Staff Directory

Name Title Email Phone
Nicole Bayer Administrative Assistant nbayer@umich.edu
Rachel Bernecker HR & Financial Coordinator rlpowers@umich.edu (734) 764-7826
Monica Boch Rental Coordinator monicalo@umich.edu 734-647-7808
Lee Smith Bravender Visitor Engagement - Children's Garden lasb@umich.edu (614) 795-1967
Zac Broughman Administrative Manager zacbro@umich.edu (734) 764-3867
Calla Butler Native Plants Garden Technician callab@umich.edu (610) 955 8442
Dan Chapman Facilities Assistant dchapmnb@umich.edu (734) 647-8083
Christine Chessler-Stull Volunteer & Membership Engagement Manager cmchess@umich.edu (734) 647-8528
Douglas Conley Garden Coordinator dsconley@umich.edu (618) 791-9010
Alexis Ford Visitor Engagement – Events forda@umich.edu (734) 647-8391
Zack Gabanyicz Nichols Arboretum Caretaker gabanyiz@umich.edu
Marie Gallagher Nichols Arboretum Caretaker mariegal@umich.edu
Paul Girard Collections/Natural Areas Specialist pgirard@umich.edu (810) 772-9401
Liz Glynn Visitor Engagement - K-12 Education lizglynn@umich.edu (734) 763-6667
Tegwyn John Nichols Arboretum Caretaker tegwynj@umich.edu
Haley Kerner Student Affairs Program Manager HKERNER@umich.edu
Shazmin Khan Customer Service Associate skhansee@umich.edu (248) 697-4779
Tony Kolenic Director akolenic@umich.edu 734-936-5699
Mike Kost Associate Curator michkost@umich.edu (734) 647-7704
Carmen Leskoviansky Collections and Natural Areas Specialist carmentr@umich.edu (734) 896-1766
Peiwen Li Nichols Arboretum Caretaker peiwenli@umich.edu
Emma Machcinski Conservatory & Greenhouse Technician emmamach@umich.edu (734) 883-8152
Mason Opp Conservatory Assistant mropp@umich.edu
David Michener Curator, and Academics, Curation & Research Administrative Lead michener@umich.edu (734) 647-8711
Jeremy Moghtader Campus Farm Program Manager koushyar@umich.edu (734) 647-8084
Catriona Mortell-Windecker University Services Outreach and Interpretation catriona@umich.edu (734) 615-9474
Tom O’Dell Collections/Natural Areas Specialist todell@umich.edu (734) 369-0031
Meredith Olson Director of Development merolson@umich.edu (734) 647-7847
Dane Page Anderson Glades Fellow danepage@umich.edu (248) 840-7172
Michael Palmer Research Coordinator, Collections, Integrated Pest Management Specialist mdpalmer@umich.edu (734) 756-5098
Steven Parrish Natural Areas Manager parrishs@umich.edu (734) 274-7076
Jeff Plakke Field Services Manager jplakke@umich.edu (734) 274-1809
Elizabeth Spencer Facilities Coordinator espenc@umich.edu (734) 647-8083
Kerry Sprague Marketing & Communications Manager kerrylb@umich.edu (734) 647-9679
Michael Stadler Collections/Natural Areas Specialist stadlerm@umich.edu (734) 777-8862
Jack Sustic Bonsai Specialist jacsu@umich.edu (240) 602-5769
Matt Sutton  Woody Plants and Trails Technician suttonma@umich.edu
Andy Traugh Visitor Engagement – Garden Store and Front Desk Manager atraugh@umich.edu (734) 647-7860
Nastya Vlasava Research Scientist vlasava@umich.edu