Leadership & Staff

2022 – 2023 Board Officers

  • Mark Christoffels, Chair

  • Alan Fox, Vice Chair

  • Mary H. Hinds, Secretary

  • Rick Alsagoff, Financial Officer

  • Susan Anderson Wise, Past Chair

Board of Directors

  • Ron Arias

  • Barbara Blackwell

  • Craig Carter

  • John Fielder

  • Megan Kerr

  • Mark Mittman

  • Pamela Munzer

  • Margie Newell

  • Vicki Pard

  • Christina Pizarro Winting

  • David Slater

  • Craig R. Smith, PhD

  • Jean Bixby Smith

  • Pat West

Staff

  • Alison Bruesehoff, Executive Director

  • Meighan Maguire, Education Director

  • Carlos Ortega, Curator

  • Alfred Alonzo, Facilities & Maintenance Director

  • Marie Barnidge-McIntyre, Horticulturist

  • Jan Shafer, Executive Assistant

  • Alana Reese, Public Programs & Outreach Coordinator

  • Laura Willbanks, Volunteer Coordinator & First-Person Interpreter

  • Mallory Rydell, Special Events Coordinator

  • Andreyina Juarez, Development Associate

  • Sue Kroger, Development Administrative Assistant

  • Edie Pearl, Custodian