Lotusland Staff

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Staff Directory

Phone: 805.969.3767 + extension

Administration & Finance

Executive Director
Rebecca Anderson
104
Executive Assistant and Board Liaison
Catherine Dusharme
117
Director of Finance
Fiona Brennan
102
Director of Operations
Adam Flint
124
Human Resources Manager
Susan Arango
119
Front Desk Coordinator
Mary Scott
101

Curation & Collections

Director of Conservation and Curator of the Living Collections
Paul Mills
135
Assistant Curator of Living Collections
Anna Bower
134
Archives Preservation Manager
122

Marketing & Communications

Director of Marketing & Communications
Katherine Colin
121
Creative Director
Susan Boettner
118

Development & Events

Director of Development
Patricia Sadeghian
125
Director of Administration and Events
Courtney Tentler
116
Grants & Strategic Partnerships Officer
Phylene Wiggins
103
Events Manager
Rosie Neely
127
Manager of Annual Giving
Samantha Lloyd-Knauf
105
Development and Database Manager
110
Membership Manager
115
Development & Finance Associate
Catherine Thielst
111

Gardens & Facilities

Director of Gardens
Tyler Diehl
131
Grounds Supervisor
Junio Milanese
136
Assistant Grounds Supervisor
Tim Cordero
181
Manager of Sustainability
Chris Ziliotto
133
Senior Horticultural Staff
Mike Furner
Miguel Obregon-Padilla
181
Horticultural Staff
Nicolas Alvaro-Glantz
Niloofar Borojerdian
Alejandro Chavez
Brigid McManus
Jorge Mendieta
181
Facilities and Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
Richie Jaimes
183
Facilities and Maintenance Assistant
Will Mishler
191

Visitor Services & Public Programs

Director of Visitor Services and Public Programs
Ed Soto
120
Volunteer and Visitor Services Manager
108
Reservations Manager
Angie Lee
126
Visitor Center and Garden Shop Manager
Eric Love
190
Volunteer Requests
volunteers@lotusland.org
108
Education Coordinator
Jenna Bowman
107
Visitor Services Associates
Michaela Ackerman
Louise Blair
Mark Hepler
Peggy Koegler
Derek Penfield
Hillary Tentler
Marguerite Williams
Laurie Zalk

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