomassin | kthomassin | 112 |
| Visitor Services Debra DiPaolo (part-time) Patricia Sheppard (part-time) Sarah Stelck Pat Miller (part-time) | ddipaolo psheppard sstelck pmiller | 113 113 114 113 |
| Visitor Services Assistant Catherine Thielst (part-time) | cthielst | 113 |
| Gate Manager Susan Mietus (part-time) Mark Hepler (part-time) | 805-565-4489 | |
