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Trustees and Staff
Hands down, the main reason the Garden is such a great place to be and visit is because of the hard work of our dedicated staff, volunteers and trustees. Whenever you are at the Garden, make sure to say hello!
Trustees
Matthew Larkin, Chair
Madeline Hooper, Vice Chair
John Spellman, Treasurer
Janet Laudenslager, Secretary
Adegboyega Adefope
Nicholas Arienti
Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo
Mary Copeland
Adaline Frelinghuysen
Lauretta Harris
Nancy Hickey
Ian Hooper
Tom Ingersoll
Jane Iredale
Daniel Kasper
Scott Lambert
Joanna Miller
Jenna O'Brien
Linda O’Connell
Ramelle Pulitzer
Mark Walker
Robert Williams
Suzanne Yale
K. K. Zutter
Trustees Emeriti
Jeannene Booher
David Carls
Cathy Clark
Craig Okerstrom-Lang
Jo Dare Mitchell
Judie Owens
Martha Piper
Jean Rousseau
Gail Shaw
Staff
Executive Director
Mike Beck
mbeck@berkshirebotanical.org
413-287-8790, ext. 27
Assistant Manager, Volunteers and Operations
River Begas
rbegas@berkshirebotanical.org
413-305-1714, ext. 28
Buildings Supervisor
Austen Dupont
adupont@berkshirebotanical.org
Camp Director
Margaret Leahy
mleahy@berkshirebotanical.org
413-298-4505
Director of Education
Jennifer Patton
jpatton@berkshirebotanical.org
413-354-8410
Director of Horticulture
Eric Ruquist
413-298-3926, extension 20
eruquist@berkshirebotanical.org
Director of Marketing Communications
Felix Carroll
fcarroll@berkshirebotanical.org
413-298-3926, ext. 19
Director of Special Events
Danielle Pellerin
events@berkshirebotanical.org
413-652-4321
Facilities Assistant
Sean McKenney
smckenney@berkshirebotanical.
Garden Educator
Liz Sayre
esayre@berkshirebotanical.org
Horticulturist
Kessa McEwen
kmcewen@berkshirebotanical.org
Manager of Buildings and Grounds
Kurt Dietrich
kdietrich@berkshirebotanical.org
Manager of Membership and Development
Megan Weiner
mweiner@berkshirebotanical.org
413-298-4532
Manager of School Programs
Arielle Coon
acoon@berkshirebotanical.org
Operations Manager
Amy Butterworth
abutterworth@berkshirebotanical.org
413-320-4794
Seasonal Gardener
Kevin Johnson
kjohnson@berkshirebotanical.org
Visitor Center Manager
Kristine Romano
kromano@berkshirebotanical.org
413-354-8408
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