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Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2003 Annual Report
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Staff as of December 31, 2003
- Judith D. Zuk, President
- Keith Stubblefield, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of
- Finance
- Noreen Bradley, Vice President of Marketing
- Steven Clemants, Ph.D., Vice President of Science
- Leslie Findlen, Vice President of Development and Membership
- Sharon Myrie, Vice President of Education
- Elizabeth Scholtz, Director Emeritus
Administrative Services
- Rochelle Cabiness, Director of Human Resources
- Anna Berkovich, Human Resources Assistant
- Mary Harney, Secretary to Director Emeritus
- Maurice Louis, Mailroom Shipping Manager
- Gary Phillips, Mail Clerk
- Joan Pesonen, Switchboard Operator, Receptionist
Business Affairs
- Patricia Coderre, Controller
- Wendy Russell, Assistant Accountant
- Karen Woodruff, Assistant Accountant
Capital Projects
- Ralph Morgan, Director of Capital Projects
Computer Technology
- Paul Turcotte, Director of Computer Technology
- Anya Miretsky, Database Programmer
- Andrei Gourianov, Desktop Administrator
- Kang Yu, Network Administrator
Development and Membership
- Elizabeth Culp, Director of Individual Giving and Corporate
- Sponsorship
- Kirsten Munro, Director of Institutional Funding
- Sarah Young, Director of Major Gifts
- Caledonia Kearns, Grants Manager
- Alison Burke, Development Coordinator
- Williams Cabrera, Data Entry Manager
- Shirley Thomas, Membership Associate
Education
- Marilyn Smith, Director of Children and Family Programs
- Ellen Kirby, Director of Brooklyn GreenBridge
- Julie Warsowe, Director of Continuing Education
- Robin Simmen, Brooklyn GreenBridge Program Manager
- Ely Arnone, Coordinator of BBG/BASE
- Ted Maclin, Manager of Children's Garden and Exhibits
- Monika Hannemann, Supervising Instructor, Coordinator of Discovery
- Program
- Barbara Kushner Kurland, Senior Instructor, Teacher Education
- Programs
- Tracey Patterson, Senior Instructor, School Workshop
- Erika M. Rhael, Senior Instructor, Early Childhood Coordinator
- Barry Rogers, Senior Instructor, School Programs and Children's
- Garden
- Kimberly Libman, Supervising Instructor, Project Green Reach
- Ariana Bahret, Instructor, Project Green Reach
- Romi Ige, Coordinator of Interpretation and Internships
- Virgil Talaid, Adult Education Assistant
- Ellen Racioppi, Registration Manager
- Lucia Edwards, Registration Associate
Horticulture
- Jacqueline Fazio, Director of Horticulture
- Audrey Cushion, Operations Associate
- Louis W. Provost, Senior Foreman
- Mark Fisher, Foreman of Conservatories
- Robert Newgarden, Foreman of Grounds
- Prapap Kongsmai, Labels and Graphics
- Jennifer Williams, Interior Displays,Washington Avenue Garden
- Eric C. Andersen, Curator of Native Flora Garden
- Susan Aument, Curator of Desert Collection, Tropical Entry House, and Trail of Evolution
- Karla Chandler, Curator of Warm Temperate Pavilion
- Alessandro Chiari, Ph.D., Plant Propagator
- Brian Funk, Curator of Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden
- William G. Giambalvo, Curator of Plant Family Collection
- David Horak, Curator of Orchid Collection and Robert W. Wilson Aquatic House
- John G. Kneisel, Grounds Care
- Robert A. Mahler, Curator of Bonsai
- Michael Mauro, Grounds Care
- Anne O'Neill, Curator of Rose Garden
- Leonard Paul, Curator Fragrance Garden/Plant Family Collection
- Meghan T. Ray, Curator of Rock Garden/Plant Family Collection
- Christopher J. Roddick, Arborist
- Daniel K. Ryniec, Curator of Lilac Collection and Osborne Garden
- Ramon P. Santana, Grounds Care
- Nancy Seaton, Curator of Magnolia Plaza and Lily Pool Terrace
- Jennifer Shovlin, Curator of Herb Garden
- Sylvia Brewster, Garden Aide
- Robert Kulik, Garden Aide
Library Services
- Patricia Jonas, Director of Library Services
- Kathy Crosby, Technical Services Librarian
- Atiba Alexander, Library Associate, Interlibrary Loan
Maintenance Services
- Rudy Rudloff, Director of Facilities
