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
Grace Brown, Lead Gardener - Asticou & Plant Recorder
Tate Bushell, Director of Natural Lands
Dianne Clendaniel, Development & Communications Coordinator
Erin Dilworth, Abby Garden Manager
Wendy Dolliver, Head Gardener - Thuya Garden
Nicole Gurreri, Gardener - Abby 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
Megan Libby, Plant Nursery Assistant - McAlpin Farm
Christa Little-Siebold, Apprentice - McAlpin Farm
Jonathan Miller, Gardener - Abby Garden
Dave Ouellette, Lead Land Steward
Elizabeth Perry, Groundskeeper - Thuya Garden
Mary Roper, Asticou Azalea Garden Manager
Brenna Sellars, Assistant Grower - McAlpin Farm
Chris Stevenson, Director of Business Operations
Kathryn Strand, Director of Development & Communications
Linda Thayer, Lead Greeter
Larry Tozier, Lead Equipment Operator
Bret Welch, Facilities Tradesperson
Board of Directors
Kate Macko, Chair
Eileen Growald, Vice Chair
Will Thorndike, Treasurer
Alan Baldwin
Allison Bourke
James Clark, Jr
Jan Coates
Amy Falls
Andrea Gilmore
Neil Houghton
Martha Jackson
Ann Judd
Lauren Kogod
Eric Lindquist
Story Litchfield
Sam McGee
C.W. Eliot Paine
Vassar Pierce
Camilla Rockefeller
Susan Rockefeller
John Van der Stricht