Staff Directory
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Director of Annual Giving | (734) 615-9475 | ||
| Alex Bryan | Manager, U-M Sustainable Food Program | frogo@umich.edu | |
| Alexis Ford | Visitor Engagement – Events | forda@umich.edu | (734) 647-8391 |
| Andy Traugh | Visitor Engagement – Garden Store and Front Desk Manager | atraugh@umich.edu | (734) 647-7860 |
| Carmen Leskoviansky | Collections and Natural Areas Specialist | carmentr@umich.edu | (734) 896-1766 |
| Catriona Mortell-Windecker | University Services Outreach and Interpretation | catriona@umich.edu | (734) 615-9474 |
| Christine Chessler-Stull | Volunteer Coordinator | cmchess@umich.edu | (734) 647-8528 |
| David Betz | Chief Administrative Officer | mdbetz@umich.edu | (734) 647-7697 |
| David Michener | University Services Curation and Manager | michener@umich.edu | (734) 647-8711 |
| Denice Virgo | Visitor Engagement Front Desk Team | virgodc@umich.edu | (734) 647-7600 |
| Douglas Conley | Garden Coordinator | dsconley@umich.edu | (618) 791-9010 |
| Elizabeth Spencer | Facilities Coordinator | espenc@umich.edu | (734) 647-8083 |
| Eva Roos | Caretaker | ||
| Jack Pritchard | Caretaker | jdpritch@umich.edu | (734) 998-7179 |
| Jeff Plakke | Field Services Manager | jplakke@umich.edu | (734) 274-1809 |
| Jeremy Moghtader | Campus Farm Manager | koushyar@umich.edu | (734) 647-8084 |
| Joe Mooney | Marketing and Development Associate | jfmooney@umich.edu | (734) 647-9679 |
| Jordon Tourville | Caretaker | jtourvil@umich.edu | |
| Katie Stannard | Visitor Engagement Front Desk Team | kstannar@umich.edu | 7346477600 |
| Kirk Acharya | Caretaker | vacharya@umich.edu | |
| Lee Smith Bravender | Visitor Engagement - Children's Garden | lasb@umich.edu | (614) 795-1967 |
| Lexi Brewer | Caretaker | albrewer@umich.edu | (734) 615-9479 |
| Linda Neely | Visitor Engagement - Rentals | lmneely@umich.edu | (734) 647-7808 |
| Liz Glynn | Visitor Engagement - K-12 Education | lizglynn@umich.edu | (734) 763-6667 |
| Maricela Avalos | Data & GIS Specialist | marava@umich.edu | (734) 764-9738 |
| Mason Opp | Conservatory/Greenhouse Technician | mropp@umich.edu | |
| Meredith Olson | Director of Development | merolson@umich.edu | (734) 647-7847 |
| Michael Palmer | Greenhouse Research Coordinator, Collections Horticulturist/University Team | mdpalmer@umich.edu | (734) 756-5098 |
| Michael Stadler | Collections/Natural Areas Specialist | stadlerm@umich.edu | (734) 389-3245 |
| Mike Kost | Curator of Native Plants | michkost@umich.edu | (734) 647-7704 |
| Murphy Harrington | Natural Areas and Horticultural Technician | mharrin@umich.edu | |
| Nastya Vlasava | Visiting Scholar | ||
| Paul Girard | Collections/Natural Areas Specialist | pgirard@umich.edu | (810) 772-9401 |
| Rachel Bernecker | Financial Coordinator | rlpowers@umich.edu | (734) 764-7826 |
| Robert Grese | Director | bgrese@umich.edu | (734) 763-0645 |
| Sarah Peterson | Caretaker | sepet@umich.edu | |
| Steven Parrish | Natural Areas Specialist | parrishs@umich.edu | (734) 274-7076 |
| Tom O’Dell | Collections/Natural Areas Specialist | todell@umich.edu | (734) 369-0031 |
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The City of Ann Arbor has contracted with the firm White Buffalo to conduct the 2019 deer cull across the city and in Nichols Arboretum (the Arb). The Arb will be closed from 3pm until midnight on January 7, 14, and 17. There will be signage and DPS staff at all the entrances to the Arb to let people know when the cull is occurring. On those dates and times, campus police will not allow anyone within the Arboretum from 3pm-12 am
Arb closure dates and times:
3 pm-midnight:
Monday, January 7, Monday, January 14, Thursday, January 17.
More information on the cull can be found at the City of Ann Arbor website.