Staff|Current Interns|Board of Directors

Staff

General Inquiries

Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 100
Email: info@thehort.org

Executive Director

Sara Hobel
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 116
Email: shobel@thehort.org

Horticulture

George Pisegna, Director of Horticulture and Public Programs
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 115
Email: gpisegna@thehort.org

Administration

Claire Briguglio, Administrative Manager
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 100
Email: cbriguglio@thehort.org

Cleo Lewis, Bookkeeper
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 108
Email: clewis@thehort.org

Alaena Robbins, Programs & Membership Associate
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 112
Email: arobbins@thehort.org

Allegra Denton, Web & Communications Coordinator
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 171
Email: adenton@thehort.org

Children's Education & Professional Development

Pamela Ito, Director of Children's Education
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 106
Email: pito@thehort.org

Nina Arlein, Horticultural & Environmental Educator
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 106
Email: narlein@thehort.org

Development

Please contact 212.757.0915, ext. 100 or email support@thehort.org

Exhibitions

Chris Murtha, Director of Exhibitions
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 121
Email: cmurtha@thehort.org

GreenHouse and Horticultural Therapy

Mechthild (Hilda) Krus (HTR), Director of GreenHouse & Horticultural Therapy Programs
Telephone:(Work Cell) 646.327.2756
Telephone: (Office) 212.757.0915, ext. 104
Email: hkrus@thehort.org

Laurie Sexton (HTR), Horticultural Therapist and GreenHouse Instructor
Telephone: (Office) 212.757.0915, ext. 104
Email: lsexton@thehort.org

Deb Shaw, GreenHouse Instructor

GreenTeam

John Cannizzo, Director of GreenTeam Projects
Telephone: 917.886.8123 (work cell)
Email: jcannizzo@thehort.org

Special Events

Stephanie Chin, Special Events Manager
Telephone: 212.757.0915, ext. 101
Email: schin@thehort.org

Library and Archives

For information about our library or to schedule a research appointment,
please contact 212.757.0915, ext. 100 or email library@thehort.org

Current Interns

Children’s Education:
Julia Berdecia
Dana Bourne
Wing Yan Cheung
Wing Yee Cheung
Sonia Pellar
Hana Thompson
Loretta Yong

Bookkeeping:
Janice Berzel

Exhibitions:
Jocelyn Hee

GreenHouse:
Lydia Boaz
Matthew Delsesto
Genevieve Dimmitt
Esther Gottesman
Edisson Gutierrez
Caroline Kemp
Winston Lofton
Claire Murray-Chow
James Novakowski
Kristen Psaki
Brigid Sheehan
Karen Waltuch

Horticulture/Programming:
Kristin Caringer
Ryan Luikens

Photography:
Yeun Byun

Web and Design:
Carmen Lin

Board of Directors

Kamie Lightburn, Co-Chair
Mary Van Pelt, Co-Chair
Bruce W. Addison
Dana Albarella
Salvatore Bacarella
George Ball
CeCe Black
Teresa Carleo
Sharon Casdin
Marianne Engle
Nina Griscom
Jay Herman
Dennis Hersch
Millicent M. Johnsen
Michele Lindsay
Janet Mavec
Mario Nievera
Lily O'Boyle
Guy N. Robinson
Frances Schultz
Anne Shearman-Betts
Sheila Stephenson
Isaac Sutton
Dora B. Schriro, Ex-Officio
Veronica White, Ex-Officio

Advisory Board
Elizabeth Scholtz
Andrea H. Fahnestock
Jessica Tcherepnine

Financial Information

Copies of The Horticultural Society of New York's latest annual report or IRS Form 990 may be obtained by writing to The Horticultural Society of New York, 148 West 37th Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10018. IRS Form 990 is also available at Guidestar (this link will take you directly to our organization).