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
Teddy Dickson-Smith, Seasonal Gardener
Kiera Luu, Gardener
Jacob Rosado, Seasonal Gardener
Kathryn Snyder, Groundskeeper
Finn Seyffer, Seasonal Gardener
Sarah Whitcomb, Gardener
Jason Ashur, Landscape Specialist
Asticou Azalea Garden
Mary Roper, Garden Manager
Nicole Gurreri, Assistant Garden Manager
Astia Carrega, Seasonal Gardener
Wyatt Davis, Gardener
Santos Henggeler, Gardener
Cynthia Robbins, Seasonal Gardener
Eugene Williamson, Seasonal Gardener
Thuya Garden
Ben Boegehold, Garden Manager
Wendy Dolliver, Head Gardener
Sage Overstreet, Seasonal Gardener
Eddie Rivera, Seasonal Gardener
Jen Vanegas, Seasonal Gardener
McAlpin Farm
Brenna Sellars, Assistant Grower
Megan Stillman, Plant Nursery Assistant
Clarisa Diaz, Seasonal Gardener
Natural Lands
David Ouellette, Lead Land Steward
Ed Hawes, Land Steward
Facilities
Doug Hopkins, Facilities Tradesperson
Ethan Klein, Custodian/Facilities Tradesperson
Larry Tozier, Lead Equipment Operator
Joseph Valenti, Equipment Operator
Bret Welch, Facilities Tradesperson
Peter Bronson, Assistant Carpenter
Corey McVay, Assistant Carpenter
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 & Lead Thuya Lodge Docent
Rick Barter, Docent, Thuya Lodge
Roger Bremekamp, Garden Greeter
Susan Carroll, Garden Greeter
Leza Colquhoun, Garden Greeter
Eileen Curcio, Thuya Lodge Docent
Pam Davis, Garden Greeter
Mary Doherty, Garden Greeter
Virginia Fleisher, Garden Greeter
Maureen Fournier, Garden Greeter
Joan Furnari, Garden Greeter
MaryAnne Hinckley, Garden Greeter
Janice Kenyon, Garden Greeter
Jim Linnane, Garden Greeter
Anne Martina, Thuya Lodge Docent
Wendy Moody, Garden Greeter
Carolyn Newton, Thuya Lodge Docent
Cynthia Ocel, Garden Greeter
Cora Olgyay, Garden Greeter
Kathy Olson, Garden Greeter
Jane Sanderson, Garden Greeter
Carol Shutt, Garden Greeter
Bob Thayer, Garden Greeter
Jean Warren, Garden Greeter
Board of Directors
Kate Macko, Chair
Vassar Pierce, Vice Chair
Will Thorndike, Treasurer
Jessica Savage Anderson
Alan Baldwin
Allison Bourke
Gifford Combs
Kate Conner
Amy Falls
Andrea Gilmore
Pamela Hatchfield
Neil Houghton
Lauren Kogod
Eric Lindquist
Story Litchfield
Kita Reece
Camilla Rockefeller
Daphne Trotter
John Van der Stricht​