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
- Bridget Blomquist, Associate Director of Horticulture and Curator
- Mike Bone, Associate Director and Curator of Steppe Collection
- Blake Burger, Associate Director of Horticulture and Curator
- Dan Johnson, Associate Director and Curator of Native Plant Collection
- Tamara Kilbane, Curator of Aquatic Collection
- Mike Kintgen, Curator of Alpine Collection
- Cindy Newlander, Associate Director of Horticulture (Plant Records)
- Nick Snakenberg, Associate Director and Curator of Tropical Collection
Horticulture Staff by Area
- Sonya Anderson – Plant Select Garden, Steppe Garden, Habitat Garden, Pollinator Initiatives
- Henry Basile – Japanese Garden, Le Potager and Water Garden Gazebo
- Bridget Blomquist – Annuals Garden and Pavilion, O’Fallon Perennial Walk, Crossroads, 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, York Streetscapes
- Kaitlyn Curtis – Bristlecone Border, Crosswalk Beds, Ponderosa Border, York Streetscapes, Parking Garage Interior Beds
- Loddie Dolinski – Romantic Gardens, Herb Garden, Scripture Garden
- Nicholas Giaquinto – Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory, Tropical Collections, Lobby Court, Interiorscapes, 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
- Kevin Handel – Greenhouse Production and Propagation, IPM 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 – Roads Water-Smart Garden, Plains Garden, Gates Montane Garden, Waring Garden, UMB Bank Amphitheater’s and Marnie's Pavilion Beds
- Tamara Kilbane – Aquatic Collection and Waterway Displays, International Waterlily Registrar
- Mike Kintgen – Rock Alpine Garden
- 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, Shady Lane
- 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 in Honor of Nancy Schotters, Orangery, Woodland Mosaic
- 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 – Planter Beds South of Orangery, Sensory Garden, Cutting Garden, Morrison Discovery Center Greenhouse, Interiorscapes, Therapeutic Horticulture Program
- Elena Shtern – Mordecai Children's Garden, Home Harvest Garden, Children’s Programs
- Nick Snakenberg – Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory, Orchid and Tropical Collections, Marnie’s Pavilion
- Marissa Sterrett – Sustainable Landscape Services
- Laura Swain – Cottonwood Border, Dryland Mesa, Nexus Berm, Sacred Earth
- Jennifer Toews – Plant Records, Accessioning and Nomenclature Verification
- Kevin Philip Williams – Dwarf Conifer Collection, Josephine Streetscape, Steppe Garden, Lilac Garden, Conservation Garden, Parking Garage Top Level Planters, Willow Glade in Celebration of Brandon Mandelbaum
- Julia Zoltowsky – Urban Food Initiatives, Community Garden Program, Mariposa Urban Farm, Sun Valley Urban Farm
Updated Nov. 13, 2024
Chatfield Farms Horticulturists
Senior Staff
- Jennifer Lucas, Associate Director of Horticulture
- Cassie Doolittle, Assistant Manager of Horticulture
- Grace Johnson, Assistant Manager of Horticulture
Horticulture Staff by Area
- Cassie Doolittle – Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden, Polly Steele Center, Wayne Christian Building, Mary Washburne Orchard, Hildebrand Ranch Gardens, Arborist
- Shealyn Elstein – Lavender Garden, Deer Creek Discovery Children's Play Area
- Erik Howshar – All irrigation on site, Parking Lot Islands at Earl J. Sinnamon Center, Rock Garden
- Grace Johnson – Heirloom Iris Garden, Plant Select Garden, Earl J. Sinnamon Center Gardens, Chatfield Farms Entrance Sign Bed
- Abbey McLennan – Center Water Feature Woodland Garden, Chapel, Parking Lot Island for Polly Steele Center/Administration Building, Yurt Garden
- Ashley Strait – Water-Smart Garden, Carol Gossard Native Plant Garden (Green Farm Barn), Kim Sterne Survival Garden, Silo Xeric Garden
- Jennifer Lucas – Butterfly House, Chatfield Farms Entrance Sign Bed, Arborist
Updated July 9, 2024