Staff & Board
Botanical Gardens Staff
The Buffalo and Erie County Staff and Board of Directors
Call 716.827.1584 and then the extension
Administration
David J. Swarts, President/CEO
extension 202 - dswarts@buffalogardens.com
Julie DeCarolis, Director of Administration
extension 200 – jdecarolis@buffalogardens.com
Development
Betsy Webster, Director of Development
extension 203 - bwebster@buffalogardens.com
Education
Lynn Wieser, Director of Education
extension 291 – lwieser@buffalogardens.com
Kristy Blakely, Education Program Coordinator
extension 292 - kblakely@buffalogardens.com
Facilities
Todd Zintz, Director of Facilities
extension 214 - tzintz@buffalogardens.com
Steve McDonald, Facilities Assistant
Gift Shop
Denise Nichols, Gift Shop Manager
extension 209 – dnichols@buffalogardens.com
Shirley Landsittel, Gift Shop Clerk
Gift Shop - extension 211
Mary Jane Stefano, Gift Shop Clerk
Gift Shop - extension 211
Horticulture
Jeff Thompson, Director of Horticulture
extension 205 - jthompson@buffalogardens.com
Julie McDonald, Gardener
extension 208 - jhughes@buffalogardens.com
Teresa Mazikowski, Gardener
extension 228 – tmazikowski@buffalogardens.com
Darla Morhlock, Gardener
dmorhlock@buffalogardens.com
Marketing
Erin Grajek, Director of Marketing
extension 204 – egrajek@buffalogardens.com
Weddings and Private Events
Michelle Slawiak, Director for Weddings and Special Events
extension 219 – mslawiak@buffalogardens.com
Volunteers
Karen Hammer, Volunteer Coordinator
extension 207 – khammer@buffalogardens.com
2012 Board of Directors
Officers
Chairman
Miche C. Needham, CPA, Lumsden & McCormick, LLP
Vice Chairman
Ed Dore, Dore Landscape Associates Inc.
Secretary
Kathy Guest Shadrack, Executive Assistant, Mercy Hospital
Treasurer
Bryan DeBroka, HSBC Bank USA
At Large Members
Dr. Maria Rita P. Andaya
Gordon Ballard, Ad Stuff Promotional Products
Kathy Balus, Business Entrepreneur/Manager and Teacher
Henry Burns, Wells Fargo Advisors
Lawrence E. Christ, COO/LiteLab, Inc.
Joseph A. DiDomenico, Jr., Niagara Frontier Orchid Society
Rose Ann Dulski, Honeywell International Inc.
Richard F. Griffin, Esq., Kavinoky Cook, LLP
Thomas Herman, Pioneer Central Schools
Elizabeth Holden, Hodgson Russ
Stephanie M. Karnas, M&T Bank
Lynn Kozinski, Medaille College
Joy Kuebler, Landscape Architect, PC
Elizabeth Licata, Buffalo Spree Magazine
Francesca B. Mesiah, Kaleida Health
Gail McGee, 8th District Federated Garden Clubs of WNY
Peter Muth, Esq.
Cathy Paladino
Adam J. Poole, CPA, Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs, PC
Sara Root, Eric Mower and Associates
Claire Schen, Ph.D., University of Buffalo
Barbara Tomasi
Charles Joseph Urlaub, Mercy Hospital
Ex-Officio Directors
Mary Ann Kresse, Immediate Past Chairman
Patricia E. Connolly, Representative of the Legislature Chairman
Thomas Herrera-Mishler, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Troy P. Schinzel, Commissioner Erie County Parks, Recreation & Forestry
Director Emeritus - Florence DaLuiso-Zoll
