ELA Board Officers
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RIE MACCHIAROLO President Parterre Ecological Somerville, MA |
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MARK RICHARDSON Vice-President Tower Hill Botanic Garden Boylston, MA |
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DAN JAFFE WILDER Secretary Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Wales, MA |
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PENNINGTON MARCHAEL Pennington Grey New York, NY |
ELA Board Trustees
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GEOVANI AGUILAR A Yard and a Half Waltham, MA |
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KRISTIN ANDRES Association to Preserve Cape Cod Chatham, MA |
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IRENE BRADY BARBER Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Boothbay, Maine |
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SANDRA NAM CIOFFI* Ink Landscape Architects Scarsdale, NY |
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LESLIE DUTHIE*
Monson, MA |
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MARK HIGHLAND Organic Mechanics Soil Modena, PA |
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MOLLY KERKER Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn, NY |
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ULI LORIMER Native Plant Trust Framingham, MA |
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MAE LIN PLUMMER* American Public Garden Association Arlington, MA |
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JULIE SNELL TEND Landscape Design Red Bud Native Plant Nursery Philadelphia, PA |
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ANGELA TANNER Landscape Architect Jenick Studio Falmouth, MA |
*Click here to read more about our new board members.
Staff
Peggy McElgunn, Esq. Senior Staff Executive Business & Strategy Richmond, VA P: 804.639.9213; F: 804.639.9212 peggy@ecolandscaping.org |
Aviva Clayman Membership & Meetings Manager Richmond, VA aviva@ecolandscaping.org |
Taylor Gray Membership & Meetings Support Richmond, VA taylor@ecolandscaping.org |
Dot Heffron Publications & Communications Director Richmond, VA dot@ecolandscaping.org |
Mads McElgunn Membership & Administrative Director Richmond, VA mads@ecolandscaping.org |
Zachary McElgunn Education & Meetings Director Richmond, VA zack@ecolandscaping.org |
Rebecca Preddie Advocacy Director Greenbelt, MD rebecca@ecolandscaping.org |
Susan Zielinski Operations Director Richmond, VA susan@ecolandscaping.org |