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People of the Preserve

The Preserve’s greatest assets: our board of trustees, staff, and volunteers. The people of the Preserve are committed to a culture of respect and care for the lands and gardens, and for each other. Their mindful attention to forward-thinking conservation, preservation, and horticultural practices is remarkable. Their common passion for protecting and sharing the beauty of the Preserve is perceptible in every garden bed and hiking trail. 

Staff of The Preserve

 

Maggie Andros, Finance & Administrative Coordinator

Jason Ashur, Landscape Specialist

Cassie Banning, Director of Farm & Gardens

Ben Boegehold, Thuya Garden Manager

Jenn Bridgers, Administrative Coordinator

Tate Bushell, Director of Natural Lands

Dianne Clendaniel, Development & Communications Coordinator

Wendy Dolliver, Head Gardener - Thuya Garden

Nicole Gurreri, Assistant Manager - Asticou Azalea Garden

Margaret Handville, Woodland Gardener - Thuya Garden

Jesse Hartson, Director of Facilities

Ed Hawes, Land Steward
Santos Henggeler, Gardener - Asticou Azalea Garden

Ethan Klein, Custodian Facilities Tradesperson

Joie Torsiello Leiser, Head of Employee Relations

Patrick MacRae, CEO

Jonathan Miller, Gardener - Abby Garden

Dave Ouellette, Lead Land Steward

Erin Paxton, Abby Garden Manager

Elizabeth Perry, Groundskeeper - Thuya Garden

Mary Roper, Asticou Azalea Garden Manager

Brenna Sellars, Assistant Grower - McAlpin Farm

Chris Stevenson, Director of Business Operations

Megan Stillman, Plant Nursery Assistant - McAlpin Farm

Kathryn Strand, Director of Development & Communications

Linda Thayer, Lead Greeter

Larry Tozier, Lead Equipment Operator
Joe Valenti, Equipment Operator

Bret Welch, Facilities Tradesperson
 

Board of Directors

 

Kate Macko, Chair 

Eileen Growald, Vice Chair

Will Thorndike, Treasurer 

Jessica Savage Anderson

Alan Baldwin

Allison Bourke 

James Clark, Jr     

Jan Coates

Gifford Combs

Amy Falls

Andrea Gilmore

Neil Houghton

Martha Jackson

Ann Judd

Lauren Kogod

Eric Lindquist

Story Litchfield

Sam McGee

C.W. Eliot Paine

Vassar Pierce

Kita Reece

Camilla Rockefeller

Susan Rockefeller

John Van der Stricht

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