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
Executive Assistant and Board Liaison
Catherine Dusharme		cdusharme117
Director of Finance
Diane Figueroa		dfigueroa
102
Reception & Guest Services Assistant Manager
Eric Love		elove
101
Human Resources and Payroll Administrator
Jill Grisham		jgrisham119

Curation & Collections

Director of Conservation and 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 Manager
Nathan Williamson
nwilliamson121
General Marketing and Media requestsmarketing121

Development & Events

Director of Development
Patricia Sadeghian		psadeghian125
Director of Operations and Events
Courtney Tentler		ctentler116
Leadership and Legacy Gifts Officer
Marian St. James		mstjames106
Membership Manager
Shannon Grant		sgrant115
Special Events Manager
Kerstin Horneman		khorneman130
Archives Preservation Manager & Events Administrator
Natalie Sanderson		nsanderson122
Development Coordinator
Elizabeth Macias		emacias105
Database Coordinator
Bethany Pace		bpace110
Events Associate
Rosie Neely		rneely127

Gardens & Facilities

Director of Gardens and Facilities
Tyler Diehl		tdiehl131
Grounds Supervisors
Hannah French
Junio Milanese		hfrench
jmilanese		136
132
Manager of Sustainability
Corey Welles		cwelles
133
Senior Horticultural Staffl
Tim Cordero
Mike Furner
Miguel Obregon-Padilla

tcordero
mfurner
mobregon
181
181
181
Horticultural Staff
Bonnie Colwell
Wyatt Hoyle
Holly Huff
Jorge Mendiata
Edward Zhu
bcolwell
whoyle
hhuff
jmendiata
ezhu
181
181
181
181
181
Maintenance Supervisor
Eder Mejia

emejia
138
Maintenance Assistant
Richie Jaimes
rjaimes

Visitor Services & Public Programs

Director of Visitor Services and Public Programs
Nicole Evans		nevans120
Guest Experience and Engagement Manager
Diane Jeffers		djeffers109
Garden Shop Manager
Karen Kester		kkester137
Reservation Manager
Angie Lee		alee126
Guest Services Assistant Manager
Eric Love		elove101
Volunteer Manager
Kitty Thomassin		kthomassin108
Reservations Associate
Ellie Rizenjani		erizenjani
Gate Managers
Julie Hall
Mark Hepler
jhall
mhepler		139
139
Visitor Services Associates
Louise Blair
Mary Scott
Laurie Zalk
Pat Sheppard
Hillary Tentler
Peggy Koegler		lblair
mscott
lzalk
psheppard
htentler
pkoegler
Guest Services Associate
Shannon Hollingsworth		shollingsworth
Junior Botanist Coordinator
Gillian Connor		gconnor107