Our Team

Meet the Yew Dell Staff & Board Members

Our Staff

Paul Cappiello

Executive
Director

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Horticulture & Facilities

Jacob
Stidham

Director of
Horticulture & Facilities

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Sayde
Heckman

Garden & Arboretum
Manager

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Brad
Kessans

Buildings & Grounds Maintenance Technician

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Storm
Fraley

Garden
Assistant

Stephanie
Parker

Grounds
Assistant

Tony
Ascheman

Building & Grounds
Assistant

Cosmo
Bosela

Nursery Assistant

Development

TJ
Slaughter

Director of
Development

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Manda
Barger

Public Relations &
Marketing Manager

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Amanda
Barnett

Volunteer & Website Coordinator

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Kathy
Jarboe

Database
Assistant

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Finance & Operations

Holly Rogers

Director of
Finance & Operations

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Susan
Lucas

Event & Program
Manager

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Jill
Tinius

Guest Services &
Rental Coordinator

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Madge
Huecker

Visitor Center
Manager

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Lisa
Allen

Visitor Center
Assistant Manager

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Darlene Bohannan

Visitor Center Associate

Debbie Elmy

Visitor Center Associate

Peggy Winkler

Visitor Center Associate

Amanda
Brockie

Event
Staff

Shannon
Stark

Event
Staff

Barbi
Hoffman

Café
Associate

Laura
Ryan

Café
Associate

Helen

Pest Management Specialist

Our Board

Lisa
Barr

President

Rob
Nunnelley

Vice President

Rosemary
Kirkwood

Secretary

Barret
Birnsteel

Treasurer & Finance
Committee Chair

Nell
Bradley

Executive
Committee

Fahr
Juneja

Executive
Committee

Mary
Rounsavall

Executive
Committee

Mary
Broecker

Sue
Brown

Shannon
Budnick

Pat
Dwyer

Martha
Hargis

Twilight
Committee Chair

Sarah Cronan Spurlock

Governance
Committee Chair

Mary Anne
Thornton

Sally
Vail

Development
Committee Chair

Marianne
Welch