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
Roy Liemer
Stephanie McNair
Linda O’Connell
Ramelle Pulitzer
Mark Walker
Robert Wlliams
Suzanne Yale
K. K. Zutter
Trustees Emeriti
Jeannene Booher
David Carls
Cathy Clark
Craig Okerstrom-Lang
Gloria McMahon
Jo Dare Mitchell
Judie Owens
Martha Piper
Jean Rousseau
Honey Sharp
Gail Shaw
Jack Sprano
Ingrid Taylor
Staff
Executive Director
Thaddeus Thompson
tthompson@berkshirebotanical.org
413 320-4772
Camp Director
Julian Vallen
jvallen@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 413-298-3926, ext. 19
fcarroll@berkshirebotanical.org
Director of Special Events
Rachel Durgin
rdurgin@berkshirebotanical.org
413 944-8504
Education Coordinator
413 931-3194
Garden Educator
Megan Magner
mmagner@berkshirebotanical.org
Horticulturalist
Helen Bass
hbass@berkshirebotanical.org
Horticulturalist
Kessa McEwen
kmcewen@berkshirebotanical.org
Manager of Facilities and Operations
Shaun Colon
scolon@berkshirebotanical.org
413 931-3207
Manager of Membership & Development Operations
Mariah Baca
mbaca@berkshirebotanical.org, 413 298-4532, ext. 22
Office 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
Volunteer Coordinator
Megan Weiner
mweiner@berkshirebotanical.org