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
Maura Griffin
Lauretta Harris
Nancy Hickey
Ian Hooper
Tom Ingersoll
Jane Iredale
Daniel Kasper
Scott Lambert
Roy Liemer
Stephanie McNair
Joanna Miller
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
Co-Executive Directors
Mike Beck
mbeck@berkshirebotanical.org
413-287-8790, ext. 27
Thaddeus Thompson
tthompson@berkshirebotanical.org
413-320-4772
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
Rachel Durgin
rdurgin@berkshirebotanical.org
413-944-8504
Education Coordinator
Shannon Welch
swelch@berkshirebotanical.org
413-931-3194
Garden Educator
Megan Magner
mmagner@berkshirebotanical.org
Horticulturalist
Kessa McEwen
kmcewen@berkshirebotanical.org
Manager of Facilities and Operations
Facilities Assistants
Sean McKenney — smckenney@berkshirebotanical.
Austen Dupont — adupont@berkshirebotanical.org
Manager of Membership & Development Operations
Mariah Baca
mbaca@berkshirebotanical.org
413-298-4532, ext. 22
Operations Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator
Megan Weiner
mweiner@berkshirebotanical.org
413-305-1714
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