- Joseph Zimmer, Foreman of Maintenance
- Thomas Mastrosimone, Supervising Maintainer
- Allen Peters, Supervising Maintainer
- Chusack Siriprasertvit, Supervising Maintainer
- David Stewart, Supervising Maintainer
- Pasquale Antignani, Maintainer
- David Ioffe, Maintainer
- John Piro, Maintainer
- Adam Siegel, Maintainer
- Roland Thomas, Maintainer
- Sidney Augustine, Assistant Principal Custodial Supervisor
- Nick Palante, Custodial Foreman Supervisor
- Miriam Scipio, Custodial Foreman Supervisor
- Philemon Bhola, Custodial Assistant
- Felipe Cordero, Custodial Assistant
- Huxley King, Custodial Assistant
- Joseph Wicker, Custodial Assistant
Marketing Services
- Marie Leahy, Director of Marketing
- Ralph Carfagno, Manager of Retail Plants
- Christine Brown, Garden Gift Shop Buyer
- Eileen Hoey, Assistant Gift Shop Manager
- Dominic DiPasquale, Sales Clerk
- Giovanna Cueto, Sales Clerk
President's Office
- Leslie Sterling, Assistant to the President
- Kimberly Hill, Secretary to the President
Public Affairs
- Angie Pelekidis, Director of Public Affairs
- Noemi Figueroa, Coordinator of Public Affairs
Publications
- Janet Marinelli, Director of Publishing
- Niall Dunne, Associate Editor
- Sigrun Wolff Saphire, Senior Editor
- Alison Dorfman, Web Site Manager
- Michael Barrish, Web Production Assistant
- Joni Blackburn, Copy Editor
Public Programs
Anita Jacobs, Public Programs DirectorScience
- Kerry Barringer, Ph.D., Curator of Herbarium
- Jinshuang Ma, Ph.D., Research Taxonomist
- Gerry Moore, Ph.D., Research Taxonomist
- Mark Tebbitt, Ph.D., Horticultural Taxonomist
- Steve Glenn, Senior Research Assistant, New York Metropolitan Flora
- Paul Harwood, Senior Research Assistant, Herbarium
- Karen Kongsmai, Plant Records Manager
- Linda Marschner, Senior Research Assistant
- Adrian Bennett, Ph.D., Research Assistant
- Patricia Jasaitis, Director, BGCI Program
- Carol Line, Coordinator of BGCI Educational Resources
Security
- Anthony C. Quarless, Director of Security
- Glenn Curtis, Security Supervisor
- Noral Baptiste, Senior Attendant Guard
- James Godfrey, Senior Attendant Guard
- Raymond Lett, Senior Attendant Guard
- Gregory Mendes, Senior Attendant Guard
- Niurka Arias, Attendant Guard
- William Brown, Attendant Guard
- Rafael Carrion, Attendant Guard
- Wai Pun Chan, Attendant Guard
- Paul Crandon, Attendant Guard
- Michael McCatty, Attendant Guard
- Freddie Rivera, Attendant Guard
- Elizabeth Scott, Attendant Guard
- Jimmy Thomas, Attendant Guard
Visitor Services and Volunteers
- Louis Cesario, Director of Visitor Services and Volunteers
- Jeanine Poggioli, Assistant Manager of Visitor Services
- Loretta Young, Visitor Services Assistant
2003 Interns
Children's Garden
- Nadira Adams, Bowdoin College
- Narita Fleming, DePauw University
- Deborah Greig, Vassar College
- Heidi Hansen-Young, New York University
- Jonathan Landsman, Williams College
- Megan Mason, Macalester College
- Moriah Norris-Hale, Eugene Lang College
- Max Whetstine, Seattle Central Community College
- Tobi Koffer, Solomon Schecter School
Discovery Garden
- Cheri Schuyler
Horticulture
- Elfina Alongi
- Jonathan Chan
- Alex D'Aloia
- Joanne DeVaris
- David Griffiths
- Sean R. Johnson
- Morgan Potter
- Scott Stevens
- Emily J. Stringer-Akesson
New York Metropolitan Flora Project
- Alexandra Chitty
Science
- Dayne Gordon, Erasmus Hall
- Sheena Grant, Midwood High School
- Alicia Kosiba, Midwood High School
- Claudia Kwatwuaa, Sheepshead Bay High School
- Ceon Mitchell, Erasmus Hall
- Abiola Olatunde, Clara Barton High School
- Amiane Reid, Frederick Douglass Literacy Center
- Michael Williams, High School of Transit Technology
Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program
- Chris Pulliam, Director of BCAP
- Abraham Borker, Senior Counselor
- Chris DeNetale, Senior Counselor
- Leonisa Johnson, Senior Counselor
- Mojo Lorwin, Trip Leader
- Dalinez Martinez, Senior Counselor
- Mario Mazzoni, Trip Leader
- Muhaimin Nor, Trip Leader
- Bernice Pierre, Trip Leader
- Shade Powell, Senior Counselor
- Malika Rubin-Davis, Senior Counselor