Horticulturists
York Street Curators, Horticulture Specialists & Horticulturists
Senior Staff
- Phillip Douglas, Director of Horticulture and Center for Global Initiatives
- Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator and Director of Outreach
- Angie Andrade, Associate Director of Therapeutic Horticulture
- Bridget Blomquist, Associate Director of Horticulture and Curator
- Cindy Newlander, Associate Director of Horticulture (Plant Records)
- Dan Johnson, Associate Director & Curator of Native Plant Collection
- Mike Bone, Associate Director & Curator of Steppe Collection
- Mike Kintgen, Curator of Alpine Collection
- Nick Snakenberg, Associate Director & Curator of Tropical Collection
- Tamara Kilbane, Curator of Aquatic Collection
Horticulture Staff by Area
- Sonya Anderson – Plant Select Garden, Steppe Garden, Birds and Bees Walk, Pollinator Initiatives
- Angie Andrade – Planter beds south of Orangery, Sensory Garden, Cutting Garden, Morrison Center Greenhouse, Interiorscapes, Therapeutic Horticulture Program
- Annie M. R. Barrow – Sustainable Landscape Services
- Mario Bertelmann – Woodland Mosaic, Shady Lane, Waring Garden, Tissue Culture Lab
- Bridget Blomquist – Annuals Garden and Pavilion, O’Fallon Perennial Walk, Crossroads Garden, Japanese Garden, Tea Garden, Le Potager and Water Garden Gazebo, Café Beds
- Mike Bone – Steppe Collections, York Street and Chatfield Farms greenhouse production and propagation, Plant Select Program and Research, Trial Garden Management, Tissue Culture Lab
- Blake Burger – Freyer – Newman Center Landscape, Mordecai Children’s Garden, Sacred Earth, York Streetscapes
- Jason De Pecol – Urban Food Initiatives, Community Garden Program, Mariposa Urban Farm, Sun Valley Urban Farm
- Loddie Dolinski – Romantic Gardens, Herb Garden, Scripture Garden
- Nicholas Giaquinto – Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory, Tropical Collections, Tropical Conservatory Avian Care, Intern Program
- Michael Guidi – Tissue Culture Lab and Horticulture Research, Chatfield Farms Trial Garden and Greenhouses
- Holly Haynes – Plant Records, Living Collections Inventory and Mapping, Irrigation Programming, Intern Program
- Mike Holloway – Oak Grove, Victorian Secret Garden, El Pomar, UMB Bank Amphitheater and Science Pyramid Planters
- Larry Jackel – Bonsai Collection, Bonsai Pavilion, Bonsai Therapeutic Horticulture Program
- Dan Johnson – Water-Smart Garden, Ponderosa Border, Plains Garden, Gates Montane Garden, UMB Bank Amphitheater’s and Marnie's Beds
- Tamara Kilbane – Aquatic Collection and Waterway Displays, International Waterlily Registrar
- Mike Kintgen – Rock Alpine Garden, South African Plaza
- Emily McAuley – Chatfield Greenhouse and Nursery Production and Propagation, Plant Select Program, Grown at the Gardens
- Jennifer Miller – Welcome Garden, Fountain Beds, Ornamental Grasses Garden, York Streetscape
- Cindy Newlander – Plant Records, Gardens Navigator, Index Seminum, Intern Program
- Brooke Palmer – York Street Greenhouse and Nursery Production and Propagation, Seed Programs, Grown at the Gardens
- Julia Pearson – The Ellipse, York Streetscape, Orangery, Parking Garage Interior Beds
- Scott Preusser – Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory, Tropical Collections, Cactus and Succulent Collection and House
- Amy Schneider – June’s PlantAsia, Mount Goliath, Green Roof, Ann Montague Iris and Daylily Garden
- Alyssa Scott – Greenhouse Production and Propagation, IPM Program
- Elena Shtern – Mordecai Children's Garden, Home Harvest Garden, Children’s Program
- Nick Snakenberg – Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory, Orchid and Tropical Collections, Marnie’s Pavilion
- Laura Swain – Bristlecone Border, Cottonwood Border, Dryland Mesa, Nexus Berm
- Jen Toews – Plant Records, Accessioning and Nomenclature Verification
- Kevin Philip Williams – Dwarf Conifer Collection, Josephine Streetscape, Steppe Garden, Lilac Garden, Conservation Garden, Parking Garage Atrium, Intern Program
Updated Sept. 21, 2022
Chatfield Farms Horticulturists
Senior Staff
- Jennifer Trunce, Manager of Horticulture
- Erik Geyer, Assistant Manager of Natural Areas / Arborist
Horticulture Staff by Area
- Cassie Doolittle – Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden, Center Water Feature Woodland Garden, Polly Steele Center, Wayne Christian Building, Mary Washburne Orchard, Hildebrand Ranch
- Shealyn Elstein – Lavender Garden, Heirloom Iris Garden, Deer Creek Discovery Children's Play Area
- Erik Geyer – Arborist, Riparian Demonstration Garden, Native Grass Prairie at Barn
- Erik Howshar – Parking Lot Islands at Earl J. Sinnamon Center, Rock Gardens
- Grace Johnson – Plant Select Garden, Water-Smart Garden, Earl J. Sinnamon Center
- Abbey McLennan – Chapel, Parking Lot Island for Polly Steele Center/Administration Building, Yurt Garden
- Ashley Strait – Carol Gossard Native Plant Garden (Green Farm Barn), Kim Sterne Survival Garden, Silo Xeric Garden
- Jennifer Trunce – Butterfly House, Chatfield Farms Entrance Sign Bed
Updated March 17, 2022