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
Leadership Team
Patrick MacRae, CEO
Cassie Banning, Director of Farm & Gardens
Tate Bushell, Director of Natural Lands
Jesse Hartson, Director of Facilities
Christopher Stevenson, Director of Business Operations
Kathryn Strand, Director of Development & Communications
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden
Erin Paxton, Garden Manager
Jonathan Miller, Gardener
Allyssa Prather, Gardener
Jacob Rosado, Gardener
Kathryn Snyder, Gardener
Hannah Weir, Gardener
Sarah Whitcomb, Gardener
Asticou Azalea Garden
Mary Roper, Garden Manager
Nicole Gurreri, Assistant Garden Manager
Astia Carrega, Gardener
Wyatt Davis, Gardener
Santos Henggeler, Gardener
Cynthia Robbins, Gardener
Eugene Williamson, Gardener
Thuya Garden
Ben Boegehold, Garden Manager
Wendy Dolliver, Head Gardener
Margaret Handville, Woodland Gardener
Jason Asher, Landscape Specialist
Erin Bobo, Gardener
Elizabeth Perry, Groundskeeper
Eddie Rivera, Gardener
McAlpin Farm
Brenna Sellars, Assistant Grower
Megan Stillman, Plant Nursery Assistant
Clarisa Diaz, seasonal gardener
Jack Patterson, Gardener
Natural Lands
David Ouellette, Lead Land Steward
Ed Hawes, Land Steward
Facilities
Massimo Hamilton, Assistant Carpenter
Doug Hopkins, Facilities Tradesperson
Ethan Klein, Custodian/Facilities Tradesperson
Larry Tozier, Lead Equipment Operator
Joseph Valenti, Equipment Operator
Bret Welch, Facilities Tradesperson
Administration
Maggie Andros, Finance & Administrative Coordinator
Jenn Bridgers, Administrative Coordinator
Dianne Clendaniel, Development & Communications Coordinator
Joie Torsiello Leiser, Head of Employee Relations
Garden Greeters & Docents
Linda Thayer, Lead Garden Greeter
Rick Barter, Docent, Thuya Lodge
Roger Bremekamp, Garden Greeter
Susan Carroll, Garden Greeter
Leza Colquhoun, Garden Greeter
Eileen Curcio, Garden Greeter
Mary Doherty, Garden Greeter
Maureen Fournier, Garden Greeter
Joan Furnari, Garden Greeter
MaryAnne Hinckley, Garden Greeter
Jim Linnane, Garden Greeter
Anne Martina, Thuya Lodge Docent
Carolyn Newton, Thuya Lodge Docent
Cynthia Ocel, Garden Greeter
Cora Olgyay, Garden Greeter
Kathy Olson, Thuya Lodge Docent
Judy Rynkiewicz, Thuya Lodge Docent
Jane Sanderson, Garden Greeter
Carol Shutt, Garden Greeter
Bob Thayer, Garden Greeter
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